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4 Million Miles

Safe driving is always a priority for the professional truck driver, but try doing it for 4 million miles. Walter McGill knows how it feels.

Medal of Honor

Joe Marm entered the Vietnam War as a young man eager to serve his country. He left with the nation’s highest military honor for actions in combat. His story and the history behind the medal define the bravery and selflessness that have made our country great.

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RV JOURNEY

Volunteering RVers, thoughts from the road and the “Bootmobile” kick off our newest section, for the RV traveler.

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CREED

Selling 35 million albums made Creed one of the most successful rock bands of a generation. Then they broke up.

Now they’re back and looking at success in a whole new light.

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ROCKET CAR

The folks with the Bloodhound Super Sonic Car team have a simple goal: to drive faster than anyone has before. Simple, right? Not so fast.

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TMC TRANSPORTATION

Driving for TMC takes a high level of professionalism and discipline, but the benefits are worth it. Find out why TMC is attracting some of the industry’s best drivers.

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Charles wants the entire trucking community to do the right thing and help stop human trafficking.

Bob offers arthritis relief and challenges you to a workout you’ll never

forget.

Mike takes a look at the cost of energy and the policies that shape our energy strategy.

Brenda sees a worrying trend in protecting the rights of hunters and encourages everyone to vote for their sport.

Claire interviews an actor and talks about celebrities that catch the NAS-

CAR bug.

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from the editor The cost of freedom.

letters to the editor

Readers share their thoughts and opinions on industry issues and stories from Challenge Magazine.

SHORT RUNS

Broadening the mind with the interesting and inane.

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reedom. It’s defined our country, shaped our values and bettered our world. It is a right, a human right, even an “unalienable right,” as Thomas Jefferson so eloquently wrote in the Declaration of Independence.

Admittedly, at times, I’m guilty of taking freedom for granted. I was born into it. It’s as natural to me as loving my family. There is no gray area. I don’t wake up every morning hoping I’m still free to have choices in life. I am an American and I am free.

Unfortunately, while freedom may be a “God-given right,” we still must defend it. And there is a cost for freedom. History has been hard on those seeking it. Wars have been fought and people have died.

That is why Memorial Day, which we celebrate every May, is so important. Yes, the holiday signifies the start of summer and it is a time for barbeques and days off from work – all of which are distinctly American and should be celebrated. But the true meaning behind the day is to never forget the cost of freedom – to honor the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for us all.

This month’s cover story is on the Medal of Honor (Page 20), our nation’s highest military award for valor in combat, and I hope it will serve as a reminder that “freedom is not free” and America is a land of heroes who are ready to fight for liberty, no matter where in the world.

The Medal of Honor is presented to individuals for their “conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty.” The history behind the medal and the stories of its recipients will make you even prouder to be an American this Memorial Day. There’s nothing more American than fast cars, but for our Rocket Car story (Page 40) we take you to England where we’ll look in on the Bloodhound Super Sonic Car team and their quest for 1,000 mph. Hold on.

Also in this issue we introduce a new section for our RV readers who share the open road with professional truck drivers. This section (Page 28) will be dedicated to RV life, providing stories from “Everywhere USA” and introducing the people and places that make the U.S. so unique. And we may just give you an idea for your next road trip.

For all veterans and active-duty men and women of the armed forces, Challenge Magazine thanks you for your service and your sacrifice. It does not go unnoticed. Safe driving.

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wave as they went by and have them flash their lights as a thank you. I also try to keep far enough back that I can see their mirrors so I know they see me. Not all four-wheelers are in that big of a hurry! Keep up the good work and be safe out there.

Shirley G. Walnut Creek, Calif.

Helping Hand

I just wanted to give a big thank you to your Houston, Texas, manager Karen Luty!

I drove a truck for 22 years, before my health made me leave the industry. After my last surgery, I decided to go to college. Well, I had to give a speech to 26 people on “Trucking In America” and I needed 26 Challenge Magazines as part of my presentation. Karen checked her inventory, as to not let the other drivers go without this must-have magazine, had extras, and was glad to help me out. My colleagues will appreciate this a lot! Thanks, Pilot, for the excellent magazine, and thanks, Karen, for helping me out.

Both of you will be in my speech.

Kevin Hale Pinehurst, Texas

Considerate Drivers

Boy oh boy! It’s no wonder this country is in the toilet. As far as Ms. Emilee Rister and Mr. Norm Hembree said, it’s no problem holding other people up at their expense.

This is truly inconsiderate. You should be on the fuel island to fuel. After you pull ahead to run in quick and get a coffee is all right, but most of the people like you are shopping or standing in the restaurant lines waiting on food. And if everyone would show consideration, you wouldn’t have to leave your truck at the pumps to run in and get your stuff just to come back out and have the truck in front of you still there. If you do not have enough time in your day to park in a parking spot and go get food or to the restroom, you must have a really bad employer. Or you just stink at load planning.

As far as the scale speed limit, the DOT has those speeds there for a reason. When you go over the pressure plates coming into the scales they have their computers set to read them at a certain speed to get accurate readings. So do the speed limit, that’s what it is there for. But hopefully neither of these drivers are trainers. I see it a lot: trainers for

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companies teaching their bad habits to their trainees.

If people would stop thinking of themselves so much and try to be more considerate this country might be a whole lot better place than it is now. Please, people, regain some of your morals and treat others as you would like to be treated.

Larry J. Gill Sugarcreek, Ohio I am not a commercial driver, just one of those “four-wheelers.” I have always had a high regard for our professional drivers. My dad drove for Mayflower in 1956. He told us a lot of the signals that drivers used to let others know what was up ahead, like blinking your lights so the driver ahead knew he had room to get back in the lane safely. Back then, drivers would ALWAYS blink their lights to acknowledge the courtesy. What’s happened to that little courtesy? To this day, I always flash my lights to let the truck ahead of me know it’s safe to get back over, but rarely does anyone acknowledge that any more. Too bad, it was always fun to

Dailey & Vincent

The March issue is awesome. The articles were informative and helpful. I would suggest to everyone if you’re able to: Try and witness a wonderful concert of music and laughter that will uplift you and put a smile on your face. Dailey & Vincent are very talented and I look forward to seeing them again in Appleton, Wis., at the PAC. James Cihowiak Appleton, Wis.

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By the numbers - Happy Mother’s Day

On May 13, we’ll be celebrating Mother’s Day in the U.S. – a date to remember, “if you know what’s good for you.” The celebration of motherhood dates back to antiquity, with the Egyptians, Greeks and Romans all having special rites for their respective goddesses of motherhood. In the U.S., various celebrations of motherhood started during the Civil War and were tied to protests for peace. Finally, though, in 1914, Congress made the second Sunday of May a day of national observance for mothers. Sometimes Congress does get things right. Here are some statistics about our national day for moms.

1/4

Of all flower sales for the year are for Mother’s Day.

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Mother’s Day is the second largest gift-giving holiday in the U.S. (behind the Christmas holiday season).

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Billions of dollars spent on flowers for Mother’s Day.

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Millions of mothers in the U.S.

94

Percent of dads that believe moms should relax and forget all responsibilities on Mother’s Day

150

Estimated number in millions of Mother’s Day cards that will be purchased this year.

14.6

Estimated number in billions that will be spent for mothers on 2012 Mother’s Day.

(what’s up with the remaining 6 percent?).

122.5 Estimated number in millions of phone calls that will be made on Mother’s Day. Statistics from statisticbrain.com, aboutflowers.com and happyworker.com

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Hagerstown, MD

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Grantsville, MD

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5-May

Bentleyville, PA

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DuBois, PA

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Duncannon, PA

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Harrisburg, PA

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Perryville, MD

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9-May

Carmel Church, VA

749

10-May

Tallysville, VA

159

PM

Richmond, VA

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Pleasant Hill, NC

58

Kenly, NC

683

11-May PM

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No Cooler, No Problem: Grab a Self-refrigerating Can

Park Rangers: Bigfoot Search Requires Permit Hunting generally requires a permit and, according to the National Park Service, that includes seeking the elusive Sasquatch. Matt Pruitt of Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization was leading an expedition through Arkansas’ Buffalo National River Park when two park rangers stopped him. After some questioning, Pruitt was cited for “engaging in a business without a permit” and fined $525 because he was charging his fellow hunters to participate in the expedition. “We’re not in this to make a lot of money, but we are in this to protect our resources,” said Chief Ranger Karen Bradford. “If he’s got people running around in the park, who knows what they’re doing looking for this elusive creature?” Pruitt and his group were allowed to continue the hunt. No word on the group’s success, but we hear Bigfoot tastes a lot like chicken.

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The days of cramming bags of ice into a cooler to keep those sodas and beers cold may soon be in the past. Chill Can has partnered with West Coast Chill Pure Energy Drink to distribute the first self-refrigerating can. Using the latest chilling technology, the can is able to cool 30 degrees in just minutes by pressing a button on the bottom. The can has a built-in heat exchange unit that uses a carbon dioxide absorbent system. To be a little less technical, it gets cold. For now, the drink is available only in Las Vegas and portions of Southern California at $4 a can, but plans are in place to distribute nationwide in the near future.

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Finally, a Tool to Keep People Quiet Ever want to just shut someone up? Well, Japanese researchers say they’ve created a tool that can do just that. The “SpeechJammer,” as they call it, can literally jam people’s speech by “giving back to the speakers their own utterances at a delay of a few hundred milliseconds,” according the published research paper. Ap-

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parently, our brains only know we’re speaking when words actually are uttered from our mouths, something called “auditory feedback.” The SpeechJammer gun essentially blasts speakers’ own words back at them at a slight delay, disrupting their auditory feedback and preventing them from saying more words. “Our natural

utterances are jammed,” say the researchers, and the person is left speechless. The researchers also say the SpeechJammer gun disturbs people without any physical discomfort and “disappears immediately” when a person stops talking. Wonder if we’ll see them handed out at movie theaters soon.

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Bruce Crandall (above left with James Haslam), a Medal of Honor recipient for his actions in the Vietnam War, visited Pilot Flying J headquarters in Knoxville, Tenn., in March. Crandall was in Knoxville to speak with school superintendents about student character development and to announce that the annual Medal of Honor Convention will be held in Knoxville in 2014, with Pilot Flying J as a presenting sponsor of the event.

Crandall spoke with PFJ staff on service and leadership, and spent some time with Pilot founder James Haslam, sharing stories about their respective times in the armed forces.

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Please Pass the Popcorn...

Popcorn isn’t just a tasty movie snack, it’s also chock full of antioxidants, as revealed in a report by Health.com. The term “antioxidant” has been a bit of a buzz word surrounding fruit, green tea and red wine, but it’s rarely mentioned in reference to snack foods. We all know we should eat more whole grains, and most people don’t know that popcorn fits in that category too. As far as snacks go, popcorn is a whole grain that is fiber-dense, calorie-light and antioxidant rich, which is good for your waistline as well as your heart. A diet rich in antioxidants may fight heart disease and counteracts free radicals, which attack healthy cells.

If you think this is a green light for downing an entire bucket of movie theater popcorn, think again. The experts suggest avoiding cinema popcorn as well as the chemical-laden microwave popcorn. Make your own on the stove top, in an air popper or in a plain brown lunch bag in the microwave. Now get poppin’. w w w. p t c c h a l l e n g e . c o m

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feature

4 million miles

by: jennifer pencek

alter “Big Mac” McGill always planned to be a mechanic, but life took him on a different path, one he has been traveling for more than 35 years. The 62-yearold reached a milestone many professional truck drivers can only dream of – 4 million safe-driving miles.

To put it in perspective, that is more than 160 times around the Earth following the equator.

“It means a lot to me and it makes me feel like I’ve done good, and I want to keep that going,” says McGill, a truck driver since 1979 for J. D. and Billy Hines Trucking in Prescott, Ark. “I’d like to make another million miles.”

In order to reach 4 million safe-driving miles, a driver must not be involved in any chargeable accidents. A driver could reach the milestone post-accident as long as it is

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deemed unpreventable on the driver’s part.

J. D. and Billy Hines Trucking has nine active drivers in its Million Mile Club and three that have more than 2 million safedriving miles built up, but McGill is the first in the company’s history to reach 4 million safe-driving miles.

“Reaching 4 million miles in itself requires years of sacrifice, dedication and resilience to the profession,” says Bruce Olney, the company’s operations and safety director. “Simple mathematics states a driver averaging 120,000 miles a year would require 33.3 years to reach this milestone. Mac, our first, accomplished this in just over 32 years and much more impressively.”

Earlier this year Schneider National recognized the fourth driver in its history to reach the milestone, and that company has approximately 12,000 trucks running coast to coast. Olney says Hines Trucking - a much

smaller company - has 150 trucks running regionally in Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas primarily, so it is unlikely any of the other active drivers with safe miles racked up would reach the 4 million miles mark.

“The reason I feel it likely will not happen again is that it takes virtual perfection in performance, dedication and commitment to the career and employer,” Olney explains.

“The driver would have to start his or her career early in life, have minimal to no health issues throughout his or her career, possess impeccable work ethic, and be well-disciplined and vigilant in their actions.”

To reward him for reaching the milestone, the trucking company gave McGill a weekend trip to Hot Springs, Ark. He also received a 2012 Freightliner Coronado, but the new truck is not a reward for reaching 4 million safe-driving miles.

“Despite our technology today, we have not been able to design a machine’s components to outlast God’s design of man,” Olney says. “[McGill] does have input on above-normal amenities in specking out his replacement units, and we provide personal exterior graphics to recognize service and miles.”

Along with reaching 4 million safedriving miles, McGill has also been selected Driver of the Month and Driver of the Year numerous times. To be chosen, drivers must accrue the most points in various categories from attendance, safety points, load count and more. Any driver employed for at least 12 months has equal opportunity, regardless of seniority.

With all the accolades he has received over the years, one might think McGill is a trucking superstar. He certainly does not think of himself that way. While he is proud of himself for being such a diligent driver for decades, the praise he has received just proves to him that he made the right career choice all those years ago.

“I figured a long time ago that I chose the right career,” he says. “I don’t want to do anything else but drive a truck. I thought that 20 years ago.”

McGill graduated from Blevins High School in Arkansas in 1967 and began working for Potlatch Lumber Co. in Prescott as a forklift driver. After leaving the company, he drove truck for Harris Trucking in Hope, Ark., and then worked as a delivery driver for Steven’s Groceries in Blevins. He started with Hines Trucking in June 1979.

McGill has been married to his wife, Eloise, for 40 years, and they have two grown children and two grandchildren. He says he hopes to retire at 65, provided his health is good. Despite making company history, McGill does not consider himself special or different from his fellow drivers. He does w w w. p t c c h a l l e n g e . c o m

acknowledge, however, that reaching 4 million safe-driving miles takes a lot of years and common sense. As news reports swirl around the country about accidents involving professional truck drivers, McGill says drivers have to be alert while on the road and make safety their top priority.

“Making 4 million miles is not a big deal, but making it accident-free is what it’s all about,” he says. “You have to watch other drivers, especially four-wheelers, because most of them are inexperienced. You have to stay on your guard all the time, and you have to watch your front and back. The main thing is not to get distracted by anything.”

He has had his fair share of close calls with drivers cutting him off on the road, but nothing stands out in his memory as the scariest. He says he credits safe driving with that accomplishment.

“I try to stay far enough back to not even get in that situation,” he says. “I’ve had times when I’ve had to hit my brakes harder than I’d like, but nothing in particular stands out.”

Something that does stand out is a few unplanned days he spent in Albany, N.Y., in the late 1980s.

“I remember I got in on a Friday afternoon in Albany, but it was too late to get loaded, so I had to stay Saturday and Sunday since the place didn’t load on weekends,” he

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says. “Then there was a snowstorm Monday, so I didn’t get to leave until Tuesday or Wednesday. I got to stay in a Best Western and watch a lot of TV and call my wife. It wasn’t bad, but it’s something I’ll never forget.”

McGill has driven through 48 states, but now drives regionally. That is just the way he likes it.

“I get to go home every night,” he says.

Along with millions of safe-driving miles, McGill has also collected a network of true friends, ones that have an abundance of admiration for the man.

“Throughout life, we all meet individuals of high exception,” Olney says. “Unfortunately, for the most part we fail to recognize them until they are no longer with us, leaving regrets for the unspoken. Walter ‘Big Mac’ McGill is that caliber of person and we have all benefited in some way from knowing him. He is a selfless, humble man, providing a life for his family and strongly contributing to the success of our company and its future. He has earned a milestone of the elite in our profession. He is a son, husband, father, grandfather and employee, but most of all, he is my friend.”

Owner Billy Hines worked next to McGill until the company became too large for him to continue driving. Over the years, Hines has watched McGill and has been proud of

the driver he has become.

“Walter is an example of what you can accomplish when you are committed to your profession in a high level of integrity and work ethic,” he says. “His peers recognize his accomplishment and respect what he sacrificed in reaching this milestone.”

However, McGill is not the only reputable driver at the company. Hines says he is lucky to employ numerous drivers who possess the same positive qualities as McGill.

“Walter’s achievement is extremely rare in our industry and he certainly deserves full recognition for this, but if you could measure and record the human quality, he would be in a crowd here at HTI.” Still, McGill is a role model. Darlene Wiley, driver manager for the company, says other drivers look up to McGill for more than how to drive safely. It is his hard-working attitude that earns him the most respect, she says.

“Despite his seniority with the company, he still believes that no task is beneath him and he is willing to do whatever is asked of him,” she says. “Walter’s humble personality, positive attitude and achievements have earned him respect within our company, as well as outside our company. We are ecstatic about his accomplishments and it is truly a pleasure to work/dispatch him every day.” PCM

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t was a humid Sunday and just after noon when 2nd Lt. Walter “Joe” Marm alit from the helicopter at landing zone X-Ray. Two months in-country and just a few searchand-destroy missions under his belt, Marm’s thoughts quickly ran through the lessons learned from months of training in Ranger and Officer Candidate School – “lead by example” and “don’t ask of your men more than you would ask of yourself.”

A short sprint away from the whipping propellers gave Marm time to survey the terrain of the Ia Drang valley.

What he saw didn’t resemble the typical thick jungle landscape of Vietnam.

Instead, through tall swaying trees and sharp three- to four-foot high elephant grass, he saw pockets of shrubs and rock formations scattered across small hills and berms leading up to the 2,400foot, jungle-covered Chu Pong Mountain.

As his platoon gathered around him and he counted heads, word quickly spread to those just arriving that a captured enemy soldier had a message, “We want to kill Americans.”

Marm, part of a battalion of 450 men that would eventually arrive at the valley, learned later that they were facing a force of nearly 2,000 North Vietnamese soldiers.

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It was Nov. 14, 1965, and the Battle of Ia Drang, the first major battle of the Vietnam War, had begun. For Marm, it was the only day of the three-day battle that he would take part in. Before nightfall, Marm would be holding a blood-soaked compress against the side of his face after being shot (“It ruined my day”) and his actions would earn him the United States’ highest military decoration for valor in combat, the Medal of Honor.

Recognition of America’s Finest

Pvt. Jacob Parrott and five other young soldiers stood before Secretary of War Edwin Stanton in March 1863, still weak from their captivity. Just released by prisoner exchange a week earlier, Parrott calmly described to Stanton the heroic events that led to their capture behind enemy lines and the brutal treatment they endured during their imprisonment in a Confederate prisoner of war camp.

As Stanton listened to Parrott’s narrative, his thoughts led him to a new “medal of honor” authorized by Congress to recognize soldiers that distinguished themselves in combat. In December 1861, as the shock of the first battles of the Civil War was sinking in to our splintered nation’s conscious-

ness, President Lincoln signed a bill authorizing the creation of a Medal of Honor for the Navy, “to be bestowed upon such petty officers, seamen, landsmen and Marines as shall most distinguish themselves … during the war.” Just months later, in 1862, Lincoln signed a similar bill authorizing a Medal of Honor for the Army. The Air Force Medal of Honor was created nearly 100 years later, in 1960.

Initially, the medal was for noncommissioned officers and privates, because during the mid-19th century, officers – due to their rank and position in society – were already expected to “distinguish themselves by their gallantry in action.” It was only later (1863 for the Army and 1915 for the Navy) that officers became eligible for the medal.

When Parrott finished his report, Stanton, moved by their bravery and dedication to duty, said, “Congress has by recent law ordered medals to be prepared on this model. Your party shall have the first; they will be the first that have been given to private soldiers in this war.” He then presented Parrott the nation’s first Medal of Honor.

Setting the Standard

In the early spring of 1862, a group of Union volunteers, Parrott among them,

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led by civilian James Andrews, traveled in small groups across enemy lines to Marietta, Ga. It was about a year into the Civil War and suspicions ran high in the South regarding strangers, but the men had a convincing back story that they came from Kentucky looking to enlist in the Confederate cause. In truth, Union forces were preparing to advance on Chattanooga, Tenn., and the mission was to destroy bridges, raze tracks and telegraph wires to prevent reinforcements coming to the aid of the Confederate garrison in Chattanooga.

Buying tickets on the locomotive General, 21 volunteers, known as “Andrew’s Raiders,” boarded the train in Marietta and settled nervously into their seats, waiting for the stop at Big Shanty, where the crew and most of the passengers normally disembarked for breakfast. Once there, Andrews quickly gave the signal and the raiders seized the train, unhitched the passenger cars and started the locomotive down the track. Charging north, the raiders began their path of destruction.

