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35Th Annual Shell ROTELLA Superrigs® Movin’ Out - July 2017 - Page 1 P.O. Box 97 PRESORTED STANDARD Slippery Rock U.S. POSTAGE PA 16057 PAID WILLIAMSPORT, PA PERMIT NO. 4 CHANGE SERVICE REQUESTED Vol. 42 No. 7 FREEFREE July 2017 COPYCOPY www.movinout.com “THE JOURNAL OF THE TRUCKING INDUSTRY” 35th Annual Shell ROTELLA SuperRigs® 1st Place Tractor Divisions won by Ray and Suzie Rodriquez, Salinas, Calif., 1999 Peterbilt 379 EXD. Photo courtesy of Shell ROTELLA. Turn to pages 14 & 15 for more photos. Dutch Valley Food Distributors Sees MPG Gains And Reduced Maintenance Costs With Bully Dog Paul Riggle & Sons Truck Show L-R: Kevin Campbell, the Fuel Mileage Dr. with his partner Becky Boone and Dutch Valley Food Distributors’ James Kroh and Dave Clark. Beautiful weather and beautiful rigs, including this beauty pictured above and owned by Bill War- by Steve Pollock tors began over 100 years ago by a retail store and butcher shop on MYERSTOWN, PA… The roots Elam Burkholder, an East Earl his farm’s property. Elam’s son ner, helped make the annual Paul Riggle & Sons Truck Show a huge success! Turn to page 27 for of Dutch Valley Food Distribu- Pennsylvania farmer who opened continued on page 10 more photos. - photo by Pam Pollock - Page 2 - Movin’ Out - July 2017 TravelCenters Of America Now Accepting Nominations For 2018 Citizen Driver WESTLAKE, OH… TravelCen- be accepted until September 30, the nominee has made on those ters of America LLC (TravelCen- 2017. The 2018 Citizen Drivers around them,” he continued. ters), operator of the TA® and will be recognized at the 2018 It was difficult for the industry- Petro Stopping Centers® travel Citizen Drivers Ceremony at the expert judging team to narrow center brands, is now accepting TA-branded Iowa 80 location in down the 2017 nominees to a nominations for 2018 Citizen Walcott, IA on May 8, 2018. Over group of finalists, and finally Driver. Citizen Driver, launched the course of four years, there honorees. Five nominees became in 2013, recognizes professional have been 26 Citizen Drivers and Citizen Drivers and had a TA or drivers who evoke public respect each of their names has been em- Petro location of their choice for the truck driving profession blazoned on TA-Petro locations of named for them. The signs have through good citizenship, safety, their choice. all been changed at these loca- community involvement, health “Bringing industry and na- tions, and dedication ceremonies and wellness, and leadership. tional recognition to one of the recently took place at: Anyone -- fleet owners and best parts about trucking – its •May 13 - Petro Amarillo, TX -- executives, co-workers, friends, professional drivers - is the simple “Evan “Buddy” Haston Amarillo husbands, wives, sons, daugh- goal of Citizen Driver,” said Tom Stopping Center” ters, mothers, fathers, trucking O’Brien, President and CEO of •May 20 - Petro North Little Rock, organization members, truck- TravelCenters. “If you know and AR -- “Idella M. Hansen North ing industry suppliers, truck- work with truckers, think about Little Rock Stopping Center” ing industry customers -- may who stands out and nominate •May 21 - TA Rogers, MN – “Marty nominate a professional driver them. The more we know about Ellis Rogers Travel Center” for the honor. Nomination forms, them -- the more you can share •May 27 - TA Albuquerque, NM - rules and other information can on the nomination form -- the - “Jim Wilcox Albuquerque Travel be found at www.ta-petro.com/ better. Don’t hold back, tell us Center” citizendriver. Nominations will how much of an impact you feel •June 3 - TA Madison, WI -- “Dick Pingel Madison Travel Center” TravelCenters congratulates all of the 2017 Citizen Driver once again. TravelCenters of America LLC (TravelCenters), headquartered in Westlake, Ohio, conducts business in 43 states and Canada, principally under the TA® and Petro Stopping Centers® travel center brands and the Minit Mart® convenience store brand. For more information on Travel- Centers, TA, and Petro Stopping Centers, please visit www.ta- petro.com. For more information on Minit Mart, please visit www. minitmart.com. Movin’ Out - July 2017 - Page 3 Page 4 - Movin’ Out - July 2017 Off The Beaten Path by Pam Pollock so that Mr. Moon can have his time to shine in the sky with thousands of illuminating stars. Deer come out and run playful laps around the pond and curiously take a peek at the kids’ sandbox and On Golden Pond… swing set. Raccoons and fox cau- There’s something magical about board and go for rides. Fish leap tiously sneak up to get a refreshing, being outdoors and experiencing out of the water in protest that cool drink from the pond’s water. nature. My daughter, son-in-law humans are visiting their domain, Two very tired girls rub their eyes and their three children recently while bullfrogs belt out a tune about and protest that they don’t want to built a new home in a beautiful some dude named Jeremiah and go