NOVEMBER 2012
Alternative Fuels Making the Right Choice
Montgomery Gentry Kentucky Pride Aquatic Transport A Fishy Proposition
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ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Biodiesel, wind energy and solar energy have made significant strides in the last decade, but which one will prove to be the alternative the nation craves?
MONTGOMERY GENTRY
The veteran country duo is back on the road, entertaining fans with music from their latest album, “Rebels on the Run.”
DANICA PATRICK
Beyond the magazine covers and commercials is a fierce driver from Wisconsin who has just one goal: win on the track.
“Beasts of the Southern Wild”
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CENTRAL OREGON TRUCKING
Don’t let the name fool you: Central Oregon Trucking isn’t limited in terms of geography. The company offers flatbed opportunities all across the country.
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AQUATIC TRANSPORT
Moving sea animals to a city thousands of miles from the nearest ocean isn’t a simple task. See how one aquarium makes it look easy.
RV JOURNEY
Mac and the Big Cheese give us a taste of the Hawaiian Islands; a state park in Arkansas lets you dig up a girl’s best friend; and Chad encounters an enterprising bear.
From the deep bayous of southern Louisiana comes a story that captures the imagination and spirit of humanity.
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gettin’ outdoors
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CHEW ON THIS
Bob highlights a professional driver’s inspirational weight-loss story.
Brenda is appointed Chief Doe Management Officer and doesn’t take the position lightly.
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Claire talks the highs and lows of race life.
Mike explains the changes to the CSA coming in December.
Charles sets aside his gripes for once and gives thanks.
from the editor Patience.
letters to the editor
Readers share their thoughts and opinions on industry issues and stories from Challenge Magazine.
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SHORT RUNS
Broadening the mind with the interesting and inane.
WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA
Join Pilot Flying J in raising $100,000 to help recognize our fallen heroes.
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Patience by greg girard omething strange happens to people when they get behind the wheel of an automobile. An otherwise law-abiding, charity-giving, family-loving individual can be handed a set of car keys and suddenly turn into a maniacal, chest-thumping, saliva-spewing silverback gorilla affirming his supremacy over the pack. I was attacked by one of these silverbacks recently. He was in a Prius. I was cut off to the point where a hard brake was my only alternative. No turn signal, no wave of sorry. I let him know with a honk of my horn that a car, my car, was already in the space he was trying to occupy. He seemed to take offense at that and what ensued was a lot of hand and finger waving, glaring eyes through the mirror and intentional slow driving. I’m sure he’s normally a kind, gentle man. He drives a Prius, after all. But behind that wheel, even Jane Goodall couldn’t have tamed him. No other form of transportation seems to rile these dormant Neanderthal instincts. I doubt there were incidents of horse trail rage before the first Model Ts drove off the assembly line. And pilots don’t tend to cut each other off to get on the runway first. This Darwinian approach while on the way to the grocery store seems to be reserved for the roadway. Even though I considered myself the victim, I knew I had to control my instincts, which were leaning toward driving over the Prius to show him a few survival of the fittest instincts of my own. Instead, I dug deep, ate a bit of humble pie and found the patience necessary to move on. Patience is without question a virtue not easily attained. It’s why I give all OTR drivers a lot of credit for hitting the road every day. If driving habits are any indicator, patience is a mandatory attribute for all professional drivers. I think it should be on every driving job application. The downfall of our society will occur when professional drivers run out of patience. So remember, you’re keeping our country together in more ways than one. Danica Patrick knows about patience (Page 26). From breaking gender barriers to breaking records, she recognizes that only through time and hard work will she succeed on the track. If you aren’t a fan yet, her drive and determination may make you root for that green GoDaddy. com car around the track next year. In this month of thanksgiving, we give thanks for our family, country and friends. Wreaths Across America (WAA) is giving thanks this holiday season by placing wreaths on the gravesites of thousands who sacrificed their lives for our freedom (Page 32). This year, Pilot Flying J and many other companies in the trucking industry are helping WAA with the goal of placing a wreath on every gravesite in Arlington National Cemetery, approximately 225,000 graves. It’s a great cause for our fallen heroes. Thanks for your patience and safe driving.
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Healthy Choices
Thanks to Linda for her article on healthy choices. I tried that six-meals-a-day thing last year but it didn’t take me long to end that fad. It just felt like I was hungry all the time and I ended up eating too much junk. Let me tell you, planning six meals every day is a real drag. I actually gained weight. Since then, I’ve tried what Linda suggested – eating a good breakfast every day, keeping general track of my calories and taking half my dinner to go. Doesn’t take a lot of planning and it’s working so far. Now I just need to start exercising more. Baby steps, I guess. John Donovan Portland, Maine
Drivers With Pets
I do have a gripe. I love dogs, and own one myself. Yes, it’s nice that drivers have their dogs along for companionship or exercise. What’s not right is how they make the dog do its business on the rocks by the fuel islands. I’ve seen many fuel stops where the grass has been replaced by rocks to discourage this act. After the job the driver needs to clean it up, wherever the job has been done. Lots of stores sell nice little rolls of bags for cleaning up. All you have to do is stick your hand in, pick up the work and pull your hand back through the bag. Tie the bag shut and place it in the garbage. Your hand stays clean and so does the land. There is no exception because you’re a truck driver. Dog owners all over the U.S. are required to clean up after their pets whether at home or away. Thank you for the vent, Bonnie Aretz Hutchinson, Minn.
Wake-Up Call
I’ve been driving off and on since 1990. I’ve driven for companies large enough to only barely recognize a driver by his driver number, and companies small enough to recognize the truck according to the name of the driver it was assigned to. At one time or another I’d say I’ve dealt with just about every possible issue a driver might be faced with, and that includes my own failing health as a result of not paying better attention to it. Everywhere I go I hear the same tired old complaints by other drivers: Dispatch is too fast; miles are too slow; not enough hours in the day to complete the tasks assigned to that day; and not enough money at the end
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of the week to pay the bills. And all while the government is supposedly hanging over every shoulder just waiting for any chance to make it that much harder. Take a look around. That dispatch office doesn’t treat you any different than you treat yourself. Time was when the drivers effectively policed themselves – when an unsafe driver was calmly, quickly and efficiently removed from the road by other drivers without major property damage and often with the general public never even knowing there was an issue. The government steps in with ever-tighter regulations simply to try and do what we seem to refuse to do for ourselves. Scared you’ll get fired for not making that 900-mile run overnight after running all day? You were looking for a job the day before you started working there, weren’t you? The government can’t jump on the companies without probable cause. They have to have evidence showing something is wrong. The new system of recordkeeping tracks every driver and company, so the evidence is available. Unfortunately, as a direct result of our refusal to take care of ourselves, it means a lot of good drivers are going to get hurt in the process even while the bad ones are getting weeded out. What is the worst they can do to you for driving legal, fire you? If they are that bad you need a better job anyway. You can’t make a living driving legal? Then you need to look closer at your bills and you probably need a better job as well. I’ve spent my time in the 100 mph large car, running coast to coast as fast as I could turn it. Now I drive a 65 mph truck and use electronic logs that I can’t rewrite to suit dispatch. I make more money now than I ever did then and work far less doing it. Gerald Eichler McCallsburg, Iowa
Company Profiles
I appreciate that you feature a trucking company in Challenge. I’ve been pretty unhappy with my current company and have been looking for a change. Don’t want to do anything too quick, so it’s good that I can read about what other companies are offering their drivers. Only problem now is deciding which one. Some of them seem to really understand how important drivers are. Wish more companies would get that. Truck drivers are the backbone of America. If you bought it, a truck brought it. Doesn’t get simpler than that. Eddie Gadus Oklahoma City, Okla.
Voting
Don’t want to hear your complaints if you don’t vote. It’s easy and many have died giving us the right. Just do it. Vote! Albert Harrigan Charleston, S.C.
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RUNS November Tour Dates
Thanksgiving Tidbits Making it Official
The first Thanksgiving was celebrated in 1621 when the Plymouth colonists and Wampanoag Indians shared a meal of venison and duck, but it wasn’t until 1863 that President Lincoln proclaimed it a national day of “thanksgiving and praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the heavens.” Almost 80 years later, in 1941, it was officially made a federal holiday by President Roosevelt.
Beg Your Pardon Pardoning a turkey started as a joke in 1987 with Ronald Reagan and became a tradition with George H.W. Bush two years later. Every year the president pardons a turkey and one backup turkey in the event the main bird falls ill. In 2008, President George W. Bush pardoned the backup fowl Pumpkin when main bird Pecan fell ill before the ceremony.
Talking Turkey
Almost 250 million turkeys were raised in 2011; about half were raised in Minnesota. North Carolina, Arkansas, Missouri and Virginia round out the top five turkey-raising states. Not all turkey meat stays here. The top five countries for U.S. turkey meat are Mexico, China, Hong Kong, Canada and the Dominican Republic.
Lions and Bears, Oh My! The Detroit Lions first played on Thanksgiving Day in 1934, when they battled (and lost to) the Chicago Bears at the University of Detroit stadium. Since then, with the exception of five years during WWII, the Lions have played a game on Turkey Day every year. The Dallas Cowboys have played a game every Thanksgiving since 1966.
Dinner Discount to Ditch the Phone Raise your hand if this has happened to you. You’re out to dinner at a nice restaurant. A lull in the conversation comes and your dinner date pulls out his or her cell phone to check a text message or missed call. It’s a slap in the face to etiquette. Well, Mark Gold, owner of the Los Angeles restaurant Eva,
has decided he’s had enough of this rude dining behavior. He’s now offering a 5 percent discount to patrons who check their phones at the door. Since Gold has offered the discount, almost half of his customers have accepted the phone-free challenge. “For us, it’s really not about people disrupt-
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ing other guests,” he says. “Eva is home, and we want to create that environment of home, and we want people to connect again. It’s about two people sitting together and just connecting, without the distraction of a phone.” Wait, he actually expects us to talk with only the people in front of us? LOL.
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Store
9 Nov
Tyler, TX
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Caddo Mills, TX
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Waco, TX
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Robinson, TX
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11 Nov
New Braunfels, TX
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San Antonio, TX
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San Antonio, TX
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W. Houston, TX
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Houston, TX
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New Caney, TX
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Orange, TX
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Orange, TX
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Breaux Bridge, LA
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Greenwood, LA
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Haughton, LA
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PM 14 Nov
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West Monroe, LA
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18 Nov
PM
Rayville, LA
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Winona, MS
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Olive Branch, MS
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New Albany, MS
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Find a Pickup Basketball Game Anywhere With This App
Life on the road doesn’t really lend itself to a spontaneous basketball game. That’s about to change with the new app InfiniteHoops. The app allows users to organize a game, search for other players in the area or just check in with other pickup ballers. The app can notify users when they’re near a registered game at a park or gym. Thousands of users have created more than 9,000 groups in every state and 100 countries, so there’s no excuse for missing out on some spur-of-the-moment hoops. Find it on iTunes.
By the Numbers: Pumpkin PONDERINGS
4,483.51 2,020
“Punkin’ Chunkin’” world record distance in feet, set in 2008
(This year’s Punkin’ Chunkin’ will be Nov. 2-4 and will be broadcast on the Discovery and Science Channels Nov. 24 at 8 p.m.)
Number of pounds of the largest pumpkin pie, baked in 2005
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Percent of all pumpkins in the U.S. grown in Illinois
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Percent of a pumpkin that is water
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Number of continents on which pumpkins are grown. Antarctica is the exception. Sources: punkinchunkin.com, history.com
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What a Pal Jim Morrison said, “A friend is someone who gives you total freedom to be yourself.” Or in the case of a friendship in Sweden, just total freedom. According to Swedish prison officials, a man who was sentenced to a year in prison for smuggling took his chosen occupation a step further and smuggled his friend into the prison to serve out the sentence in his stead. Apparently, the friend used a fake driver’s license and carried out the sentence while the real criminal fled to Asia. The switch was only discovered after the friend was paroled before the full term of the sentence was completed. An international arrest warrant has now been issued for the real criminal. No word on whether the substitute prisoner will be charged. Now that’s a friend.
Hover Bike
PHOTO: Larry Bartholomew
We may be a couple of decades (or centuries) from living on other planets and visiting Ewoks, but hover bikes, like the ones in Star Wars, may be here sooner than you think. California-based company Aerofex has helped create the technology that could bring flying bikes closer to reality. In the past, designs for this type of vehicle were burdened with stability and rollover issues. Aerofex addressed and solved those by creating a system that reacts to the driver’s movements and balance with controls placed at knee level. Simplifying the controls means that anyone could pilot the vehicle, allowing for all types of users. Doctors could access patients in rural areas, police officers could pursue criminals off the beaten path and soldiers could deliver weapons and supplies to comrades in the field. Flight testing of the hover bikes has been limited to 15 feet above the ground and a speed of 30 mph, not because of vehicle limitations but to ensure pilot safety. The company doesn’t plan on selling manned versions, says aerospace engineer and company founder Mark DeRoche. Instead they are using the manned vehicles as prototypes to develop an unmanned version the military could use in combat situations where helicopters are too large and bulky. An unmanned version flight test is planned for 2013.
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the lower fuel economy, higher cost, impact on engine durability, ineffectiveness in low temperatures and a slight increase in nitrogen oxide emissions at times (though it can reduce CO2 emissions significantly).
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Ethanol
Alternative Fuels
by: michael howe
ow often have we heard about the need for America to become more energy independent? Much of the time, statements about energy independence are nothing more than rhetoric, but that does not mean there aren’t viable opportunities to develop alternative fuels. In fact, over the past several years there have been significant strides in the development and implementation of these fuels and they are slowly beginning to make their way into the marketplace. Biodiesel, wind energy, solar energy and more provide some nice alternatives, but there are disadvantages to using them as well. What’s interesting is the different types of alternative fuels available, and how the advantages and disadvantages of each play upon each other. Perhaps one of the following is the path to energy independence, or maybe they’ll all play a part in addressing the growing need for energy.
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Biodiesel
The alternative fuel most often discussed in the trucking industry is biodiesel. There are legitimate concerns about the future use of biodiesel in an industry that relies on the
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more traditional diesel fuel. Does biodiesel provide the same power and fuel economy as traditional diesel? Will the costs be lower, and will it be readily available? Will truck manufacturers convert to biodiesel, and how might that impact truck prices? What exactly is biodiesel? The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) defines biodiesel as a form of diesel fuel “manufactured from vegetable oils, animal fats or recycled restaurant greases.” The nice thing about biodiesel is that it is far more environmentally friendly than diesel. Not only is it biodegradable and less polluting, but it can also be manufactured from recycled sources. With everincreasing air quality standards imposed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), biodiesel is often seen as a viable option to helping meet new criteria. There are challenges associated with biodiesel, though. It is largely ineffective and unusable in a pure form. That is, truck and vehicle manufacturers have not designed the engines to operate with pure biodiesel. According to the DOE, “most vehicle manufacturers approve blends up to B5,” which is a 5 percent biodiesel blend. Additional disadvantages of biodiesel are
Another transportation-related alternative fuel is ethanol. Ethanol received much of the attention in the 1990s and early 2000s, but enthusiasm seems to have waned. This is a fuel made by fermenting and distilling starch crops such as corn or potatoes. Some argue that because this is not a fuel refined from oil, its use can reduce America’s dependence on foreign oil. However, there are also concerns about utilizing the nation’s food sources as a means of fuel production. Ethanol is approved for use, at a 10 percent blend, in all automobiles, and most gas stations around the country sell an ethanol blend of fuel. In fact, it is far more difficult to find a station with no ethanol than it is to find one with ethanol. There are also some vehicles that will operate on an 85 percent ethanol blend (E85). These “flex fuel” vehicles are often billed as environmentally friendly. The challenge with the E85 vehicles is that stations are not as widespread. Ethanol use also results in lower fuel economy than traditional gasoline, so there is some trade-off there. And, without government subsidies and tax incentives, ethanol would not be economically viable, as it is very costly to produce. Matt Crenson wrote a story about ethanol for The Associated Press in 2007 in which he noted, “The only economical way to make ethanol right now is with corn, which means the burgeoning industry is literally eating away at America’s food supply. And most analysts conclude its environmental benefits are questionable.” Not much has changed in five years.
Wind
Most over-the-road truck drivers have seen wind farms lining the highways of America. The tall white wind turbines spin and generate electricity, feeding America’s electric grid with clean renewable energy. This alternative fuel, like the others, is seen as a way to create greater energy independence and help the environment. The DOE reports that U.S. wind power capacity grew to 47,000 megawatts by the end of 2011, which is essentially enough to power 12 million homes annually. The department also reports “nearly 70 percent of all of the equipment installed at U.S. wind farms in 2011 came from domestic manufacturers.” What’s interesting about wind though, and not widely publicized, is that wind genw w w. p t c c h a l l e n g e . c o m
eration is not a base load. That is, it generates only when the wind blows. So for every wind turbine that is built there needs to be a corresponding base load generator that can provide power when the wind is not blowing enough (or is blowing too hard). Recent years have seen these base load plants in the form of natural gas generators, but others include nuclear plants, hydropower dams, coal plants and more. This may be one of the reasons why the only industry to surpass the wind industry with new generating installations was natural gas. We also see that even with the government’s production tax credit and other subsidies, wind energy can be more expensive to consumers than other forms of energy. For example, a typical wind energy kilowatt hour rate of 12 cents is not uncommon. In some areas of the country this is three to four times more expensive than traditionally generated energy. The Pacific Northwest also has a unique oversupply issue. The Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) generates low-cost clean hydropower with its federal dam system along the Columbia and Snake rivers. In a good water year, and high-wind periods, there may be too much electricity to place on the grid so the ratepayers of the BPA end up paying the wind producers not to generate electricity.
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Wind energy developments don’t come without environmental issues either. Some argue that wind turbines threaten native and endangered bird species and bats and may even disrupt the migration patterns of nonflight animals. Then of course there is always opposition from those opposing them as an eyesore to the local landscape. The good thing for the trucking industry is that the wind industry needs trucks to haul the very large turbines, blades and column pieces to destination. Generally, each turbine requires seven or more truckloads of equipment.
Solar
Wind energy has many benefits, but a supplemental energy source is needed when the wind isn’t blowing.
Solar energy systems have been around for several decades now and remain most popular with single home or business installations. Large solar projects are less prominent, but several do exist and produce significant amounts of electricity. Like wind energy, solar energy is more expensive than traditional hydro, coal and natural gas production, but it is also deemed to be clean energy and environmentally friendly. The Mojave Desert in California is a popular location for proposed solar projects, though there are other areas in the country with project proposals. Ironically, most opposition with regard to solar projects comes from environmental
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groups. They tend to have concerns about whether large projects should be placed primarily on private lands for conservation purposes. There is also a large footprint that becomes shaded, thus limiting natural growth and perhaps disrupting natural animal habitats. There is one large proposed project, the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System, in the Mojave Desert that encroaches on the habitat of the desert tortoise – a threatened species. There are some interesting possibilities for the transportation industry with regard to solar energy, though. If you missed the April feature in Challenge Magazine on solar highways, it might be worth finding in the archives on our website.