Realizing their locomotive was stolen, the General’s conductor, William Fuller, and crew immediately began to chase it, finding a hand-propelled rail cart as a means of pursuit. Fuller and his crew had the rail cart moving quickly down the line until they came upon one of the bent rails, which pro-

They said we were soft, that we would not fight, that we could not win. We are not a warlike nation. We do not go to war for gain or for territory; we go to war for principles, and we produce young men like these. I think I told every one of them that I would rather have that medal – the Congressional Medal of Honor – than to be president of the United States.

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pelled them into the air and off the tracks.

Not giving up, they started out on foot until they finally flagged down a southbound train and commandeered it, driving the locomotive north in reverse.

The raiders continued their destruction but their progress was slow. They were forced to make some of the scheduled stops along the route to avoid suspicion and the severed telegraph wires, cutting off communication from the south, were making station operators nervous. Fuller was catching up, even with the raiders setting fire to a train car on a covered railroad bridge and throwing crossties on the tracks.

Seventy-two miles into their 100-mile race to Chattanooga, the General finally ran out of steam and the raiders scattered to escape. By then, word was out and a major manhunt ensued. They were all eventually caught; eight were quickly hanged as spies by the Confederate government and the rest were placed in prison camps.

Concerned that they would receive a similar fate, the captured men made a daring break from prison in the fall of 1862, with several escaping and six being recaptured.

The remaining six were eventually released in a prisoner exchange in March 1863, but not before they were brutally beaten and abused. Eventually, 19 men who participated

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Walter “Joe” Marm graduated from Duquesne University and planned on a career in banking before he volunteered for the Army. in the “Great Locomotive Chase” received the medal (Andrews and another man, by law, were not allowed to receive the medal because they were civilians).

While “Andrew’s Raiders” set the standard of bravery for the medal, it would take longer to establish what qualified as “gallantry and intrepidity at risk of life above and beyond the call of duty.” Before the turn of the 20th century, the Medal of Honor was one of the only medals available that recognized acts of courage in battle. So for the first 50 years of its existence, the medal was presented for a broad range of actions. At one point, soldiers could even apply for the medal themselves, all of which began to deplete the stature and meaning behind the medal.

Thus, in 1916, Congress decided to conduct a review of the 2,625 Medals of Honor that had been awarded up to that point. A panel of officers reviewed each case and eventually revoked medals from 911 recipients. Congress also further defined the requirements for awarding the medal and in subsequent decades a hierarchy of military medals, or “Pyramid of Honor,” was developed, to include the Distinguished Service Cross, Navy Cross and Silver Star, with the Medal of Honor at the pinnacle.

Above and Beyond

Following intelligence reports that the enemy was in the region, but without specifics on the size of the force, a battalion of the 1st Cavalry Airmobile Division, led by Lt. Col. Hal Moore, landed in the Ia Drang valley with a search-and-destroy mission. What the w w w. p t c c h a l l e n g e . c o m

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Americans didn’t know at the time was that a large force of North Vietnamese regulars had just marched for nearly a month down the Ho Chi Minh Trail to a base on the Chu Pong Mountain.

Bravo Company was already on the ground and searching for the enemy when Marm’s platoon, part of Alpha Company, landed.

Platoons from Bravo Company were moving toward the mountain when they came in contact with the enemy. One of the platoons soon became separated and then was cut off from the rest of the company. Known as the “Lost Platoon,” the mission quickly turned into a rescue operation.

At this point, Marm’s platoon was ordered to move forward and join with Bravo Company in search of the Lost Platoon that was pinned down on a small ridge of the mountain. Cover was sparse and progress was slow, as Marm’s platoon could only find cover behind some trees and by hiding within the elephant grass.

“We still didn’t know how many [enemy] there were,” recalls Marm. “We’d move a little bit forward, shoot a little bit and move a little bit more. The elephant grass wasn’t hard to get through but the bad part was we had a lot of upper-body wounds because we needed to stand up to the see the enemy.”

A first attempt to reach the Lost Platoon failed, so Bravo Company regrouped and waited for Alpha Company to join them on a second attempt to break the enemy’s ever-strengthening line.

The casualties were mounting and Marm’s platoon was losing more men, as those injured needed help to the rear by two additional men. The Americans continued to try to soften the enemy with artillery and mortar fire. The North Vietnamese had fixed positions and machine guns set up behind large solidified rocks, which the soldiers called “anthills.” They were like natural bunkers surrounded by thick bushes and shrubs.

“It was probably around 4:30 and it was getting late. There was one of these anthills right in front of me and I was using sign language with my men because in the heat of the battle they couldn’t understand or hear what I was saying,” remembers Marm.

Marm ordered one of his men to run up to the anthill, which was about seven feet high and six feet wide, and throw a grenade over the top. His men misunderstood and one of his sergeants threw the grenade from their pinned-down position. But the

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Marm was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in Vietnam. He would return for a second tour later in the war.

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grenade fell short and did no damage. The machine gun fire intensified as the enemy zeroed in on their positions.

“So I told one of my men next to me to shoot a LAW (light anti-tank weapon),” says Marm. But the LAW malfunctioned, so Marm took the weapon from his man, rearmed it, stood up and fired it at the anthill.

“It made a big boom and a big cloud of smoke, and it really picked up my morale and picked up the men’s morale because we thought we knocked it out.”

Energized by the explosion, Marm and his men began moving forward again, only to come under heavier fire. “They were up in trees, behind trees and behind the rock. They were shooting all around us.” The LAW didn’t do what they had hoped. “It might have rung their ears but it didn’t do a whole lot of damage.”

The day was now getting short, with dusk beginning to settle in over the valley. The Americans were struggling to gain ground and the Lost Platoon was still surrounded by the enemy. Marm realized they were running out of options.

“So rather than waste any more time in that one position where there seemed to be bad guys around it,” he says, “I told the men to hold their fire because I’m going to go up there to throw a grenade over the top of it.”

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Six of the men who took part in the “Great Locomotive Chase” during the Civil War were the nation’s first Medal of Honor recipients. friendly fire, Marm jumped up and charged the enemy, running nearly half a football field of open ground as intense fire whipped past him. Reaching the anthill, he tossed a grenade over the top, then scrambled around the left side of the anthill and, with his M-16 rifle, killed the remaining enemy in the fortified position. Twelve enemy soldiers were 4/5/12 1:55 PM dead.

“And then I turned to my men and waved to them to come on, let’s get going,” Marm recalls. “And as I turned sideways, I was shot.”

Marm was hit in his lower cheek, shattering his jaw and barely missing his jugular vein as the bullet exited. “I had to feel my mouth to make sure there was still a jaw there and I still had my teeth,” Marm remembers.

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Stunned but still standing, he found cover behind the anthill as his men ran up to his position. “One of them put a compress on me and then a couple of my men took me back to the command post” to be evacuated.

As sundown approached, the Americans were again forced to halt their advancement and the Lost Platoon had to hold off three separate attacks during the night before the Americans could reach them the next day. By the end of the battle, 234 Americans were killed and 250 were wounded.

Acts of Valor

Of the 3,456 Medal of Honor recipients, no two are alike individually, yet they’re all cut from the same cloth. They all acted “at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty” and their actions are both distinctly American and uniquely personal. Medals of Honor have been awarded to a former slave, a general, a 12-year-old boy, a president (Theodore Roosevelt, for his actions during the Spanish-American War), four priests and one woman (Dr. Mary Walker, for her work during the Civil War), to name just a few. A person’s title, rank, background, color or creed has no bearing on who receives the medal. The Medal of Honor is based solely on the

There are two tangible symbols of selfless sacrifice. There are two symbols representing the ultimate offer of one’s life for others. One of those symbols is the cross of Christ and the other is … the Congressional Medal of Honor.

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individual act of bravery and each of the recipients has shown the valor, and often the modesty, worthy of recognition.

Two witnesses wrote reports of Marm’s heroics at the Battle of Ia Drang. These reports soon made it to the company and battalion commanders, and eventually the story moved up the ranks to the president. And just a year and a month after the battle, on a cold December morning outside the Pentagon, the Secretary of the Army presented the Medal of Honor to Marm. Forty generals waited in line to shake his hand – the hand of a hero.

“There’s a lot of brave things that go on in combat,” Marm says. “It’s just a whole battlefield of very special people. I feel that I wear the medal for all those soldiers that were there in that battle.

I’m just the caretaker of the medal for them.”

Marm would return to Vietnam for a second tour in 1969. “No one hates war more than the warriors, but I liked being with soldiers and thought I should pull my share of the hardship tours,” he says. He retired from the Army in 1995 as a colonel.

With nearly 60 percent of Medal of Honor recipients receiving the award posthumously, we are fortunate that there are 81 living recipients. To read the heroic accounts of all the recipients and for more information on the Medal of Honor, go to www.cmohs.org. PCM

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had and Cassie Blake’s definition of retirement may be a bit different from most. While some retirees take advantage of their golden years with a few rounds of golf each week and many lazy days relaxing on the beach, the Blakes decided more than a decade ago that their retirement would be the open road and a wellstocked toolbox.

Every October, the Blakes and a caravan of their RVing friends meet in the sleepy hamlet of Jackson Springs, N.C., at the Sycamore Lodge RV resort. They gather from near and far, some from the Midwest, others from the Northeast and even a few from Canada for good measure. The group includes retired firemen, nurses and caterers, but regardless of their professional background, they’re an RV-owning group with the common goal of lending a helping hand where it’s needed.

“That’s the common thread,” says Chad.

“It’s a bunch of people really trying to make a little difference in the best way they can.”

Moore County is home to many wealthy retirees and is known for its luxurious golf resorts and horse farms. Not as well known is the lack of affordable housing, which is more important than ever since the poverty rate doubled in the past three years. That’s where these RV heroes come in. For two weeks, they gather at the crack of dawn at a Habitat for Humanity home construction site, say a prayer and get to work. The house they help build makes an impact on the community.

Depending on the construction schedule, sometimes they are involved at the beginning of a house, laying the foundation. Other times, they step in at the midway point and

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finish a house by hanging the siding and finishing the landscaping. They pound nails, paint, caulk, lay tile, and complete a multitude of other construction tasks.

With this group, which Chad describes as an eclectic bunch, age is just a number. “We always amaze people,” he says, laughing.

“I’m 71 and I’m about one of the youngest ones in the bunch. We have some 80-yearolds out there that are right out there with everybody. There’s a job for everybody.”

Before every meal and throughout the workday when they need a good rally, they sing the old folk song “Let’s Have a Party,” and it’s hard not to be sucked into their enthusiasm. Sure, building a house is hard work and sometimes the weather doesn’t cooperate, but they gain strength from each other, knowing that sweat is good for the soul. Cassie says, “It’s one of the most re-

warding things you can do.”

“If anybody was trying to make some religious thing out of this, it’s totally not,” Chad points out. “We come from all different kinds of religious backgrounds, but when we do a build, there’s a camaraderie.”

That camaraderie is built by working side by side on the construction site and is savored around a campfire, maybe with a song and a beer or two. And if songs around a roaring fire don’t bring them together, time on the links might do the trick. Chad says the golfers in the group “might knock off a little early and go try to play nine holes.”

The group is not affiliated with any volunteering group, such as the Habitat for Humanity RV Care-A-Vanners, although that is how they got started. They called themselves the Friends of Habitat RVers instead and started planning their own trips. Polly Paterek, the unofficial organizer of the group for the past 11 years, sends out an email with the trip dates and waits for the RSVPs. Their unofficial motto is “the more, the merrier” and because of the informality, they’re a hodgepodge group that changes year to year, depending on each couple’s schedule. Those that move on volunteer for other projects, while others are forced to return to the working world. But each RVer that joins the group becomes part of something bigger.

“Many of us have come so often that we’ve become family to each other,” says Polly, “and that’s how the invitation goes out – ‘Come to a family reunion!’”

“We are nomads,” Chad says when asked to describe the group. “If you ask any of them, they like that same sort of thing, that coming together. After a couple weeks of laughing and joking and building, we’re ready to go back to our homes or go to another part of the country and see what’s going on there.”

After two weeks of hard labor, the Blakes, like many RVers, hit the road for the next adventure, but lending a hand is always on their minds. “As long as we’re RVing, we’ll carry our tools. Just in the event that we can help somewhere.” PCM

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n itch can be caused by many known sources – poison ivy, heat and insects, to name a few. To cure these itches you typically lather on aloe or calamine lotion and let them heal over time.

The RV itch, however, seldom has a cure.

No ointments or salves can alleviate this affliction. The only sure cure is to saddle up to something with wheels and an engine, and drive in a direction of interest.

I started my pursuit of a cure in 1969, with a desire to start exploring this beautiful country of ours with my family. So with my wife, Cassie, two kids and a cat, we piled into a 19-foot Shasta trailer and a half-ton pickup, and hit the open road. We were excited for this new adventure. The cat couldn’t have cared less.

As time goes on, of course, things change, and after adding two more kids and another cat, our first trailer was just a little too small.

The itch remained, though, and the only way to continue the “cure” was to find the next perfect vehicle for our travels. So we upgraded to a 19-foot trailer and a Chevy van, which I had converted for traveling and sleeping. By then it was hard to stop and the itch was getting stronger.

Upon accepting a job offer and traveling 3,000 miles in 10 days, we settled in Virginia.

It became evident that we needed more room again for our growing family. We eventually found a nice used 23-foot trailer. This filled the bill, so to speak, while we camped and explored Virginia and the East Coast, all the while introducing our kids (and cats) to the

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refunding the price of those boots. Not letting that setback hold him down, Bean rectified the problem and 100 years later, the boot is the company’s most popular product.

What better way to celebrate their centenary than by rolling out the “L.L. Bean Bootmobile.” The vehicle, which measures 13 feet tall, 20.5 feet long and 7.5 feet wide, is touring major cities across the country, hoping to inspire people to get outdoors.

beaches, mountains, lakes, Civil War battlefields and anything else of interest to our family.

The itch later took on a different form as our nest emptied. It became more expensive. We wanted something a little smaller, but livable for longer trips. Thus began a hunt for what is referred to as a Class “C,” the campers that are usually constructed on a light truck frame with two axles with a section of the camper shell overhanging the cab. We found a good used 1976 Holiday Rambler that eased our itch, for a while at least. And because of its size, 21 feet, we could drive right into beautiful Southern cities and park on the streets.

Not today, though. This cursed itch was driving us crazy, but we were sure finding just the right Class “A” vehicle would finally be the cure. We’re close, but I’m not sure that the itch is gone for good.

In talking with our many RV friends over the years, most of them have suffered similar afflictions. Most of them have also gone through five or six RVs in their search for the “cure.”

I’m starting to think the only sure cure is going to come when our children take away the keys and our driver’s licenses.

When that happens, I’ll be looking for a ride if you’re in the area. PCM

Stop by the always-open flagship store with the giant boot out front in Freeport, Maine. The store schedules events, fishing clinics and group bike rides every day of the week. Check out a catch-and-release demonstration at their indoor trout pond every Saturday and Sunday at 1 p.m. Fly-fishing enthusiasts will enjoy the Friday fly-tying series the first three weeks in May; the series covers the Royal Wulff, the Black Marabou Muddler and Lefty’s Deceiver.

Visit www.llbean.com for an up-to-date schedule. PCM

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Penalties for violating new regulations are serious – for you and your employer. For drivers, penalties amount up to $2,750 and potential loss of your license, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier and Safety Administration. For your employer, they face a fine up to $11,000 for not requiring drivers to comply with the law.

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A 39th-place finish in the first race at New Hampshire International Raceway followed by 13th-, 14th- and 24th-place finishes in the next three races had Johnson sitting 156 points from the leader. Although mathematically Johnson was still a contender for the title, his chances of success were very slim.

Just four races later, after three secondplace finishes and a victory at Martinsville, Johnson was on top of the points standings.

While the misfortune of other championship contenders helped Johnson’s incredible run, the grittiness of Johnson and the No. 48 team put him in line to challenge for the cup. Johnson’s second-place finish in Phoenix at the second-to-last race of the season gave him a 63-point lead over Kenseth and Johnson did enough in the final race of the season (placing ninth) to secure his first championship.

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greatest comebacks

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ow bad do you want it? The ability of athletes to dig deep and return from near defeat has resulted in countless memorable sporting comebacks. It doesn’t matter if it’s a comeback win during a recreation league basketball game or at the Olympics, the thrill of watching or participating in a comeback victory is a memory kept for a lifetime.

We decided to list our top seven all-time comebacks from the sporting world. There were many to choose from and these may not top your own list, but if you were watching them at the time, we’re sure you were at the edge of your seat.

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7. Jimmie Johnson – NASCAR

One of the concepts behind the NASCAR championship format change for the 2004 season was to provide more competitiveness for the final trophy rather than have two or three drivers battle it out for the title in the final races. The 2006 season gave race fans exactly that with Jimmie Johnson’s comeback performance earning him his first of five successive championships.

Due to his four victories leading up to the final 10 races of the season, Johnson was sitting second in the standings, only five points behind Matt Kenseth. The start of the season, however, wasn’t kind to Johnson.

The Houston Oilers had built a seemingly insurmountable lead during their 1992 wildcard playoff game against the Buffalo Bills.

Following an interception that was returned for a touchdown just two minutes into the second half, the Oilers were up 35-3 and looking toward their next game in the playoffs. To make matters worse, the Bills were relying on struggling backup quarterback Frank Reich (starting quarterback Jim Kelly was injured a week earlier) and the home fans were already starting to leave the stadium with nearly two full quarters to go.

The change of fortune for the Bills was ignited when running back Kenneth Davis ran the ball in for the Bills’ first touchdown of the game with just under nine minutes remaining in the third quarter. The Bills then followed up that touchdown by recovering an onside kick and quickly scoring again with a Reich pass to Don Beebe. A poor punt

by Houston just a few plays later put the Bills on their own 41-yard line and in great scoring position with six minutes still left in the third quarter. Reich took advantage with another scoring drive, throwing a touchdown pass to Andre Reed to make the score 35-24.

The Bills were not finished. An interception by Henry Jones and return to the 23yard line gave the team great field position.

Reich and Reed again connected just four plays later to turn a 32-point deficit to just four points in less than 10 minutes. The third quarter closed out with the score at 35-31.

In the fourth quarter, Reich and Reed again connected for a touchdown with just over three minutes remaining to take a 38-35 lead.

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5. Boston Red Sox – MLB

If you are superstitious and you are a Boston Red Sox fan, there is likely still a tear in your eye after the 2004 Major League Baseball season. Since Boston sold Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees in 1919, the “Curse of the Bambino” kept the Red Sox from World Series success for 86 years.

The Red Sox came within one out in 1986, leading the series 3-2, but eventually lost to the New York Mets. In 2003, they were in a commanding position in the American League championship series only to surrender a 5-2 lead in game seven to the Yankees. The 2004 season, however, provided one of baseball’s all-time comebacks, and eventually led to the team’s first championship in nearly a century.

The Red Sox again faced the Yankees in the ALCS and were quickly down 3-0 in the seven-game series and losing 4-3 in the bottom of the ninth of game four. Then Bill Mueller stepped to the plate, with Dave Roberts on first base, to face the Yankees’, indomitable closer Marino Rivera. After several minutes of Rivera trying to hold the runner on, Roberts successfully stole second base to get in scoring position. Mueller followed up with a single, driving in Roberts to send the game into extra innings. In the 12th inning, David Ortiz hit a two-run homerun to keep the Red Sox’s hopes alive.

Boston would never lose another game in the playoffs, winning game five (5-4), game six (4-2) and game seven (10-3) to beat the Yankees in the ALCS and sweeping the St. Louis Cardinals 4-0 in the World Series.

4. Liverpool Football Club – Soccer

Since 1955, Europe’s premier soccer clubs have competed in a continent-wide tournament called the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Champions League.

It is considered to be the most prestigious club competition in the world. The season long tournament culminates in a May final with upward of 150 million viewers.

The 2005 final, held in Instanbul, Turkey, pitted Liverpool (England) against the heavily favored AC Milan (Italy). While both teams have storied histories of success in the tournament, AC Milan were appearing in their second final in three years and were considered the top team in the tournament. It took just one minute for the Italian club to score their first goal of the match and confirm to any doubters their role as favorites. As the first half progressed, AC Milan dominated the ball and Liverpool was just trying to survive the onslaught of shots. The pressure was finally too much for Liverpool and with just six minutes before the halftime whistle, AC Milan scored two more goals, making the score 3-0 – a

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virtually insurmountable lead in professional soccer.

For the second half, Liverpool came out of the locker room with thoughts of at least gaining some respect. AC Milan players already saw their team’s name etched on the trophy. The scene was set for an epic comeback. Just 10 minutes into the second half, Steven Gerrard, the Liverpool captain, started the rally by heading the ball into the net for the England team’s first goal. Two minutes later, Liverpool scored again when Vlaqdimir Smicer smashed the ball from about 40 yards out into the bottom left corner of the net. Then, three minutes after that, Gerrard was taken down in front of the AC Milan goal for a penalty. Liverpool’s Xabi Alonso stepped up to take the penalty kick, only to have it blocked by the AC Milan keeper. The rebound, however, was sent right back to Alonso, who slotted it into the net. In a six-minute span, Liverpool had scored three goals and tied the game. The impossible had occurred. Regular time and overtime would go by without another goal, sending the two teams to penalty kicks to decide the champion. Liverpool would win 3-2 on penalty kicks and the game is forever remembered as the “Miracle in Instanbul.”

