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Aftermarket•by Staff•October 6, 2000

Rolling Strong Opens Third Facility

Rolling Strong Co., a network of gyms for the professional trucker, has opened its third facility at 722 Watt Rd., Knoxville, TN. Currently, more than 550 drivers have joined the gym network, which also features locations

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Aftermarket•by Staff•October 6, 2000

Freightliner Launches New Websites

Freightliner has launched new websites for Freightliner Corp., Freightliner Trucks and Sterling Trucks. Located at http://www.freightliner.com, http://www.freightlinertrucks.com and http://www.sterlingtrucks.com, the sites use Hyper-Text Markup Language, Microsoft Active Server Pages, Microsoft’s Site Server and BackOffice Software. Features

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Aftermarket•by Staff•October 6, 2000

GED Courses Offered For Truckers

The Missouri College of Management & Technology has produced a series of audio and video tapes which enable over-the-road drivers to attain their GED. Courses include math, science, writing skills, literature and the arts and social

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Drivers•by Staff•October 6, 2000

McClendon Drivers Get E-mail

McClendon Trucking, LaFayette, AL, now allows its drivers to send and receive Internet e-mail messages from the cabs of their trucks. Using Transcommunication’s pre-paid phone card and QualComm’s OmniTracs satellite-based communications system, drivers can communicate with

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Aftermarket•by Staff•October 6, 2000

Joplin Petro Hosts Trucker Jamboree

The Petro Stopping Center in Joplin, MO, will be holding its second annual Joplin Truckers Jamboree on July 16-17. During the two-day event, drivers and their families can enjoy exhibits, live music, a cookout, antique truck

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Aftermarket•by Staff•October 6, 2000

Trucker Wins Harley In Ambest Sweeps

Ron Riggs, a Transport America driver from Cadiz, IN, rode off on a new Harley-Davidson Fat Boy as the winner of the Ambest Ambucks giveaway. Riggs became eligible for the sweepstakes when his Ambucks card was

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Aftermarket•by Staff•October 6, 2000

TravelCenters Opens Minnesota Site

TravelCenters of America has opened its 27,000-square-foot Albert Lea, MN, site featuring Scandinavian architecture. Facilities include 6,500 feet of retail space, an arcade, 200-seat restaurant, bakery, theater, television room, laundromat, showers, fuel islands with ProntoPay, 7,000-square-foot

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Aftermarket•by Staff•October 6, 2000

Ambest Endorses Benefit Convoy

Ambest Inc. has endorsed the 18 Wheels of Hope food drive and convoy, set to take place Sept. 10, 1998 in Nashville. A convoy of more than 500 trucks is expected to carry enough food to

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Aftermarket•by Staff•October 6, 2000

A&W Expansion

A&W Restaurants, Farmington Hills, IL, has plans to open 500 new outlets over the next two years. The nationwide expansion will include 150 locations at gasoline outlets and truckstops. The $90 million expansion will also see

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Drivers•by Staff•October 6, 2000

Taylor Named Paschall Driver Of The Year

Paschall Truck Lines, Murray, KY, has named Myron Taylor its 1997 Driver of the Year. Chosen for his exceptional driving performance and timely delivery record, Taylor has been employed at PTL for nearly ten years. The

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