Biomass
Biomass is a broad encompassing category of alternative fuels. At the most basic level, anyone who has ever burned wood in a fireplace has used biomass. Biomass, as defined by the DOE, is organic material made from plants and animals. The interesting thing about biomass is that as long as we are able to grow trees and crops, biomass will exist. There are even opportunities for some garbage to be recycled as biomass. Biodiesel and ethanol are both forms of biomass. Many old paper mills and wood mills are adding a biomass component to their plants in hope of remaining economically viable. Those plants then use the heat from biomass to generate electricity and place the energy back on the grid or to power their own mill. This form of electricity is also more expensive than traditional forms of generation, but not quite as expensive as wind power. According to the DOE, biomass accounted for about 4 percent of the nation’s total energy usage in 2011. But biomass production is not without opposition. Biomass electric generating plants often come under public scrutiny due to concerns about air quality and the depletion of forests. There is debate as to how valid those points of contention are. There have been some interesting developments at the DOE’s Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) recently. Researchers “have engineered the first strains of the bacteria to digest switch grass biomass and synthesize its sugars into all three types of transportation fuels – gasoline, diesel and jet fuels.” Specifically, the JBEI researchers are using E. coli (yes, the one we want to avoid in food) to both digest the dissolved biomass and produce hydrocarbons that have the properties of petrochemical fuels. Imagine that, the dangerous E. coli could be part of the solution to America’s energy independence. There are many other forms of alternative energy being developed too, but they are still largely in the early research stages. Tidal wave power, geothermal energy, ocean currents and more could all be concepts to watch in the future. The one thing that stands out as we look at the different forms of alternative energy is that there really isn’t an ideal solution to the nation’s energy needs. Each form of alternative energy has its advantages and its disadvantages. Each seems to have support and opposition from environmental groups, depending on the argument. Even some “renewable energy” still requires a base load energy source that is generally a more traditional form of energy production. Price is an issue, but even the more traditional forms of energy are seeing increased prices. It would seem the key is to be informed about the alternatives, not rush into them because they just “feel” right, and perhaps make certain they can stand on their own without too much government assistance. As a nation, we’ve come a long way with regard to environmental protection and energy production. Hopefully future decisions will be both environmentally and economically responsible. PCM
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PhotoS: Courtesy of Montgomery Gentry
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by: pam windsor
ddie Montgomery and Troy Gentry are having a good time. They’ve been on tour, doing what they do best: performing live music in the highly energized, hard-charging, raucous style fans have come to expect from the veteran country duo known as Montgomery Gentry. Montgomery will tell you there’s nothing like a live show. “When you hit that stage and all at once people are singing your songs and they’re louder than you are,” he says, “there’s no rush like it!” And no two shows are ever the same, depending greatly on the audience. “We get our energy from the crowd,” explains Gentry. “We’re a lively act anyway, but the
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crowd kind of adds fuel to the fire.” They hit the road months ago to promote their seventh and latest album, “Rebels on the Run.” It’s their first new music in more than three years and their first venture with new label Average Joe’s Entertainment. The duo parted ways with longtime label Columbia in 2010. The album is classic Montgomery Gentry, with songs like “Where I Come From” and “So Called Life.” Since bursting onto the country music scene in 1999 with their first big hit, “Hillbilly Shoes,” the Kentucky natives have followed with a long list of proud-of-where-we-come-from, make-noapologies-for-it anthems like “My Town,”
“Hell Yeah” and “Something To Be Proud Of.” “We’re just who we are,” Montgomery says. “We like being that way, you know?” Their music has always highlighted their small-town America, strong work-ethic values. Values that have resonated with fans like Bryon “Bearcat” Beresford of Pickerington, Ohio, who drove nearly four hours to see a Montgomery Gentry show in Louisville, Ky. It marked his 53rd time seeing them perform. “There’s no doubt they sing about what they believe and believe in what they sing,” he says. “They are all about the blue-collar working class, and it is revealed in every show when they sing about family, working hard all week, partying on the weekend, and supporting our towns, country and the men and women who put their lives on the line to defend it every day.” Montgomery Gentry came up through the music industry the old-fashioned way, with a lot of hard work. Both were born in Kentucky. Eddie Montgomery came from a musical family. His parents had a band of their own as he was growing up. Troy Gentry began playing guitar and performing as a teenager. In the early ’90s, Gentry and Montgomery were in a band with Montgomery’s brother John before John left to pursue a solo career (country music fans know him as John Michael Montgomery). In 1994, Gentry won the Jim Beam Country Music Talent Search in Nashville and later traveled, performing on his own before returning to Kentucky to form Montgomery Gentry. They played in clubs and honky tonks, eventually getting a record deal. Along with Hank Williams Jr. and Lynyrd Skynyrd, one of their musical influences is the legendary Charlie Daniels. Daniels turned out to be an early supporter, doing vocals on a song he wrote on their first album. Daniels remembers attending an early showcase appearance for the two in Nashville. “I think it was Eddie’s mother who asked me, ‘What do you think about my boy?’ I said, ‘Ma’am, they’ve got it! They’re great,’” he recalls. Daniels has maintained close ties with Montgomery Gentry, and in fact, invited the duo to join the Grand Ole Opry in 2009. Today Daniels says, “They’re extremely talented and they aren’t done yet. They have a lot more music to play.” The Tennessee native notes he’s proud of their friendship, adding, “The only time I don’t get along with Troy and Eddie is on football Saturdays, when Kentucky’s playing Tennessee. Out of 365 days a year, that’s the only one where we’re enemies,” he says, laughing. Montgomery and Gentry remain dedicated to all things Kentucky, whether you’re talking about sports, events, charities or w w w. p t c c h a l l e n g e . c o m
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bourbon. Kentucky-based Jim Beam remains a huge sponsor stemming from its early ties with Gentry. You see the name on the group’s tour bus and on backdrops at their shows. Montgomery still lives on his Kentucky farm, although Gentry has since moved to Nashville to be closer to the music industry. Despite their success, which includes gold and platinum albums, more than 20 charted singles, a Grammy nomination, and Country Music Association (CMA) and Academy of Country Music (ACM) awards, they’ve never forgotten who they are or where they came from. “I’m just an everyday guy like everybody else,” says Gentry. “I just kind of have a cool job that I get to go to on the weekends. I come home, I’m a dad, a father and a husband. I do the same things I assume most good fathers and husbands do.” Throughout the years, they’ve had to deal with their own struggles and setbacks, often in public. There was Gentry’s high-profile legal mishap in 2006 after killing a bear on a wildlife preserve. He later apologized on the group’s website. In 2010, Montgomery was diagnosed and then treated for prostate cancer. Shortly after his diagnosis, he announced that his wife had filed for divorce. “We’ve never tried to hide anything,” says Montgomery. “What you see with us is what you get.” The duo also remain dedicated to giving back. They support a number of charities and in 2010 received a humanitarian award from the Academy of Country Music. When Montgomery opened his Eddie Montgomery Steakhouse in Harrodsburg, Ky., he used the grand opening to generate funds for a local charity he supports called Camp Horsin’ Around. The camp helps terminally ill children with cancer get outside and spend time on a farm, away from the hospital. Both are passionate in their support of the U.S. military
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as well. They’ve performed at several USO shows, played at military bases, and in 2011 headlined the first USO Homefront Concert broadcast to troops overseas. They give military shout-outs at every show and Montgomery sports a host of military patches and insignia on his jacket. “We’ve always had a respect for our military,” says Gentry, noting that he and Montgomery both had family members in the armed forces. “After 9/11, it just became more of a ‘Hey, we need to appreciate our servicemen and women who protect this country.’” As Montgomery puts it, “We take a lot of stuff for granted and I tell you, freedom just ain’t free.” They’re currently working on plans for another USO tour, possibly next year. While 13 years is a long time for any group, the duo plans to head back in the studio again, with Montgomery admitting his only option is to keep making music. “I don’t know how to do anything else but cut tobacco and farm,” he says. “Let me tell you, I appreciate the hell out of our farmers because that’s some work right there!” He laughs, but he means it. As for Gentry, “We both love doing this, we both love to travel, and both love being on stage performing, so as far as the future goes, it’s going to be a lot more Montgomery Gentry on the road.” That sounds like a good thing for everyone involved. PCM
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ven though only five feet two inches tall and 109 pounds, race driver Danica Patrick is a perfect example of intensity in motion. Whether addressing packed rooms of media members or battling her male counterparts at speeds nearing 200 mph, it’s easy to see she is always thinking, always preparing for what lies ahead. Patrick’s engaging brown eyes are fixed with confidence, never darting from side to side but instead focused on the task at hand. Her intensity is best displayed through a handshake as deliberate as a military general. It’s as if she is sending a message asking those around her to take her quest to become a winning Sprint Cup driver seriously. “Back when I first started racing here in the states in Atlantics (Formula Atlantic Series) and in Barber Dodge Pro Series, I had a lot of articles written purely about my handshake,” Patrick says. “I was taught from a young age by my dad to shake like you mean it and
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her overwhelming popularity. “I truly don’t feel like anything more gets put on me,” Patrick says. “I feel like there are a lot of hopes, but I don’t feel the pressure that I have to do something. Trust me, I have put in my head enough thoughts that I have to do certain things. Not all of them which I share with you. I don’t feel like that. I feel very lucky to be in the situation that I’m in. I feel lucky to be unique and different. I feel lucky to have the fan base that I do. If that helps in any way or if we can work together to make it even better then that is just a win-win.” Earnhardt, who can relate to the demands generated by his own incredible popularity, feels Patrick has adjusted well to what is asked of her. “From what I have seen, she has been a complete professional about it,” Earnhardt says. “She understands the situation she’s in. She understands that it’s unique and I think she has no problem making herself available. “I don’t think the media has been
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Patrick is realistic in her expectations and believes success will come with hard work and patience. that tough. It’s an interesting, compelling story, especially the closer she gets to going into the Cup series (full-time in 2013) and everybody anticipating that entire process. I’m not at all surprised by any of it and I don’t think she is either. I think that she understands the situation and she is a real professional about it.” Patrick started her racing career in kart racing in 1992 at age 10. Six years later, she raced Formula Fords in England and during a three-year period she raced in Formula Ford, Formula Vauxhall and earned a second-place in Britain’s Formula Ford Festival, the highest finish by an American in the event. In 2002, Patrick returned to the United States and joined team owners Bobby Rahal and David Letterman at Rahal Letterman Racing. After making several starts in the Barber Dodge Pro Series, she moved to the Toyota Atlantic Championship for 2003. Patrick won one pole position and was a consistent podium topthree finisher but did not win. The next year, she finished third in the championship. In 2005, Patrick realized her dream of driving Indy cars with the Rahal Letterman team and was named the Rookie of the Year for the Indianapolis 500 and the 2005 IndyCar season. With her win in the 2008 Indy Japan 300, she became the first woman to win an Indy car race. She placed third in the 2009 Indianapolis 500, which was both a personal best for her at the track, and the highest finish by a woman in the event’s history. During her time in IndyCar, Patrick drove for Rahal Letterman Racing from 2005-2006 and Andretti Autosport from 2007-2011. All told, Patrick entered 115 IndyCars with one win, 24 top-fives and 55 top-10s. When asked if she would have been more easily accepted had her win in Japan come stateside, Patrick says, “No, I think that people can choose to look at what I have done and like it. Or they can look at it and choose to judge it and think it is not enough.
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I don’t think you are ever going to change the people that want to cheer for you and the people that don’t want to cheer for you.” Tony Stewart, the reigning Sprint Cup champion, obviously saw something he liked about Patrick early on. While in Daytona this past February, he praised Patrick’s abilities behind the wheel and knowledge of chassis set-ups. “The great thing is that in the short amount of time that we did get to work with her here, she processes information so fast, it’s much quicker than any other rookie that I’ve seen,” Stewart said before the seasonopening Daytona 500. “Her feedback is really good and detailed. You can’t teach that; that is a talent that you have to have. There is no doubt in my mind that she is going to be good. It’s just a matter of how long is it going to take for her to really get super comfortable in these cars.” Patrick is realistic about personal expectations, considering just how tough the Sprint Cup Series can be. Logging seat time, accumulating laps on the track, battling for position and building stamina are on her todo list thus far. “Those are the important things for me to learn at this point in time,” she says. “I think it’s going to take more time for me to set an expectation level for myself. I just
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need more time and more races.” Five-time Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson feels the key for every rookie to break into Sprint Cup racing is to earn praise from the veterans who have mastered NASCAR’s top division. It’s an invitation that isn’t extended to everyone. “In any sport, you’ve got to come in and earn the respect,” Johnson says. “If you look at the NFL and regardless of your draft pick or whatever it is, you don’t show up to the pro leagues and have respect. You’ve done a lot of great things to get you [to the top]; but there’s just a lot of change when you get to the top level of any division, of any sport. And you have to go out and earn that respect. “I took a couple of licks before I passed one out. And there are people that come into any sport, and I’ve seen it in ours, where they expect to have the respect out of the gate. And they act in a certain way. And it makes life tough for them. You just have to go out there and earn it.” David Ragan, a Sprint Cup driver with Front Row Motorsports, sees Patrick steadily establishing a presence in the sport. “I raced pretty closely with Danica at Texas Motor Speedway in the Nationwide race there last April,” Ragan says. “We both had good sets of tires and ended up finish-
ing sixth and seventh. She has driven well this year and has done a great job as a driver. She has constantly been over-hyped in my opinion just because of the star power she possesses and the fact she is a public figure. But some haven’t given her a fair shake as a driver either.” Patrick is often asked everything imaginable as the media looks for interesting angles about her that would make a good story. That includes what her diet consists of on a daily basis and how she keeps her model looks up to par. “I eat healthy all the time,” says Patrick. “It makes me feel better as well as makes it easier to do photo shoots and look the way I want to look. I work out a lot because I need to obviously stay fit and have endurance for the car.” Egg whites, salads, yogurts and a first night track meal of salmon, brown rice and grilled vegetables keep Patrick fit for the racetrack and her sponsorship commitments. Patrick has proved she is a dedicated and talented competitor on the track and a good bit of that natural talent has spilled over to many clever television commercials for a variety of major sponsors. Sponsors like GoDaddy.com, Nationwide Insurance, Tissot Watches and Peak Antifreeze have created brand awareness through her beau-
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Patrick’s numerous sponsorships have honed her media savvy and help her excel on the promotional side of the sport. tiful smile and smooth delivery. Patrick says she enjoys filming commercials and taking part in sponsors’ marketing campaigns. And while her focus remains with her on-track performances, she takes very seriously what she does off the track to help promote the companies that support her racing. In fact, according to Nationwide Insurance, their NASCAR-related sales increased by 40 percent in 2011 over 2010 and in just the first quarter of 2012, they received nearly $3 million of media exposure as part of their Nationwide Series sponsorship. Patrick’s NASCAR merchandise sales are consistently in the top five each weekend, according to Motorsports Authentics, and GoDaddy.com saw significant Internet spikes during the Super Bowl commercials that she has starred in.
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One would think the Beloit, Wis., native studied acting at some point in her life but she insists that isn’t the case. Instead, she credits a public speaking course many years ago with helping her handle with ease live press conferences and photo or video shoots. “I’ve been one of those who has been on television for a very long time,” Patrick says. “I remember being a young teenager in high school and ABC and MTV coming to my high school. I’ve sort of always been around the camera. Actually, a sponsor paid for me to go to the Dale Carnegie speaking course when I was young. I’m telling you, I brought the average age of that room down a lot.” Patrick also learned early on to be prepared for any question the media poses to her on any given day. It’s an art that can only
be mastered over time and takes plenty of practice. “There are two things that were said to me that was important,” Patrick says. “When talking to the media, always answer questions like it’s the first time you’ve heard the question. And the other comes from my personal perspective and that is, you’re never going to ask me something I don’t have an answer for.” Patrick says her comfort in front of cameras comes from being around them so often. She’s done work for Spike TV, hosting a show called “Power Block,” as well as work for the Nashville Network. “The ease of doing the commercials is just from having the experience,” she says. “I’ve even heard from the time I’ve been with GoDaddy.com, from (website founder) Bob Parsons and other people, that I’ve come a long way. They say I’m so much better at doing the commercials. You know, that’s a very kind thing and a very nice thing to say. I have lots of great partners that run commercials so I get a lot of practice for sure.” Patrick doesn’t mind the attention paid to her and admits she hopes it doesn’t die down anytime soon. “I enjoy being different. I enjoy being unique. I enjoy it all. I really do,” she says. “I choose to look at the positives that come with it instead of the negatives, but it is a balance. The ups are really good and the downs are sure disappointing. I’m followed well and I have lots of great fans and I’m always so grateful when people write nice things about me. The people that don’t, I also respect that perspective as well. “I’m very pleased that I’m in NASCAR. I’m very happy; I’m having a lot of fun.” PCM
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by: robert nason
wenty-one years ago in the small fishing village of Harrington, Maine, Morrill Worcester, owner of the Worcester Wreath Co., was wondering how he could use the surplus of wreaths his company had left over from the holiday season. His thoughts brought him back to his youth when he won a trip to Washington, D.C., and visited Arlington National Cemetery. The memories of that visit and the sacrifice of so many soldiers had left an indelible mark on Worcester, and an idea began to take form. He would honor those fallen heroes by placing wreaths on their gravesites during the holidays. Worcester’s idea soon spread, and after getting permission to honor those buried in Arlington, a small group of volunteers began to help, including James Prout, owner of local trucking company Blue Bird Ranch Inc., who offered to deliver the wreaths the 750 miles from Maine to our national cemetery. Placing the wreaths on the soldiers’ gravesites became an annual tradition, with Worcester and his handful of volunteers faithfully and without fanfare organizing the delivery and spreading of 5,000 wreaths (enough to fit in a trailer) at Arlington, providing a poignant gesture of thanks. Then in 2005, a photo was taken and posted on the
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Internet of the wreathed headstones after a light dusting of snow. Letters and donations began pouring into Worcester Wreath Co., catapulting Worcester’s gesture into something much more profound. To manage the overwhelming support by thousands across the country, Wreaths Across America (WAA), a nonprofit organization, was established to carry on Worcester’s mission. The organization has now reached all 50 states and last year a total of 325,000 wreaths (90,000 at Arlington) were placed at nearly 800 locations, including 24 national cemeteries on foreign soil, such as
Normandy and Tunisia. The goal for 2012 is to place wreaths on all 225,000 headstones in Arlington and the trucking industry plays a vital part. “Without the trucking industry as a whole, specifically the carriers and drivers who donate time and equipment, we would not be able to do this,” says Tobin Slaven, director of communications at WAA. “We would not be able to get the wreaths out to all the locations without their help.” To achieve this year’s ambitious goal, numerous companies in the trucking and transportation industries, including Pilot Flying J, are stepping up to support WAA. Pilot Flying J has pledged to raise $100,000 through its “Cup with a Cause” campaign. For $4.99, drivers can purchase a limited-edition travel mug from any Pilot Travel Center or Flying J Travel Plaza in the U.S. With every mug purchase, $3 will be donated to Wreaths Across America. Pilot Flying J is also including a free refill coupon with each “Cup with a Cause” travel mug purchased. “The mission of Wreaths Across America is ‘Remember, Honor, Teach,’ and we are proud to support those values,” says Jimmy Haslam, chairman of Pilot Flying J. “Our friends across the industry, including the Truckload Carriers Association, many professional drivers and trucking companies, are already very involved in the program. We’re proud to join our friends and colleagues in honoring the men and women who gave their lives to defend our nation, and we’re sure our customers will want to help us too.” Each year the wreaths delivered to Arlington originate in Maine with a caravan of trucks stretching as much as four miles long. The trucks take a week to arrive at Arlington, making several stops along the way for memorial events at veterans’ hospitals, schools and civic gatherings. This year, the wreaths will arrive at Arlington and be spread on Dec. 15. For more information on Wreaths Across America, including information on volunteering for WAA events in your community, visit www.WreathsAcrossAmerica.org. PCM
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be so tied to a place that is so fragile.” Playwright Lucy Alibar worked with Zeitlin to adapt her stage play “Juicy and Delicious,” which served as the basis for the film, into a screenplay. She recalls her first impression of the Louisiana bayou where some families live on land that has been in the family since the 18th century. “The trees are almost like people reaching out of the water,” she says. “The people’s relationship with the water is incredible to me. It’s so vital to who they are. It’s like a family member, someone that they have grown up with. It was their sense of humor and love of life that I found so humbling.”