3. Gary Player – Golf

At 42 years of age, Gary Player had already etched his name as one of the legends of the game. As he entered the 1978 Masters tournament, Player had already amassed 21 PGA tournament victories, including eight majors. His last tournament win had been four years earlier, the Open Championship in South Africa, and although Player could still swing with the best of them he was no longer considered a major threat on the PGA circuit.

Entering into the final round of the tournament, Player was seven shots off the pace behind leader Hubert Green (-10). With rounds of 72, 72 and 69, Player was not in contention as all eyes were on the leader Green, and Rod Funseth and Tom Watson, both three shots behind.

Player would shoot a respectable 34 (two under par) on the first nine holes, moving him up the leaderboard, but still far enough behind not to worry the leaders. Then Player started the back nine and would go on to record arguably the greatest golf comeback in history. Player birdied six of the final nine holes, including a 15-foot putt on the 18th hole that put him into the lead.

Neither Green, Funseth nor Watson could come close to Player’s winning round of 64. At the time, he was the oldest player to win the Masters.

2. Henri Cochet – Tennis

French tennis star Henri Cochet entered the 1927 Wimbledon tournament as the fourth seed. A crafty right-handed player, Cochet was known to have pin-point shot-making ability but on occasion would find his accuracy wavering. His preference for clay courts was shown as Cochet won nine French Open championships, in singles, doubles and mixed doubles.

In the 1927 Wimbledon, Cochet had reached the semifinals with relative ease, his only real challenge against American Frank Hunter in a five-set quarterfinal match. Cochet would face another American, William “Big Bill” Tilden, in the semifinal. Tilden was the second seed for the tournament and, having won previously in 1920 and 1921, was one of the favorites to raise the cup.

Tilden dominated his French opponent during the first two sets, winning easily 6-2 and 6-4, and at 5-1 in the third set looked to have the match wrapped up with just one more game to win.

Cochet, however, was far from beaten. He would battle back to win the third set in a 7-5 tie-breaker and eventually the match, 2-6, 4-6, 7-5, 6-4, 6-3, recording one of the most amazing comebacks in tennis. With an apparent flair for the dramatic, Cochet would

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continue on his comeback performance, saving six match points in the final, beating fellow Frenchman Jean Borotra in five sets to become the 1927 Wimbledon champion.

1. Lasse Viren – Track and Field

A police officer of Myrskyla, Finland, Lasse Viren, was on the international track and field scene for only a short time when he qualified for the 10,000-meter race at the 1972 Munich Olympics.

Just over 12 minutes into the race, Viren was running a steady pace in fifth position with the lead pack when he suddenly fell to the ground after getting his legs tangled with another runner. Viren was quickly on his feet, knowing he had lost precious distance from the leaders. The race was nearly half completed (he fell on lap 12 of the 25-lap race) and his hopes of a medal seemed remote.

Never giving up, Viren immediately started chasing down the leaders and found the strength to rejoin the lead pack after only 200 meters. With just six laps remaining in the race, Viren pushed past the pack to take the lead, only to have four runners pass him with two laps to go. By now the crowd was in a frenzy, cheering for Viren to find just a bit more strength.

Viren kicked again and regained the lead with just over a lap to go, crossing the finish line to win the gold medal. Amazingly, even with the fall, Viren set a new world record. He also won the gold medal in the 5,000-meter race a week later. PCM

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Arms Wide Open.”

Florida natives Tremonti and Stapp started the group in 1995. The two had gone to school together in Orlando and were friends in college at Florida State. Like other fledgling bands, Creed found that money was tight in the beginning. “We were college kids trying to play rock ’n’ roll music,” Tremonti says. “At the time, we were living very poor.”

It’s good to be making music with my friends. We are like a band of brothers and there is a void when it’s not happening.

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inding success in the world of rock music can take its toll on a band. Relentless days on the road, pressure from record labels and a variety of addictions can ground a soaring career.

No one knows that better than the members of the Grammy Award-winning band Creed, whose third album, “Weathered,” tied the Beatles Anthology for the most consecutive weeks at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top 200 chart in 2001.

About eight years ago the group disbanded in a bitter split that led to lead singer Scott Stapp working as a solo artist and the other three band members, guitarist Mark Tremonti, drummer Scott Phillips and bassist Brian Marshall, forming the band Alter Bridge.

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This year – the 15th anniversary of the band’s debut album, “My Own Prison” – the band is together once again, touring the United States, performing two of its albums, “My Own Prison” and “Human Clay,” in their entirety. “When we split, nobody thought we would ever get back together again,” says the band’s co-founder, Tremonti. “But five or six years go by and things change. We realized that what we had built was more important than any of our individual quirks.”

One of the most successful bands in rock history, Creed sold close to 35 million albums and millions of concert tickets during its heyday from 1996 to 2004. The band won numerous awards, including the Grammy Award for Best Rock Song in 2001 for “With

The two co-founders split the duties of writing music. They drew inspiration from their own life experiences. For Stapp, that meant tapping into his spiritual beliefs. “Scott had a very religious upbringing,” Tremonti says.

“He was very well versed in anything that had to do with the Bible.” Stapp’s use of imagery led some people to believe the band fell into the Christian rock genre but Tremonti says that wasn’t the case. “We were just a rock ’n’ roll band with a singer with a religious background.”

The lyrics, for Stapp, were a way of dealing with conflict and struggle. “I was honest with my thoughts,” he says. “I never meant to proselytize.”

Two years after forming, the band secured a record deal, but fame didn’t come overnight. “It was gradual,” Tremonti says.

“It just kept getting bigger and bigger. It wasn’t until the second record that we felt like it was getting big. We gradually grew into our roles.”

The band’s climb to fame was trial by fire. “Some things we handled really well, some we didn’t,” Stapp says. “We were trying to balance it all out and comprehend and digest it.”

As their songs began to top the charts, band members started feeling the pressure of success. “It was a constant race to keep it all up,” Tremonti says. “It was always doom and gloom. The next album could make or break our career. [You could] never sit back and be comfortable.”

By 2004 the concept of being in the band wasn’t “any fun anymore,” says Tremonti.

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“Full Circle,” Creed’s fourth album, was released in 2009 and spurred a reunion tour.

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who fell prey to his addictions publicly, continued to mount. In 2003, fans filed suit against the band saying that Stapp was either “intoxicated or medicated” and cheated them out of a show. “A lot of my missteps were in public,” Stapp says. “I experienced everything I didn’t in high school.”

There also was friction between band members and the label. Shows and tours were being canceled. “Everybody was pushing us so hard,” Tremonti says. “We never had a chance to breathe. We had all the success in the world and none of the happiness to go with it. The last few years were miserable.”

Stapp, who is now very open about his substance abuse issues, says he’s always liked being the center of attention. When he was young, he wanted to be like Elvis.

“I thought he was cool,” he says.

By the time he reached high school, he was performing with various school-related musical groups and writing songs. “I called them poetry,” he says. “I did it for fun.

It was another hobby of mine.” He remembers hearing Def Leppard’s album “Pyromania” when he was 9 or 10 and thinking he would like to be in a rock band. “I remember loving those songs,” he says. Unfortunately, rock ’n’ roll was against his family’s religious values. “They are very strict Pentecostal Christians. I couldn’t embrace rock ’n’ roll until college.”

When he did make that leap, he felt conflicted, caught between heaven and hell. “I was playing rock ’n’ roll but felt connected to God. I began to ask questions,” he says.

“It was very traumatic. The music I loved I was being told was from the devil.” He began to defy his strict upbringing and ran as far away from his faith as he could go. “It

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was intentional. I ran to the same thing my parents said was evil.

It was complete rebellion and abandonment of everything I was taught.”

Now, after years of living a reckless life, he’s come full circle back to his faith. “Fortunately and unfortunately, I had to get chewed up and spit out. For me, being the stubborn hardheaded guy that I am, it took a series of things to shake the blinders off all the way. It comes down to you don’t know what you have got until it’s gone,” he says. “I thank God I am alive today.”

In 2008, Stapp and Tremonti met in Orlando to talk about getting the band back together. They exchanged pictures of their families and talked about how their lives had changed. “We grew.

It was a matter of time to get over the anger,” Tremonti says. “We realized we had something special. The best thing we did was not bring up the past. We equated it to immaturity.”

During the band’s split, Tremonti, Phillips and Marshall concentrated on their band, Alter Bridge, which was having a great deal of success in Europe playing at the arena level. In addition to performing in Alter Bridge and Creed, Tremonti is releasing a solo album this year. “The more irons I have in the fire, the better,” he says.

For their most recent tour, Creed is performing in theaters rather than arenas, offering their fans a more intimate show experience.

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Manager Paul Geary of Azoff, Geary, Paul Management works with both Alter Bridge and Creed. He served as liaison during discussions between Stapp and Tremonti. “We talked through some different thoughts and possibilities of making music,” he says. “They did have great writing chemistry. They agreed this was a worthwhile endeavor.”

Once the air had cleared between the band’s two cofounders, they began to discuss a new album and a reunion tour. The album came to fruition in 2009 with the release of “Full Circle.” “In order for us to write and create as truthfully and honestly as we did in the past, we needed that bond, that trust, to exist between us again,” says Stapp.

“The sincerity of these songs reflects the rebuilding of the friendship.”

The time they spent in the studio went quickly. “There was a great deal of meeting of the minds, which made the final recording as strong as it is,” Tremonti says.

Stapp believes that working on the album was a catalyst in working through past difficulties. “In dealing with certain things we maybe didn’t have the words to talk to one another [about], but it comes out in the music,” he says.

After a successful short reunion tour in 2009, Creed is back on the road once again, performing special shows featuring its blockbuster albums. The band is also working on a new album. “It’s great,” Tremonti says. “It’s not like the old days where we spent our lives together jamming. We get together and it’s all about business, getting the record done as efficiently as possible. We don’t party as much. We get the job done.”

The band is psyched about the tour. “We have never done the whole album-based touring before,” Tremonti says. “We are doing multiple nights in theaters. We’re breaking down the production and giving a nice intimate show.”

Over the years, band members have grown both in terms of their music and in their responsibilities. The new Creed is mature, ready to rock and roll once again, only this time it will be on their terms. “It’s good to be making music with my friends,” Stapp says. “We are like a band of brothers and there is a void when it’s not happening. We still have fans that want to see us play and continue to make music. It’s amazing now.” PCM

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With 35 million records sold, Creed is considered one of the most successful rock bands in history.

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622 mph in 1970 before Briton Richard Noble hit 633 mph in his turbojet-powered car “Thrust2” in 1983.

Noble and his engineering team would retain the “world’s fastest” title for the next three decades, although Noble would delegate driving responsibilities to Andy Green for another attempt in 1997. Green, driving a turbofan-powered car for the ThrustSSC team, what Bloodhound SSC was called then, broke Noble’s record by hitting a top speed of 763 mph. Fifteen years later, that is still the record to beat.

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aster than a speeding bullet is no exaggeration when describing the Bloodhound Super Sonic Car (SSC). Already the holder of the current land speed record of 763 mph, the Bloodhound SSC team hopes to break 1,000 mph next year in South Africa.

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The Land Speed Record

Ever since the invention of the car, people have been designing them to go faster. The first land speed record dates back to 1898.

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de Chasseloup-Laubat hit a top speed of 39 mph, a crawl by today’s standards. Then in 1902, the internal combustion engine was invented and remained the engine of choice until the 1950s, when engineers took inspiration from the “Space Race” and began using jet and rocket propulsion.

In 1963, American Craig Breedlove took to the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah in the “Spirit of America” car powered by a turbojet engine. His record speed was 407 mph.

Then “Blue Flame,” a rocket-powered engine driven by American Gary Gabelich, reached

Green can literally be described as the fastest man on earth, holding the current land speed record for the last 15 years. A fighter pilot in the Royal Air Force, Green has flown F4 Phantom and Tornado F3 jets in locations like Germany, Bosnia, Iraq and the Falklands. A veteran of combat zones around the world, he currently works at the Royal Air Force headquarters. In his off-time, he works as part of the team and the driver of the Bloodhound SSC. He describes it as “the world’s best holiday job.” Flying fighter jets for 20 years, he says, was the “best preparation in the world and it taught me the skill sets that I really use.”

Green plays a much bigger role in the entire Bloodhound SSC project. For almost two years, Green scouted the globe for the ideal track on which to run the car. Previously located in the Black Rock Desert in Nevada, the surface of that racetrack degraded due to overuse and lack of rain, sending the team on a search for the perfect surface. After looking in Australia, the United States and Turkey, they ended up in South Africa. “Not only have we got a fantastic car and a fantastic team, actually we’ve got the ideal surface; it’s the best surface I found anywhere in the world,” Green explains. “It’s another major confidence booster having a surface which is completely dedicated to us, available for our use for six or seven months at a time and it’s a high quality, consistent surface. That just makes it that much easier to run a safe and predictable car.”

The Car

The Bloodhound Super Sonic Car isn’t your average Chevy. Measuring in at 44 feet long and maximum height of 9 feet, the car weighs almost 15,000 pounds. With a turning radius of 394 feet, changing the direction of the car isn’t as simple as shifting into reverse and making a U-turn. The car, designed to reach 1,050 mph, should hit Mach 1.4 at top speed (Chuck Yeager was the first man to break the sound barrier via air, in 1947, and Andy Green via land, in 1997).

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designs is what will ultimately make Bloodhound SSC successful. “We’ve got an extraordinarily talented group of engineers from both the aerospace and motorsports world building the most sophisticated land speed record car in history,” Green says. “It’s quite extraordinary the level of detail and design that go into it.” Powered by two engines, an EJ200 jet engine and a hybrid rocket engine, it will take only 42 seconds for the car to reach 1,000 mph.

A track of more than 12 miles will be needed to accelerate and decelerate the vehicle. To slow the vehicle, the car employs three different types of brakes. Air brakes deploy at 800 mph, parachutes at 600 mph and finally friction brakes take over at 200 mph. With that level of speed, safety is a major factor, but one that Green insists is covered with the car’s design. “Do I think I’m taking a risk? No, actually I really don’t. I think we’re going to deliver an extraordinarily capable and extraordinarily safe car for what will be a total of 50 runs, step-by-step instrumental testing to make absolute certain that everything works just like it should.”

The Challenge

Building a car to go 1,000 mph is not just a matter of speed. As Annie Berrisford, the engineer of operating procedures, explains, it’s not simply “Top up with a bit of fuel, kick the tires, make sure they’re OK and then head back towards the measured mile.” To be eligible for the record, the

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More than 300 South Africans are employed with the task of clearing the 12-mile long track.

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Andy Green, driver of the Bloodhound SSC, will attempt to break the current land speed record of 763 mph that he has held since 1997. team must hit 1,000 mph within a measured mile, turn the car around and repeat the measured mile within 60 minutes. That may sound simple, but it’s not. If it were, attempts wouldn’t take three years to plan.

It may take only 42 seconds to reach 1,000 mph, but it will take more than that to slow down. Checking and refueling the jet engines and the rockets, as well as checking all the control systems on board will eat up minutes. Not to mention turning the car around to repeat the speed.

There are two options for turning the car around: Drive around in a large circle or hoist it with a crane. With a turning radius of almost 400 feet, the car doesn’t exactly corner like a Formula One vehicle and all the tuning and refueling would still need to be done. Lifting the car might be the better way to go since any work on the car could be more easily done while it’s elevated, but that adds another complexity that could ruin their attempt at the record. The team hasn’t decided yet on the 180-degree turn, so stay tuned for the attempt in 2013.

The Project

Creating a car to reach 1,000 mph is just one aspect of the Blood-

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hound SSC project. The U.K.-based team wants to do more than just break a record, they want to inspire the next generation of engineers. “These are the kids who are going to build the high-technology, lowcarbon world of tomorrow,” Green says.

“They need to start showing interest in science and technology now.”

The Bloodhound SSC team is helping create that interest with an education program available to primary and elementary schools across the U.K. Almost 4,000 schools have participated in the program, with more signing up every month.

Breaking the land speed record will, no doubt, bring much media attention to the Bloodhound SSC team, and its effects will likely create a ripple effect in the future.

This one venture could have an impact on an entire generation of engineers and scientists. As Green says, “It’s not just an engineering project.” PCM

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To check out the full specs on the car, go to www. bloodhoundssc.com. The attempt is planned for fall 2013 and will be streamed live directly from the car.

The 44-foot car will be faster than a bullet fired from a .357 Magnum.

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or veterans like Darek Paul, coming home after being deployed for nearly two years can be an adjustment. The reality of finding a job and a career is suddenly front and center and the options, as the economy makes frustratingly slow gains, are still few and far between.

“When I got out of the military, I didn’t know what to do,” recalls Paul, who came home in February 2008 after serving 15 months in Iraq. “My job with the military didn’t translate to a job here. My dad and stepdad drove trucks all their life. I grew up

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with it and so I decided to give a shot.”

So Paul signed up for CDL school and was soon researching potential employers.

That’s when he came across TMC Transportation.

“TMC just kept popping up. Their benefits and the way they take care of their equipment was a sign to me that they take care of their drivers as well. So it just seemed like the best fit for me,” Paul remembers.

By his second week in CDL school, Paul had already talked to a TMC recruiter on the phone, submitted an application and had his

orientation date set for after graduation. His career had begun.

Forty years ago, owner Harrold Annett founded TMC Transportation in Des Moines, Iowa, with a simple philosophy: Provide and maintain the best equipment and expect a high professional standard of all employees in order to exceed customers’ expectations.

Staying consistent with his philosophy, Annett took a company with two employees to what is now the largest privately owned flatbed carrier company in the nation with a fleet of Peterbilt trucks and a cutting-edge driver training facility.

“The maintenance standards for our equipment are high and we have the same standards for drivers,” says Duane Boswell, vice president of recruiting at TMC. “You want the equipment and the driver pulling into the customer making a solid impression and giving [the customer] the confidence their freight is going to be handled with the same care that we have for our equipment and our drivers.”

That dedication translates into how they train and recruit drivers as well. TMC’s apprenticeship programs are Department of Labor certified and combine classroom instruction, simulator immersion, equipment familiarization, load securement and overthe-road training with their quality driver trainers.

“We’re a state-of-the-art training facility,” says Jeff Wisgerhof, TMC’s training manager. “We’ve got about 28 acres of asphalt, three classrooms, four simulators on-site, which every driver goes through, and six trailers dedicated to load securement. Our training is very structured and consistent. What we try to do is bring everyone to the same spot by the end of the training program.”

TMC will also adapt the training to fit the individual driver. “We try to tailor the training to the driver’s experience,” explains Wisgerhof. “So if we have a guy that’s been with another van company for a few years, we may only give him two weeks of training with a driver trainer and one week onsite. But if we’re hiring a guy out of trucking school, he’ll be two weeks on-site and with a driver trainer for five weeks.”

TMC is proud they are known for their disciplined work environment, so it’s not surprising that many driver applicants are military veterans.

“We’ve always looked to the military in hiring drivers,” explains Boswell, “because TMC has a reputation for being a pretty structured organization, and the training program is certainly structured. We’ve always found that military guys don’t have a problem with structure.”

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In fact, along with the majority of their drivers getting home every weekend, TMC provides drivers with the opportunity to get paid more for working smarter.

The company offers drivers a choice of a unique percentagebased pay plan that rewards hard work or a traditional mileage pay plan. Using a point system, a driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s performance for each month is measured in a number of areas, including the milesper-gallon average, revenue the truck produces, managing idle time and accident-free driving. For each category, the driver earns points (each category has a base number of points that is automatically earned) and at the end of the month the driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s point total determines the percentage rate he or she will be paid for each load hauled for the following month. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s encouraging [our drivers] to think like an owner-operator,â&#x20AC;? says Boswell. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And in the current environment, when rates go up, the driver participates in those increases immediately, not when the industry is forced to raise the pay.â&#x20AC;?

So rather than the percentage rate being determined by how long a driver has been with the company, the percentage-based plan is determined by the driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s performance each month. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We find that the type of driver we attract really likes this pay scale and students particularly like it because it means instead of waiting several years to get to the higher mileage pay scales, they

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can compete with a veteran driver’s scale right away,” says Boswell. In fact, more than 80 percent of TMC’s drivers opt for the percentage-based plan.

TMC also offers a 401(k) retirement plan with company contributions, paid vacation and a flexible spending account for health- and child-care costs.

For Paul, the time he invested in finding the right company for his career has paid more dividends than he could have imagined. Last year he was named Trucking’s Top Rookie at the 2011 Great American Trucking Show, where he won $10,000 in cash and other prizes. He’s now on a dedicated route, which gets him home every night, and he’s saving the money he won for a down payment on a house.

“When you first come into driving, you’ll more than likely have to do over-the-road to get experience and that’s one of the hardest things to get used to with driving,” says Paul. “But TMC gets you home every weekend and because I have good equipment, I’m not always breaking down and losing money. I can rely on my equipment, so I can do my job.” PCM

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6115 SW Leland Avenue • Des Moines, IA 50321 TMC’s percentage-based pay plan provides the opportunity for drivers to make more based on their performance each month.

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STOP Human Trafficking

riving cross-country in a truck, I think I’ve seen it all – the good, the bad and the ugly. Most of the time I try to see the good and ignore the bad but I’ve come to realize by avoiding the bad sometimes I’m just making it worse. Any good in the world comes from somebody doing something to make it right.

If you’ve been an OTR driver for any period of time, then you’ve probably seen at a truck stop a young girl knocking on cab doors offering sex for money. While the reaction of most of us is to ignore the knock or give the girl a quick “no” before returning to our computers or settling in for the night, it is a sad fact that the girl would not be there if some drivers did not say “yes.”