to bed, while a cuddly little baby setting surrounded by trees and a the crickets chirp LOUDLY in the boy is already sound asleep, nestled huge pond. My daughter planted hopes of finding someone to love. in his Mommy’s arms as she carries lotus lilies last year and presently The sun dips lower and lower to him upstairs to his crib. 40 of the exquisite flowers are in full the ground, kissing the pond with I think for once, I really under- bloom. I love to walk down to the her golden touch. Some nights stand the meaning that “this is a pond and gaze at them, they dance the sun displays a fiery red protest little piece of heaven on earth… on in the water and sparkle as the sun’s that it’s time for her to go to bed golden pond.” rays shines upon them. Pap Steve and Uncle Dan have been taking the kids fishing and while they may have not caught “whoppers”, the excitement of the girls as they reel in what they be- lieve is “the big one” is contagious and we all rush to the dock to offer congratulations and document the catch with tons of photos. Geese make their home on the pond and it was fascinating to watch as fourteen little goslings learned to swim and then take flight over the spring. The mama and papa geese glide over the pond as they swope down for a landing, much like a seaplane, causing ripples in the water that, for an instant, remind me of glass shattering. In the cool of the evening, the family gets their kayak and paddle- Movin’ Out - July 2017 - Page 5 Industry News Briefs communities of much-needed jobs, customer base; blind entrepreneurs a federal law that supports entrepre- machines out of work.” Drivers Association contends that ATA Truck and city governments of critical will be out of work and truck drivers neurial opportunities for persons Congress reaffirmed its com- a mandate to electronically track tax revenue by putting established will have a harder time finding a who are blind, permits are awarded mitment to helping exit-based commercial truck drivers was Tonnage businesses in direct competition safe place to rest. Commercializing to blind vendors to manage vending businesses thrive and to supporting never about safety and that the with state governments. At the Interstate rest areas would create locations at rest areas along federal local communities as recently as government was never able to Index same time, it would give the state far more problems than it will interstates. Commercialization of 2012, when the Senate voted 86 demonstrate how such a mandate an unfair competitive advantage solve,” Mullings said. these rest areas would result in sig- to 12 to uphold the longstanding would improve safety. Decreased by granting the state direct access In many rural communities lo- nificant loss of sales opportunities federal law prohibiting the sale of “We are extremely disappointed to highway motorists, the groups cated near Interstates, gas stations, at highway exits, as well as for rest food, fuel and other convenience that the Supreme Court does 2.5% in April said in letters to Congress. restaurants, convenience stores, area vending machines, that would items from Interstate rest areas. not see the merit in reviewing Further, upending long-estab- truckstops, and hotels represent be unable to compete with larger Letters to Congress (House let- our case with so many questions Arlington, VA… American lished policy prohibiting com- the largest local taxpayers, con- rest area food services. ter and Senate letter) were signed about its constitutionality,” said Trucking Associations’ advanced mercial rest areas threatens the tributing more than $22.5 billion “This economic disruption to by NATSO, Asian American Hotel Jim Johnston, president and CEO seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire livelihood of the nation’s blind in state and local taxes. These funds small family businesses, including Owners Association, International of OOIDA. Truck Tonnage Index slipped 2.5% merchants, who service the vend- help support schools, police and those owned by entrepreneurs who Franchise Association, National Johnston said that the Associa- in April, following a 1.1% decline ing machines at rest areas, and fire departments and other vital are blind, and to the communi- Association of Convenience Stores, tion will continue to pursue the during March. (March’s percentage would hinder the Department of public services. ties that they live in, would likely National Automatic Merchandis- issue on the congressional side as decrease was slightly more than Transportation’s goal of expanding “By commercializing rest areas, shift economic activity from small ing Association, National Council part of its “Knock Out Bad Regs” reported in our press release on commercial truck parking capacity cities and towns stand to lose criti- businesses to large corporations,” of Chain Restaurants, National campaign and will continue to com- April 18, 2017.) In April, the index nationwide.
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