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Beasts of the Southern Wild by: joan tupponce
wight Henry’s childlike awe at seeing Peter Fonda and Louis Armstrong’s stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is heartfelt. A New Orleans baker and restaurant owner by trade, Henry still has trouble thinking of himself as an actor. But that’s just what he’s become since his debut role as Wink in the critically acclaimed film “Beasts of the Southern Wild.” The film, an underdog when it came to the Sundance Film Festival, ended up winning the coveted Grand Jury Prize as well as the Excellence in Cinematography Award. There is buzz that it has a shot at being nominated for one of next year’s Academy Awards. The poignant production tells the story of 6-year-old Hushpuppy, who lives with her daddy, Wink, in a fantastical bayou. Hushpuppy is desperate to save her ailing father and sinking home but she must learn to survive whatever catastrophe comes her way. The film is a testament to resilience,
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Alibar wrote the stage play about five years ago when her father was stricken with cancer. The play is about a 10-yearold Southern boy who believes his father’s coming death will coincide with the end of the world. Writing the play was her way of dealing with the situation. “It blew my
strength and spirit. “I’ve always been interested in holdouts,” says the film’s director, Benh Zeitlin. “Like, why do people stay in a place that’s difficult to live in or that’s dangerous or that puts your life at risk? Why do people stand by their homes in times of disaster?” The film was shot on location in the coastal parishes of Louisiana. Filmmakers stayed in Pointe Aux Chenes at the far end of the bayou. They spent much of their time visiting Isle de Jean Charles, a lowlying ridge of land in Terrebonne Parish. Many of the descendants of the 90 community members were Cajun and Native American fishermen who stayed despite the imminent danger of floating into the Gulf of Mexico. “It’s where the road ends and the Gulf begins,” says producer Michael Gottwald. “We needed a community that seems like it would fit the imagined world we were creating. The whole film is an exploration about what it means to w w w. p t c c h a l l e n g e . c o m
mind on a lot of levels,” she says of her father’s illness. “My whole world view changed. I was ill equipped to deal with that. I was unprepared.” Zeitlin and Alibar have been friends for years so it was natural for the two to work together on the screenplay. Zeitlin made it clear that he wanted to use real people, not professional actors, in the main roles. That meant that Alibar would have to adapt the role of Hushpuppy to fit whoever was cast in the role. The search for actors began in early 2009 in an abandoned New Orleans classroom. After four months with no luck in casting Hushpuppy, Court 13 Productions, which was producing the film, branched out beyond the city into the bayou communities. The team looked at 4,000 young girls before deciding on Quvenzhané Wallis from Houma, La., who was 5 years old at the time. Zeitlin was looking for a young girl with an active imagination, fierceness and creativity. Wallis was a natural. “She was so good and so truthful,” Alibar says. “She was smart and funny.” Henry respects Wallis’ innate acting abilities. “She is a brilliant young lady,” he says. “We made it easy for each other. We created a bond.” Once Hushpuppy was cast, it was time to search for someone to play Wink. Hen-
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“Beasts of the Southern Wild” was filmed in South Louisiana and is based on the one-act play “Juicy and Delicious” by Lucy Alibar. ry’s New Orleans restaurant, Buttermilk Drop Bakery & Cafe, was across the street from the school where the team held auditions. They often would slip out to the cafe to grab something for breakfast or lunch. Henry had seen the audition notice and asked if he could try out for the role. In-
stead of attempting to act, he told stories about his business and growing up in New Orleans as well as the hurricanes he and his family had dealt with over the years. “When Hurricane Betsy came, our house was under water,” he says. “My parents put me on the roof. I’ve been though hurricanes
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Camille, Andrew and Katrina. I’ve been through the BP oil spill. There are a lot of things we go through living on the Gulf Coast.” Henry stayed in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina. “We refuse to leave the things we love the most,” he says. “I refused to walk away from my business and let vandals come in. I got caught in the Gentilly area in neck-high water. I almost lost my life. All of that helped them decide I was the perfect person for this part.” The team was mesmerized by Henry’s audition tape. “We pursued him,” Gottwald says. “When we tried to give him the part he dismissed us. He told us he had a bakery to run and we were talking about a full-time job that would be more than an hour away from his family and his bakery. He was resistant.” After auditioning, Henry took a break from his business to spend time with his family. Filmmakers scoured the area but couldn’t find him. “No one knew where I was,” he says, adding that he was flattered that Zeitlin and the film’s producers believed in him. “There was a natural ability they seen in me that I didn’t see in myself. They had me believing that I was the only person in the world that could
play this part.” While he may not have had confidence in his acting skills, Henry has always believed in himself. “I wouldn’t be in my position in business if I didn’t,” he says. Henry resurfaced several weeks later but turned down the offer to star in the film. “I couldn’t walk away from my business,” he says. “I told them to give me some time to work things out. I came back a couple of weeks later and I had to turn them down again.” Henry wanted to take the part but wouldn’t until he found another baker that could fill in while he was gone. “Certain things in the bakery no one can do but me,” he says. “There were certain recipes I couldn’t hand over. I was reluctant because of recipes and trademarks but I got someone to cover for me.” To accommodate Henry’s work schedule, Zeitlin held rehearsals in the bakery, from 2 to 5 in the morning. “They made a lot of concessions to work with me and do this film. They saw things in me that I didn’t see in myself,” Henry says. “They knew I would have to come back to the bakery at a moment’s notice if something happened.” Even though Henry and Wink are
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“I want to fill my films with wild, brave, goodhearted people,” says director Benh Zeitlin. very different in some ways – Henry doesn’t drink like Wink, is articulate and dresses well – there were some similarities between the two. “I have a 7-year-old daughter that is the most important person in the world to me,” he says. “I care about my community like he does. I could relate to the loving, caring, compassionate person that Wink really is. He takes things to heart. That is me. I love my family better than anything else in the world.” Gottwald saw the character of Wink evolve once Henry stepped into the role. “He brings a lot of himself to it,” he says. One of Henry’s most difficult scenes in the film was the death scene, he says. “They wanted real emotion out of me. I went deep down in my soul and thought about things. I went into my gut and tears came out of my eyes.” Since finishing the film, Henry has crossed the country on press tours. His biggest thrill came the day he was interviewed by Oprah Winfrey. “Oprah interviews the most famous people in the world. For me to sit in the same [room] with Ms. Winfrey was an honor. It was like I had met the queen,” Henry says. Now, life is getting to normal. Henry has already completed a second film, a project that stars Brad Pitt, and is planning to open another bakery called Wink Bakery & Bistro in New Orleans’ central business district. “I’m trying to get it ready for the Super Bowl,” he says. “I will never give up the bakery. It’s a legacy to pass down. I want to build the business up for my [five] children.” While he has no ambition to become a full-time actor, his experience with “Beasts of the Southern Wild” is something, he says, that he “will never forget. I will hold it dear to my heart.” PCM w w w. p t c c h a l l e n g e . c o m
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After working for the company for less than two months, she needed five days to move. “So we moved, I called in and said I need a load,” she recalls. “They asked me if I was ready to come back. I said yes. Half-hour later, I had a load.” That kind of flexibility is something Guerrero really appreciates. “They realize that we are people; that we have things going on that we need time off for or need to deal with.”
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on Ek has always been a go-getter. A veteran driver for more than 30 years, Ek is a natural early bird. He likes to load first thing in the morning to get a jumpstart on his day. No sense in sitting around. And the company he drives for, Central Oregon Truck Co., accommodates him just fine. “Our trucks do not sit,” he says. “That is the best part of this company.” Then he jokingly adds, “Well, that and the checks don’t bounce.” Don’t let the name fool you. Central Oregon Truck Co. isn’t limited in terms of geography. The company with the well-known green trucks offers flatbed and curtain van
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routes across the the U.S. and Canada as well as dedicated routes and a Northwest heavyhaul division. “These choices help drivers get home on a much more consistent basis,” says CEO Rick Williams. That home-time consistency makes Central Oregon Truck Co. stand out for drivers. Frank McAtee is a veteran flatbed driver who recently started driving for Central Oregon. “I’m old school,” he explains. “I’m used to [dispatchers] taking two or three weeks after I tell them to get me home, instead of the next load. For 30 years dispatchers and recruiters have lied, so I was expecting it. It’s a big adjustment for me.” Staci Guerrero had a similar experience.
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Driving flatbed has gotten a reputation in the trucking industry as being strenuous. Central Oregon doesn’t contest that flatbed is hard work, but they like to think of flatbed as a hard workout. With more than 50 percent of truck drivers overweight, the company has addressed this issue with the “Flatbed for Fitness” campaign that starting in December will promote healthy eating and exercise. McAtee points out, “Anything you do to get active is good. Pulling these tarps and throwing these straps, it’s all good.” As one of the few women in flatbed driving, Guerrero says she liked the idea of having her job get her into shape. “I was out of shape and I thought, OK, if I pull a flatbed, I’m going to get in shape,” she says. “Like it or not, it’s part of the job, you’re forced to work out, so that’s why I did it.” If a new driver is looking to get miles under his belt, Central Oregon is the place to be. “We maximize miles and production using electronic logs because we won’t sacrifice safety for miles,” says Williams. “Our drivers get production and therefore gross more than our competitors.” And that isn’t just a recruiting pitch. McAtee averages almost 12,000 miles every month. Guerrero w w w. p t c c h a l l e n g e . c o m
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runs about 11,000. Ek too. “This company has got the loads and they will run the dickens out of you,” he says. “It’s a good company, lots of good freight to haul, keeps you busy, keeps you rocking ’n’ rolling.” And those miles combined with the benefits package can easily add up. Veteran drivers can earn 45 cents before supplemental income like tarp, drop and detention pay are considered. “We also offer drivers 100 percent company-paid medical, dental and optical benefits and company matching 401(k) contributions,” says Williams. “In short, our drivers can easily earn more than $52,000 every year before benefits are factored in.” The bonus pay is impressive as well. “My first full month here I did 13,500 miles in one month,” says Guerrero. “I got a bonus for high mileage, for good fuel consumption and for safety. My bonuses from my first month were $1,074.” And it isn’t just the extra numbers on her paycheck that she values; it’s also the recognition. “I got a call from my driver management, I got an email from one of the girls in the office, I got a call from Rick Williams congratulating me and thanking me for doing such a great job,” she says. “The place I was at before, I was doing more miles with their truck. I was not allowed to go home, I got two days off after two months on. The
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Getting paid to workout. Central Oregon Truck Co. will introduce their “Flatbed for Fitness” campaign in December when they open a new headquarters facility. more I pushed and the more illegal I ran, the more they expected. I never got a thank you.” Now at Central Oregon, Guerrero is happy and making money. “I was never appreciated before and now I am. That says a lot.” McAtee echoes that sentiment. “This is the most driver-friendly company there is,” he says. “They tell you they care about the driver and they really do. They try to do everything they can to make sure that you’re comfortable, happy and productive for both yourself and them.” PCM
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Aquatic Road Trip by: john egan
et’s say you’re taking your toddler on his or her first airplane trip and you want to make it as easy and enjoyable as possible. What do you do? First, you prepare your child for the trip by telling her or him where you’re going and how you’re going to get there. Then you tell your child about airplanes – what they look like, how you sit in them, what you can expect to see and feel. And you reassure your child that you are going to be together every step of the way. According to Kenneth Ramirez, executive vice president in charge of animal care and training at the Shedd Aquarium, that’s what you do when moving sea creatures
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from one place to another. Located on the banks of Lake Michigan in Chicago’s Grant Park, the Shedd Aquarium has been in operation since 1930 and has one of the largest collections of sea life in the world. Known for its superior care, the aquarium is responsible not only for the thousands of visitors who seek out its treasures annually, but more importantly for its resident sea creatures, who depend on the staff for daily care. That caring compassion by the staff can’t be better demonstrated than when moving aquatic life to and from the aquarium. And Ramirez is the man who oversees every detail. While freshwater creatures are easy to
come by with the aquarium so close to Lake Michigan, collecting marine life, or sea creatures, is a much greater challenge. “Most of our marine life come from other aquariums and often they come from many other parts of the world,” Ramirez explains. “Whenever we bring animals in they have to be transported with great care that requires some unique transport mechanisms and technical knowledge to move these animals safely – ways of keeping them wet and moving them great distances.” Moving saltwater creatures and habitat from the coast, any coast, to the Chicago aquarium, nearly dead center in the middle of North America, is a daunting task. When the aquarium was under construction in 1927, tanker trucks containing seawater arrived daily, dumping their cargo into the aquarium’s tanks. Since then, the aquarium has earned its reputation as an American treasure, preserving sea life and inviting visitors from around the world to view sea turtles, moray eels, Pacific octopuses and red-bellied piranhas, to name just a few. “When it comes to moving some of our larger animals, especially our beluga whales, dolphins and sharks, those animals require even more special care because of their weight and size,” says Ramirez. “Large cranes and forklifts are necessary to lift the containers that are used to transport the animals up off the back of flatbed trucks. As the box or tanks are being lifted by the crane there’s an attendant, a trainer who knows them well.” The aquarium uses three different kinds of trucks. “We can use an open flatbed or, if we are transporting in an area where the weather or climate is poor, we use a roller bed and roll the container into the trailer. There are also some container trucks that have a removable canvas-like top. We can put the animal on the trailer and then close the top over the tank. We want to make the water-to-water time as short as possible, so planning starts much, much in advance.” Recently, the aquarium did reconstruction on some of their facilities, prompting Ramirez and his team to move all eight beluga whales to a temporary facility. While beluga whales are one of the smaller species of whales, they’re hardly small. Varying in length from 13 to 20 feet and weighing 2,000 to 3,000 pounds, the planning behind moving these creatures is extensive and can take years. “In the year leading up to (moving the whales), the animals that had never been moved before, the young animals, were all taught to swim into a hammock-like stretcher that simulates water pressure on their bodies and acts like a seatbelt for them,” w w w. p t c c h a l l e n g e . c o m
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says Ramirez. “They are then lifted out of the water and put back into the water. It turned into a game.” But the “game” can take as much as two years of planning for just one move; every detail is checked again and again. The container, whale, passengers and extra paraphernalia can weigh between 15,000 and 20,000 pounds. Because there is no room for error with such precious and sensitive cargo, special arrangements are made. The route, which can be in excess of 1,000 miles in some cases, is specifically planned for easy access to other aquariums in case of emergency. The caravan consists of escort vehicles and local law enforcement agencies. In many cases, the tanks mounted on flatbed trailers are open, exposing the aquatic passengers to the elements. Ray Bingham, a 30-year veteran mechanic and driver with Randall Industries, has hauled aquatic loads several times for the Shedd Aquarium. He says driving performance is critical to the safe and cautious passage of both the animal and human passengers. Each trip consists of an assistant who rides with the driver in the cab, monitoring all communications, a veterinarian specializing in sea life and the trainer who has spent years preparing the creature for the journey. The trainer rides on the trailer and is in constant contact with the aquatic passengers, giving the animals a familiar presence throughout the journey. The trainers wear special gear to protect them from the elements
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The first-class traveling containers are specially designed by the aquarium for their unique passengers.
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and are tethered to the trailer. If air travel is part of the itinerary, arrival time at an airport is planned for nighttime so that the animals will not be exposed to direct sunlight that might overheat the water. “There is less traffic [at night] and we have both escort cars and police to safeguard our path,� says Bingham. Special permits are also required to allow a person to travel on the trailer and thorough planning is done to eliminate traffic hold-ups due to conventions, concerts or sporting events. All of this, of course, is to ensure nothing happens that will upset these large sea creatures. In fact, preparations are so thorough that during the last beluga whale move, the giant mammal slept the entire journey, something parents on airplanes hope their children will do. The Shedd Aquarium also designs the containers for their aquatic passengers with the designers doing everything in their power to minimize both risk and stress on the animals. This includes maintaining specific water temperatures, cleaning the water and feeding the animals. Being cautious and going the extra effort to do a job right is never easy, but Ramirez and the Shedd Aquarium go above and beyond to ensure the aquatic life they move is always safe, comfortable and at ease. PCM
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On the road Coconut Rice Ingredients
· 1/2 cup shredded coconut · 1 cup white or jasmine rice · 1/2 cup water · 2 cups chicken broth
Huli Huli Chicken
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BY: Mac and the Big Cheese
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e travel a lot doing live shows across this great nation, which gives us an opportunity to explore many different food cultures in America. Of course we eat what we can – who could resist – but we learn a lot as well, not only about the areas we visit but also about what flavors they have that stand out. It’s a tough job but somebody’s gotta do it. We can’t always control where we go for shows, so we make the most of wherever we end up. As most of you probably know, being out on the road for a living or for recreation, there are parts of this country that might not be on people’s radar for vacation destinations. Sometimes, that’s where we end up. So when the itinerary sends us there, we EAT! Then there are places that are not on the schedule, but still need to be explored and examined, all in the name of research. Barbecue detour, anyone? That’s why we took a trip to Maui this past summer for two weeks to study the food of the Hawaiian culture. Who am I kidding? We went there to stretch out on the beach and drink rum, but while we were there we had a chance to research some great island dishes. One of our favorite discoveries was a dish found along the
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roadside, huli huli chicken served with coconut rice. The key to this recipe is the type of chicken you use. We recommend boneless, skinless chicken thighs instead of the standard white breast. Dark meat has a little more fat than the breast so it won’t dry out. Marinated in a huli huli sauce, the thigh really does a nice job capturing that Hawaiian version of barbecue sauce. When served over coconut rice, you honestly believe you are on the beach drinking from a pineapple and soaking up the sun. PCM
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Soak rice in water for up to 24 hours for best results. Drain water and set rice aside. In a saucepan add coconut to medium-high heat and toast the coconut for 3 minutes or until lightly brown. Add rice, water and chicken broth and bring to a boil. Place a lid on the saucepan and reduce heat to medium-low heat for 45 minutes. Remove from heat and let stand with lid on for 15 minutes, then serve.