But have you stopped to think how that girl came to knock on your cab door? What leads a 14-year-old girl to become a prostitute at a

dark truck stop along the interstate? Maybe you have a daughter or a niece that age. Can you imagine seeing her in that situation? I know I can’t.

According to the U.S. Department of Justice, up to 300,000 American kids are at risk of entering the sex trade each year. That’s the same amount of people that live in Pittsburgh. I still can’t believe that number, and that’s every year.

Here’s the thing: Victims of human trafficking all look different – they can be young or old, educated or illiterate, immigrants or U.S. citizens – but none of them asked for it. Who would? The pimps and gangs in charge of these operations prey on people who are desperate and probably feel they have nowhere else to turn. Sometimes, these kids are just kidnapped and threatened by violence to do what they’re told. Either way, that girl or boy knocking on your cab door at night is a victim being exploited and abused for profit.

by: charles pope

Now common sense might lead you to think all these kids should just ask for help. But remember, these kids are young, vulnerable and abused, and they don’t know what is safe or whom to trust. And many blame themselves for the situation they are in or, even worse, the situation they’re in is better than the one they left behind. But it doesn’t make it right.

That’s why I think we as professional truck drivers need to step up. Think of it as the truck driver’s neighborhood watch.

You’ve probably seen the Truckers Against Trafficking posters at stops along your route.

These folks at TAT are out there every day working to stop this terrible crime. But they need our help to do it. So if you see something shady, call the national hotline at 888-373-7888. All calls are confidential and their phone lines are open 24/7. Help these kids find a better life just by making a phone call. Everybody deserves a chance. PCM

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Driver Wellness Tour

Managing Managingyour your Arthritis Arthritis

by: bob perry

Bob Perry is the chair of the American Trucking Association’s Safety Management Council’s Health & Wellness Working Group email: bob@rollingstrong.com • thetruckertrainer.com • facebook.com/rollingstrong

e all know that you can improve your overall health through exercise, but did you know exercise could help with your arthritis symptoms as well? Staying active through exercise keeps your joints moving and can assist in managing your arthritis pain.

Arthritis is a form of joint disorder that involves painful inflammation of one or more of your joints. Although there are more than 100 different forms of arthritis, including osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis, they share many of the same symptoms, including different levels of pain, swelling, joint stiffness and achiness. These symptoms can have serious impacts on sufferers’ lives.

I know you are tired of hearing it, but one of the best moves you can make in tackling arthritis is lightening your load. If you are carrying extra weight you need to take the extra pressure off of those aching joints by combining exercise and cardio. The professional truck driver’s time is valuable and limited, and by combining weight training and cardio you can get maximum benefits in a short amount of time.

All I ask for is 15 minutes. First, warm up

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for two to three minutes. Next, combine cardio and weight training for 10 minutes. Finally, take two to three minutes to cool down and stretch. A post-exercise stretch will aid in workout recovery, decrease muscle soreness and ensure that your muscles and tendons are in good working order.

Endurance training can also help keep your muscles stronger, support your heart and provide healthier lungs. Much like a well-maintained rig, your body will run more efficiently and give you more mileage so that you can work out longer without tiring as quickly.

A couple more tips when taking on arthritis in your everyday routine: • • • •

Stay hydrated Take a good multivitamin Take a fish oil supplement Take vitamin E

The Rolling Strong 2012 Driver Wellness Tour will be in Carlisle, Pa., on May 16, so come work out with me and the Rolling Strong team, and get personal training where you work – on the road. As always, please consult your physician before beginning any health or workout plan. PCM

SCHEDULE: • MAY 16: Carlisle, Pa. • JUNE 20: Brooks, Ore. • JULY 18: Lake Station, Ind. • AUG. 22: Dallas, Texas • SEPT. 19: Altoona, Iowa • OCT. 17: Avondale, Ariz.

• NOV. 14: Fort Pierce, Fla. • DEC. 12: Hesperia, Calif.

WORKOUTS: • Strength training • Cardio • Free health coaching • Wellness education • Blood pressure readings • Free health snacks INFORMATION: Bob Perry and Rolling Strong’s Drive Strong Trainers will be on site to take drivers through a 10-minute workout using a truck. At each event, drivers will have the chance to work out and learn more about wellness tools that are available to them while on the road. Other exercises will include cardio and fitness activities using the Trucker Trainer PowerBlock set.

Drivers will have the opportunity to walk with Bob Perry as he rolls his GoodYear® Truck Tire for seven miles at each event to raise awareness of the health issues impacting the truck driving community.

Perry’s truck tire roll at each location is part of a 63-mile distance goal, with each mile representing a year of a professional driver’s life (62 years is the average lifespan). The 63rd mile Perry rolls in December will symbolize the importance of extending the life of the professional driver.

One driver at each location will win a grand prize wellness package valued at $1,200 that includes a Trucker Trainer PowerBlock set, a PowerBlock bench, a free six-month membership to Snap Fitness, using any nationwide location as well as the new Snap Fitness Rolling Strong gyms located at Pilot Flying J Travel Centers, a $25 card to spend on Rolling Strong nutritional products and free monthly access (value: $300) to more than 1,800 truck-friendly health care clinics throughout the U.S. to receive screenings (weight, BMI, heart rate and blood pressure).

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Rising Cost of Energy by: mike howe Follow Mike on Twitter: @TruckingDC • Like Mike on Facebook: www.facebook.com/TruckingPoliticsMore

s turmoil in the Middle East continues to wreak havoc on the pocketbooks of hardworking Americans, the Obama administration and Congress continue their debate on how to structure a viable energy policy for the future. In late February and much of March we started to hear about rising gas prices (though we seem to have this discussion about this time every year). Democrats and Republicans alike began proposing solutions, not dissimilar to solutions proposed in past years, and all while Americans – including the American truck driver, whose livelihood depends on affordable energy prices – waited for a solution.

The president’s proposals generally take quick aim at oil companies and the market as well as toward promoting green energy. In a March speech, Obama said of the oil companies, “At a time when big oil companies are making more money than ever before, we’re still giving them 4 billion of your tax dollars in subsidies every year.” He essentially then

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blamed Congress for not putting an end to the profits earned by oil companies. These are the same oil companies that employ more than 9 million people and pay more than $85 million in taxes and fees to the U.S. government.

In blaming the markets, Obama said, “For years, traders at financial firms were able to game the energy markets, distort the price of oil, and make big profits for themselves at your expense. And they were able to do all that because of major gaps and loopholes in our regulations. When I took office, we did something about it.

“The Wall Street reforms I signed into law are helping bring energy markets out of the shadows and under real oversight.” Interestingly, fuel prices, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), have more than doubled since Obama took office.

Obama’s focus on renewable energy as a means of lessening the U.S.’s dependence on foreign oil is the essence of his energy policy.

“If we don’t develop other sources of energy, and the technology to use less energy, we’ll continue to be dependent on foreign countries for our energy needs. That’s why we’re pursuing an all-of-the-above strategy,” Obama said. To kick-start and sustain renewable energy requires significant tax incentives and subsidies, though, and many of these green technologies are unproven or are simply not economical without government support.

For their part, Republicans in Congress and on the campaign trail have been quick to attack the president’s reliance on green energy and his unwillingness to support carbon-based solutions like the development of the Keystone Pipeline. House Speaker John Boehner said, “We’ve got a handful of environmental groups – radical environmental groups – who’ve stood in the way of having a national energy policy. It’s just about damn time that we actually have a national energy policy.”

Republicans, however, are apparently willing to work with the president on an energy policy. On the Republican weekly radio address in March, Rep. Cory Gardner of Colorado said, “The president told leaders in Congress he would be willing to work with Republicans on an all-of-the-above energy strategy. That was encouraging. Republicans have long supported an all-of-the-above strategy to develop our own resources – both traditional and renewable – so we can lower costs and improve America’s energy security.”

Gardner did express concern about Obama’s willingness to focus on anything other than just renewable energy. “From day one, however, the Obama administration has consistently slowed or shut down domestic energy production. There’s actually less acreage offshore open for energy production now than there was when the president took office,” said Gardner. And, regarding renewable energy incentives and subsidies, Gardner – like most Republicans – was quick to point out the failed Solyndra (solar power) company experiment that ultimately cost tax payers half a billion dollars.

So, what’s the answer? Well, the president probably has it correct – it’s an “all of the above” energy policy. Where he goes wrong is in his lack of support for increased domestic production of oil, gas and nuclear while instead advocating too heavily for expensive renewable energy. The EIA’s shortterm and long-term energy outlooks both suggest that there is no real relief in sight and that fuel prices will continue to rise as we enter the peak driving season. The big question with fuel prices is, What will happen in the Middle East – especially with Iran? PCM w w w. p t c c h a l l e n g e . c o m

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Voting for Wildlife by: brenda potts

nless you live in California, you may not be familiar with the case of Game Commission President Dan Richards. It seems Mr. Richards’ job may be in jeopardy because of a successful hunting trip.

According to Jim Shepherd, editor of The Outdoor Wire, “Richards outraged anti-hunting and ‘animal welfare’ groups after a photo of him with a cougar he shot at an Idaho ranch was posted online by the Western Outdoor News. The Idaho hunt was completely legal, but infuriated the California contingents of the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) and the Sierra Club.

Shortly thereafter, a group of 40 Democratic state assembly members and Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom called for Richards’ resignation.”

Richards’ future is now uncertain. A vote during the next commission meeting, set for May 24, may not go in his favor. Or he may not be reappointed when his term is completed in December. Remember, his hunt in Idaho was perfectly legal and no laws were broken. Cases like these are sad commentary on the management of our wildlife, natural ecosystems and our hunting privileges.

Have you reviewed your state game agency’s mission statements recently? You may be hard-pressed to find the word “hunting” in them. For example, in my home state of Illinois, the mission statement of the Division of Wildlife Resources (a division of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources) is posted online. It says its mission is “to provide leadership with the restoration, management, and protection of wildlife populations and their habitats for the purposes of providing citizens and visitors of Illinois with a quality environment, a state rich in

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wildlife diversity, compatible recreational opportunities, and responsible oversight of the public’s wildlife.”

Defining “compatible recreational opportunities” leaves room for argument.

Fortunately, the division further explains this in their goals: “The Division of Wildlife Resources shares the duty to recognize, preserve and promote our special heritage of recreational hunting and trapping.” Whew!

I breathed a sigh of relief when I read that.

How do we, as sportsmen, protect the privilege of hunting? There are several methods, including joining conservation organizations, writing letters to decision-makers, or spending your hard-earned dollars on the sport you love. As most hunters know, our self-imposed tax (Pittman-Robertson Act) on some of our equipment helps support wildlife and hunting. One of the most important things we can do, but which many take for granted, is vote.

“Voting for wildlife and hunting” sounds like it should be the name of a popular program. Unfortunately it is not. (I am hoping someone writes in and proves me wrong on that!) Fortunately, InterMedia Outdoors recently launched www.sportsmenvote.com.

This new website is dedicated to sportsmen and the issues that will affect them in the upcoming elections. The site promises to keep the outdoor community of more than 52 million hunters, shooters and anglers informed and engaged.

We live in a world where a game commissioner could potentially lose his job because of legally participating in a hunting activity.

Sportsmen must stay informed, stay engaged and vote! For help in that regard, check out www.sportsmenvote.com. PCM w w w. p t c c h a l l e n g e . c o m

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Pulling the Rookie Stripe off Celebs

by: claire b. lang

ach week I watch celebrities get their first look at NASCAR during the prerace morning - with all its loudest and most colorful crescendo of sights and sounds. I talk to famous football, basketball, hockey and soccer players, actors, singers, rockers, boxers, ultimate fighters and even military generals as they come into the world that I live in. It’s priceless to capture their expressions and reactions to the sport that I cover.

The world these stars abide in is so different from mine. In my world, it’s all about NASCAR and the people that call into my talk show (you are my neighbors on the radio cul-de-sac), my friends and my family, and they all get it. NASCAR is, in person, so

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much more intense than what you see on TV. While some celebrities who visit the tracks are closet NASCAR fans, others have had much more limited exposure.

Some just get it immediately. That was the case with Kal Penn, 34, who is known for his role as Kumar in the “Harold and Kumar” franchise, as well as roles on “How I Met Your Mother” and “House M.D.” Penn is a big NASCAR fan but the Kobalt Tools 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway was his first race. I interviewed him in the SiriusXM studio in the deadline room at LVMS. Penn held the title of associate director at the White House Office of Public Engagement from 2009 to 2011 before leaving the White House to return to his acting career.

“I totally fell in love with (NASCAR). I love the strategy, the physics and engineering that goes into the vehicles – it’s just such an awesome thing,” Penn told me. The minute that sentence came out of his mouth I knew he understood the essence of this sport.

Penn went on to explain NASCAR in a nutshell. “What I like about this sport in particular are the stories of the drivers, where they came from, the allegiances both between the teams and then between the drivers themselves,” he said. “It’s about who doesn’t like each other and who does and what they are like on and off the track. It’s sort of like if you took an episode of a crazy TV show, combined it with sports and racing and science, and you’ve got this awesome sport.” Exactly!

“I’m a huge dork for this kind of stuff,” Penn told me. As I sat in studio interviewing Penn I thought, that is the absolute best explanation of NASCAR I have ever heard.

Typically I ask celebrities if they think they’d be great race car drivers. Most think they would be. “I would be a terrible driver,” Penn said. “But I would love to play a driver in a movie!”

Penn says watching the drivers pre-race is an illustration of how much these motorsports athletes can handle. “I talked to a couple of basketball players that I’ve met over the years,” Penn told me, “and I said, ‘How do you not punch a commentator in the face after a game when they are asking you why you did poorly? How do you not lose your mind when they ask you that?’” Penn says the players tell him that it just comes with the territory.

“These (NASCAR) guys, you’ve got people with hot passes walking up to them just seconds before they are getting in the car,” Penn says. “The stakes are so incredibly high. I just can’t imagine fans coming up to you right before your big race.”

I’ve seen generals who have led troops into battle around the world look like 7-year-old kids atop the pit box, musicians who have legions of fans babble at seeing race cars engines start, and even the biggest, toughest athletes and WWE wrestlers melt into excited fans at seeing the garage come to life on race morning, or at meeting their favorite driver.

Penn is working on a television pilot now and one thing is for sure: Now that he’s been bitten by the NASCAR bug, he’ll be back at a track soon. I can’t wait. PCM

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Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center – River Dubois Camp Site, Hartford, Ill.

Photo courtesy of the National Park Service

All journeys start somewhere and for Lewis and Clark that place was near Hartford, Ill., on the east side of the Mississippi River and close to the mouth of the Missouri River. It was here that they set up winter camp in 1803 before beginning their expedition in May 1804. The interpretive center features a full-scale replica of the 55-foot keelboat used by the explorers. It is free to visit the center, which is open Wednesday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Spirit Mound – Vermillion, S.D.

Held in awe by the local tribes who believed evil spirits occupied the hill, the Spirit Mound was visited by Lewis and Clark in August 1804. Now, the Spirit Mound is the center of a 320-acre state park where you can walk an interpretive trail that leads to the summit.

Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site – Stanton, N.D.

lewis & clark Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail

In 1803, when President Thomas Jefferson agreed to buy 828,000 square miles of land from France for $15 million (less than 3 cents per acre), he knew it would double the size of the United States and usher our young nation into a new era of expansion. But he agreed to the Louisiana Purchase sight unseen.

Except for brief forays by Spanish explorers and fur trappers, most of the land west and northwest of the Mississippi River was a mystery to the U.S. and much of the Western world. So in 1804, Jefferson commissioned Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to explore this new ground for scientific pursuits, documenting the animal and plant life, as well as for commercial endeavors by surveying routes to the Pacific Ocean.

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The group to venture into the wild, known as the Corps of Discovery, came back with volumes of information on the country’s new land and introduced to the U.S. population (and the Western world) more than 100 animals, including the grizzly bear, the mountain lion and the North American porcupine; about 200 plant species, like the bitterroot, ponderosa pine and wormwood; and nearly 50 Native American tribes, including the Cheyenne, Crow, Flathead and Mandan.

Now managed by the National Park Service, the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail stretches 3,700 miles and runs through 11 states. There are numerous stops along the route but to get you started, we’ve highlighted a few we think you’ll enjoy. For a complete list of locations and a detailed map of the trail, go to www.nps.gov/lecl/index.htm.

Home to more than 3,000 Hidatsa and Mandan Indians in 1804, Lewis and Clark arrived in October and decided to spend the winter. This is also where they first met Sacagawea (also spelled Sakakawea) and her French fur-trapper husband, Toussaint Charbonneau, whom they later hired as an interpreter. The site takes you into the life of the Northern Plains Indians, where you can see the remains of earth lodge dwellings and fortification ditches, walk an interactive trail and visit the museum of Indian artifacts and a full-size replica of an earth lodge.

Camp Fortunate Overlook – Dillon, Mont.

It was here, in August 1805, that Sacagawea was reunited with her Shoshoni tribe and the Corps of Discovery rested and cached their canoes and supplies before their journey over the Continental Divide. The actual site of the camp is now under the Clark Canyon Reservoir but the spectacular lookout is worth the trip.

Lewis and Clark National Historical Park – Astoria, Ore.

Reaching the Pacific Ocean at the end of 1805, the Corps of Discovery established Fort Clatsop as their winter encampment on the banks of the Lewis and Clark River, near the mouth of the Columbia River. Part of the Lewis and Clark National Park, you can enjoy a replica of the fort built by the explorers, along with costumed rangers, an interpretive center and access points to the Fort To Sea Trail and the Netul River Trail. PCM w w w. p t c c h a l l e n g e . c o m

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The Harbinger by: Craig R. Purnell

n old friend visited today. He was early this year, mid-May, but his unexpected presence was nonetheless welcomed. I hadn’t seen George since the previous June, when he’d stayed for about a week and then disappeared. When I walked out the back door, just after first light this morning, there he was. George is a box turtle, a male eastern box turtle to be more precise, and his annual armored arrival signals, to me, the advent of summer. I knew what he wanted, and after a few words of greeting, I re-entered the house and returned with a bowl, a packet of Little Friskies, and a piece of bread.

When I’d bought the house, seven years before, Phil who sold me the property told me it was George’s favorite meal. Phil also informed me that the family who sold him the house passed the word about George on to him; Phil had lived there for 22 years. I figure George and the house, which was built during the Civil War, have seen a lot of history. In fact, it seems the property should be more George’s than mine, though I wish he’d help with the mortgage.

George’s longevity isn’t unusual. The Field Guide to North American Reptiles and Amphibians published by the Audobon Society reports that “a few specimens are known to have lived more than 100 years,

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having served as ‘living records’ with fathers, then sons carving their names or other family records on the shell.” George’s shell has no such decorations but a vestige of faded gray paint on his battered carapace helps me to differentiate him from the others I’ve liberated on my 11 acres.

Mother Nature always has a plan, and I’m glad she included box turtles.

I’m a sucker for box turtles, and at last count 115 roam my land. It seems I just can’t drive by one lumbering dangerously across a highway. I’ve tried, but the uncertainty of its fate haunts me for days. So I used to pull over, dash back to the rescue, and carefully place it in the back of my old pickup. Later, when I returned to my mountain home, I had set them free. Recent research, however, recommends that box turtles should not be removed from familiar haunts. I now move them a safe distance off the road in the direction they were traveling, say my good-byes, and drive on. You’d think with more than 100 turtles plodding my small acreage, I’d literally be stepping over them daily; how-

ever, such is the secretive nature of Terrapene Carolinus that I rarely see them again.

Occasionally, over the years, box turtles have intruded on my sports afield. One memorable individual, Chester, so named because he had only three legs and a resultant limp like the Gunsmoke character, interrupted a mid-November pheasant hunt. I’d been slowly combing a honeysuckle patch when I spotted what I thought was a dead turtle. An unexpected snow had fallen a few days earlier and the still body lay partially blanketed by a layer of fine white crystals. I nudged the stiff form with my boot, and to my surprise, one leg slowly withdrew into the uniquely hinged shell.

I picked him up and carefully placed the turtle in my game pouch. When I arrived home, I put him on the floor by the woodstove, and within hours he was plodding the carpet with his soon-to-be-familiar three-legged lurch. Chester spent the winter and when spring finally came, I reluctantly released him by the creek with an admonition to “hit the sack a little earlier next fall.” I hope he took my advice. He was good company.

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even though the brook traversed a hemlock shaded bottom, we took numerous breaks.

On one such break, we found a pair of turtles mating. The male, whose bottom shell, or plastron, is concave to facilitate breeding, looked up at us two anglers as if to say, “Hey, can’t a guy have a little privacy?” Out of respect, we moved on, but we couldn’t help muse over the odds of two slow-moving reptiles finding love on a beautiful June morning. But then, Mother Nature always has a plan, and I’m glad she included box turtles. As long as two of these domed relics can have a chance meeting among the ferns, we’ll always have them around to enjoy.

Well, George has lumbered off now, gone somewhere for the night. If the pattern follows that of most years, I’ll see him for a few more days, perhaps a week, and then he’ll disappear. We’ll have a few more conversations over his breakfast and then as summer wanes and the dog days approach, he’ll be gone. Later, as the warmth passes, I’ll wonder how he’s doing. I’ll think of him again as the last snow melts into the greening lawn, when the first robin appears, and during the nightly symphony of the spring peepers. Finally, the calendar will announce the passing of spring and the rebirth of summer. But, for me, summer won’t return until I see him again.

Ramblin’ Man by: Jeff Krizan

Delilah, I called to say, I really like your show, and started listening, a very long time ago.

The radio keeps me going, through my long-haul truckin’ nights, so how about sending this song, out to my beautiful wife.

Play me the one by the Allman Brothers Band, it’s about me, ‘cause I’m that ramblin’ man.

I was in it for the long term, then I took a wrong turn, now lookin’ for a U-turn, to take me back to her.

If she’s listening, dedicate it to Sue, ‘cause when we met, my quiet prayers came true.

She needs me home, ‘cause our little girl was born today, but this old truckin’ job, had taken me away.

Play me the one by the Allman Brothers Band,

it’s about me, ‘cause I’m that ramblin’ man.

I was in it for the long term, then I took a wrong turn, now lookin’ for a U-turn, to take me back to her.

I want her to know, that I’m heading back now, to be the man, promised in my wedding vows.

Move over Caddy and you old Chevrolet, eat my dust, ‘cause I’m going home today.

Play me the one by the Allman Brothers Band, it’s about me, ‘cause I’m that ramblin’ man.

I was in it for the long term, then I took a wrong turn, now lookin’ for a U-turn, to take me back to her.

Now I found me a U-turn, to take me back to her.

To take me back to her.

Thank you Delilah and goodnight.

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Juan Loredo, John Lindley and Greg Wilson Hesperia, CA

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ARKANSAS (cont.)

369 BIRMINGHAM 7 S DEF 100 I-20/59/65 AL 78, Exit 123 901 Bankhead Highway West, 35204 602 BIRMINGHAM DEF 157 15 I-65 & SR 94, Exit 264 224 Daniel Payne Drive North, 35207 603 Dothan DEF 158 9 Ross Clark Hwy/Hwy 231 2190 Ross Clark Circle, 36301 604 Hope Hull 9 S DEF 127 I-65 Exit 158 900 Tyson Road, 36043 497 Lincoln DEF 80 7 I-20, Exit 165 121 Honda Drive, 35096 601 McCalla DEF 150 15 I-20/I-59 Exit 104 6098 MacAshan Dr, 35111 302 MOBILE (THEODORE) 5 65 I-10 & Theodore Dawes Rd, Exit 13 6955 Theodore Dawes Road, 36582 441 PRICEVILLE 7 S DEF 90 I-65, Exit 334 3240 Point Mallard Parkway, 35603 75 SATSUMA 8 S DEF 125 I-65, Exit 19 6109 US 43 South, 36572 76 TUSCALOOSA 8 S 125 I-20/59, Exit 76 4416 Skyland Boulevard East, 35405

609 Eloy DEF 350 11 I-10 Exit 208 16189 S Sunshine Blvd, 85231 610 Kingman DEF 95 11 I-40 Exit 53 3300 East Andy DeVine Ave., 86401 211 LAKE HAVASU CITY 12 S DEF 110 I-40 & AZ 95, Exit 9 14750 South Highway 95, 86404 279 NOGALES (RIO RICO) DEF 90 11 I-19 & SR 289, Exit 12 769 East Frontage Road, 85648 611 Phoenix DEF 185 15 I-10 Exit 137 6700 West Latham, 85043 328 QUARTZSITE 4 100 I-10 & US 95, Exit 17 1201 West Main Street, 85359 612 Winslow DEF 250 15 I-40 Exit 255 400 Transcon Lane, 86047 505 Yuma 6 100 I-8, Exit 12 108000 North Frontage Road, 85367

429 West Memphis Pizza 11 S DEF 150 I-40, Exit 280 p 870-732-1202 1100 Martin Luther King Boulevard, 72301 f 870-732-1340 607 West Memphis DEF 225 15 I-40 Exit 280 & I-55 Exit 4 p 870-735-8200 3400 Service Loop Road, 72301 f 870-735-3300

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p 334-613-0212 f 334-613-0849

p 205-763-2225 f 205-763-2229

p 205-477-9181 f 205-477-6870

p 251-653-8834 f 251-653-9556

p 256-353-5252 f 256-353-5235

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p 928-757-7300 f 928-757-1085

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p 623-936-1118 f 623-936-3611

p 928-927-7777 f 928-927-7000

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ARIZONA 459 AVONDALE 13 S DEF 145 I-10, Exit 133A 900 North 99th Avenue, 85323 180 BELLEMONT 7 S DEF 90 I-40, EXIT 185 12500 West I-40, 86015 608 Ehrenberg DEF 300 13 I-10 Exit 1 Box 801, I-10 Exit 1 S. Frontage Road, 85334 458 ELOY 5 S DEF 145 I-10, Exit 208 619 South Sunshine Boulevard, 85231

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ARKANSAS 118 BENTON 7 S DEF 70 I-30, Exit 121 7801 Alcoa Road, 72015 332 N. LITTLE ROCK 7 S DEF 100 I-40 & SR391 Galloway Road, Exit 161 3300 Highway 391 North, 72117 430 RUSSELLVILLE 5 S 130 I-40, Exit 84 215 SR 331 North, 72802 605 Russellville DEF 165 15 I-40, Exit 84 42 Bradley Cove Road, 72801 145 SPRINGDALE DEF 75 4 US 412 & 71 Bypass 5660 West Sunset Avenue, 72762 606 Texarkana DEF 157 15 I-30 Exit 7 Rt 12 Box 254B, I30 & Hwy 108, 71854

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Pizza p 661-248-2600 f 661-248-2610

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p 760-762-0041 f 760-762-5231

p 209-339-4066 f 209-339-4287

p 661-797-2122 f 661-797-9772 Pizza

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p 760-329-5562 f 760-329-0083

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FLORIDA (cont.)

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343 Otay Mesa 9 S DEF 150 I-905, Exit 1B, CA905 1497 Piper Ranch Rd, 92154 618 Ripon 15 197 Hwy 99 Exit Jack Tone Rd 1501 North Jack Tone Road, 95366 879 Sacramento 49er Travel Plaza 12 275 I-80, Exit 85 (W. El Camino Ave) 2828 El Centro Rd, 95833 237 SALINAS DEF 75 7 US 101 & Sanborn 951 Work Street, 93901 765 Thousand Palms 9 88 I-10 Ramon Exit 72235 Varner Road, 92276 137 weed DEF 80 7 I-5, Exit 745 395 E Vista Drive, 96094

352 FT. MYERS 6 80 I-75, Luckett Rd, Exit 139 6050 Plaza Drive, 33905 90 FT. PIERCE 8 S DEF 100 I-95, Exit 129 7300 West Okeechobee Road, 34945 471 Haines City DEF 80 7 US Hwy 27 North 35647 US Hwy 27 North, 33845 91 JACKSONVILLE 5 30 I-95, Exit 329 1625 County Road 210 West, 32259 374 MARIANNA 7 S 90 I-10 @ FL 71, Exit 142 2209 Highway 71, 32448 873 miami 3 65 Hwy 27 12200 NW South River Road, 33178 874 miami 2 30 US 41 & SR 997 17696 SW 8th Street, 33194 897 Miami Gardens Dades corner Plz 1 10 SR 826, Exit SR 817 16650 NW 27th Avenue, 33054 425 MIDWAY 8 S DEF 90 I-10, Exit 192 33333 Blue Star Highway, 32343 293 OCALA 7 60 I-75 & FL 484, Exit 341 2020 SW 135th Street, 34476 92 OCALA 7 S DEF 130 I-75, Exit 358 4255 NW Highway 326, 34482 424 OCALA 5 S 125 I-75, Exit 358 4032 West Highway 326, 34482 94 PUNTA GORDA DEF 70 5 I-75, Exit 161 26505 Jones Loop Road, 33950 623 Quincy 15 150 I-10 Exit 192 32670 Blue Star Highway, 32343 626 St. Augustine DEF 160 9 I-95 Hwy 206 Exit 305 950 State Road 206 West, 32086 622 St. Lucie 15 156 I-95 Hwy 68 Exit 131 100 North Kings Hwy 625 Tampa 4 30 I-4 & SR 579 Exit 10 11555 East Sligh Ave.

95 WILDWOOD 5 S 10 I-75, Exit 329 493 East State Route 44 96 YEEHAW JUNCTION 0 40 US 60 & FL Turnpike, Exit 193 3050 SR 60 Yeehaw Junction

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p 760-343-1500 f 760-343-1330

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COLORADO 619 Aurora DEF 149 15 I-70 Exit 285 (South) 16751 East 32nd Ave., 80011 316 DENVER 7 S 100 I-70 & Steele Street, Exit 276A 4640 Steele Street, 80216 621 Limon 2 200 I-70 & Exit 359 2495 Williams Ave., 80828

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CONNecticut 255 MILFORD 12 S DEF 150 I-95, EXIT 40 433 Old Gate Lane, 06460 882 N Stonington American Auto Stop 6 119 I-95, Exit 93 273 Clarks Falls Rd, 06359

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p 239-693-6868 f 239-693-1253

p 772-460-0611 f 772-460-9492

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p 904-826-3618 f 904-825-2760

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p 850-576-3200 f 850-576-3213

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p 352-402-9081 f 352-622-5233

p 352-867-8300 f 352-867-8448

p 941-637-3974 f 941-637-5729

p 850-574-1299 f 850-574-6546

p 904-794-0426 f 904-794-7582

p 772-461-0091 f 772-461-0291

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p 352-748-4486 f 352-748-6095

p 407-436-1224 f 407-436-1919

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p 706-667-6557 f 706-481-9940

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p 706-335-6656 f 706-335-4432

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p 706-370-4060 f 706-370-5769

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631 Lake Park DEF 200 15 I-75 Exit 2 7001 Lake Park-Bellville Rd., 31636 420 MADISON DEF 110 6 I-20, Exit 114 1881 Eatonton Road, 30650 422 NEWNAN 7 S DEF 95 I-85, Exit 41 1645 South Highway 29, 30263 71 PORT WENTWORTH 8 S DEF 125 I-95, Exit 109 7001 Highway 21, 31407 632 Resaca 15 200 I-75 Exit 320 288 Resaca Beach Blvd. NW, 30735 415 RISING FAWN DEF 150 8 I-59, Exit 4 319 Deer Head Cover Road, 30738 72 SAVANNAH 1 I-16, Exit 160 1504 Dean Forrest Road, 31408 312 TALLAPOOSA 6 S 90 I-20 & GA 100, Exit 5 882 Georgia Highway 100, 30176 417 TEMPLE DEF 140 14 I-20, Exit 19 625 Carrollton Street, 30179 634 TEMPLE 15 164 I-20 & Hwy 113 Exit 19 15 Villa Rosa Road, 30179 192 TIFTON 12 S 200 I-75, Exit 60 4431 Old Union Road, 31794 633 union point 9 189 I-20 & Exit 138 3600 Highway 77 South, 30642 73 VALDOSTA 6 S 90 I-75, Exit 11 3495 Madison Highway, 31601 398 VIENNA 5 100 I-75, Exit 109 39 Victory Lane, 31092 267 WARNER ROBINS (BYRON) 11 S DEF 150 I-75, Exit 146 2965 Highway 247C, 31008 254 WILDWOOD DEF 20 3 I-24 Exit 169 650 Highway 299, 30757

638 Caldwell 9 100 I-84 Exit 29 3512 Franklin Road, 83605 641 McCammon DEF 84 5 I-15 Exit 47 587 E. US Hwy 30, 83250 350 MOUNTAIN HOME 9 100 I-84 & US 20, Exit 95 1050 Highway 20, 83647 639 Post Falls 8 100 I-90 Exit 2 N 400 Idahline Rd, 83854 640 Twin Falls 6 100 I-84 Exit 173 5350 Highway 93, 83338

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p 706-629-1541 f 706-629-2003

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p 770-574-9922 f 770-574-9697

p 770-562-9773 f 770-562-2269

p 770-562-4009 f 770-562-3571

p 229-382-7295 f 229-382-4910

p 706-486-4835 f 706-486-4845

p 229-244-8034 f 229-244-6020

p 229-268-1414 f 229-268-4880

p 478-956-5316 f 478-956-3726

p 706-820-7353 f 706-820-9539

IDAHO 777 East Boise 6 60 I-84 Exit 54 (Federal Way) 3353 Federal Way, 83705

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p 208-453-9225 f 208-453-9409

p 208-254-9842 f 208-254-9106

p 208-587-4465 f 208-587-3071

p 208-773-0593 f 208-773-0404

p 208-324-3454 f 208-324-4097

ILLINOIS 642 alorton 15 202 I-255 & Exit 17A 140 Racehorse Drive, 62207 299 BLOOMINGTON 6 S DEF 160 I-55/74 & IL 9, Exit 160A 1522 West Market Street 526 Champaign road ranger 3 150 I-57, Exit 240 4910 Market St 473 channahon 0 25 I-55 & Route 6, Exit 248 23841 SE Eams 368 Decatur DEF 90 7 I-72, Exit 144 (SE Quad) 4030 E. Boyd Road 523 Dixon road ranger 2 45 I-88 Exit 54 1801 South Galena Ave. ,61021 313 EAST ST. LOUIS 11 S DEF 200 I 70/55 Exit 4 699 State Route 203 165 EFFINGHAM 7 S DEF 100 I-57/70, Exit 162 2500 North 3rd Street 643 Effingham DEF 180 15 I-70 & I-57, Exit 160 1701 W Evergreen / I-70 & I-57 468 Gilman DEF 80 7 I-57, Exit 283 815 Hwy 24 West, 60938 543 Hampshire road ranger 4 30 I-90, Exit 36 19 N. 681 US Hwy 20 644 LaSalle DEF 186 15 I-80 Exit 77 343 Civic Road

p 618-337-4579 f 618-337-4851

p 309-827-7867 f 309-827-2355

p 815-315-4991 f 847-220-9974

p 815-467-0918 f 815-467-0972

p 217-876-0208 f 217-876-0522

p 815-516-1998

p 618-875-5800 f 618-875-4234

p 217-342-3787 f 217-342-6672

p 217-347-7161 f 217-347-5815

p 815-265-4754 f 815-265-4795

p 815-209-9013 f 847-779-0039

p 815-220-0611 f 815-220-0617

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ILLinois (cont.)

ILLinois (cont.)

514 Lincoln Thorntons 6 100 2903 Woodlawn Road I-55, Exit 126 540 Loves Park road ranger 0 I-90 & Riverside Blvd 7500 East Riverside Blvd, 61111 595 marion DEF 43 5 I-57, Exit 54B 2611Vernell Road, 62959 530 mendota road ranger 0 4 I-39, Exit 72 2705 12th Street, 61342 236 MINOOKA 7 S DEF 100 I-80, Exit 122 301 Ridge Road, 60447 39 MONEE 5 90 I-57, Exit 335 6002 Monee-Manhattan Road, 60449 482 MT. VERNON 7 S DEF 100 I-57, Exit 95 4610 Broadway, 62864 534 Okawville road ranger 0 50 I-64, Exit 41 905 Hen House Rd, 62271 515 ottawa DEF 22 2 I-80, Exit 93 3041 North IL Route 71,61350 645 Pontoon Beach DEF 185 15 I-270 & Exit 6B 1310 East Chain of Rocks Road, 62040 541 Princeton road ranger 7 250 I-80, Exit 56 2835 N Main St, 61356 539 Rochelle road ranger DEF 55 2 I-39, Exit 99 890 E Hwy 38, 61068 535 Rockford road ranger 0 US 20 4980 S Main St, 61108 536 South Beloit road ranger 2 75 I-90, Exit 1 6070 Gardner Street, 61080 646 South Beloit DEF 186 15 I-90 & HWY 75 16049 Willowbrook Road, 61080 512 Springfield DEF 25 2 I-55, Exit 90 500 Toronto Road, 62711 525 Springfield road ranger 2 80 I-55, Exit 100-A 3752 Camp Butler Rd, 62707

249 TROY 7 S DEF 135 I-55/70 & IL 162, Exit 18 820 Edwardsville Road, 62294 529 Tuscola road ranger 3 15 I-57, Exit 212 1112 East Southline Dr., 61953 537 Winnebago road ranger 0 US 20, MM8 101 S. Winnebago Rd, 61088 476 woodhull DEF 80 5 I-74, Exit 32 900 Plaza Ave, 61490

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p 815-580-4221 f 847-232-3058

p 618-993-2697 f 618-993-8100

p 815-315-4210 f 847-232-1184

p 815-467-4416 f 815-467-5409

p 708-534-2483 f 708-534-3980

p 618-244-1216 f 618-244-1262

p 815-656-4143 f 847-495-9926

p 815-516-0946 f 815-434-4081

p 618-931-1580 f 618-931-3587

p 815-315-4951 f 847-232-1450

p 815-209-9038 f 847-232-1451

p 815-315-4974 f 847-232-1183

p 815-264-4311 f 224-513-4182

p 815-389-4760 f 815-389-4793

p 815-516-0863 f 217-585-1883

p 815-209-9059 f 847-232-1459

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p 618-667-0946 f 618-667-0966

p 815-315-4988 f 847-232-1156

p 815-957-4049 f 847-897-2600

Hot Deli p 309-334-4550 f 309-334-4556

INDIANA 444 BRAZIL 10 S DEF 55 I-70, Exit 23 4376 North SR 59, 47834 531 BRAZIL road ranger 3 S 30 I-70, Exit 23 990 West State Rd 42, 47834 445 BURNS HARBOR 7 S DEF 115 I-94, Exit 22 243 Melton Road, 46304 247 CRAWFORDSVILLE 5 S 110 I-74 & SR 32, Exit 39 4367 East State Road 32, 47933 28 DALEVILLE 3 35 I-69, Exit 34 15151 Commerce Road, 47334 446 DALEVILLE DEF 125 5 I-69, Exit 34 15876 West Commerce Road, 47334 447 EVANSVILLE (HAUBSTADT) 5 S 145 I-64, Exit 25B 1042 E Warrenton Road, 47639 362 FORTVILLE (PENDLETON) 4 50 I-69, Exit 14 7455 South State Rd. 13, 46064 29 FREMONT 7 S DEF 130 I-80, Exit 144; I-69 N, Exit 157 6900 Old US 27, 46737 881 Ft Wayne Ft Wayne travel plz 6 260 I-69, Exit 109A 3037 Goshen Rd, 46808 271 GARY 9 S DEF 215 I-80/94 & Burr Street, Exit 6 2501 Burr Street, 46406 30 Greenfield 5 150 I-70, Exit 96 2640 North 600 West, 46140 542 Greenwood road ranger 8 65 I-65, Exit 99 1615 East Main Street, 46143

p 812-446-9400 f 812-446-6116

p 815-209-9052 f 847-232-1157

p 219-787-5705 f 219-787-9656

p 765-361-9603 f 765-361-9601

p 765-378-3599 f 765-378-3592

p 765-378-0246 f 765-378-4248

Pizza p 812-868-1048 f 812-868-1050

p 317-485-6211 f 317-485-4527

p 260-833-1987 f 260-833-6794

The Point Restaurant

p 260-482-7814 f 206-482-7780

p 219-844-2661 f 219-844-7957

p 317-894-1910 f 317-894-3499

p 815-315-4987 f 847-232-1452

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indiana (cont.)

indiana (cont.)

iowa (cont.)