Huli Huli Sauce Ingredients
· 1/3 cup teriyaki sauce · 1/3 cup ketchup · 1/3 cup soy sauce · 1/2 cup brown sugar · 3 tablespoons sherry · 1 tablespoon liquid smoke · 1 piece ginger root, crushed · 1 clove garlic, crushed
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Marinate 8 pieces of boneless, skinless chicken thighs for 3 to 8 hours and grill 4-5 minutes each side. Serve over coconut rice with some reserve sauce that was not used to marinade.
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Diamond Dig BY: Mickalina Padilla
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e all know diamonds are a girl’s best friend and there’s a place hidden in Pike County, Ark., where expensive little friends can be dug up for a very low price. At the Crater of Diamonds State Park, visitors can pay just $7 to spend the day digging at the only diamond mine in the world open to the public. Landowner John Wesley Huddleston found the first diamonds on the site in 1906. He tried to establish a commercial diamond mine, with little success, and eventually sold the land for $36,000 to a mining company. The site would change owners several more times until 1972, when the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism bought the land and turned 37.5 acres that the diamond mine rested on into the state park it is today. Along with diamonds, there are other precious stones and gems in the ground just waiting to be found, including lamproite, amethyst, banded agate and jasper. The likelihood of finding a stone is pretty good, says park interpreter Waymon Cox. “The park has several semi-precious stones, like calcite, barite and quartz, that are found on a daily basis,” he explains. “Hematite is a precious stone which is found here on a semi-daily basis. Others, like amethyst, peridot and garnet, are found less often.” Any stone that is found is free to take no matter what the value is. This holds true even for the world’s only perfect diamond, rating a 0/0/0 on the American Gem Society’s scale (the lower the score, the better the diamond),
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which was found at the park in 1990 and named the Strawn-Wagner Diamond. It was later donated to the park and is on display at the visitor’s center. Cox says the park appeals to all generations. “Many of our visitors are families with school-age children, who come during summer vacation, as well as older couples and retirees, many of whom visited years ago and return with their own adult
children or grandchildren.” When visitors have had enough digging for gems, there are walking trails to explore where you can get to know the flora and fauna Arkansas has to offer. Some parts of the trails are even wheelchair friendly. If visitors want to make a splash, they can head over to the Diamond Springs Water Park, a mining themed aquatic playground, or go trout fishing on the Little Missouri River below Lake Greeson Dam. The river is stocked routinely November through March. Who knows, maybe you’ll find the next perfect diamond. But even if you don’t, you’ll have fun trying. PCM www.craterofdiamondsstatepark.com
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Truly one of a kind: The Strawn-Wagner Diamond, found in 1990, is the only perfect diamond in the world.
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ome time ago, friends invited Cassie and me to make a trip into Kings Canyon National Park in California. For those who have never experienced the majesty of the giant redwoods, you should make every effort to do so. They will humble you. Some of them date back before the Revolutionary War and they continue to age gracefully. They are immense and battle-scarred themselves, from wars fought against fires, lightning strikes and man’s environmental mistakes. They really need to be seen to be believed. It takes about two days to reach the park from San Diego. As you enter the foothill region of the Sierras, the trek is hard on equipment and kids, but once there, the beauty of it quickly erases the trials of getting there. We were trailer camping in those days with a 17-foot trailer and a modified van. We planned a weeklong trip with six people to feed, with a very small refrigerator, and Cassie had done a marvelous job of packing enough staples and meat for the trip … or so we thought. We packed most of our food in Tupperware, which was widely popular in those days for storage of all things necessary for meals. Believe me, Cassie had been to her fair share of Tupperware parties. We had practically every size known to the Tupperware designers of the time. After dinner and the requisite marshmallow roasting, it was time to put the kids to bed. Two of our kids slept in the trailer and two in the van. We returned to the campfire for a little more visiting and sharing of the events of the day. We knew we were in bear country and were more than a little nervous about it, but we
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thought, an encounter with a bear always happens to someone else. As the night progressed, Cassie made it a point to go over to our site about every five minutes or so to check on the kids and on her third trip she came back, pretty quickly I might add, saying we had a visitor. That bear that you always hear stories about had entered our site, ripped the top off of our metal Coleman chest, which we had placed under a heavy park table, and proceeded to empty every Tupperware container in the chest. Although we were only about 60 feet away, we heard nothing. And the kids slept right through it. I’m not exactly sure where our heads were at that moment, but I’m pretty sure searching for a bear in the dark, yelling, with several loaded flashlights, wasn’t the brightest thing to do. It must have worked, though, as none of us were attacked or mauled and served up as dessert. Early the next morning, we went about retrieving our Tupperware containers. They were strewn everywhere. One container lid had large tooth holes in it and Cassie later took it to Tupperware parties for a conversation piece. We still have it. Fortunately, our friends had more than enough food to share with our family, and believe it or not, we even retrieved some meat that had been frozen. I’m guessing the cold stuff did not appeal to the bear’s palate. But they do love jams, jellies and honey. Those containers had been licked so clean they didn’t need washing. We were lucky. It could have been much worse and we learned a lesson about camping and how to prepare for uninvited guests, namely Tupperware bears! PCM w w w. p t c c h a l l e n g e . c o m
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One Healthy Mile at a Time
Organic before organic became organic.
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 • facebook.com/rollingstrong
ver the past several months many drivers have worked out with us on our Driver Wellness Tour. And many of them have shared firsthand what tools they need on the road to log more healthy miles. I’ve been listening and at the Great American Truck Show (GATS) last August we introduced several new products and initiatives. Thousands of drivers had the opportunity to see and taste some of my latest wellness products developed in collaboration with Freightliner, Panache Cuisine and Healthy Vending Management. Also at GATS, veteran driver Troy Robbins from Covenant Transport, who is a Rolling Strong Driver Wellness Ambassador and ReBuilt by Rolling Strong graduate, shared his story of a road back to health. Robbins is a driver that many drivers can relate to. He first learned of Rolling Strong when he lost his job due to his health. Weighing 488 pounds and standing six feet tall, he struggled to find a workout or nutrition plan that would work for him. “Drivers don’t know what it’s like to lose everything, until they do,” says Robbins. Unfortunately, Robbins knows what it is like to lose more than just his job. Two years ago, he lost his wife to cancer, leaving him with a young son to take care of. He struggled to get his health under control and lost sight of how to eat well and exercise. During this time, Covenant Transport was working with me on the launch of a program called ReBuilt by Rolling Strong that helps drivers like Robbins get back on the road to better health. “Exactly a year ago I failed my physical and within 30 days on the ReBuilt program I was back to work. I lost 25 pounds and my numbers got back in line,” says Robbins. “I continue to lose weight, down another shirt size, exercise daily, eat right and feel better than I have felt in a very
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long time.” To help more drivers like Robbins, we debuted at GATS the industry’s first FIT system (Freightliner In-cab Training system), which I helped develop with Freightliner. As an option for on-highway Class 8 Freightliner trucks, the FIT system supports driver health and wellness by creating an in-cab fitness system using resistance bands. “The Rolling Strong Freightliner In-Cab Training System is exactly what I need to keep my cardio going and strength training when I am away from home,” says Robbins. “I am going to tell my son I want Santa to bring me one!” As Robbins will tell you, exercise alone won’t make you healthier. What you put in your mouth makes all the difference in losing weight. So Rolling Strong has also partnered with Panaché Cuisine to bring drivers food selections that were once reserved for corporate employees to become mainstays in their driver wellness program. Rolling Strong didn’t leave out the terminals or other popular destinations either. We partnered with Healthy Vending Management to bring great-tasting, healthier food options, including Rolling Strong’s Driver Designed Food Products, to drivers through their healthy vending machines. This is a healthy choice that any size company can begin to implement within their workforce. “I had a lot of nutrition and physical fitness information already in my head but really didn’t know how or where to start,” says Robbins. “Rolling Strong has helped me get started and expanded my knowledge in physical fitness and nutrition. I am very grateful. It saved my job and has set me on the path to getting much healthier.” PCM
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Too Many Does by: brenda potts
ur trail cameras confirmed what the wildlife biologist reported. There were too many does living on this property. He issued additional permits to reduce the doe population. My brother and I quickly appointed ourselves as CDMOs (chief doe management officers). During the late muzzleloader season last year, Tom and I filled five of the doe tags in one weekend. The meat was donated to local families in need. As self-appointed CDMOs (there is no such title, we made it up), we were looking forward to returning to duty this fall. As plans were made for the next doe management weekend on our Kentucky lease, Tom and I went astray in a text conversation trying to outdo each other on some “doe” wordplay. It went something like this.
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the female deer get the best habitat for raising the next generation. The bucks we had been hunting all season naturally return to less desirable areas to survive until the next breeding season. Those less desirable areas are still rich in nutrients, with wildlife food plots, agriculture and plenty of natural food. The bucks on this property have it pretty good. Which means the does have it even better, contributing more than ever to the growing population explosion. The consequences of having too many does or too many deer on the property can result in a number of things. Deer are browsers, eating a wide variety of native and non-native plant species. There can be extensive crop damage. Not only does this damage happen on our farm but it can also spill over to neighboring crop fields, which does not make the local farmers happy. Deer can damage natural vegetation, establish browse lines and deplete food sources for other species. They may move into areas populated by humans, eating expensive flowers or getting hit by vehicles. Too many deer may spread disease more quickly, such as epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD), or something called blue tongue. Both present the deer with devastating and vicious ways to die. Natural predator populations, like coyotes, can increase along with the deer numbers, reaping havoc on small game species. It is certain, Tom and I will be returning to our lease as CDMOs and taking our selfappointed responsibility very seriously this fall. After all, does are doe-licious and no one wants a sour doe! PCM
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Razor’s Edge by: claire b. lang
Listen to Claire B. Lang’s radio show on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, Channel 90. cover the efforts of the best and most talented mechanics, drivers, engineers, fabricators, chassis specialists, pit crew members, hauler drivers and owners in racing. The objective is clear – go fast and win. But life’s true lessons are woven deeply through all of the efforts, challenges and struggles on the NASCAR circuit. Life serves up blessings when you least expect them, challenges that you don’t think you deserve until you get to the other side of difficult, and some heaps of humility along the way, to better prepare you for the good that eventually will come back around. Funny how that happens, right? I stood in Victory Lane at Chicagoland Speedway with Penske Racing owner Roger Penske. Just 24 hours earlier he had suffered a heartbreaking defeat in the Indy Car championship when his driver Will Powers lost the championship by one point after he crashed. As he basked in victory with his Sprint Cup driver, Brad Keselowski, a proud Roger Penske, who a day earlier had suffered deep dejection, was now immersed in the highest of highs. As I watched him celebrate the win I observed it was, for him, like jumping from
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boiling water to freezing water, stunning in its temperature change. I’ve never seen Roger spray more champagne or jump into the team’s moment hollering or celebrating more than he did after that win by Keselowski after the pain of the loss of Powers. There’s that thing called life again. Earlier – that very same day – I had my broadcast headset on when I passed by Brett Jewkes, the vice president and chief communications officer of NASCAR. When I commented in passing what a perfect day it was, he reminded me that one year ago that very day he was lying in an induced coma in a hospital and they were not sure he was going to make it. He had been very ill and now he’s a man who is better able to appreciate the clear blue sky on a perfect race day in the Midwest after literally being brought back to life. In my garage rounds that morning I also ran into Andy Taylor, “Knight Rider,” the hauler driver for the No. 88 team of Dale Earnhardt Jr. Every time I’ve seen him for as long as I can remember I would shout out across the garage, “Where we goin’, buddy?” and he would reply, “We goin’ to the top, baby, we goin’ to the top!” That
day he reminded me that we began saying that to each other that very same weekend seven years ago at Chicagoland. Seven years seemed to have passed like the blink of an eye. “Now, we really are going to the top,” he told me, with a grin. Wow! Denny Hamlin was always extremely hard on himself and his team when things didn’t go right. Hamlin was running ninth but ran out of fuel with two laps remaining on this particular day. I saw him melt down when a fuel issue cost him a championship in 2010. It was a bitter, difficult pill for him to swallow. On this day, I was moved when after the race his fuel man, Scott Wood, found Denny and apologized for not getting all the gas in the car. Hamlin, devastated, graciously accepted his apology. They became an even tighter team on this day. It was a touching moment. All of these moments happened on one race day! In NASCAR, there are so many loud sounds and sights and bright colors and fast speeds and big emotions and bands and celebrities, and everything just moves so fast. Like a driver who has to learn to focus on his lines on the track, I work hard to focus on the small things that go on that may, in the big picture, mean as much as the loud sounds. On this day, these moments stuck out to me like a marching band. Life is precious so enjoy every moment. Learn to accept defeat because it prepares you for the winning that is just around the corner. A team effort takes humility but the reward is greater and with positive energy and great patience we are really all, in one way, shape or form, going to the top. PCM
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ver the past couple of years the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has seemed more aggressive in its approach with highrisk truck and bus companies. The FMCSA has used its ability to shut down these carriers on a more frequent basis than past administrations, and now they have made moves to further strengthen their resolve to ensure the highways are safe. In September, the FMCSA announced several improvements to its Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) enforcement program, all of which are designed to enable a quicker response to these companies. The changes to the CSA program will take effect in December 2012. While most drivers won’t notice the changes, it’s still important for carriers to understand them. Some of the changes include removing minor speeding violations (1-5 mph), ensuring all recorded violations accurately reflect the inspection type, removing small passenger carrier companies (one- to eight-passenger vehicles), changing the cargo-related Behavior Analysis and Safety Improvement Category (BASIC) to the Hazardous Materials Compliance BASIC, and matching Fatigued Driving BASIC to the specific HOS Compliance BASIC. The improvements are largely data driven. “Good data plays a key role in keeping our nation’s roads safe,” says Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. “These improvements will enable us to better identify and address unsafe truck and bus companies before tragedies occur.” FMCSA administrator Anne Ferro testified before the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure’s Subcommittee on Highways and Transit regarding this issue on Sept. 13. After a lengthy summation of the highway safety record, the purpose of CSA and the proposed improvements, she concluded her statement with more resolve. “FMCSA has made significant progress in implementing CSA and improving the efficiency and effectiveness of our program. The net result is improved safety in com-
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mercial motor carrier operations. We are continuing to build on these successes as we finalize the program through data-driven decision making and processes as transparent and inclusive as possible,” testified Ferro. The strengthened resolve should come as no surprise to anyone in the industry. In the June 2012 Challenge Magazine issue I featured an interview with Ferro and this was one of the items discussed. In that interview, Ferro said, “My point internally, and the team feels this way very strongly, is that we need to press forward using all the authority we have at our disposal today to get the worst of the worst off the road. That includes the use of the imminent hazard tool, which had been available to us in the past but which we hadn’t challenged ourselves to ask under which conditions we can use it. And when we have carriers flaunting this, representing a very demonstrable risk to the public outside of the normal compliance review, we need to take action fast.” She added, “We aren’t using the imminent hazard tool irresponsibly, as that doesn’t serve anyone well. But, we are definitely going to use it to every extent we can to take the irresponsible carriers off the road. It’s a temporary tool – it’s saying they are presenting an imminent hazard right now and we have to shut them down. That doesn’t mean the company doesn’t have the right to come back and show they fixed the problem so they can operate again.” From my perspective there is nothing wrong with wanting to raise the bar on safety. And carriers that simply are unable or unwilling to meet the most basic of safety guidelines should be removed from operating on the highways. The one thing I caution against is “mission creep.” Let’s not overregulate an already highly regulated industry by implementing cost prohibitive measures. Let’s also remember that the trucking industry is already committed to safety and our professional drivers do have safety as a priority. PCM
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Giving Thanks
t’s that time of year where we’re supposed to be thankful for things. While I’d feel more comfortable carrying on with the monthly theme of this column and finding something else to gripe about, a good friend recommended I put a positive twist on things for once and show my “softer” side. So here it is, in no particular order, 15 things I’m thankful for:
15. Ray-Ban sunglasses. I splurged on a nice pair and I swear they make me see the road better. 14. E-Z Pass. If we’re going to have toll roads, at least they’re trying to make it as painless as possible. 13. Travel mugs. For that second cup of coffee that I drink nice and slow. Keeps it hot and fresh. 12. Atlanta Braves. Foiled by an infield fly call but a great season. Gonna miss Chipper Jones.
11. Being up before the dawn. Maybe it’s me, but there’s something about that time just before the sun rises and there’s that faint glow to the sky. Everything just feels calm and still. It’s a brief moment of peace before a hectic day. 10. Chicken and dumplings. The ultimate comfort food, especially after a long day on the road. 9. College football. There’s just something about those fall weekends. Cool temperatures, hours of our new national pastime and it gets dark so early you don’t feel guilty you sat on the couch all day. 8. My couch. See above. 7. Kathy Ireland and Adriana Lima. Old school and new school for reasons I don’t need to explain. 6. Alabama. I’m a country boy after all and these guys just keep rolling. You know, they’ve sold 73 million records and had 21 consecutive No. 1 hits. Awesome.
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5. GPS. Won’t go anywhere without it. Can’t get anywhere without it. 4. Challenge Magazine. You didn’t think I’d forget the preeminent magazine in the country for the open road traveler, did you? Great stories, great commentary and it’s free. 3. 5-Hour Energy. It’s my “hello” wake up around 2 p.m. 2. SiriusXM Radio. Especially “Trading Paint” with Dusty Long and Chocolate Myers on NASCAR radio. These guys know their racing. 1. Family. Yes, it’s a sentimental pick but one that I’m grateful for every day. Anyway, that’s it. Looks like I do see the glass half-full from time to time. I hope you enjoy the holiday and pace yourself on the turkey and trimmings. Speaking of trimmings, what’s the deal with cranberry sauce? Does anyone really like that stuff? Ah, back to my old self.
Do you have an industry issue you would like to gripe about? Send it to editor@ptcchallenge.com.
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Over the Road Haiku by: Audrey Waters
Metal sunflowers Along Highway 85, Sunning for all time
Endless fields of green, Sunflowers bathing sunshine Embraced with leaf-hearts.
Electrical storm Hidden by the sky’s dark clouds Glimpses of light flash.
Deer runs in terror; Bumper barely misses her. Relief floods our hearts.
Giant rolls of hay Covered with drifting snowflakes Creamy breakfast rolls.
A tree stands alone-Trunk arching, a broken back. Limbs droop wearily.
The marshlands of North Dakota, filled with cattails, Ducklings, and green frogs.
Snow-covered giant Rolls of hay. Like discarded Old cinnamon rolls.
Semis seem to have Faces of their own, some sad, Grouchy or fearsome.
Fat rain drops splatter On the hood of the blue Pete. Storm clouds gather near.
Greenish-yellow fields, Wheat undulating Like the waves of the ocean.
Why is it I see Faces on the hoods of trucks? Semis with feelings.
Giant rolls of straw Lie along the roadsides like Old cinnamon rolls.
Rabbits diving through Green fields of wheat, swimming like Dolphins of the fields.
Sun is shy, peeking From behind the clouds, but his Rays light up the world.
Sunflowers basking Unknowingly facing their Decapitation.
Three crows in a row Perching on wooden fence posts, Calling to the wind.
Fires light the sky. The mountains are burning. Pray The rains will come.
The heart-shaped leaves of Sunflowers proclaim them the Love ambassadors.
Illuminating Lightning in the clouds. Traffic Lights shine from heaven.
The road stretches on And time reaches for the past. Memories abound.
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Over the Road Haiku (cont.) Hundreds of pump-jacks Like herds of praying mantises Dot the Texas plains.
Shaggy buffalo Basking, grazing in the sun, On Wyoming plains.
Empty buildings and Broken windows. Dust devils Roar through the ghost towns.
A lone, dark, bull moose With a wide rack of antlers Forges the river.
A disemboweled couch Like an animal carcass, Springs sprung, stuffing gone.
Thermopolis sheep Have a red tint to their wool. The dirt is red clay.
Someone lost a load. Toilet paper strands waving From the highway shoulders.
South Dakota, gray Barren fields with alkali Stretch endlessly on.
Devil’s Tower in The distance, thirty miles From Highway 90.
Brown faces pointing, Rimmed with bright, yellow petals Fields of sunflowers.
Magpies perching on The backs of grazing sheep. A Mutual friendship.
Little ears cannot hear Tassels waving in the wind. Corn for the harvest.
How sweet, the ewes graze On Wyoming plains, with small Birds perched on their backs.
Highway 85, North through South Dakota – the Oil Audubon.
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Day of a Driver by: Rick Hardy
Lights are all working One tire is flattened Truck driver safety Is no laughing matter Fuel up the tanks Must put in fifty Get a free shower That’s pretty nifty Soap is provided So is a towel Lots of hot water Wash off what’s foul A driver got stranded He’s down on his luck I bought him a meal And left him a buck Go to bed early I’m first one to rise A foot of snow fell To me no surprise Rain, fog and ice Stuck in a blizzard Will be here a while Avoid the lot lizard
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Dale Cribbs and Katie Bell Wildwood, GA
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Jordan Everett and Kimberly Lowe North East, MD
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369 BIRMINGHAM 7 DEF 100 I-20/59/65 AL 78, Exit 123 901 Bankhead Highway West, 35204 602 BIRMINGHAM DEF 157 15 RV DUMP I-65 & SR 94, Exit 264 224 Daniel Payne Drive North, 35207 603 DOTHAN DEF 158 9 RV DUMP Ross Clark Hwy/Hwy 231 2190 Ross Clark Circle, 36301 604 HOPE HULL 9 DEF 127 RV DUMP 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 RV DUMP 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 DEF 90 RV DUMP I-65, Exit 334 3240 Point Mallard Parkway, 35603 75 SATSUMA 8 DEF 125 I-65, Exit 19 6109 US 43 South, 36572 76 TUSCALOOSA 8 DEF 125 I-20/59, Exit 76 4416 Skyland Boulevard East, 35405
609 ELOY DEF 350 11 RV DUMP I-10 Exit 208 16189 S Sunshine Blvd, 85231 610 KINGMAN DEF 95 11 RV DUMP I-40 Exit 53 3300 East Andy DeVine Ave., 86401 211 LAKE HAVASU CITY 12 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 RV DUMP 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 RV DUMP I-40 Exit 255 400 Transcon Lane, 86047 505 YUMA 6 100 I-8, Exit 12 108000 North Frontage Road, 85367
P 205-324-4532 F 205-324-5897 Hot Deli
P 205-323-2177 F 205-323-7885 Hot Deli
P 334-792-5152 F 334-792-5293 Hot Deli
P 334-613-0212 F 334-613-0849
Hot Deli
P 205-763-2225 F 205-763-2229
Hot Deli
P 205-477-9181 F 205-477-6870
P 251-653-8834 F 251-653-9556
P 256-353-5252 F 256-353-5235
P 251-679-6260 F 251-679-6235
P 205-553-9710 F 205-553-3089
ARIZONA 459 AVONDALE 13 DEF 145 RV DUMP I-10, Exit 133A 900 North 99th Avenue, 85323 180 BELLEMONT 7 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 Rd, 85334 458 ELOY 5 DEF 145 RV DUMP I-10, Exit 208 619 South Sunshine Boulevard, 85231
P 623-936-0900 F 623-936-7376
P 928-773-0180 F 928-773-0205 Hot Deli
P 928-923-9600 F 928-923-7735
P 520-466-7550 F 520-466-7575
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ARKANSAS (CONT.) Hot Deli
P 520-466-9204 F 520-466-9588 Hot Deli
P 928-757-7300 F 928-757-1085
P 928-764-2410 F 928-764-2021
P 520-377-0001 F 520-377-0003 Hot Deli
P 623-936-1118 F 623-936-3611
P 928-927-7777 F 928-927-7000 Hot Deli
P 928-289-2081 F 928-289-3798
F 928-342-2696
ARKANSAS 118 BENTON 7 DEF 70 I-30, Exit 121 7801 Alcoa Road, 72015 332 N. LITTLE ROCK 7 DEF 100 I-40 & SR391 Galloway Road, Exit 161 3300 Highway 391 North, 72117 430 RUSSELLVILLE 5 130 I-40, Exit 84 215 SR 331 North, 72802 605 RUSSELLVILLE DEF 165 15 RV DUMP 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 RV DUMP I-30 Exit 7 Rt 12 Box 254B, I30 & Hwy 108, 71854
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P 501-794-5900 F 501-794-5904
P 501-945-2226 F 501-945-2282
P 479-967-7414 F 479-964-0112 Hot Deli
P 479-890-6161 F 479-890-2639
P 479-872-6100 F 479-872-6103 Hot Deli
P 870-774-3595 F 870-772-1006
429 WEST MEMPHIS 11 DEF 150 I-40, Exit 280 1100 Martin Luther King Blvd, 72301 607 WEST MEMPHIS DEF 225 15 RV DUMP I-40 Exit 280 & I-55 Exit 4 3400 Service Loop Road, 72301
P 870-732-1202 F 870-732-1340 Hot Deli
P 870-735-8200 F 870-735-3300
CALIFORNIA 613 BAKERSFIELD DEF 250 14 RV DUMP Hwy 99 Exit Merced Ave. 17047 Zachary Ave., 93308 282 BARSTOW 30 5 I-15/40 & US 58 2591 Commerce Parkway, 92311 614 BARTSOW DEF 171 15 RV DUMP I-15 & Lenwood Exit 2611 Fisher Boulevard, 92311 372 CASTAIC 7 DEF 125 I-5 & Lake Hughes Exit 31642 Castaic Road, 91384 168 DUNNIGAN 11 DEF 155 I-5, Road 8 Exit 554 30035 County Road 8, 95937 616 FRAZIER PARK 18 285 RV DUMP I-5 Frazier Park Exit 205 42810 Frazier Mtn Park Road, 93243 381 HESPERIA 11 DEF 300 I-15 & US 395 8701 Highway 395, 92345 200 KRAMER JUNCTION 7 50 US 395/US 58 5725 Highway 58, 93516 617 LODI DEF 187 15 RV DUMP I-5 & Hwy 12, Exit Fairfield 15100 North Thornton Road, 95242 154 LOST HILLS 7 DEF 70 I-5 & CA 46 14808 Warren Street, 93249 365 MADERA DEF 150 11 CA-99 at Ave 18.5 22717 Avenue 18 1/2, 93637 307 N. PALM SPRINGS DEF 80 5 I-10 & Garnett & Indian Ave. 6605 N. Indian Canyon Drive, 92258
Hot Deli
P 661-392-5300 F 661-392-5307
P 760-253-2861 F 760-253-2863 Hot Deli
P 760-253-7043 F 760-253-7051
P 661-257-2800 F 661-257-2109
Hot Deli
P 530-724-3060 F 530-724-3029 Hot Deli
P 661-248-2600 F 661-248-2610
Hot Deli
P 760-956-2844 F 760-956-1198
P 760-762-0041 F 760-762-5231 Hot Deli
P 209-339-4066 F 209-339-4287
P 661-797-2122 F 661-797-9772 Hot Deli
P 559-673-3878 F 559-673-7679
P 760-329-5562 F 760-329-0083
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FLORIDA (CONT.)
FLORIDA (CONT.)
343 OTAY MESA 9 DEF 150 I-905, Exit 1B, CA905 1497 Piper Ranch Rd, 92154 618 RIPON DEF 197 15 RV DUMP Hwy 99 Exit Jack Tone Rd 1501 North Jack Tone Road, 95366 879 SACRAMENTO 49ER TRAVEL PLAZA 275 12 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 RV DUMP I-10 Ramon Exit 72235 Varner Road, 92276 137 WEED DEF 80 7 RV DUMP 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 DEF 100 I-95, Exit 129 7300 West Okeechobee Road, 34945 471 HAINES CITY DEF 80 7 RV DUMP US Hwy 27 North 35647 US Hwy 27 North, 33845 91 JACKSONVILLE DEF 30 5 I-95, Exit 329 1625 County Road 210 West, 32259 374 MARIANNA 7 90 I-10 @ FL 71, Exit 142 2209 Highway 71, 32448 873 MIAMI 65 3 Hwy 27 12200 NW South River Road, 33178 874 MIAMI 30 2 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 DEF 90 RV DUMP 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 DEF 130 I-75, Exit 358 4255 NW Highway 326, 34482 424 OCALA 5 125 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 150 15 RV DUMP I-10 Exit 192 32670 Blue Star Highway, 32343 626 ST. AUGUSTINE DEF 160 9 RV DUMP I-95 Hwy 206 Exit 305 950 State Road 206 West, 32086 622 ST. LUCIE 15 156 RV DUMP I-95 Hwy 68 Exit 131 100 North Kings Hwy 625 TAMPA 4 30 RV DUMP I-4 & SR 579 Exit 10 11555 East Sligh Ave.
95 WILDWOOD 10 5 I-75, Exit 329 493 East State Route 44 96 YEEHAW JUNCTION 40 0 US 60 & FL Turnpike, Exit 193 3050 SR 60 Yeehaw Junction
P 619-661-9558 F 619-661-9814
Hot Deli P 209-599-4141 F 209-599-4265
Hot Deli P 916-927-4774 F 916-923-3677
P 831-775-0380 F 831-775-0360
Hot Deli P 760-343-1500 F 760-343-1330
Hot Deli P 530-938-9600 F 530-938-9700
COLORADO 619 AURORA DEF 149 15 RV DUMP I-70 Exit 285 (South) 16751 East 32nd Ave., 80011 316 DENVER 7 DEF 100 I-70 & Steele Street, Exit 276A 4640 Steele Street, 80216 621 LIMON DEF 200 2 RV DUMP I-70 & Exit 359 2495 Williams Ave., 80828
Hot Deli P 303-366-7600 F 303-367-5657
P 303-292-6303 F 303-292-3647
Hot Deli P 719-775-9286 F 719-775-9306
CONNECTICUT 255 MILFORD 12 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
P 203-876-1266 F 203-876-9473
P 860-599-2020 F 860-599-5771
FLORIDA 87 BALDWIN DEF 50 5 I-10, Exit 343 1050 US 301 South, 32234 88 COCOA 2 I-95, Exit 201 4455 King Street, 32926 624 DADE CITY DEF 180 15 RV DUMP I-75 Exit 285 & SR52 29933 State Road 52, 33576 89 ELLENTON 2 20 I-75, Exit 224 1526 51st Avenue East, 34222
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P 904-266-4238 F 904-266-9820
P 321-639-0346 F 321-639-0351
Hot Deli P 352-588-5444 F 352-588-4629
P 941-729-6288 F 941-729-7523
P 239-693-6868 F 239-693-1253
P 772-460-0611 F 772-460-9492
Hot Deli P 863-421-3571 F 863-421-6032
P 904-826-3618 F 904-825-2760
P 850-482-2148 F 850-482-2136
Hot Deli
Sunshine Deli
P 305-883-1004 F 305-883-1799
P 305-553-6203 F 305-207-7967
Arline’s Big Apple Seafood Restaurant
Wingstop
P 305-623-3434 F 305-623-3439
P 850-576-3200 F 850-576-3213
P 352-347-8555 F 352-347-3082
P 352-402-9081 F 352-622-5233
P 352-867-8300 F 352-867-8448
P 941-637-3974 F 941-637-5729
Hot Deli P 850-574-1299 F 850-574-6546 Hot Deli
P 904-794-0426 F 904-794-7582 Hot Deli
P 772-461-0091 F 772-461-0291
Hot Deli P 813-612-9438 F 813-612-9297
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P 352-748-4486 F 352-748-6095
P 407-436-1224 F 407-436-1919
GEORGIA 260 ALBANY 80 5 Hwy 300 & Clark Ave 310 Cordele Road, 31705 331 ATLANTA (EAST) 8 100 I-285 & Bouldercrest Road, Exit 51 2605 Bouldercrest, 30316 344 ATLANTA (WEST) 45 5 I-285 & South Atlanta Road, Exit 16 4600 South Atlanta Road, 30080 65 AUGUSTA 30 3 I-20, Exit 194 4091 Jimmie Dyess Parkway, 30909 144 AUGUSTA DEF 90 6 I-20, Exit 200 2975 Gun Club Road, 30907 66 BRASELTON 70 6 I-85, Exit 129 5888 Highway 53, 30517 627 BRUNSWICK DEF 150 15 RV DUMP I-95 Exit 29 2990 US Hwy 17 South, 31523 628 CARNESVILLE DEF 190 15 RV DUMP I-85 Exit 160 10226 Old Federal Road, 30521 67 CARTERSVILLE 8 DEF 100 I-75, Exit 296 968 Cassville-White Road, 30120 416 CORDELLE 60 10 RV DUMP I-75, Exit 101 2201 East 16 Avenue, 31015 319 DALTON 7 100 I-75/Connector 3, Exit 328 244 Connector 3 SW, 30720 421 DALTON 9 DEF 210 RV DUMP I-75, Exit 326 142 Carbondale Road, 30721 68 DUBLIN 3 20 I-16, Exit 51 2185 US 441, 31021 630 JACKSON DEF 200 14 RV DUMP I-75 Exit 201 I-75 & Exit 66 Bucksnort Road, 30233 69 LAGRANGE 3 60 I-85, Exit 13 1960 Whitesvillle Road, 30240
P 229-878-1355 F 229-878-1302
P 404-212-8733 F 404-212-8568
P 770-434-9949 F 770-434-8341
P 706-860-6677 F 706-869-9074
P 706-667-6557 F 706-481-9940
Hot Deli P 706-654-2820 F 706-654-9326
Hot Deli P 912-280-0006 F 912-280-9555
Hot Deli P 706-335-6656 F 706-335-4432
P 770-607-7835 F 770-607-7873
P 229-271-5775 F 229-271-5774
P 706-277-7934 F 706-277-3337
P 706-370-4060 F 706-370-5769
P 478-275-2143 F 478-275-0070
Hot Deli P 770-775-0138 F 770-775-1134
P 706-884-6318 F 706-884-1872
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IDAHO (CONT.)