647 Haubstadt DEF 145 9 I-64 & SR 41 Exit 25B Rural Route 1, Box 254A, 47639 448 HEBRON 8 S 135 I-65, Exit 240 18011 Colorado Street, 46341 31 HIGHLAND 2 I-80 & 94, Exit 2 8150 Indianapolis Boulevard, 46322 318 INDIANAPOLIS 7 S 90 I-465 & IN37, Exit 4 4607 South Harding Street, 46217 649 Indianapolis DEF 190 15 I-465 Exit 4 1720 West Thompson Road, 46217 546 Lake staTIon - S â&#x20AC;&#x201C; road ranger 4 25 I-80, Exit 15A 2151 Ripley St., 46405 650 Lake Station DEF 375 14 I-94 & Exit 15B 1401 Ripley Street, 46405 478 LEAVENWORTH DEF 65 5 I-64, Exit 92 6921 South SR 66, 47137 652 Lebanon DEF 150 9 I-65 Exit 139 520 South State Road 39, 46052 653 Lowell DEF 375 15 Rt 2 & I-65 Exit 240 3231 East 181st Street, 46356 152 MEMPHIS 10 70 I-65, Memphis Road, Exit 16 14013 Memphis Blue Lick Road, 47143 198 PLYMOUTH 7 S 110 US 30 & US 31 10619 9A Road, 46563 34 REMINGTON DEF 75 5 I-65, Exit 201 4154 West US Highway 24, 47977 339 RILEYSBURG (COVINGTON) 6 50 I-74 & SR 63, Exit 4 16502 North State Road 63, 47932 242 SHELBYVILLE 7 S 90 I-74, Exit 109 1851 West 400 North 35 SOUTH BEND 5 70 I-80, Exit 72 6424 West Brick Road 655 Spiceland DEF 193 15 I-70 Exit 123 5300 South State Rte. 3

297 TERRE HAUTE 5 70 I-70 & IN46, Exit 11 5555 E. Margaret Avenue 36 VALPARAISO 3 25 US 30 & SR 49 4105 US 30 East 37 WHITELAND 8 S 110 I-65, Exit 95 2962 County Road 500 North 656 WHITELAND DEF 173 50 I-65 & Whiteland Road, Exit 95 4982 North 350 East

969 Williams Flying j/broadway 4 60 I-35 & SR 20, Exit 144 3040 220th Street, 50271

p 812-768-5304 f 812-768-9215

Pizza p 219-696-8265 f 219-696-8281

p 219-923-6405 f 219-972-4134

p 317-783-1033 f 317-783-0851

p 317-783-5543 f 317-783-5648

p 815-239-6205 f 847-897-9548

p 219-962-8502 f 219-962-3259

p 812-739-2002 f 812-739-4034

p 765-483-9755 f 765-483-9762

p 219-696-6446 f 219-696-2456

p 812-294-4233 f 812-294-4237

p 574-936-6525 f 574-936-4348

p 219-261-3786 f 219-261-3986

p 765-793-7307 f 765-793-2155

p 317-392-8771 f 317-392-8721

p 574-272-8212 f 574-272-9914

p 765-987-1833 f 765-987-1836

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p 812-877-9977 f 812-877-9978

p 219-464-1644 f 219-464-9019

p 317-535-7656 f 317-535-3058

p 317-535-1124 f 317-535-4123

IOWA 913 ALTOONA BOSSELMAN 18 350 I-80 & US 65, Exit 142 3231 Adventureland Drive, 50009 496 Atalissa 4 45 I-80, Exit 265 2086 Atalissa Rd., 52720 893 avoca wings america 15 225 I-80, Exit 40 7005 N. Chestnut St, 51521 495 brooklyn 4 S 140 I-80, Exit 201 4126 Hwy 21, 52211 407 CLEAR LAKE DEF 125 6 I-35, Exit 194 2411 US Highway 18 East, 50428 329 COUNCIL BLUFFS 7 S 80 I-80/29, Exit 1B 2647 South 24th Street, 51501 636 Davenport 15 146 I-80 Exit 292 8200 N.W. Blvd., 52806 373 DES MOINES 17 S DEF 350 I-35/80 & Douglas Ave, Ext 126 11957 Douglas Avenue, 50322 532 elk run heights road ranger 6 100 I-380, Exit 68 100 Plaza Drive, 50707 637 Evansdale DEF 80 7 I-380 & Evansdale Dr. 445 Evansdale Drive, 50707 131 Osceola DEF 80 5 I-35, Exit 34 2010 West Clay Street, 50213 43 WALCOTT 8 S DEF 160 I-80, Exit 284 3500 North Plainview Road, 52773 268 WALCOTT 3 25 I-80, Exit 284 2975 North Plainview Road, 52773

p 515-967-7878 f 515-967-5726

p 563-946-3761 f 563-946-3871

p 712-343-4007 f 712-343-5026

p 319-685-4221 f 319-685-4574

p 641-357-3124 f 641-357-4939

p 712-322-0088 f 712-322-0236

p 563-386-7710 f 563-386-8243

p 515-276-1509 f 515-276-8599

p 815-315-0271 f 847-232-1182

p 319-291-7714 f 319-291-7720

p 641-342-8658 f 641-342-1782

Hot Deli p 563-284-4100 f 563-284-4103

p 563-284-5074

p 515-854-2238 f 515-854-2239

KANSAS 920 colby bosselman 5 90 I-70, Exit 54 110 East Willow Street, 67701 657 Dodge City 4 62 Hwy 400 & Hwy 283 2524 E. Wyatt Earp Blvd., 67801 658 Emporia DEF 74 4 I-35 & US 50 Exit 127 4245 West Hwy 50, 66801 903 SALINA bosselman 13 140 I-70, Exit 252 1944 North 9th Street, 67401 659 Salina DEF 120 9 I-70 Exit 253 2250 North Ohio Street, 67401

p 785-460-5832 f 785-460-5878

p 620-338-8888 f 602-338-8829

p 620-343-2717 f 620-343-3692

p 785-825-6787 f 785-827-3394

p 785-825-5300 f 785-452-9221

Kentucky 356 BROOKS (SHEPHERDSVILLE) 6 100 I-65 & Brooks Rd, Exit 121 2050 East Blue Lick Road, 40165 660 catlettsburg DEF 155 9 I-64 SR 180 Exit 185 15236 State Route 180, 41129 231 CORBIN DEF 128 5 I-75 & US25E, Exit 29 249 West Cumberland Gap Parkway, 40701 46 FRANKLIN 4 150 I-65, Exit 6 2929 Scottsville Road, 42134 438 FRANKLIN 8 S DEF 80 I-65, Exit 6 Highway 100 & I-65, Exit 6, 42134 661 FRANKLIN DEF 172 15 I-65 US Hwy 31 W. Exit 2 4380 Nashville Road, 42134 47 GEORGETOWN DEF 90 5 I-75, Exit 129 259 Cherry Blossom Way, 40324 353 GEORGETOWN 12 S 175 I-75, Exit 129 110 Triport Road, 40324 48 GLENDALE 8 125 I-65, Exit 86 58 Glendale-Hodgenville Road, 42740 399 LEBANON JUNCTION 7 S DEF 100 I-65, Exit 105 150 Park Plaza Boulevard, 40150

p 502-955-5049 f 502-955-9717

p 606-928-8383 f 606-928-4546

p 606-528-0631 f 606-528-1003

p 270-586-4149 f 270-586-5171

p 270-586-9544 f 270-586-9887

p 270-586-3343 f 270-586-8984

p 502-868-7427 f 502-867-1847

p 502-863-2708 f 502-863-5012

p 270-369-7360 f 270-369-6991

p 502-833-2727 f 502-833-2759

f 563-284-5076

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KENTUCKY (cont.)

Louisiana (cont.)

240 MIDDLESBORO DEF 40 2 Rt 2, Hwy 25E 3000 US Highway 25 East, 40965 156 MORTON’S GAP 5 90 Highway 813, Exit 37 Pennyrile Parkway, Exit 37, 42440 41 MT STERLING DEF 7 I-64, Exit 113 3060 Owingsville Road, 40353 49 OAK GROVE 8 S 175 I-24, Exit 89 8190 Pembroke-Oak Grove Road, 42262 439 OAK GROVE 5 S DEF 125 I-24, Exit 86 12900 Fort Campbell Boulevard, 42262 662 OAK GROVE 9 130 I-24 Exit 86 18750 Herndon Oak Grove Road, 42262 358 PADUCAH 8 65 I-24 & KY 305, Exit 3 5353 Cairo Road, 42001 440 PENDLETON 5 100 I-71, Exit 28 205 Pendleton Road, 40055 278 RICHWOOD (WALTON) 5 I-75/71 & KY 338, Exit 175 118 Richwood Road, 41094 321 RICHWOOD (WALTON) 3 I-75/71 & KY 338, Exit 175 11229 Frontage Road, 41094 354 SIMPSONVILLE 7 25 I-64 & Veechdale Rd, Exit 28 819 Buck Creek Road, 40067 50 SULPHUR 8 175 I-71, Exit 28 489 Pendleton Road, 40070 392 SONORA 6 S 200 I-65, Exit 81 450 East Western Avenue, 42776 663 Waddy 9 110 I-64 & HWY 395 Exit 43 1670 Waddy Road, 40076 664 Walton DEF 200 15 I-75 Exit 171 13019 Walton Verona Rd., 41094 437 WILLIAMSBURG 3 80 I-75, Exit 11 481 West Highway 92, 40769

79 DENHAM SPRINGS 3 60 I-12, Exit 10 2601 South Range Avenue, 70726 665 Greenwood DEF 190 15 I-20 Exit 3 9510 Greenwood Road, 71033 300 HAMMOND DEF 60 5 I-12 Exit 40 / I-55/US 51 2111 SW Railroad Avenue, 70403 199 HAUGHTON 7 S 90 I-20, Exit 33 490 North Elm Street, 71037 82 LAPLACE DEF 150 8 I-10/55, Exit 209 4301 South Main Street, 70068 335 RAYVILLE 5 85 I-20 & LA137, Exit 138 103 Grimshaw Street, 71269 428 WEST MONROE 5 100 I-20, Exit 112 300 Well Road, 71292

p 606-248-4057 f 606-248-4674

p 270-258-5213 f 270-258-9830

p 859-497-4041 f 859-497-8709

p 270-439-1776 f 270-439-7624

p 270-439-0153 f 270-439-0765

p 270-640-7000 f 270-640-7060

p 270-443-2044 f 270-442-8538

p 502-743-5222 f 502-743-5123

p 859-485-6100 f 859-485-6113

p 859-485-1327 f 859-485-8519

p 502-722-5636 f 502-722-5630

p 502-743-5496 f 502-743-5228

p 270-369-7300 f 270-369-8596

p 502-829-9100

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p 225-665-4151 f 225-665-4122

p 318-938-7744 f 318-938-5697

p 985-345-5476 f 985-542-5028

p 318-390-9709 f 318-390-9713

p 985-652-0531 f 985-652-4141

p 318-728-4100 f 318-728-4236

p 318-329-3590 f 318-329-3592

MARYLAND 875 Elkton elkton travel plz 23 225 I-95, Exit 109A 221 Belle Hill Rd, 21921 408 GRANTSVILLE 7 S DEF 65 I-68, Exit 22 3000 Chesnut Ridge Road, 21536 150 HAGERSTOWN 7 S DEF 90 I-70 & MD 63, Exit 24 11633 Greencastle Pike, 21740 179 HAGERSTOWN 9 S DEF 111 I-81, Exit 5B 16921 Halfway Blvd, 21740 784 North East DEF 200 15 I-95, Exit 100 One Center Drive, 21901 290 PERRYVILLE 5 80 I-95 & MD 222, Exit 93 31 Heather Lane, 21903

p 443-245-4229 f 443-485-2048

p 301-895-4536 f 301-895-4548

p 301-582-9004 f 301-582-9008

p 301-582-6111 f 301-582-5004

Pizza p 410-287-7110 f 410-287-7116

p 410-642-2883 f 410-378-4941

f 502-829-5600

MASSachusetts p 859-485-4400 f 859-485-6886

222 STURBRIDGE 6 S DEF 250 I-84 Exit 1 400 Route 15 (Haynes Street), 01566

Deli p 508-347-9104 f 508-347-9165

p 606-549-0162 f 606-549-0166

MICHIGAN 17 BATTLE CREEK 5 S 25 I-94, Exit 104 15901 Eleven Mile Road, 49014

LOUISIANA 274 BREAUX BRIDGE 7 S DEF 105 I-10, Exit 109 2112 Rees Street, 70517

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p 269-968-9949 f 269-968-9610

p 337-332-1253 f 337-332-0618

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MICHIGAN (cont.)

MISSISSIPPI (cont.)

MISSOURI (cont.)

666 Benton Harbor 6 135 I-94 Exit 30 1860 East Napier Ave., 49022 21 DEXTER DEF 80 3 I-94, Exit 167 750 Baker Road, 48130 296 DEXTER 5 80 I-94, Exit 167 195 Baker Road, 48130 667 Grand Ledge 9 265 I-96 & Exit 90/I-69 & Exit 81 7800 West Grand River Ave., 48837 23 IONIA 4 45 I-96, Exit 67 7205 South State Road, 48846 24 MONROE 3 20 I-75, Exit 15 1100 North Dixie Highway, 48162 284 MONROE 5 60 I-75, Exit 18 1200 Nadeau Road, 48161 26 OTTAWA LAKE DEF 170 8 US 23, Exit 5 6158 US 223, 49267 668 Saginaw 3 50 I-75 & Washington St. Exit 151 3475 East Washington, 48601

174 NEW ALBANY DEF 90 7 US 78, Exit 64 500 State Highway 15 South, 38652 677 Olive Branch 9 51 Hwy 78 and Bethel Road 4740 Bethel Road, 38654 678 Pearl DEF 175 15 I-20/I-55 Exit 47 685 Hwy 80 East, 39208 519 Senatobia kangaroo pantry 4 75 I-55, Exit 265 510 E Main Street, 38668 261 WINONA 5 S DEF 110 I-55 & Hwy. 82, Exit 185 403 SW Frontage Road, 38967

167 nevada DEF 45 3 US 71 & Camp Clark Road 2424 East Austin Road, 64772 208 Pacific 7 90 I-44W, Exit 257; I-44E, Exit 256 1475 Thornton Street, 63069 672 Peculiar DEF 165 9 US Hwy 71 Exit J 700 J Hwy, 64078 547 st. robert road ranger 6 75 I-44, Exit 163 22345 Hwy 28, 65584 673 Sullivan DEF 160 15 I-44/Hwy. 185 Exit 226 1500 AF Highway, 63080 674 Warrenton DEF 200 14 I-70 Exit 188 #1 Camp Branch Rd, 63383 675 Wayland 4 99 Hwy 136 & Hwy 61 102 Fore Drive, 63472

p 269-925-7547 f 269-925-7508

p 734-426-4618 f 734-426-7836

p 734-426-0065 f 734-426-0339

p 517-627-7504 f 517-622-4960

p 616-527-6520 f 616-527-5913

p 734-242-9650 f 734-242-6538

p 734-457-3500 f 734-457-2835

p 734-854-1772 f 734-854-6912

p 989-752-6350 f 989-752-6842

MINNesota 590 alexandria 6 50 I-94, Exit 100 & SR 27 3181 Evergreen Lane, 56308 581 Inver Grove Heights 5 43 Hwy 52 & 117 Street 11650 Courthouse Blvd, 55077 576 northfield 6 80 I-35 & Hwy 19, Exit 69 8051 Bagley Avenue, 55057 134 ST. CLOUD DEF 44 4 I-94, Exit 171 (CR 75) 4231 Clearwater Road, 56301

p 320-763-9222 f 320-763-2339

Pizza p 651-438-3397 f 651-480-4800 Big Steer Restaurant

p 507-645-6082 f 507-645-6082

p 320-251-8455 f 320-251-7750

MISSISSIPPI 676 Gulfport DEF 165 15 I-10 Exit 31 9351 Canal Road, 39503 77 JACKSON 6 S DEF 120 I-55/I-20, Exit 45 2520 South Gallatin Street, 39204 388 MERIDIAN 7 S DEF 100 I-59, Exit 151 1555 Tommy Webb Drive, 39307

p 228-868-2711 f 228-868-3711

p 601-968-9491 f 601-968-0699

p 601-484-5106 f 601-484-7370

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p 662-895-1001 f 662-895-0008

p 601-936-0190 f 601-936-0196 Huddle House

p 662-560-1973 f 662-560-1992

p 662-283-5985 f 662-283-5906

MISSOURI 44 BOONVILLE 8 S DEF 150 I-70, Exit 101 1701 Ashley Road, 65233 359 CHARLESTON 4 60 I-57 & MO 105, Exit 10 2071 Main Street, 63834 385 collins 3 35 US 54 & Hwy 13 South Hwy 13 South, 64738 533 fenton road ranger 2 25 I-44 W, Exit 275; I-44 E, Exit 274B 205 North Highway Dr., 63026 442 HAYTI 8 S 25 I-55, Exit 19 1701 Highway 84 East, 63851 443 HIGGINSVILLE 5 S DEF 120 I-70, Exit 49 6676 Highway 13, 64037 317 JOPLIN 7 S DEF 90 I-44 & MO 43S, Exit 4 4500 Highway 43 South, 64804 669 JOPLIN DEF 160 15 I-44 U.S. 71 Exit 11A 11570 Hwy FF, 64804 768 Kansas City DEF 121 6 I-435 Front Street 1300 North Corrington Ave., 64120 252 Kearney 7 S DEF 125 I-35, Exit 26 600 West SR 92, 64060 301 MARSTON 6 70 I-55, Exit 40 917 East Elm Street, 63866 671 Matthews DEF 188 15 I-55 Exit 58 703 State Hwy 80, 63867

Hot Deli Pizza p 660-882-9120 f 660-882-9710

p 573-683-6056 f 573-683-6016

p 417-275-4796 f 417-275-4796

p 815-566-4043 f 847-460-0119

Pizza p 573-359-2007 f 573-359-2031

p 660-584-8484 f 660-584-8486

p 417-781-0255 f 417-781-0179

p 417-626-7600 f 417-626-8802

p 816-483-7600 f 816-483-1492

p 816-635-4015 f 816-635-4116

p 573-643-2320 f 573-643-2252

p 573-472-3336 f 573-471-1161

p 417-667-32716 f 417-667-48431

p 636-257-4100 f 636-257-4107

p 816-779-8000 f 816-779-4441

p 815-315-4953 f 847-232-3389

p 573-860-8880 f 573-860-8892

p 636-456-2001 f 636-456-2016

p 660-754-1550 f 660-754-1556

MONTANA 968 Belgrade Flying j/broadway 3 125 I-90 Exit 298 6505 Jack Rabit Lane, 59701 915 billings town pump 14 0 I-90, Exit 455 2711 N Frontage Road, 59101 923 Billings town pump 9 125 I-90, Exit 455 2775 Old Hardin Road, 59101 905 BONNER town pump 11 100 Junction of I-90 & Hwy 200 7985 Highway 200 East, 59851 924 Butte town pump 6 0 I-15 Exit 122 & I-90 MM220 122000 Rocker Interchg & I90, 59701 922 COLUMbia falls town pump 1 20 Hwy 2 West 6102 Hwy 2 West, 59912 906 COLUMBUS town pump 7 150 I-90, Exit 408 602 8th Avenue North, 59019 917 GREAT FALLS town pump 5 100 Junction of I-15 & Hwy 87 3700 31st St SW, Suite 1, 59404 925 Great Falls 4 0 I-15 & 31st Street Exit 277 3715 31st St SW, 59404 964 Hardin Flying j/broadway 1 50 I-90 Exit 495 315 E 13th Street, 59034

p 406-488-4124 f 406-388-4231

Hot Deli p 406-238-9823 f 406-238-9825

Hot Deli p 406-256-8826 f 406-256-9256

Hot Deli p 406-258-6588 f 406-258-6693

Hot Deli

Full Service Restaurant

p 406-723-4325 f 406-723-8956

Hot Deli p 406-892-0747

Hot Deli p 406-322-4833 f 406-322-5273

Hot Deli p 406-452-0342 f 406-452-0547

Hot Deli p 406-727-7945 f 406-761-2599

p 406-665-1237 f 406-665-3123

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916 LOLO town pump 1 40 Junction of Hwy 93 & Hwy 12 11822 Highway 93 South, 59847 907 MILES CITY town pump 4 100 I-94, Exit 138 1210 South Haynes Street, 59301 914 MIssoula town pump 14 125 I-90 & MT Hwy 93, Exit 96 8475 Hwy 93 N Suite B, 59808 908 ROCKER/BUTTE town pump 10 195 I-90, Exit 122 1000 Grizzly Trail, 59701 909 SHELBY town pump 6 70 I-15, Exit 363 1350 West Roosevelt, 59474 911 SUPERIOR town pump 2 8 I-90, Exit 47 403 Diamond Road, 59872 910 THREE FORKS town pump 5 90 Junction of I-90 & US 287, Exit 274 10800 Highway 287, 59751

DEF diesel exhaust fluid

# parking

restaurants outlined in a red box do not accept FFA points

NEVADA (cont.)

Hot Deli p 406-273-6666 f 406-273-3018

Hot Deli p 406-232-2582 f 406-232-2582

Hot Deli p 406-542-0400 f 406-327-0802

Hot Deli p 406-723-0088 f 406-723-4940

Country Skillet p 406-434-5221 f 406-434-7019

Super Deli p 406-822-4444 f 406-822-4444

Hot Deli p 406-285-3807

341 LAS VEGAS 7 S 80 I-15 & Craig Rd, Exit 48 3812 East Craig Road, 89031 692 Wells 9 200 I-80 & HWY 93, Exit 352 (South) 156 Hwy 93 South, 89835 147 WEST WENDOVER DEF 250 11 I-80 @ Peppermill Casino, Exit 410 1200 West Wendover Boulevard, 89883 485 Winnemucca 5 S DEF 140 I-80 & West Interchange, Exit 173 5625 I-80 W Winnemucca Exchange, 89445 770 Winnemucca 10 105 I-80 Exit 176 1880 West Winnemucca Blvd., 89445

p 702-644-1600 f 702-644-8432

p 775-752-2400 f 775-752-2406

p 775-664-3400

Organic before organic became organic.

f 775-664-3347

p 775-625-2800 f 775-625-2814

p 775-623-0111 f 775-523-0120

NEW HAMPSHIRE 896 bow 3 60 I-93, Exit 11/12C 728 SR 3A, 03304

p 603-223-6885 f 603-223-5204

f 406-285-6976

NEW JERSEY NEBRASKA 904 BIG SPRINGS bosselman 16 500 I-80, Exit 107 I-80 and Big Springs Road, 69122 901 ELM CREEK bosselman 6 75 I-80, Exit 257 5085 Buffalo Creek Road, 68836 902 GRAND ISLAND bosselman 21 400 I-80, Exit 312N 3335 West Woodriver Road, 68803 686 Gretna DEF 150 15 I-80 Exit 432 15010 South State Hwy 31, 68028 687 North Platte DEF 123 9 I-80 Exit 179 3400 S. Newberry Road, 69101 912 WOOD RIVER bosselman 6 65 I-80 & Hwy 11, Exit 300 I-80 and Highway 11 and Exit 300, 68883

p 308-889-3686 f 308-889-3352

p 308-856-4330 f 308-856-4330

p 308-382-2288 f 308-381-7464

p 402-332-4483 f 402-332-4576

p 308-532-4555 f 308-532-8077

p 308-583-2493

280 BLOOMSBURY 5 S DEF 30 I-78 & NJ 173, Exit 7 979 Route 173, 08804 253 CARNEYS POINT 2 I-295 at Jersey Turnpike, Exit 2B 600 Pennsville-Auburn Road, 08069 688 Carneys Point DEF 360 16 I-295 Exit 2C 326 Slapes Corner Road, 08069 190 CLINTON 6 95 I-78, Exit 12 68 Rt. 173, 08827 210 mahwah 0 8 230 Route 17 South, 07430 880 Port Jervis Lukoil 0 I-84, Exit 1 15 Route 23 S, 07827

p 908-479-6443 f 908-479-6394

p 856-299-5700 f 856-299-8563

p 856-351-0080 f 856-351-0293

p 908-735-7711 f 908-735-8153

p 201-529-2704 f 201-529-1784

p 973-293-3477 f 973-293-3677

f 308-583-2115

NEW MEXICO NEVADA 966 Battle MTN. Flying j/broadway 9 70 I-80 Exit 231 650 W Front St., 89820 387 CARLIN 5 60 I-80/NV 278, Exit 280 791 Tenth Street, 89822 340 FERNLEY 7 S DEF 100 I-80 & US 95, Exit 46 465 Pilot Road, 89408

p 702-635-5424 f 775-635-0371

p 775-754-6384 f 775-754-6025

p 775-575-5115

689 Albuquerque DEF 165 15 I-40 Exit 153 9911 Avalon Road NW, 87105 305 JAMESTOWN 16 S DEF 450 I-40, Exit 39 I-40, Exit 39, 87347 266 LAS CRUCES 5 40 I-10 & NM 292, Exit 139 2681 West Amador, 88005

p 505-831-2001 f 505-833-0464

Pizza p 505-722-6655 f 505-722-2674

FIJI 1-Liter:

2 for $400

Regular $ 249 each

p 575-523-2700 f 575-525-6727

f 775-575-4619

Š 2011 FIJI Water Company LLC. All rights reserved.

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new mexico (cont.)

new Carolina (cont.)

ohio (cont.)

163 LORDSBURG 7 S DEF 95 I-10 & East Motel Dr, Exit 24 1050 East Motel Drive, 88045 690 Lordsburg 9 285 I-10 Exit 24 11 Old Highway 70, 88045 691 Tucumcari DEF 136 9 I-40 & Exit 333 2021 S. Mountain Road, 88401

58 PLEASANT HILL 4 25 I-95, Exit 180 Route 1 - Box 202, 27866 393 WAYNESVILLE 4 60 I-40 & NC 209, Exit 24 3712 Crabtree Road, 28786

286 EATON 5 S DEF 50 I-70 & OH 127, Exit 10 6141 US 127 North, 45320 360 FINDLAY 5 80 I-75 & OH 613, Exit 164 11471 State Route 613W, 45840 9 FRANKLIN 7 S DEF 200 I-75, Exit 36 6830 Franklin-Lebanon Road, 45005 285 HEBRON 9 S DEF 90 I-70 & OH 37, Exit 126 10258 Lancaster Road SW, 43025 697 Hubbard DEF 150 15 I-80 & Hwy 62, Exit 234B (Eastbound) 2226 North Main, 44425 698 Jeffersonville DEF 148 9 I-71 Exit 69 9935 SR 41, 43128 700 Lake Township DEF 150 15 I-280 Exit 1B; I-80/90, Exit 71 26415 Warns Dr., 43551 287 LODI (BURBANK) 7 105 I-71 & OH 83, Exit 204 10048 Avon Lake Road, 44214 454 LONDON 9 S DEF 125 I-70, Exit 79 1365 SR 42 NE, 43140 455 MARENGO 5 65 I-71, Exit 140 488 State Route 61, 43334 699 Millersport 15 152 I-70 St Rd 158 Exit 122 10480 Baltimore, 43046 11 N. LIMA 5 S 50 I-76, Exit 232 10920 Market Street, 44452 303 NAPOLEON 7 75 Rt. 24 905 American Road, 43545 130 RICHFIELD 7 80 I-77S, Exit 146; I-77N, Exit 145; I-80, Exit 173 5219 Brecksville Road, 44286 13 SEVILLE 10 S DEF 190 I-71, Exit 209 8924 Lake Road, 44273 12 STONEY RIDGE (PERRYSBURG) 5 S 50 I-80/90, Exit 71 3430 Libbey Road, 43551 14 SUNBURY 5 115 I-71, Exit 131 7680 East State Route 36, 43074

p 575-542-3100 f 575-542-3111

p 505-542-3320 f 505-542-3324

p 575-461-6590 f 575-461-3879

NEW YORK 322 KANONA DEF 70 4 I-86, Exit 37 7767 State Rt 53, 14810 394 NEWBURGH 6 S DEF 110 I-84, Exit 6 239 Route 17K, 12550 693 Pembroke DEF 150 9 I-90 Exit 48A 8484 Allegheny Road, 14036 494 Rotterdam 4 95 I-88, Exit 25 1128 Duanesburg Road, 12306 146 SCHODACK LANDING DEF 15 4 I-90, Exit 12 995 US Route 9, 12033 380 SYRACUSE (LIVERPOOL) DEF 85 5 I-81, Exit 25; I-90, Exit 36 107 Seventh North Street, 13088

Pizza p 607-776-2012 f 607-776-4179

p 845-567-1722 f 845-567-1773

p 585-599-4430 f 585-599-4436

p 518-356-5616 f 518-356-5634

p 518-732-7272 f 518-732-7228

p 315-424-0124 f 315-424-0126

North Carolina 275 CHARLOTTE DEF 60 5 I-85, Exit 39; I-77, Exit 13 3807 Statesville Avenue, 28206 885 dunn Kangaroo Pantry 3 40 I-95, Exit 71 873 Longbranch, 28334 900 dunn Saddler bros.

9 350 I-95, Exit 75 65 Sadler Rd, 28334 682 Graham 4 251 I-85 & I-40 Exit 150 1043 Jimmie Kerr Road, 27258 56 KANNAPOLIS 7 55 I-85, Exit 63 2825 Lane Street, 28083 683 Kenly DEF 145 14 I-95 & Exit 106 1800 Princeton-Kenly Road, 27542 57 MEBANE 8 S DEF 140 I-40/85, Exit 152 1342 Trollingwood Road, 27302

p 704-358-1006 f 704-358-1506

p 910-892-3642 f 910-980-2364

p 910-892-0106 f 910-892-2084

p 336-578-2427 f 336-578-0804

p 704-938-6800 f 704-938-6900

p 919-284-4548 f 919-284-4214

p 919-563-4999 f 919-563-4929

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p 252-537-4476 f 252-537-3666

p 828-627-8611 f 828-627-9499

North dakota 684 Beach 9 89 I-94 & Hwy 16 I-94 & Hwy 16, 58621 685 Fargo DEF 168 12 I-29, Exit 62 3150 39th St SW, Suite A, 58104 489 grand forks 10 141 I-29, Exit 138 4401 32nd Avenue South, 58201

p 701-872-4737 f 701-872-4985

p 701-282-7766 f 701-282-7259

p 701-746-8145 f 701-746-4342

ohio 2 AUSTINBURG 7 S 150 I-90, Exit 223 2246 State Route 45, 44010 694 AUSTINBURG DEF 164 15 I-90 & State Rd 45, Exit 223 2349 Center Road, 44010 3 AUSTINTOWN 8 S 200 I-80, Exit 223 1150 North Canfield-Niles Road, 44515 4 AVON 3 55 I-90, Exit 151 39115 Colorado Road, 44011 457 BEAVER DAM 10 S DEF 105 I-75, Exit 135 427 East Main Street, 45808 695 BEAVER DAM DEF 150 15 I-75 Exit 135 420 East Main Street, 45808 696 Berkshire DEF 150 15 I-71 Exit 131 7735 State Route 37, 43074 309 CALDWELL 5 50 I-77, Exit 25 44133 Fairground Road, 43724 6 CAMBRIDGE 3 35 I-70, Exit 178 61700 Southgate Road, 43725 8 CIRCLEVILLE 3 55 US 23 and Pittsburgh Road 25600 US 23, 43113 213 COLUMBUS 7 100 I-70 & Wilson Road Exit 94 3600 Interchange Road, 43204

Pizza p 440-275-3303 f 440-275-3311

p 440-275-1515 f 440-275-3289

p 330-505-3532 f 330-505-3548

p 440-934-0110 f 440-934-1168

p 419-643-6023 f 419-643-6085

p 419-643-8001 f 419-643-8106

p 740-965-9835 f 740-965-9770

p 740-732-5656 f 740-732-1404

p 740-439-0989 f 740-432-9607

p 740-420-8942 f 740-420-3972

p 614-308-9195

p 937-456-6303 f 937-456-6497

p 419-299-3381 f 419-299-3096

p 937-746-4488 f 937-743-3006

p 740-928-5588 f 740-928-6032

p 330-534-3774 f 330-534-4372

p 740-426-9136 f 740-426-9156

p 419-837-2100 f 419-837-2199

p 330-948-4571 f 330-948-4575

p 614-879-4128 f 614-879-4137

p 419-253-1400 f 419-253-1402

p 740-964-9601 f 740-964-9611

p 330-549-9203 f 330-549-1930

p 419-599-0043 f 419-599-0051

p 330-659-2020 f 330-659-2021

p 330-769-4220 f 330-769-2202

p 419-837-5091 f 419-837-5658

p 740-965-5540 f 740-965-5641

f 614-308-9673

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ohio (cont.)

oregon (cont.)

Pennsylvania (cont.)

15 TOLEDO 5 70 I-75, Exit 210 5820 Hagman Road, 43612 239 UPPER SANDUSKY 5 70 St. Hwy 23 & 30 1600 W. Wyandot Avenue, 43351 16 WILMINGTON 3 20 I-71, Exit 50 5772 US 68 North, 45177 281 YOUNGSTOWN (GIRARD) 7 S 80 I-80 & Salt Springs Rd., Exit 226 2786 Salt Springs Road, 44420

133 CHEMULT 4 60 US 97 341 Damon Street, 97731 934 LaGrande Flying j/broadway 4 50 I-84 Exit 265 I-84 & Exit 265, 97850 232 ONTARIO 7 105 I-84, Exit 376A 653 East Idaho Avenue, 97914 233 RICE HILL 10 S 160 I-5, Exit 148 800 John Long Road, 97462 390 STANFIELD DEF 90 9 I-84/82 & Hwy 395, Exit 188 2115 Highway 395, 97875

81 NEW CASTLE 7 S DEF 90 I-79, Exit 99 2010 New Castle Road, 16051 710 New Milford DEF 125 9 I-81 Exit 219 1623 Oliver Road, 18834 522 Pine Grove 3 160 I-81, Exit 100 482 Suedberg Rd, 17963 370 SCRANTON (PITTSTON) 7 S 80 I-81N, Exit 175; I-81 S, Exit 175B; I-476, RT 315 417 Route 315, 18640 620 Smithton DEF 110 7 I-70 & Exit 49 122 Fitzhenry Road, 15479

p 419-729-3985 f 419-729-0905

p 419-294-2971 f 419-294-3101

p 937-382-0464 f 937-382-3069

p 330-530-8500 f 330-530-8318

Oklahoma 701 Ardmore DEF 136 9 I-35 & Exit 33 2450 Cooper Drive, 73401 702 Checotah 9 150 U.S. Hwy 69 & U.S. Hwy 266 1255 W. Gentry, 74426 704 Edmond DEF 73 15 I-35 & N.E. 122nd Street 4801 NE 122 Street, 73013 259 muskogee 7 S DEF 125 US 69 3006 N. 32nd Street, 74401 460 OKLAHOMA CITY 7 S DEF 145 I-40, Exit 140 400 South Morgan Road, 73128 703 OKLAHOMA CITY DEF 172 9 I-40, Exit 140 701 South Morgan Road, 73128 196 ROLAND 7 125 I-40 & US 64, Exit 325 123 West Ray Fine Boulevard 705 Sayre DEF 150 4 I-40 & US 283 2400 South 4th Route, 73662 706 Tulsa DEF 185 9 I-44 & Exit 236 121 North 129 E/I-44 Exit 236, 74116

p 580-226-3833 f 580-226-3546

p 918-473-1243 f 918-473-1957

p 405-475-9440 f 405-475-9435

Pizza p 918-686-7856 f 918-686-0597

p 405-440-1048 f 405-440-1093

p 405-324-5000 f 405-324-7181

p 918-427-0895 f 918-427-0862

p 580-928-2216 f 580-928-2354

p 918-437-5477 f 918-437-5660

oregon 195 BIGGS JUNCTION 5 55 I-84 & US Hwy 97, Exit 104 91485 Biggs Rufus Highway, 97065 386 BROOKS 7 S DEF 110 I-5, Exit 263 4220 Brooklake Road, 97305 391 CENTRAL POINT DEF 100 7 I-5, Exit 33 1600 East Pine Street, 97502

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p 503-463-1114 f 503-463-0409

p 541-664-7001 f 541-664-7006

p 541-365-0991 f 541-365-0995

p 541-963-9762 f 541-663-9822

p 541-889-9070 f 541-889-4117

p 541-849-2133 f 541-849-2137

p 541-449-1403 f 541-449-1430

Pennsylvania

south carolina

348 BENTLEYVILLE 7 S 90 I-70 Exit 32-B 205 Wilson Road, 15314 516 breezewood all american 12 280 I-76, Exit 161; I-70, Exit 147 167 Post House Road, 15533 707 Brookville 15 140 I-80 Exit 78 246 Allegheny Blvd., 15825 708 Carlisle DEF 278 22 I-81 Exit 52/I-76 & Exit 226 1501 Harrisburg Pike, 17013 336 DUBOIS 7 100 I-80, Hwy 219, Exit 97 1742 Rich Highway, 15801 517 Duncannon 8 125 US 22 & 322 30 Benvenue Ave, 17020 311 ERIE 5 85 I-90 & PA97, Exit 27 8035 Perry Highway, 16509 518 Frystown 9 220 I-78, Exit 10 (PA 645) 2210 Camp Swatara Road, 17067 245 HARRISBURG 3 30 I-81 & PA39, Exit 77 7961 Linglestown Road, 17112 298 HAZLETON (DRUMS) 5 60 I-80, Exit 256 Route 2, Box 301, 18222 1 MILL HALL 5 S DEF 70 I-80, Exit 173 5868 Nittany Valley Drive, 17751 709 MILL HALL (Lamar) DEF 155 15 I-80 and Exit 173 5609 Nittany Valley Drive, 17751

711 Blacksburg 15 200 I-85 Exit 102 1011 North Mountain Street, 29702 60 BOWMAN 8 S DEF 100 I-26, Exit 159 2064 Homestead Road, 29018 346 CAMDEN (LUGOFF) 3 S 60 I-20 & US 601 Exit 92 522 Highway 601 South, 29078 884 Campobello Kangaroo Pantry 2 35 I-26, Exit 5 8998 SC Hwy 11, 29322 338 CAYCE (COLUMBIA) DEF 90 5 I-26/77 & US321, Exit 115 3008 Highway 321, 29033 61 CLINTON 3 40 I-26, Exit 52 12818 Highway 56 North, 29325 712 Columbia DEF 178 15 I-20 Exit 70 5901 Fairfield Road, 29203 310 DUNCAN 8 70 I-85 & SC290, Exit 63 1405 East Main Street, 29334 62 FLORENCE 6 75 I-95, Exit 170 3006 North Williston Road, 29506 337 FLORENCE 5 90 I-95 & US 52, Exit 164 2015 West Lucas St., 29501 878 FLORENCE florence travel plz 19 23 I-95, Exit 169 3001 TV Road, 29501 453 GAFFNEY 5 S DEF 100 I-85, Exit 90 909 Hyatt Street, 29341

p 724-239-5855 f 724-239-5801

p 814-735-4076 f 814-735-4823

p 814-849-2992 f 814-849-2440

p 717-243-6659 f 717-243-2510

p 814-375-6046 f 814-375-6047

p 717-834-3174 f 717-834-5118

p 814-864-8536 f 814-866-0332

p 717-933-4171 f 717-933-5008

p 717-545-5507 f 717-545-6768

p 570-788-3262 f 570-788-2163

Pizza p 570-726-7618 f 570-726-5092

p 570-726-4080 f 570-726-4363

p 724-368-3028 f 724-368-3059

p 570-465-2974 f 570-465-2979

p 570-345-8800 f 570-345-3707

p 570-655-4116 f 570-655-2479

p 724-872-4050 f 724-872-9471

p 864-839-5934 f 864-839-5942

p 803-829-3541 f 803-829-3352

p 803-438-5175 f 803-438-3947 Grill

Aunt M Depo

p 864-472-2128 f 864-472-2280

p 803-739-2921 f 803-739-4521

p 864-833-4555 f 864-833-3765

p 803-735-9006 f 803-735-0917

p 864-433-1221 f 864-433-1210

p 843-662-6972 f 843-662-7013

p 843-662-2646 f 843-662-2893

p 843-669-5736 f 843-269-2079

p 864-206-0050 f 864-206-0052

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south carolina (cont.)

tennessee (cont.)

texas

713 Latta DEF 200 15 I-95 Exit 181A 111 Mill Branch Road, 29565 63 PIEDMONT 5 S DEF 90 I-85, Exit 35 110 Frontage Road, 29673 714 Rock Hill DEF 141 9 I-77 & Hwy 901, Exit 73 2435 Mount Holly Road, 29730 493 St. George DEF 118 8 I-95, Exit 77 113 Motel Drive, 29477 64 SUMMERVILLE 3 S 40 I-26, Exit 199 1521 North Main Street, 29483

51 GREENEVILLE 3 25 I-81 Exit 36 11190 Baileyton Road, 37745 403 HEISKELL 2 25 I-75, Exit 117 1915 East Raccoon Valley Road, 37754 53 HURRICANE MILLS 8 S 180 I-40, Exit 143 15559 Highway 13 South, 37078 366 Jackson 7 S DEF 95 I-40, Exit 85 32 Sand Pebble Rd., 38305 241 KNOXVILLE 0 80 I-40, Exit 398; @ John Sevier 2801 East Govenor John Sevier Highway, 37914 722 Knoxville DEF 187 15 I-40 & I-75 Exit 369 800 Watt Road, 37932 270 KNOXVILLE (LOVELL ROAD) 5 S 80 I-40/75, Exit 374 314 Lovell Road, 37922 219 KNOXVILLE (STRAW PLAINS) 9 S DEF 115 I-40, Exit 398 7210 Straw Plains Pike, 37914 52 LAVERGNE 4 25 I-24, Exit 64 535 Waldron Road, 37086 411 LEBANON 8 S DEF 150 I-40, Exit 238 921 Murfreesboro, 37090 363 MEMPHIS 5 70 US 78 @ Pleasant Hill 5021 Highway 78, 38118 405 MEMPHIS 5 S DEF 100 I-240, Hwy 78S 4949 Lamar Ave, 38118 404 Murfreesboro 7 S DEF 90 I-24, Exit 81 2441 S. Church St, 37127 413 nashville 2 25 Briley Pkwy, Hwy 155N, Exit 26A, Hwy 155S, Exit 26 6418 Centennial Blvd., 37209 224 ONeiDA (PIONEER) 4 85 I-75, Exit 141 304 Howard Baker Highway, 37847 149 STANTON 7 50 I-40 Exit 42 7720 Highway 222, 38069 412 WHITE PINE 9 S DEF 130 I-81, Exit 4 3624 Roy Messer Highway, 37890