631 LAKE PARK DEF 200 15 RV DUMP I-75 Exit 2 7001 Lake Park-Bellville Rd., 31636 420 MADISON DEF 110 6 RV DUMP I-20, Exit 114 1881 Eatonton Road, 30650 422 NEWNAN 7 DEF 95 I-85, Exit 41 1645 South Highway 29, 30263 71 PORT WENTWORTH 8 DEF 125 I-95, Exit 109 7001 Highway 21, 31407 632 RESACA 15 200 RV DUMP 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 90 I-20 & GA 100, Exit 5 882 Georgia Highway 100, 30176 417 TEMPLE DEF 140 14 RV DUMP I-20, Exit 19 625 Carrollton Street, 30179 634 TEMPLE 15 164 RV DUMP I-20 & Hwy 113 Exit 19 15 Villa Rosa Road, 30179 192 TIFTON 12 200 I-75, Exit 60 4431 Old Union Road, 31794 633 UNION POINT 9 189 RV DUMP I-20 & Exit 138 3600 Highway 77 South, 30642 73 VALDOSTA 6 90 I-75, Exit 11 3495 Madison Highway, 31601 398 VIENNA 100 5 I-75, Exit 109 39 Victory Lane, 31092 267 WARNER ROBINS (BYRON) 11 DEF 150 I-75, Exit 146 2965 Highway 247C, 31008 254 WILDWOOD DEF 20 3 I-24 Exit 169 650 Highway 299, 30757
Hot Deli
P 229-559-6500 F 229-559-3008 TM
P 706-343-1455 F 706-343-1033
P 770-252-3551 F 770-252-2197
P 912-964-7006 F 912-964-7808
Hot Deli P 706-629-1541 F 706-629-2003
P 706-462-2455 F 706-462-2702
P 912-964-5280 F 912-964-5098
P 770-574-9922 F 770-574-9697
P 770-562-9773 F 770-562-2269 TM
Hot Deli
P 770-562-4009 F 770-562-3571
P 229-382-7295 F 229-382-4910
Hot Deli 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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RV DUMP
Hot Deli P 208-385-9745 F 208-344-3624
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 100 9 I-84 & US 20, Exit 95 1050 Highway 20, 83647 639 POST FALLS DEF 100 8 I-90 Exit 2 N 400 Idahline Rd, 83854 640 TWIN FALLS 6 100 I-84 Exit 173 5350 Highway 93, 83338
Hot Deli
RV DUMP
P 208-453-9225 F 208-453-9409
Hot Deli
RV DUMP
P 208-254-9845 F 208-254-9893
P 208-587-4465 F 208-587-3071
RV DUMP
Hot Deli P 208-773-0593 F 208-773-0404
Hot Deli P 208-324-3454 F 208-324-4097
ILLINOIS 642 ALORTON 202 15 RV DUMP I-255 & Exit 17A 140 Racehorse Drive, 62207 299 BLOOMINGTON 6 DEF 160 I-55/74 & IL 9, Exit 160A 1522 West Market Street 526 CHAMPAIGN ROAD RANGER DEF 150 3 I-57, Exit 240 4910 Market St 473 CHANNAHON 25 0 I-55 & Route 6, Exit 248 23841 SE Eams 378 CHICAGO ROAD RANGER LMTD 0 I-55 MM 288 “Stevenson Expressway” 3401 South California Avenue, 60632 368 DECATUR DEF 90 7 I-72, Exit 144 (SE Quad) 4030 E. Boyd Road 523 DIXON ROAD RANGER DEF 45 2 I-88 Exit 54 1801 South Galena Ave. ,61021 313 EAST ST. LOUIS 11 DEF 200 I 70/55 Exit 4 699 State Route 203 165 EFFINGHAM 7 DEF 100 I-57/70, Exit 162 2500 North 3rd Street 643 EFFINGHAM DEF 180 15 RV DUMP 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 DEF 30 4 I-90, Exit 43 19 N. 681 US Hwy 20
Hot Deli P 618-337-4579 F 618-337-4851
Hot Deli P 309-827-7867 F 309-827-2355
P 815-315-4991 F 217-643-7809
P 815-467-0918 F 815-467-0972
P 815-977-7020 F 773-847-1438
P 217-876-0208 F 217-876-0522
P 815-516-1998 F 815-284-0469
P 618-875-5800 F 618-875-4234
P 217-342-3787 F 217-342-6672
Hot Deli P 217-347-7161 F 217-347-5815
P 815-265-4754 F 815-265-4795
P 815-209-9013 F 847-683-7609
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ILLINOIS (CONT.) 644 LASALLE DEF 186 15 RV DUMP I-80 Exit 77 343 Civic Road 514 LINCOLN THORNTONS 100 6 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 347 MCLEAN ROAD RANGER DEF 80 10 I-55, Exit 145 501 South Main Street, 61754 530 MENDOTA ROAD RANGER DEF 4 0 I-39, Exit 72 2705 12th Street, 61342 326 MINONK ROAD RANGER DEF 100 4 I-39, Exit 27 1311 Carolyn Dr, 61760 236 MINOOKA 7 DEF 100 I-80, Exit 122 301 Ridge Road, 60447 39 MONEE DEF 90 5 I-57, Exit 335 6002 Monee-Manhattan Road, 60449 482 MT. VERNON 7 DEF 100 I-57, Exit 95 4610 Broadway, 62864 520 NEW BERLIN ROAD RANGER 3 28 700 King Rd, 62670 534 OKAWVILLE ROAD RANGER DEF 50 0 I-64, Exit 41 905 Hen House Rd, 62271 515 OTTAWA ROAD RANGER DEF 22 2 I-80, Exit 93 3041 North IL Route 71,61350 645 PONTOON BEACH DEF 185 15 RV DUMP I-270 & Exit 6B 1310 East Chain of Rocks Road, 62040 541 PRINCETON ROAD RANGER DEF 250 7 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
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ILLINOIS (CONT.) Hot Deli P 815-220-0611 F 815-220-0617
Subworks P 217-732-3915 F 217-732-4875
P 815-580-4221 F 847-232-3058
Hot Deli P 618-993-2697 F 618-993-8100
Dixie P 815-315-0774
F 309-874-2048
P 815-315-4210 F 815-539-2340
Woody’s P 815-315-4189 F 309-432-2002
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 815-209-9009 F
P 815-656-4143 F 618-243-6479
P 815-516-0946 F 815-434-4081
Hot Deli P 618-931-1580 F 618-931-3587 Dan’s Big Slice Pizza
P 815-315-4951 F 815-875-1718
P 815-209-9038 F 815-562-6573
P 815-315-4974 F 847-232-1183
536 SOUTH BELOIT ROAD RANGER DEF 75 2 I-90, Exit 1 6070 Gardner Street, 61080 646 SOUTH BELOIT DEF 186 15 RV DUMP I-90 & HWY 75 16049 Willowbrook Road, 61080 512 SPRINGFIELD ROAD RANGER DEF 25 2 I-55, Exit 90 500 Toronto Road, 62711 525 SPRINGFIELD ROAD RANGER 80 2 I-55, Exit 100-A 3752 Camp Butler Rd, 62707 249 TROY 7 DEF 135 I-55/70 & IL 162, Exit 18 820 Edwardsville Road, 62294 529 TUSCOLA ROAD RANGER 15 3 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
Beef a roo
Dan’s Big Slice Pizza
P 815-264-4311 F 815-389-3917
P 815-389-4760 F 815-389-4793
P 815-516-0863 F 217-585-1883 Star 66 Café
P 815-209-9059 F 217-528-9169
P 618-667-0946 F 618-667-0966
P 815-315-4988 F 217-253-3793
P 815-957-4049 F 847-897-2600
Hot Deli P 309-334-4550 F 309-334-4556
INDIANA 444 BRAZIL 10 DEF 55 I-70, Exit 23 4376 North SR 59, 47834 531 BRAZIL ROAD RANGER 3 DEF 30 I-70, Exit 23 990 West State Rd 42, 47834 445 BURNS HARBOR 7 DEF 115 RV DUMP I-94, Exit 22 243 Melton Road, 46304 247 CRAWFORDSVILLE 5 DEF 110 I-74 & SR 32, Exit 39 4367 East State Road 32, 47933 28 DALEVILLE 3 35 I-69, Exit 234 15151 Commerce Road, 47334 446 DALEVILLE DEF 125 5 I-69, Exit 234 15876 West Commerce Road, 47334 447 EVANSVILLE (HAUBSTADT) 5 145 RV DUMP I-64, Exit 25B 1042 E Warrenton Road, 47639 362 FORTVILLE (PENDLETON) 50 4 I-69, Exit 214 7455 South State Rd. 13, 46064 29 FREMONT 7 DEF 130 I-80, Exit 144; I-69 N, Exit 157 6900 Old US 27, 46737
P 812-446-9400 F 812-446-6116
P 815-209-9052 F 812-442-5206
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
P 812-868-1048 F 812-868-1050
P 317-485-6211 F 317-485-4527
P 260-833-1987 F 260-833-6794
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INDIANA (CONT.)
INDIANA (CONT.)
IOWA (CONT.)
881 FT WAYNE FT WAYNE TRAVEL PLZ The Point Restaurant 6 260 I-69, Exit 309A P 260-482-7814 3037 Goshen Rd, 46808 F 260-482-7780 Hot 271 GARY Deli 9 DEF 215 I-80/94 & Burr Street, Exit 6 P 219-844-2661 2501 Burr Street, 46406 F 219-844-7957 30 GREENFIELD 150 5 I-70, Exit 96 P 317-894-1910 2640 North 600 West, 46140 F 317-894-3499 542 GREENWOOD ROAD RANGER DEF 65 8 I-65, Exit 99 P 815-315-4987 1615 East Main Street, 46143 F 317-881-7301 647 HAUBSTADT Hot Deli DEF 145 9 RV DUMP I-64 & SR 41 Exit 25B P 812-768-5304 Rural Route 1, Box 254A, 47639 F 812-768-9215 448 HEBRON Pizza 8 DEF 135 I-65, Exit 240 P 219-696-8265 18011 Colorado Street, 46341 F 219-696-8281 31 HIGHLAND 2 I-80 & 94, Exit 2 P 219-923-6405 8150 Indianapolis Boulevard, 46322 F 219-972-4134 318 INDIANAPOLIS 7 DEF 90 I-465 & IN37, Exit 4 P 317-783-1033 4607 South Harding Street, 46217 F 317-783-0851 649 INDIANAPOLIS Hot Deli DEF 190 15 RV DUMP I-465 Exit 4 P 317-783-5543 1720 West Thompson Road, 46217 F 317-783-5648 546 LAKE STATION - S – ROAD RANGER 4 25 I-80, Exit 15A P 815-239-6205 2151 Ripley St., 46405 F 219-962-5723 650 LAKE STATION Hot Deli DEF 375 14 RV DUMP I-94 & Exit 15B P 219-962-8502 1401 Ripley Street, 46405 F 219-962-3259 478 LEAVENWORTH DEF 65 5 I-64, Exit 92 P 812-739-2002 6921 South SR 66, 47137 F 812-739-4034 652 LEBANON Hot Deli DEF 150 9 RV DUMP I-65 Exit 139 P 765-483-9755 520 South State Road 39, 46052 F 765-483-9762 653 LOWELL Hot Deli DEF 375 15 Rt 2 & I-65 Exit 240 P 219-696-6446 3231 East 181st Street, 46356 F 219-696-2456 152 MEMPHIS DEF 70 10 I-65, Memphis Road, Exit 16 P 812-294-4233 14013 Memphis Blue Lick Road, 47143 F 812-294-4237 Hot 304 NEW HAVEN Deli DEF 80 9 RV DUMP I-469, Exit 19 P 260-493-4035 Hwy 30 & Doyle Road, 46774 F 260-493-4921 198 PLYMOUTH 7 DEF 110 US 30 & US 31 P 574-936-6525 10619 9A Road, 46563 F 574-936-4348
34 REMINGTON DEF 75 5 I-65, Exit 201 4154 West US Highway 24, 47977 339 RILEYSBURG (COVINGTON) 50 6 I-74 & SR 63, Exit 4 16502 North State Road 63, 47932 242 SHELBYVILLE 90 7 I-74, Exit 109 1851 West 400 North 35 SOUTH BEND DEF 70 5 I-80, Exit 72 6424 West Brick Road 655 SPICELAND DEF 193 15 RV DUMP I-70 Exit 123 5300 South State Rte. 3 297 TERRE HAUTE 70 5 I-70 & IN46, Exit 11 5555 E. Margaret Avenue 36 VALPARAISO 25 3 US 30 & SR 49 4105 US 30 East 37 WHITELAND 8 DEF 110 RV DUMP I-65, Exit 95 2962 County Road 500 North 656 WHITELAND DEF 173 50 I-65 & Whiteland Road, Exit 95 4982 North 350 East
532 ELK RUN HEIGHTS ROAD RANGER DEF 100 6 I-380, Exit 68 100 Plaza Drive, 50707 637 EVANSDALE DEF 80 7 RV DUMP I-380 & Evansdale Dr. 445 Evansdale Drive, 50707 131 OSCEOLA DEF 80 5 RV DUMP I-35, Exit 34 2010 West Clay Street, 50213 238 PERCIVAL 50 7 I-29, Exit 10 2495 21st Ave., 51648 594 SIOUX CITY DEF 100 7 I-29, Exit 143 2815 Singing Hills Blvd, 51111 43 WALCOTT 8 DEF 160 I-80, Exit 284 3500 North Plainview Road, 52773 268 WALCOTT 25 3 I-80, Exit 284 2975 North Plainview Road, 52773 572 WILLIAMS 7 DEF 105 RV DUMP I-35, and DR 20, Exit 144 3040 220th Street, 50271
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 Hot Deli
P 765-987-1833 F 765-987-1836
P 812-877-9977 F 812-877-9978
P 219-464-1644 F 219-464-9019
Hot Deli P 317-535-7656 F 317-535-3058
P 317-535-1124
TM
913 ALTOONA BOSSELMAN DEF 350 18 I-80 & US 65, Exit 142 3231 Adventureland Drive, 50009 496 ATALISSA 45 4 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 4 140 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 DEF 80 I-80/29, Exit 1B 2647 South 24th Street, 51501 636 DAVENPORT DEF 146 15 RV DUMP I-80 Exit 292 8200 N.W. Blvd., 52806 373 DES MOINES 17 DEF 350 I-35/80 & Douglas Ave, Ext 126 11957 Douglas Avenue, 50322
F 319-685-4575
P 641-357-3124
KENTUCKY
Hot Deli P 515-967-7878 F 515-967-5726
Austin Blues
P 563-946-3761 F 563-946-3871
Hot Deli P 712-343-4007 F 712-343-5026
P 319-685-4221
F 641-357-4939
P 712-322-0088 F 712-322-0236
Hot Deli P 563-386-7710 F 563-386-8243
P 515-276-1509 F 515-276-8599
P 815-315-0271 F 319-235-5237
Hot Deli P 319-291-7714 F 319-291-7720
Hot Deli P 641-342-8658 F 641-342-1782
Hot Deli
P 712-258-3816 F 712-258-3320
Hot Deli P 563-284-4100 F 563-284-4103
P 563-284-5074 F 563-284-5076
Hot Deli
TM
P 563-284-4100 F 563-284-4103
KANSAS 920 COLBY BOSSELMAN 90 5 I-70, Exit 54 110 East Willow Street, 67701 657 DODGE CITY 62 4 Hwy 400 & Hwy 283 2524 E. Wyatt Earp Blvd., 67801 658 EMPORIA DEF 74 4 RV DUMP I-35 & US 50 Exit 127 4245 West Hwy 50, 66801 903 SALINA BOSSELMAN 13 140 RV DUMP I-70, Exit 252 1944 North 9th Street, 67401 659 SALINA DEF 120 9 I-70 Exit 253 2250 North Ohio Street, 67401
F 317-535-4123
IOWA
TM
6 CHALLENGE NOVEMBER 2012
P 219-261-3786
Junies Family Restaurant
Hot Deli P 785-460-5832 F 785-460-5878
Country Market Restaurant
356 BROOKS (SHEPHERDSVILLE) 6 100 I-65 & Brooks Rd, Exit 121 2050 East Blue Lick Road, 40165 660 CATLETTSBURG DEF 155 9 RV DUMP 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 Prkwy, 40701
Hot Deli
P 620-338-8888 F 602-338-8829
Hot Deli
TM
P 620-343-2717 F 620-343-3692
Hot Deli P 785-825-6787 F 785-827-3394
Hot Deli
TM
P 785-825-5300 F 785-452-9221
P 502-955-5049 F 502-955-9717
Hot Deli P 606-928-8383 F 606-928-4546
P 606-528-0631 F 606-528-1003
DOUBLE MYREWARDS POINTS
AT STORES LISTED WITH A YELLOW TAG
FLYING J DEALER PILOT LOCATIONS LOCATIONS LOCATIONS
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KENTUCKY (CONT.)
KENTUCKY (CONT.)
46 FRANKLIN 4 150 I-65, Exit 6 2929 Scottsville Road, 42134 438 FRANKLIN 8 DEF 80 I-65, Exit 6 Highway 100 & I-65, Exit 6, 42134 661 FRANKLIN DEF 172 15 RV DUMP 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 12 175 I-75, Exit 129 110 Triport Road, 40324 48 GLENDALE 125 8 I-65, Exit 86 58 Glendale-Hodgenville Road, 42740 399 LEBANON JUNCTION 7 DEF 100 I-65, Exit 105 150 Park Plaza Boulevard, 40150 240 MIDDLESBORO DEF 40 2 Rt 2, Hwy 25E 3000 US Highway 25 East, 40965 156 MORTON’S GAP 90 5 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 8 175 I-24, Exit 89 8190 Pembroke-Oak Grove Road, 42262 439 OAK GROVE 5 DEF 125 I-24, Exit 86 12900 Fort Campbell Boulevard, 42262 662 OAK GROVE 9 130 RV DUMP I-24 Exit 86 18750 Herndon Oak Grove Road, 42262 358 PADUCAH 65 8 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 175 8 I-71, Exit 28 489 Pendleton Road, 40070 392 SONORA 200 6 I-65, Exit 81 450 East Western Avenue, 42776 663 WADDY 110 9 RV DUMP I-64 & HWY 395 Exit 43 1670 Waddy Road, 40076 664 WALTON DEF 200 15 RV DUMP I-75 Exit 171 13019 Walton Verona Rd., 41094 437 WILLIAMSBURG 80 3 RV DUMP I-75, Exit 11 481 West Highway 92, 40769
P 270-586-4149 F 270-586-5171
P 270-586-9544 F 270-586-9887
Hot Deli 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
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
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PARKING
P 502-722-5636 F 502-722-5630
P 502-743-5496 F 502-743-5228
P 270-369-7300 F 270-369-8596
Hot Deli P 502-829-9100 F 502-829-5600
Hot Deli P 859-485-4400 F 859-485-6886
P 606-549-0162 F 606-549-0166
LOUISIANA 274 BREAUX BRIDGE 7 DEF 105 I-10, Exit 109 2112 Rees Street, 70517 79 DENHAM SPRINGS 60 3 I-12, Exit 10 2601 South Range Avenue, 70726 665 GREENWOOD DEF 190 15 RV DUMP 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 DEF 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 RV DUMP I-20, Exit 112 300 Well Road, 71292
P 337-332-1253 F 337-332-0618
P 225-665-4151 F 225-665-4122
Hot Deli P 318-938-7744 F 318-938-5697
P 985-345-5476 F 985-542-5028
Hot Deli 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
F 502-743-5123
MARYLAND P 859-485-6100 F 859-485-6113
P 859-485-1327 F 859-485-8519
875 ELKTON ELKTON TRAVEL PLZ 23 225 I-95, Exit 109A 221 Belle Hill Rd, 21921 408 GRANTSVILLE 7 DEF 65 I-68, Exit 22 3000 Chesnut Ridge Road, 21536
Hot Deli P 443-245-4229 F 410-392-3543
P 301-895-4536 F 301-895-4548
RV DUMP
RESTAURANTS OUTLINED IN A RED BOX DO NOT ACCEPT MYREWARDS POINTS
DOUBLE MYREWARDS POINTS
AT STORES LISTED WITH A YELLOW TAG
FLYING J DEALER PILOT LOCATIONS LOCATIONS LOCATIONS
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MARYLAND (CONT.)
MICHIGAN (CONT.)
MISSOURI (CONT.)
150 HAGERSTOWN 7 DEF 90 I-70 & MD 63, Exit 24 11633 Greencastle Pike, 21740 179 HAGERSTOWN 9 DEF 111 I-81, Exit 5B 16921 Halfway Blvd, 21740 784 NORTH EAST DEF 200 15 RV DUMP I-95, Exit 100 One Center Drive, 21901 290 PERRYVILLE 80 5 I-95 & MD 222, Exit 93 31 Heather Lane, 21903
895 WOODHAVEN DETROITER DEF 225 12 I-75, Exit 32A 21055 West Road, 48183
385 COLLINS 3 35 US 54 & Hwy 13 South Hwy 13 South, 64738 533 FENTON ROAD RANGER DEF 25 2 I-44 W, Exit 275; I-44 E, Exit 274B 205 North Highway Dr., 63026 442 HAYTI 8 DEF 25 RV DUMP I-55, Exit 19 1701 Highway 84 East, 63851 443 HIGGINSVILLE 5 DEF 120 RV DUMP I-70, Exit 49 6676 Highway 13, 64037 317 JOPLIN 7 DEF 90 RV DUMP 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 DEF 125 I-35, Exit 26 600 West SR 92, 64060 301 MARSTON 70 6 I-55, Exit 40 917 East Elm Street, 63866 671 MATTHEWS DEF 188 15 RV DUMP I-55 Exit 58 703 State Hwy 80, 63867 167 NEVADA DEF 45 3 US 71 & Camp Clark Road 2424 East Austin Road, 64772 208 PACIFIC DEF 90 7 I-44W, Exit 257; I-44E, Exit 256 1475 Thornton Street, 63069 672 PECULIAR DEF 165 9 RV DUMP US Hwy 71 Exit J 700 J Hwy, 64078 547 ST. ROBERT ROAD RANGER DEF 75 6 I-44, Exit 163 22345 Hwy 28, 65584 673 SULLIVAN DEF 160 15 RV DUMP I-44/Hwy. 185 Exit 226 1500 AF Highway, 63080 674 WARRENTON DEF 200 14 RV DUMP I-70 Exit 188 #1 Camp Branch Rd, 63383 675 WAYLAND DEF 99 4 RV DUMP Hwy 136 & Hwy 61 102 Fore Drive, 63472
P 301-582-9004 F 301-582-9008
P 301-582-6111 F 301-582-5004
Hot Deli P 410-287-7110 F 410-287-7116
P 410-642-2883 F 410-378-4941
MASSACHUSETTS 222 STURBRIDGE 6 DEF 250 I-84 Exit 1 400 Route 15 (Haynes Street), 01566
Hot Deli P 508-347-9104 F 508-347-9165
590 ALEXANDRIA DEF 50 6 I-94, Exit 100 & SR 27 3181 Evergreen Lane, 56308 581 INVER GROVE HEIGHTS DEF 43 5 Hwy 52 & 117 Street 11650 Courthouse Blvd, 55077 576 NORTHFIELD DEF 80 6 RV DUMP 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
MISSISSIPPI
17 BATTLE CREEK 5 DEF 25 I-94, Exit 104 15901 Eleven Mile Road, 49014 666 BENTON HARBOR DEF 135 6 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 DEF 265 9 RV DUMP I-96 & Exit 90/I-69 & Exit 81 7800 West Grand River Ave., 48837 23 IONIA 45 4 I-96, Exit 67 7205 South State Road, 48846 24 MONROE 3 20 I-75, Exit 15 1100 North Dixie Highway, 48162 284 MONROE DEF 60 5 I-75, Exit 18 1200 Nadeau Road, 48161 26 OTTAWA LAKE DEF 170 8 US 23, Exit 5 6158 US 223, 49267 596 PORT HURON DEF 65 5 I-69, Exit 196 2424 Wadhams Road, 48074 668 SAGINAW 3 50 RV DUMP I-75 & Washington St. Exit 151 3475 East Washington, 48601
676 GULFPORT DEF 165 15 RV DUMP I-10 Exit 31 9351 Canal Road, 39503 77 JACKSON 6 DEF 120 I-55/I-20, Exit 45 2520 South Gallatin Street, 39204 388 MERIDIAN 7 DEF 100 I-59, Exit 151 1555 Tommy Webb Drive, 39307 174 NEW ALBANY DEF 90 7 US 78, Exit 64 500 State Highway 15 South, 38652 677 OLIVE BRANCH DEF 51 9 RV DUMP Hwy 78 and Bethel Road 4740 Bethel Road, 38654 678 PEARL DEF 175 15 RV DUMP 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 DEF 110 I-55 & Hwy. 82, Exit 185 403 SW Frontage Road, 38967
F 269-968-9610
Hot Deli P 269-925-7547 F 269-925-7508
P 734-426-4618 F 734-426-7836
P 734-426-0065 F 734-426-0339
Hot Deli 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 810-987-7823 F 810-987-7869
Hot Deli P 989-752-6350
F 734-675-4973
MINNESOTA
MICHIGAN P 269-968-9949
P 734-675-0222
P 320-763-9222 F 320-763-2339
Hot Deli P 651-438-3397 F 651-480-4800
Big Steer Hot Restaurant Deli
P 507-645-6082 F 507-645-6082
P 320-251-8455 F 320-251-7750
Hot Deli P 228-868-2711 F 228-868-3711
P 601-968-9491 F 601-968-0699
Hot Deli P 601-484-5106 F 601-484-7370
P 662-539-0222 F 662-539-0212
Hot Deli P 662-895-1001 F 662-895-0008
Hot Deli P 601-936-0190 F 601-936-0196 TM
P 662-560-1973 F 662-560-1992
P 662-283-5985 F 662-283-5906
MISSOURI 44 BOONVILLE 8 DEF 150 I-70, Exit 101 1701 Ashley Road, 65233 571 CHARLESTON DEF 65 7 I-57 Exit 12 2460 E. Marshall/E US Hwy 60, 63834
Hot Deli P 660-882-9120 F 660-882-9710
Hot Deli
TM
P 573-683-4153 F 573-683-4196
P 417-275-4796 F 417-275-4796
P 815-566-4043 F 636-326-6922
Hot Deli P 573-359-2007 F 573-359-2031
P 660-584-8484 F 660-584-8486
P 417-781-0255 F 417-781-0179
Hot Deli P 417-626-7600 F 417-626-8802
Hot Deli P 816-483-7600 F 816-483-1492
P 816-635-4015 F 816-635-4116
P 573-643-2320 F 573-643-2252
Hot Deli P 573-472-3336 F 573-471-1161
Hot Deli P 417-667-32716 F 417-667-48431
P 636-257-4100 F 636-257-4107
Hot Deli P 816-779-8000 F 816-779-4441
P 815-315-4953 F 573-336-3080
Hot Deli P 573-860-8880 F 573-860-8892
Hot Deli P 636-456-2001 F 636-456-2016
Hot Deli P 660-754-1550 F 660-754-1556
F 989-752-6842
8 CHALLENGE NOVEMBER 2012
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AT STORES LISTED WITH A YELLOW TAG
FLYING J DEALER PILOT LOCATIONS LOCATIONS LOCATIONS
MONTANA 968 BELGRADE PILOT/BROADWAY 3 125 I-90 Exit 298 6505 Jack Rabit Lane, 59701 915 BILLINGS PILOT/TOWN PUMP DEF 150 14 I-90, Exit 455 2711 N Frontage Road, 59101 923 BILLINGS FLYING J/TOWN PUMP 123 9 I-90, Exit 455 2775 Old Hardin Road, 59101 905 BONNER PILOT/TOWN PUMP DEF 100 11 Junction of I-90 & Hwy 200 7985 Highway 200 East, 59851 924 BUTTE FLYING J/TOWN PUMP DEF 125 14 I-15 Exit 122 & I-90 MM220 122000 W. Browns Gulch Road; 59701 922 COLUMBIA FALLS PILOT/TOWN PUMP 20 1 Hwy 2 West 6102 Hwy 2 West, 59912 906 COLUMBUS PILOT/TOWN PUMP 150 7 I-90, Exit 408 602 8th Avenue North, 59019 917 GREAT FALLS PILOT/TOWN PUMP DEF 100 5 Junction of I-15 & Hwy 87 3700 31st St SW, Suite 1, 59404 925 GREAT FALLS FLYING J/TOWN PUMP 100 4 RV DUMP I-15 & 31st Street Exit 277 3715 31st St SW, 59404 964 HARDIN PILOT/BROADWAY 1 50 I-90 Exit 495 315 E 13th Street, 59034 916 LOLO PILOT/TOWN PUMP 1 40 Junction of Hwy 93 & Hwy 12 11822 Highway 93 South, 59847 907 MILES CITY PILOT/TOWN PUMP DEF 100 4 I-94, Exit 138 1210 South Haynes Street, 59301 914 MISSOULA FLYING J/TOWN PUMP DEF 125 14 RV DUMP I-90 & MT Hwy 93, Exit 96 8475 Hwy 93 N Suite B, 59808 908 ROCKER/BUTTE PILOT/TOWN PUMP DEF 195 10 I-90, Exit 122 1000 Grizzly Trail, 59701 909 SHELBY PILOT/TOWN PUMP DEF 70 6 I-15, Exit 363 1350 West Roosevelt, 59474 911 SUPERIOR PILOT/TOWN PUMP 2 8 I-90, Exit 47 403 Diamond Match Road, 59872 910 THREE FORKS PILOT/TOWN PUMP DEF 90 5 Junction of I-90 & US 287, Exit 274 10800 Highway 287, 59751
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Hot Deli 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 P 406-723-4325 F 406-723-8956
Hot Deli P 406-892-0747
F 406-892-0747*22
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
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
Hot Deli
P 406-434-5221
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NEBRASKA
NEW JERSEY
904 BIG SPRINGS DEF 500 16 RV DUMP I-80, Exit 107 I-80 and Big Springs Road, 69122 901 ELM CREEK 75 6 I-80, Exit 257 5085 Buffalo Creek Road, 68836 902 GRAND ISLAND BOSSELMAN 400 21 I-80, Exit 312N 3335 West Woodriver Road, 68803 686 GRETNA DEF 150 15 RV DUMP I-80 Exit 432 15010 South State Hwy 31, 68028 687 NORTH PLATTE DEF 123 9 RV DUMP I-80 Exit 179 3400 S. Newberry Road, 69101 912 WOOD RIVER 65 6 I-80 & Hwy 11, Exit 300 I-80 and Highway 11 and Exit 300, 68883
280 BLOOMSBURY 5 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 RV DUMP I-295 Exit 2C 326 Slapes Corner Road, 08069 190 CLINTON 95 6 I-78, Exit 12 68 Rt. 173, 08827 210 MAHWAH 0 8 230 Route 17 South, 07430
P 308-889-3686 F 308-889-3352
P 308-856-4330 F 308-856-4330 Hot Deli
P 308-382-2288 F 308-381-7464
Hot Deli P 402-332-4483 F 402-332-4576
Hot Deli P 308-532-4555 F 308-532-8077
P 308-583-2493 F 308-583-2115
NEVADA 966 BATTLE MTN. FLYING J/BROADWAY 70 9 I-80 Exit 231 650 W Front St., 89820 387 CARLIN 60 5 I-80/NV 278, Exit 280 791 Tenth Street, 89822 340 FERNLEY 7 DEF 100 I-80 & US 95, Exit 46 465 Pilot Road, 89408 341 LAS VEGAS 7 DEF 80 I-15 & Craig Rd, Exit 48 3812 East Craig Road, 89031 692 WELLS DEF 200 9 RV DUMP 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 DEF 140 I-80 & West Interchange, Exit 173 5625 I-80 W Winnemucca Exchange, 89445 770 WINNEMUCCA Hot 10 105 RV DUMP Deli I-80 Exit 176 1880 West Winnemucca Blvd., 89445
P 406-822-4444
P 702-635-5424 F 775-635-0371
P 775-754-6384 F 775-754-6025
P 775-575-5115 F 775-575-4619
P 702-644-1600 F 702-644-8432
Hot Deli P 775-752-2400 F 775-752-2406
P 775-664-3400 F 775-664-3347
P 775-625-2800 F 775-625-2814
P 775-623-0111 F 775-523-0120
F 406-822-4444
Hot Deli P 406-285-3807 F 406-285-6976
NEW HAMPSHIRE 896 BOW 3 60 I-93, Exit 11/12C 728 SR 3A, 03304
880 MONTAGUE 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
Hot Deli 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 973-293-3177
NEW MEXICO Hot Deli
F 406-434-7019
Hot Deli
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P 603-223-6885 F 603-223-5204
689 ALBUQUERQUE DEF 165 15 RV DUMP I-40 Exit 153 9911 Avalon Road NW, 87105 305 JAMESTOWN 16 DEF 450 I-40, Exit 39 I-40, Exit 39, 87347 266 LAS CRUCES 40 5 I-10 & NM 292, Exit 139 2681 West Amador, 88005 163 LORDSBURG 7 DEF 95 I-10 & East Motel Dr, Exit 24 1050 East Motel Drive, 88045 690 LORDSBURG 285 9 RV DUMP I-10 Exit 24 11 Old Highway 70, 88045 691 TUCUMCARI DEF 136 9 RV DUMP I-40 & Exit 333 2021 S. Mountain Road, 88401
Hot Deli P 505-831-2001 F 505-833-0464
Hot Deli P 505-722-6655 F 505-722-2674
Hot Deli P 575-523-2700 F 575-525-6727
P 575-542-3100 F 575-542-3111
Hot Deli P
575-542-3320
F 575-542-3324
Hot Deli 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 DEF 110 I-84, Exit 6 239 Route 17K, 12550 693 PEMBROKE DEF 150 9 RV DUMP I-90 Exit 48A 8484 Allegheny Road, 14036 494 ROTTERDAM 4 95 I-88, Exit 25 1128 Duanesburg Road, 12306
Pizza P 607-776-2012 F 607-776-4179
P 845-567-1722 F 845-567-1773
Hot Deli P 585-599-4430 F 585-599-4436
P 518-356-5616 F 518-356-5634
NOVEMBER 2012 CHALLENGE 9
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NEW YORK (CONT.)
OHIO
OHIO (CONT.)
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
2 AUSTINBURG 7 DEF 150 I-90, Exit 223 2246 State Route 45, 44010 694 AUSTINBURG DEF 164 15 RV DUMP I-90 & State Rd 45, Exit 223 2349 Center Road, 44010 3 AUSTINTOWN 8 DEF 200 I-80, Exit 223 1150 North Canfield-Niles Road, 44515 4 AVON DEF 55 3 I-90, Exit 151 39115 Colorado Road, 44011 457 BEAVER DAM 10 DEF 105 I-75, Exit 135 427 East Main Street, 45808 695 BEAVER DAM DEF 150 15 RV DUMP 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 286 EATON 5 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 DEF 200 I-75, Exit 36 6830 Franklin-Lebanon Road, 45005 285 HEBRON 9 DEF 90 I-70 & OH 37, Exit 126 10258 Lancaster Road SW, 43025 697 HUBBARD DEF 150 15 RV DUMP I-80 & Hwy 62, Exit 234B (Eastbound) 2226 North Main, 44425 698 JEFFERSONVILLE DEF 148 9 RV DUMP I-71 Exit 69 9935 SR 41, 43128
700 LAKE TOWNSHIP DEF 150 15 RV DUMP I-280 Exit 1B; I-80/90, Exit 71 26415 Warns Dr., 43551 287 LODI (BURBANK) 105 7 I-71 & OH 83, Exit 204 10048 Avon Lake Road, 44214 454 LONDON 9 DEF 125 I-70, Exit 79 1365 SR 42 NE, 43140 455 MARENGO 65 5 RV DUMP I-71, Exit 140 488 State Route 61, 43334 699 MILLERSPORT 15 152 RV DUMP I-70 St Rd 158 Exit 122 10480 Baltimore, 43046 11 N. LIMA 5 DEF 50 I-76, Exit 232 10920 Market Street, 44452 303 NAPOLEON 75 7 Rt. 24 905 American Road, 43545 130 RICHFIELD 7 80 I-77S, Ex 146; I-77N, Ex 145; I-80, Ex 173 5219 Brecksville Road, 44286 13 SEVILLE 10 DEF 190 I-71, Exit 209 8924 Lake Road, 44273 12 STONEY RIDGE (PERRYSBURG) 5 50 I-80/90, Exit 71 3430 Libbey Road, 43551 14 SUNBURY 5 115 RV DUMP I-71, Exit 131 7680 East State Route 36, 43074 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 20 3 I-71, Exit 50 5772 US 68 North, 45177 281 YOUNGSTOWN (GIRARD) 7 80 I-80 & Salt Springs Rd., Exit 226 2786 Salt Springs Road, 44420
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 251 4 RV DUMP I-85 & I-40 Exit 150 1043 Jimmie Kerr Road, 27258 56 KANNAPOLIS DEF 55 7 I-85, Exit 63 2825 Lane Street, 28083 683 KENLY DEF 145 14 RV DUMP I-95 & Exit 106 1800 Princeton-Kenly Road, 27542 57 MEBANE 8 DEF 140 I-40/85, Exit 152 1342 Trollingwood Road, 27302 58 PLEASANT HILL 25 4 I-95, Exit 180 Route 1 - Box 202, 27866 393 WAYNESVILLE 60 4 I-40 & NC 209, Exit 24 3712 Crabtree Road, 28786
P 704-358-1006 F 704-358-1506 Hot Deli
P 910-892-3642 F 910-980-2364 Hot Deli
P 910-892-0106 F 910-892-2084
Hot Deli P 336-578-2427 F 336-578-0804
P 704-938-6800 F 704-938-6900
Hot Deli P 919-284-4548 F 919-284-4214
P 919-563-4999 F 919-563-4929
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 9 3150 39th Street SW, Suite A, 58104 489 GRAND FORKS 10 141 RV DUMP I-29, Exit 138 4401 32nd Avenue South, 58201 589 WILLISTON DEF 70 5 13553 Hwy 2, 58801
P 701-872-4737 F 701-872-4985 TM
Windbreak Saloon
P 701-282-7766 F 701-282-7259
Hot Deli P 701-746-8145 F 701-746-4342
Hot Deli P 701-875-2500 F 701-875-2504
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P 440-275-3303 F 440-275-3311
Hot Deli 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
Hot Deli P 419-643-8001 F 419-643-8106
Hot Deli 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 F 614-308-9673
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
Hot Deli P 330-534-3774 F 330-534-4372
Hot Deli P 740-426-9136 F 740-426-9156
Hot Deli 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
Hot Deli 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
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
RV DUMP
Hot Deli
TM
P 580-226-3833 F 580-226-3546
RV DUMP
Hot Deli P 918-473-1243 F 918-473-1957
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PENNSYLVANIA
PENNSYLVANIA (CONT.)