436 AMARILLO 5 S DEF 90 I-40, Exit 75 715 South Lakeside Drive, 79118 723 AMARILLO DEF 200 13 I-40 Exit 76 9601 I-40 East Exit 76, 79118 435 ANTHONY 5 S DEF 100 I-10, Exit 0 2015 Antonio Street, 79821 724 ANTHONY DEF 176 15 I-10 Exit 0 3001 Mountain Pass Blvd., 79821 725 Baytown DEF 200 15 I-10 & Exit 789 Thompson Road 1876 East Freeway, 77521 367 CADDO MILLS 6 80 I-30 & FM1903, Exit 87 & 88 2725 FM 1903, 75135 433 DALLAS 8 S DEF 150 I-20, Exit 470 8787 South Lancaster Road, 75241 726 DALLAS DEF 150 15 I-20 Exit 472 7425 Bonnie View Road, 75241 727 Edinburg DEF 200 15 Hwy 281 & FM 1925 1305 East Monte Cristo, 78539 728 El Paso DEF 120 9 I-10 and Exit 37 1301 North Horizon Blvd., 79927 434 FORT WORTH 8 S DEF 185 I-35, Exit 65 2400 Alliance Gateway, 76178 375 HOUSTON 7 S DEF 90 I-610, Exit 24A US 90 E 4440 N. McCarty Street, 77013 729 Houston DEF 233 15 I-45 Richie Rd, Exit 64 15919 North Freeway, 77090 234 HUNTSVILLE 6 S 90 I-45, Exit 118 639 State Highway 75 North, 77320 507 Jarrell 8 140 I-35 & Exit 275 11710 North Interstate 35, 76537 377 LAREDO 12 S DEF 300 I-35 S, Exit 13; I-35 N, Exit 12B 1101 Uniroyal Drive, 78045 730 LAREDO DEF 191 13 I-35 S, Exit 13; I-35 N, Exit 12B 1011 Beltway Parkway, 78045

p 843-752-5047 f 843-752-7265

p 864-845-8177 f 864-845-8178

p 803-328-5700 f 803-909-5800

p 843-563-8989 f 843-563-8986

p 843-486-5770 f 843-486-5702

south dakota 932 Hermosa Flying j/broadway 2 # 25 Heartland Express Hwy 79 25 Heartland Express Hwy 79, 57744 919 Mitchell 90 Fuel Services 4 250 I-90, Exit 332 1821 S. Burr, 57301 918 Rapid City Bosselman 5 100 I-90, Exit 55 2783 Deadwood Ave., 57702 931 Rapid City Flying j/broadway 8 150 I-90 Exit 61 4200 N I-90 Service Rd Exit 61, 57701 716 Sioux Falls DEF 158 9 I-29 Exit 83 5201 Granite Lane, 57107

p 605-255-4555 f 605-255-4522

p 605-996-3371 f 605-996-3910

p 605-348-7070 f 605-348-3438

p 605-342-5450 f 605-342-3011

p 605-977-1438 f 605-977-1538

tennessee 265 COOKEVILLE LIMITED 1 I-40, Exit 287 1111 South Jefferson, 38501 406 CORNERSVILLE 2 20 I-65, Exit 22 9211 Lewisburg Highway, 37047 114 CROSSVILLE 7 S 80 I-40, Exit 320 2449 Genesis Road, 38571 226 DANDRIDGE 6 80 I-40, Exit 417 505 Patriot Drive, 37725 409 DICKSON 11 S 90 I-40, Exit 172 2320 Highway 46 South, 37055 720 Fairview DEF 150 9 I-40 & Hwy 96, Exit 182 1420 Hwy 96 North, 37062

p 931-528-7100 f 931-528-3893

p 931-363-3290 f 931-363-8248

p 931-787-1901 f 931-787-1905

p 865-397-3547 f 865-397-3699

Pizza p 615-446-4600 f 615-446-0763

p 615-799-4116

p 423-234-0414 f 423-234-0641

p 865-938-1439 f 865-938-1146

Pizza p 931-296-7180 f 931-296-7719

Pizza p 731-422-5545 f 731-422-5780

p 865-546-6776 f 865-546-7475

p 865-531-7400 f 865-531-7982

p 865-966-0445 f 865-966-2918

p 865-544-1067 f 865-544-1138

p 615-793-9856 f 615-793-9085

p 615-453-8866 f 615-453-8860

p 901-366-0337 f 901-366-1712

p 901-202-5520 f 901-202-5522

p 615-907-9595 f 615-907-3982

p 615-350-7225 f 615-350-7318

p 423-562-5000 f 423-566-1335

p 901-466-3535 f 901-465-6704

p 865-674-8570 f 865-674-8572

p 806-335-3323 f 806-335-2868

p 806-335-1475 f 806-335-1058

p 915-886-3090 f 915-886-3404

p 915-886-2737 f 915-886-3522

p 281-424-7706 f 281-424-7730

p 903-527-2150 f 903-527-2103

p 972-228-2467 f 972-228-4386

p 972-225-3566 f 972-225-3681

p 956-316-0149 f 956-316-3732

Pizza p 915-852-4141 f 915-852-4101

p 817-337-5324 f 817-337-5137

p 713-675-3375 f 713-670-7629

p 281-893-0423 f 281-893-9368

p 936-291-1125 f 936-291-2421

p 512-746-4341

p 956-717-5006 f 956-725-0156

p 956-712-3265 f 956-791-3057

f 615-799-4120

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733 Lubbock 4 50 I-27 & 4th Street Exit 602 4th Street, 79401 257 MIDLAND 7 S DEF 84 I-20, Exit 126 4015 S. FM 1788, 79706 982 MIDLAND 0 0 7700 W. I-20 7500 W. Hwy 80, 79706 983 MIDLAND 0 0 I-20, Exit 138 7800 Interstate 20 Frontage, 79706 330 New Braunfels 7 S DEF 80 I-35, Exit 184 4142 Loop 337, 78132 734 New Caney DEF 150 9 US 59 & Exit 242 23412 Hwy 242, 77357 431 ORANGE 8 S 110 I-10, Exit 873 2205 North Highway 62, 77630 735 ORANGE DEF 150 15 I-10 Exit 873 7112 I-10 West, 77630 736 Pecos 15 200 I-20 Exit 42 100 East Pinehurst, 79772 432 ROBINSON 7 S DEF 285 I-35, Exit 328 8055 South I-35, 76706 306 SAN ANTONIO 5 S 50 I-10 E.bound, Exit 581; I-10 W.bound, Exit 582 5619 I-10 East, 78219 737 SAN ANTONIO DEF 200 15 I-10 Exit 583 1815 North Foster Road, 78244 157 SULPHER SPRINGS 7 S DEF 85 I-30, Exit 122 1200 South Hillcrest, 75482 738 Tye DEF 200 15 I-20 & FM 707 Exit 277 101 North FM 707, 79563 486 Tyler 7 S DEF 85 I-20 & FM 14 12881 FM 14A, 75706 209 VAN HORN 7 S DEF 75 I-10, Exit 140 501 Van Horn Drive, 79855 740 w. houston 9 117 I-10, Exit 732 204 South Waller Ave., 77423

739 Waco DEF 200 9 I-35 & New Road 2409 South New Road, 76711 206 WEATHERFORD 7 S DEF 110 I-20, Exit 406 1201 I-20 West, 76087 741 Wichita Falls DEF 50 3 US 287 & Jacksboro Highway 2311 Jacksboro Highway, 76301

748 Willard Bay 4 52 I-15 Exit 357 600 West 750 North, 84340

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p 806-744-0539 f 806-744-7423

p 432-563-1683 f 432-563-1748

p 877-561-8432

p 432-563-1365

p 830-629-1424 f 830-629-1254

p 281-689-8466 f 281-689-8271

p 409-745-1124 f 409-745-3336

p 409-883-9465 f 409-886-8224

p 432-445-9436 f 432-445-7171

p 254-662-4771 f 254-662-4951

p 210-661-5353 f 210-661-4732

p 210-666-2266 f 210-666-2280

p 903-885-0020 f 903-885-1580

p 325-691-9974 f 325-691-5365

p 903-593-5466 f 903-593-3204

Pizza p 432-283-8067 f 432-283-8071

p 281-934-4133 f 281-934-4153

p 254-714-0313 f 254-714-1798

f 435-723-1044

Pizza p 817-341-4600 f 817-341-4602

p 940-720-0598 f 940-720-0725

utah 509 Beaver 6 150 I-15, Exit 112 653 West 1400 North, 84713 892 Green River West winds truck stop 5 100 West winds truck sHop I-70, Exit 164 1085 East Main St., 84525 742 Lake Point DEF 130 9 I-80 Exit 99 1605 East Saddleback Blvd., 84074 743 Nephi 9 100 I-15 Exit 222 1597 South Main, 84648 772 N. Salt Lake 4 42 I-215 & Redwood Rd, Exit 27 885 W. North Point Circle, 84054 294 OGDEN 5 60 I-15 & UT 39, Exit 344 1670 West 12th Street, 84404 744 OGDEN DEF 100 9 I-15 Exit 343 1172 West 21st Street, 84401 508 Perry 2 25 I-15 Exit 362 1674 W. 1100 S., 84302 773 Richfield DEF 50 4 I-70 Exit 40 35 East Flying J Drive, 84701 746 Salt Lake City DEF 110 9 I-15 & I-80 SR201, Exit 17 2025 South 900 West, 84119 510 Scipio 4 100 I-15, Exit 188 810 North 800 West, 84656 774 Snowville 3 50 I-84 Exit 7 90 South Stone Road, 84336 747 Springville DEF 80 8 I-15 Exit 261 1460 North 1750 West, 84663 775 St. George DEF 60 4 I-15 Exit 4 2841 South 60 East, 84790

p 435-723-1010

p 435-438-5191

West Winds Restaurant

p 435-564-3495 f 435-564-8162

p 801-508-7400 f 801-508-7404

p 435-623-2400 f 435-623-2421

p 801-936-1408 f 801-936-1457

p 801-731-2900 f 801-731-2380

p 801-399-5577 f 801-399-9353

p 435-723-9999

p 435-896-5050 f 435-896-4044

p 801-972-3711 f 801-972-6174

p 435-758-2345

p 435-872-8181 f 435-872-8171

p 801-489-3622 f 801-489-3059

p 435-674-7104

virginia 749 Carmel Church DEF 239 15 I-95 Exit 104 24279 Roger Clark Blvd., 22546 256 DANVILLE 3 45 Hwy 58 & 29, Exit 104 110 River Point Drive, 24541 898 Emporia Sadler’s Truck Stop 10 250 I-95, Exit 11B 918 West Atlantic Street, 23847 750 Ft. Chiswell DEF 270 14 I-81 & I-77 Exit 80 I-81, I-77 & VA Route 52, 24360 396 Greenville 11 S DEF 100 I-81S, Exit 213A;I-81 N, Exit 213 3541 Lee Jackson Highway, 24401 384 RICHMOND 9 S DEF 110 I-95 N, Exit 58; I-95 S, Exit 58B 2126 Ruffin Mill Road, 23834 876 Ruther Glen Ruther Glen Trvl plz DEF 250 22 I-95, Exit 104 23866 Rogers Clark Blvd, 22546 899 South hill (Bracy) Sadler’s trk. Stp. 0 20 I-85, Exit 12A 1011 East Atlantic Street, 23970 159 TALLYSVILLE 4 60 I-64, Exit 211 6721 Emmaus Church Road 23140 258 TROUTVILLE 3 # I-81, Exit 150A or B 2966 Lee Highway South, 24175 752 Winchester DEF 144 15 I-81 Exit 323 1530 Rest Church Road, 22624 754 Wytheville 15 177 I-77 & I-81 Exit 77 3249 Chapman Rd, 24382

p 804-448-9047 f 804-448-9805

p 434-792-1180 f 434-792-7894

p 434-634-4312 f 434-634-5397

p 276-637-4115 f 276-637-6968

Pizza p 540-324-0714 f 540-324-0718

p 804-524-9556 f 804-524-9522

p 804-448-8419 f 804-448-5592

p 434-447-4528 f 434-447-4582

p 804-966-1880

f (804) 966-1986

p 540-992-2805 f 540-992-1534

p 540-678-3641 f 540-678-3651

p 276-228-7110 f 276-228-9010

Washington 965 Ellensburg Flying j/broadway 7 100 I-90 Exit 109 2300 Canyon Rd., 98926 970 Pasco (spokane) Flying j/broadway 2 75 U.S. Hwy 395 2216 E Hillsboro Road, 99301 963 Spokane Flying j/broadway 2 2 I-90 Exit 276 3709 S. Geiger Blvd., 99224

p 509-925-6161 f 509-925-5748

p 509-547-5561 f 509-547-4570

p 509-456-8843

f 435-652-3627

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967 Spokane Flying j/broadway 7 80 I-90 Exit 286 6606 E. Broadway Ave., 99212 151 TUMWATER DEF 100 7 I-5, Exit 99 2430 93rd Avenue SW, 98512

760 Cokeville 4 90 US Hwy 30/SR 232 10501 US Hwy 30, 83114 141 EVANSTON 7 S DEF 75 I-80, Exit 6 289 Bear River Drive, 82930 761 Evanston 9 80 I-80 Exit 3 1920 Harrison Drive, 82930 762 Gillette 4 50 I-90 & Hwy 59 1810 South Douglas Hwy, 82718 308 LARAMIE 8 100 I-80 & Curtis St., Exit 310 1564 McCue Street, 82072 763 Rawlins DEF 200 11 I-80 Exit 209 I-80 Johnson Rd., 82301 764 Rock Springs 8 84 I-80 Exit 104 650 Stage Coach Drive, 82901

p 509-535-3028 f 509-535-7589

p 360-754-0151 f 360-754-0159

west virginia 243 NITRO 6 60 I-64 & SR 25, Exit 45 4304 First Avenue, 25143 503 morgantown DEF 50 5 I-79, Exit 146 2309 Smithton Rd, 26508

p 304-755-8654 f 304-755-8655

Hot Deli Pizza p 304-284-8518 f 304-284-8509

wisconsin 289 BELOIT 5 55 I-43/90 & WI 81, Exit 185A 3001 Milwaukee Road, 53511 756 Black River Falls DEF 150 14 I-94 & Exit 116 780 State Hwy 54, 54615 528 Cottage Grove road ranger 2 50 I-90, Exit 147 2762 County Hwy N, 53527 544 East troy road ranger 0 5 I-43, Exit 38 1946 A. Energy Drive, 53120 164 MAUSTON 7 S 95 I-90/94 & WI 82, Exit 69 1101 State Road 82 East, 53948 40 OAK CREEK 8 S DEF 150 I-94, Exit 322 2031 West Ryan Road, 53154 538 Oakdale road ranger 5 100 I-90, Exit 48 102 E Woody, 54660 324 RACINE (FRANKSVILLE) 5 80 I-94 & CR K, Exit 329 13712 Northwestern Avenue, 53126

p 608-364-3644 f 608-364-3643

p 715-284-4341 f 715-284-1551

p 815-580-4842

p 815-315-4979

85 East Lake Cres., T4B 2B5 792 AB-BROOKS 2 20

p 608-847-3321

1260 Cassils Road East, T1R 1B7 785 AB-Calgary 9 128

p 414-761-0939

11511 40th Street SE, T2H 1L4 793 AB-Calgary 2 15

p 815-209-9040

4216 72 Ave SE, T2C 2C1 814 AB-Calgary 0 0

p 262-835-2292

2525 23 ST N. E., T2E 7M1 848 AB-Calgary 9 80

f 847-905-6054

f 847-232-1186

f 608-847-3316

f 414-761-0165

f 847-232-1449

f 262-835-2564

4949 Barlow Trail Se, T2B3B5 815 ab-Drayton Valley 0 0

wyoming 758 Casper 4 45 I-25 Exit 185 41 SE Wyoming Blvd., 82609 402 CHEYENNE DEF 120 10 I-80, Exit 367 8020 Campstool Road, 82007 759 CHEYENNE DEF 180 16 I-25 Exit 7 2250 Etchepare Drive, 82007

p 307-473-1750 f 307-473-1759

p 307-635-5744 f 307-635-5746

p 307-635-2918 f 307-634-2794

5505 Jubilee Ave., T7A 1S3 816 ab-Edmonton 0 0 15609 121 A. Ave, T5V 1B1 850 ab-Edmonton 8 100 16806 118 Avenue, T5V1M8 818 ab-Edson Motco 0 0 2520 - 2 Ave., T7E 1T9

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Pizza p 307-279-3050 f 307-279-3041

Pizza p 307-783-5930 f 307-783-5916

p 307-789-9129 f 307-789-5461

p 307-682-3562 f 307-682-5038

p 307-742-6443 f 307-742-2576

p 307-328-0158 f 307-328-1668

p 307-362-4231 f 307-362-9710

canada 813 ab-Airdrie 0 10

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p 403-948-4193

p 403-362-5594

p 403-720-0904 f 403-720-4937

819 ab-Fort McMurray 0 0

p 780-743-3545

345 Sakitawaw Trail, T9H 4E4 820 ab-Grande Prairie 0 0

p 780-532-2378

9212 - 108 St., T8V 4C9 845 ab-Grassland 2 75

p 780-525-2295 f 780-525-2299

1st Ave. 1st Street, TOA 1V0 846 ab-Hanna 2 100

p 403-854-5000

Hwy 9 & Hwy 36 South, T0J 1P0 794 AB-High Level 0 25

p 780-926-2066

10529 96 St., T0H 1Z0 817 ab-Hinton 0 0

p 801-725-1370

294 Kelly Road, T7V 1H2 821 ab-Lethbridge 0 0

p 403-328-4735

1005 43 St, T1K 7B8 822 ab-Lloydminster 2 12

p 780-875-2990

5109 63 St Ave, T9V 2E7 795 Ab-Nisku 2 8

Pizza p 780-955-3535

302 20th Avenue, T9E 7T8 796 AB-Red Deer 4 26

Pizza p 403-346-2842 f 403-346-2852

67th Ave. & 67 Street, T4P 1A4 826 ab-Redcliff 0 0

p 403-569-6250

115 Lockwood St, T1A 7T9 797 Ab-Rycroft 0 8 Hwy #49 & Hwy #2 Hwy #49 & 2, Box 73, T0H 3A0 786 AB-Sherwood Park 9 142 Yellowhead Hwy 16/ Broadmoor Blvd.

50 Pembina Rd., T8H 2G9 824 ab-Whitecourt 0 0

p 801-725-1370

Hwy #43 & West Mtn. Road, T7N 1S9 827 bc-Abbotsford 1 0

p 708-413-9116

929 Coutts Way & Sumas Way, V2S 4N2 798 BC-Annacis Island 1 4

p 780-455-1111

1291 Cliveden Ave, V5M 6G4 799 BC-Chilliwack 2 21

p 403-236-2404

p 403-250-3835

f 403-235-5095

f 780-482-4448

7970 Lickman Road, V2R 1A9

p 403-526-2669

Pizza p 780-765-3740 f 780-765-3748

p 780-416-2035 f 780-416-2084

p 780-778-3073

p 604-850-1594

p 604-521-4445

p 604-795-7265

p 780-723-4744

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canada (cont.)

canada (cont.)

828 bc-Cranbrook 0 0

803 MB-Portage La Prairie 0 40

837 on-Sudbury 0 0

p 250-426-3763

2209 Theatre Road, V1C 4H4 829 bc-Creston 0 0 1411 Northwest Blvd, V0B 1G6 830 bc-Dawson Creek 2 0 1725 Alaska Ave, V1G 1P5 800 bc-Fort St John 0 0 Alaska Hwy & 109 St. 9407 109th Street, V1J 6K6 847 bc-Kamloops 5 125

p 250-782-3111

p 250-785-3052

175 Kokanee Way, V2C 6Z2 831 bc-Merritt 0 0 1885 Cold Water Ave. 2190 Douglas Street North, V0K 2B0 832 bc-New Westminster 0 0 24 Braid St, V3L 3P3 801 BC-Prince George 3 0 4869 Continental Way, V2N 5S5 802 BC-Vancouver 0 0 8655 Boundary Rd & Marine Way, V5S 4H3 834 bc-Vernon 0 0 Hwy #97 (1/2 mile from Scales) 7156 Meadowlark, V1T 6N2 788 MB-Headingley 9 150 Hwy #1 & Camp Manitou Rd., R4H 1C5

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p 250-428-7131

you

p 250-573-3027 f 205-573-7828

p 250-280-1555

p 604-522-6511

p 250-563-1677

p 604-454-9578

p 250-542-1343

Pizza p 204-832-8952 f 204-832-9104

Hwy #1 East, R1N 3B2 804 MB-Winnipeg 2 0 1747 Brookside Blvd., R2C 2E8 835 MB-Winnipeg 0 0 131 Warman Road & HWY. #59, R2J 3R3 805 ON-Etobicoke 0 0 1765 Albion Rd & Hwy 27, M9W 5S7 806 ON-Kapuskasing 4 40 410 Government Road E, P5N 2X7 852 ON-lancaster DEF 71 7 Hwy 401, Exit 814 20382 Old Hwy #2, K0C 1N0 789 ON-London DEF 200 17 Hwy 401 & Highbury Ave. Exit 189 3700 Highbury Ave. South, N6N 1P3 807 ON-Mississauga 3 80 1400 Britannia Rd, L4W 1C8 790 ON-Napanee DEF 165 15 401 & Cnty Rd 41 Exit 579 628 County Road #41 RR6, K7R 3L1 838 on-Sault Ste Marie 0 0 987 Great Northern Road, P6A 5K7 836 on-Schreiber 0 0 Hwy # 17, P0T 2S0

p 204-857-9997

p 204-633-0663

p 204-231-5485

p 416-674-8665

p 705-337-1333 f 705-337-1208

p 613-347-2221 f 613-347-1970

Pizza p 519-681-6859 f 519-686-8629

p 905-564-6216

Pizza p 613-354-7044 f 613-354-3796

p 705-759-8280

p 807-824-2383

p 705-692-5447

17 Duhamel Road, P3E 4N1 461 ON-TILBURY DEF 150 6 Rural Route #5, Highway 401, Exit 56 19325 Essex County Road 42, N0P 2L0 840 QC-Bernieres 0 0

p 519-682-1140 f 519-682-9221

p 418-831-3772

1196 Chemin Des Olivieres, G7A 2M6 808 QC-Berthierville 10

p 450-836-6581

1181 Ave Gilles Villeneuve, J0K 1A0 809 QC-Napierville 10 Hwy 15 Exit 21 1 Rang St-Andre, J0J 1L0 810 QC-Ste Helene 10 152 Highway 20 569 Rue Principale, J0H 1M0 787 QC-Vaudreuil-Dorion DEF 109 Hwy 540, Exit 3 2900 Felix-Leclerc, J7V 9J5 811 SK-Moose Jaw 10

p 450-245-3539

p 450-791-2232 f 450-791-2495

p 450-424-1610 f 450-424-0368

370 North Service Rd. Hwy #11, S6H 4N9 842 sk-Regina 3 12 1511 Ross Ave. East, S4R 1J2 791 SK-Saskatoon 4 85 3850 Idylwylde Drive North, S7P 0A1 844 sk-Yorkton 2 0 Hwy #16A Bypass on York 1910 York Road West Box 794, S3N 2W8

p 306-693-5858

p 306-721-0070

p 306-955-6840 f 306-955-6846

p 801-726-8288

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green river, UT • I-70, Exit 164

4/2/12

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West Winds Restaurant

Alexandria, mn • I-94, Exit 100 & SR 27

3/20/12

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50

Northfield, MN • I-35 & Hwy 19, Exit 69

3/6/12

6

80

Big Steer Restaurant

Miami Gardens, FL • SR 826, Exit SR 817

2/27/12

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