556 CHOCTAW THUNDER TRAVEL PLAZA DEF 25 3 I-40, Exit 166 7501 S. Choctaw Road, 73020 704 EDMOND DEF 73 15 RV DUMP I-35 & N.E. 122nd Street 4801 NE 122 Street, 73013 259 MUSKOGEE 7 DEF 125 US 69 3006 N. 32nd Street, 74401 460 OKLAHOMA CITY 7 DEF 145 I-40, Exit 140 400 South Morgan Road, 73128 703 OKLAHOMA CITY DEF 172 9 RV DUMP I-40, Exit 140 701 South Morgan Road, 73128 196 ROLAND DEF 125 7 I-40 & US 64, Exit 325 123 West Ray Fine Boulevard 705 SAYRE DEF 150 4 RV DUMP I-40 & US 283 2400 South 4th Route, 73662 706 TULSA DEF 185 9 RV DUMP I-44 & Exit 236 121 North 129 E/I-44 Exit 236, 74116
348 BENTLEYVILLE 7 90 I-70 Exit 32-B P 724-239-5855 205 Wilson Road, 15314 F 724-239-5801 516 BREEZEWOOD ALL AMERICAN Pizza Taco Perkins Shop Maker 280 12 I-76, Exit 161; I-70, Exit 147 P 814-735-4076 167 Post House Road, 15533 F 814-735-4823 707 BROOKVILLE Hot Deli 140 15 RV DUMP I-80 Exit 78 P 814-849-2992 246 Allegheny Blvd., 15825 F 814-849-2440 708 CARLISLE Hot Deli DEF 278 22 RV DUMP I-81 Exit 52/I-76 & Exit 226 P 717-243-6659 1501 Harrisburg Pike, 17013 F 717-243-2510 336 DUBOIS 7 100 I-80, Hwy 219, Exit 97 P 814-375-6046 1742 Rich Highway, 15801 F 814-375-6047 517 DUNCANNON DEF 50 6 US 22 and 322 P 717-834-3174 30 Benvenue Ave, 17020 F 717-834-5118 311 ERIE 85 5 I-90 & PA97, Exit 27 P 814-864-8536 8035 Perry Highway, 16509 F 814-866-0332 518 FRYSTOWN DEF 240 8 I-78, Exit 10 (PA 645) P 717-933-4146 2210 Camp Swatara Road, 17067 F 717-933-5008 245 HARRISBURG 30 3 I-81 & PA39, Exit 77 P 717-545-5507 7961 Linglestown Road, 17112 F 717-545-6768 298 HAZLETON (DRUMS) 5 60 I-80, Exit 256 P 570-788-3262 1114 SR 93, 18222 F 570-788-2163 1 MILL HALL 5 DEF 70 I-80, Exit 173 P 570-726-7618 5868 Nittany Valley Drive, 17751 F 570-726-5092 709 MILL HALL (LAMAR) Hot Deli DEF 155 15 RV DUMP I-80 and Exit 173 P 570-726-4080 5609 Nittany Valley Drive, 17751 F 570-726-4363 555 MILTON PENN 80 MILTON TRUCK PLAZA Penn 80 Grill 16 300 I-80, Exit 215 P 570-742-2663 1460 North Ridge Rd, 17847 F 1-877-395-0850 81 NEW CASTLE 7 DEF 90 I-79, Exit 99 P 724-368-3028 2010 New Castle Road, 16051 F 724-368-3059 710 NEW MILFORD Hot Deli DEF 125 9 RV DUMP I-81 Exit 219 P 570-465-2974 1623 Oliver Road, 18834 F 570-465-2979 522 PINE GROVE 3 160 I-81, Exit 100 P 570-345-8800 482 Suedberg Rd, 17963 F 570-345-3707 370 SCRANTON (PITTSTON) 7 DEF 80 I-81N, Exit 175; I-81 S, Exit 175B; I-476, RT 315 P 570-655-4116 417 Route 315, 18640 F 570-655-2479
620 SMITHTON DEF 110 7 I-70 & Exit 49 122 Fitzhenry Road, 15479
P 405-638-3000 F 405-638-3006 TM
P 405-475-9440 F 405-475-9435
P 918-686-7856 F 918-686-0597
P 405-440-1048 F 405-440-1093
Hot Deli
TM
P 405-324-5000 F 405-324-7181
P 918-427-0895 F 918-427-0862
Hot Deli P 580-928-2216 F 580-928-2354
Hot Deli P 918-437-5477 F 918-437-5660
OREGON 195 BIGGS JUNCTION 55 5 I-84 & US Hwy 97, Exit 104 91485 Biggs Rufus Highway, 97065 386 BROOKS 7 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 133 CHEMULT 4 60 US 97 341 Damon Street, 97731 504 KLAMATH FALLS DEF 50 4 RV DUMP Hwy 97 3817 N. Hwy 97, 97601 934 LAGRANDE FLYING J/BROADWAY 4 50 I-84 Exit 265 I-84 & Exit 265, 97850 232 ONTARIO DEF 105 7 I-84, Exit 376A 653 East Idaho Avenue, 97914 233 RICE HILL 10 160 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 w w w. p t c c h a l l e n g e . c o m
P 541-739-2174 F 541-739-2479
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 541-884-0400 F 541-884-0409
Hot Deli
Full Service Restaurant
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
TM
Gooseberry Farms Restaurant
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RV DUMP
Hot Deli P 724-872-4050 F 724-872-9471
SOUTH CAROLINA 711 BLACKSBURG 200 15 I-85 Exit 102 1011 North Mountain Street, 29702 60 BOWMAN 8 DEF 100 I-26, Exit 159 2064 Homestead Road, 29018 346 CAMDEN (LUGOFF) 3 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 40 3 I-26, Exit 52 12818 Highway 56 North, 29325 712 COLUMBIA DEF 178 15 RV DUMP I-20 Exit 70 5901 Fairfield Road, 29203 310 DUNCAN 70 8 I-85 & SC290, Exit 63 1405 East Main Street, 29334 62 FLORENCE 75 6 I-95, Exit 170 3006 North Williston Road, 29506 337 FLORENCE 90 5 I-95 & US 52, Exit 164 2015 West Lucas St., 29501 878 FLORENCE FLORENCE TRAVEL PLZ 19 235 I-95, Exit 169 3001 TV Road, 29501 453 GAFFNEY 5 DEF 100 I-85, Exit 90 909 Hyatt Street, 29341 713 LATTA DEF 200 15 RV DUMP I-95 Exit 181A 111 Mill Branch Road, 29565 63 PIEDMONT 5 DEF 90 I-85, Exit 35 110 Frontage Road, 29673 714 ROCK HILL DEF 141 9 RV DUMP I-77 & Hwy 901, Exit 73 2435 Mount Holly Road, 29730 493 ST. GEORGE DEF 118 8 RV DUMP I-95, Exit 77 113 Motel Drive, 29477
Hot Deli P 864-839-5934 F 864-839-5942
P 803-829-3541 F 803-829-3352
P 803-438-5175 F 803-438-3947
P 864-472-2128 F 864-472-2280
P 803-739-2921 F 803-739-4521
P 864-833-4555 F 864-833-3765
Hot Deli 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
Hot Deli P 843-669-5736 F 843-269-2079
P 864-206-0050 F 864-206-0052
P 843-752-5047 F 843-752-7265
P 864-845-8177 F 864-845-8178
Hot Deli P 803-328-5700 F 803-909-5800
P 843-563-8989 F 843-563-8986
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TENNESSEE (CONT.)
64 SUMMERVILLE 3 40 I-26, Exit 199 1521 North Main Street, 29483
366 JACKSON 7 DEF 95 I-40, Exit 85 32 Sand Pebble Rd., 38305 241 KNOXVILLE DEF 80 0 I-40, Exit 398; @ John Sevier 2801 East Govenor John Sevier Hwy, 37914 722 KNOXVILLE DEF 187 15 RV DUMP I-40 & I-75 Exit 369 800 Watt Road, 37932 270 KNOXVILLE (LOVELL ROAD) 5 DEF 80 I-40/75, Exit 374 314 Lovell Road, 37922 219 KNOXVILLE (STRAW PLAINS) Hot Deli 9 DEF 115 I-40, Exit 398 7210 Straw Plains Pike, 37914 52 LAVERGNE 25 4 I-24, Exit 64 535 Waldron Road, 37086 411 LEBANON 8 DEF 150 RV DUMP I-40, Exit 238 921 Murfreesboro, 37090 363 MEMPHIS 5 70 US 78 @ Pleasant Hill 5021 Highway 78, 38118 405 MEMPHIS 5 DEF 100 I-240, Hwy 78S 4949 Lamar Ave, 38118 404 MURFREESBORO 7 DEF 90 I-24, Exit 81 2441 S. Church St, 37127 413 NASHVILLE 2 25 Briley Pkwy, Hwy 155N, Ex 26A, Hwy 155S, Ex 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 DEF 130 RV DUMP I-81, Exit 4 3624 Roy Messer Highway, 37890
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 599 MURDO DEF 50 4 RV DUMP I-90, Exit 192 601 E. Fifth Street, 57559 918 RAPID CITY BOSSELMAN DEF 100 5 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 RV DUMP I-29 Exit 83 5201 Granite Lane, 57107
Hot Deli P 605-255-4555 F 605-255-4522
P 605-669-2465 F 605-669-2466
P 605-348-7070 F 605-348-3438 Country Market
Hot Deli
P 605-342-5450 F 605-342-3011
Hot Deli P 605-977-1438 F 605-977-1538
TENNESSEE 481 CLEVELAND DEF 75 7 I-75, Exit 20 281 Pleasant Grove Rd, 37353 265 COOKEVILLE LMTD 1 I-40, Exit 287 1111 South Jefferson, 38501 406 CORNERSVILLE 2 20 I-65, Exit 22 9211 Lewisburg Highway, 37047 114 CROSSVILLE 7 80 I-40, Exit 320 2449 Genesis Road, 38571 226 DANDRIDGE 80 6 I-40, Exit 417 505 Patriot Drive, 37725 409 DICKSON 11 90 I-40, Exit 172 2320 Highway 46 South, 37055 720 FAIRVIEW DEF 150 9 RV DUMP I-40 & Hwy 96, Exit 182 1420 Hwy 96 North, 37062 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 8 180 I-40, Exit 143 15559 Highway 13 South, 37078
P 423-476-3892 F 423-476-5430
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
P 615-446-4600 F 615-446-0763
Hot Deli P 615-799-4116 F 615-799-4120
P 423-234-0414 F 423-234-0641
P 865-938-1439 F 865-938-1146
P 931-296-7180 F 931-296-7719
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P 865-546-6776 F 865-546-7475
Hot Deli 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
Hot Deli 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 901-465-7822
P 865-674-8570 F 865-674-8572
TEXAS 436 AMARILLO 5 DEF 90 RV DUMP I-40, Exit 75 715 South Lakeside Drive, 79118 723 AMARILLO DEF 200 13 RV DUMP I-40 Exit 76 9601 I-40 East Exit 76, 79118 477 ANNA DEF 100 8 1700 US Hwy 75/Hwy 75, Exit 48 714 South Central Expressway, 75409
RV DUMP
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P 806-335-3323 F 806-335-2868
Hot Deli P 806-335-1475 F 806-335-1058
435 ANTHONY 5 DEF 100 I-10, Exit 0 2015 Antonio Street, 79821 724 ANTHONY DEF 176 15 RV DUMP I-10 Exit 0 3001 Mountain Pass Blvd., 79821 725 BAYTOWN DEF 200 15 RV DUMP I-10 & Exit 789 Thompson Road 1876 East Freeway, 77521 740 BROOKSHIRE DEF 117 9 RV DUMP I-10, Exit 732 204 South Waller Ave., 77423 367 CADDO MILLS 6 80 I-30 & FM1903, Exit 87 & 88 2725 FM 1903, 75135 433 DALLAS 8 DEF 150 I-20, Exit 470 8787 South Lancaster Road, 75241 726 DALLAS DEF 150 15 RV DUMP I-20 Exit 472 7425 Bonnie View Road, 75241 727 EDINBURG DEF 200 15 RV DUMP Hwy 281 & FM 1925 1305 East Monte Cristo, 78539 728 EL PASO DEF 120 9 RV DUMP I-10 and Exit 37 1301 North Horizon Blvd., 79927 434 FORT WORTH 8 DEF 185 RV DUMP I-35, Exit 65 2400 Alliance Gateway, 76178 375 HOUSTON 7 DEF 90 I-610, Exit 24A US 90 E 4440 N. McCarty Street, 77013 729 HOUSTON DEF 233 15 RV DUMP I-45 Richie Rd, Exit 64 15919 North Freeway, 77090 234 HUNTSVILLE 6 90 I-45, Exit 118 639 State Highway 75 North, 77320 507 JARRELL 140 8 I-35 & Exit 275 11710 North Interstate 35, 76537 377 LAREDO 12 DEF 300 I-35 S, Exit 13; I-35 N, Exit 12B 1101 Uniroyal Drive, 78045 730 LAREDO DEF 191 13 RV DUMP I-35 S, Exit 13; I-35 N, Exit 12B 1011 Beltway Parkway, 78045 733 LUBBOCK 4 50 RV DUMP I-27 & 4th Street Exit 602 4th Street, 79401
P 915-886-3090 F 915-886-3404
Hot Deli P 915-886-2737 F 915-886-3522
Hot Deli P 281-424-7706 F 281-424-7730
Hot Deli P 281-934-4133 F 281-934-4153
P 903-527-2150 F 903-527-2103
P 972-228-2467 F 972-228-4386
Hot Deli P 972-225-3566 F 972-225-3681
Hot Deli P 956-316-0149 F 956-316-4732
Hot Deli P 915-852-4141 F 915-852-4101
P 817-337-5324 F 817-337-5137
P 713-675-3375 F 713-670-7629
Hot Deli P 281-893-0423 F 281-893-9368
P 936-291-1125 F 936-291-2421 Hot Deli
Q Eats
P 512-746-4341
P 956-717-5006 F 956-725-0156
Hot Deli P 956-712-3265 F 956-791-3057
Hot Deli P 806-744-0539 F 806-744-7423
TM
P 972-924-2035 F 972-924-2051
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VIRGINIA
257 MIDLAND 7 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 DEF 80 I-35, Exit 184 4142 Loop 337, 78132 734 NEW CANEY DEF 150 9 RV DUMP US 59 & Exit 242 23412 Hwy 242, 77357 431 ORANGE 110 8 RV DUMP I-10, Exit 873 2205 North Highway 62, 77630 735 ORANGE DEF 150 15 RV DUMP I-10 Exit 873 7112 I-10 West, 77630 736 PECOS DEF 200 15 RV DUMP I-20 Exit 42 100 East Pinehurst, 79772 432 ROBINSON 7 DEF 285 I-35, Exit 328 8055 South I-35, 76706 306 SAN ANTONIO 5 50 I-10 E.bound, Ex 581; I-10 W.bound, Ex 582 5619 I-10 East, 78219 737 SAN ANTONIO DEF 200 15 RV DUMP I-10 Exit 583 1815 North Foster Road, 78244 157 SULPHER SPRINGS 7 DEF 85 I-30, Exit 122 1200 South Hillcrest, 75482 738 TYE DEF 200 15 RV DUMP I-20 & FM 707 Exit 277 101 North FM 707, 79563 486 TYLER 7 DEF 85 I-20 & FM 14 12881 FM 14A, 75706 209 VAN HORN 7 DEF 75 I-10, Exit 140 501 Van Horn Drive, 79855 568 VON ORMY DEF 65 7 I-35, Exit 140 14555 IH35 South, 78073 739 WACO DEF 200 9 RV DUMP I-35 & New Road 2409 South New Road, 76711
206 WEATHERFORD 7 DEF 110 I-20, Exit 406 1201 I-20 West, 76087 741 WICHITA FALLS DEF 50 3 RV DUMP US 287 & Jacksboro Highway 2311 Jacksboro Highway, 76301
749 CARMEL CHURCH DEF 239 15 RV DUMP I-95 Exit 104 24279 Roger Clark Blvd., 22546 256 DANVILLE 45 3 Hwy 58 & 29, Exit 104 110 River Point Drive, 24541 898 EMPORIA SADLER’S TRUCK STOP 250 10 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 DEF 100 I-81S, Exit 213A;I-81 N, Exit 213 3541 Lee Jackson Highway, 24401 491 HARRISONBURG DEF 100 7 I-81m Exit 251, 22802 3634 North Valley Pike, 22802 384 RICHMOND 9 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. 20 0 I-85, Exit 12A 1011 East Atlantic Street, 23970 159 TALLYSVILLE DEF 60 4 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 RV DUMP I-81 Exit 323 1530 Rest Church Road, 22624 754 WYTHEVILLE 15 177 RV DUMP I-77 & I-81 Exit 77 3249 Chapman Rd, 24382
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P 432-563-1683 F 432-563-1748
P 877-561-8432
P 432-563-1365
P 830-629-1424 F 830-629-1254
Hot Deli P 281-689-8466 F 281-689-8271
P 409-745-1124 F 409-745-3336
Hot Deli P 409-883-9465 F 409-886-8224
Hot Deli P 432-445-9436 F 432-445-7171
P 254-662-4771 F 254-662-4951
P 210-661-5353 F 210-661-4660
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P 903-885-0020 F 903-885-1580
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P 903-593-5466 F 903-593-3204
P 432-283-8067 F 432-283-8071 Hot Deli
P 210-622-9384 F 210-622-9302
Hot Deli P 254-714-0313 F 254-714-1798
P 817-341-4600 F 817-341-4602
Hot Deli 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 I-70, Exit 164 1085 East Main St., 84525 742 LAKE POINT DEF 130 9 RV DUMP I-80 Exit 99 1605 East Saddleback Blvd., 84074 743 NEPHI 100 9 RV DUMP I-15 Exit 222 1597 South Main, 84648 772 N. SALT LAKE 42 4 I-215 & Redwood Rd, Exit 27 885 W. North Point Circle, 84054 294 OGDEN 60 5 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 DEF 25 2 I-15 Exit 362 1674 W. 1100 S., 84302 773 RICHFIELD DEF 50 4 RV DUMP I-70 Exit 40 35 East Flying J Drive, 84701 746 SALT LAKE CITY DEF 110 9 RV DUMP 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 RV DUMP 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 748 WILLARD BAY 4 52 RV DUMP I-15 Exit 357 600 West 750 North, 84340
Roberto’s Taco Shop
P 435-438-5191
West Winds Restaurant
P 435-564-3495 F 435-564-8162
Hot Deli P 801-508-7400 F 801-508-7404
Hot Deli P 435-623-2400 F 435-623-2421
Hot Deli P 801-936-1408 F 801-936-1457
P 801-731-2900 F 801-731-2380
Hot Deli P 801-399-5577 F 801-399-9353
Hot Deli P 435-723-9999
Hot Deli P 435-896-5050 F 435-896-4044
Hot Deli P 801-972-3711 F 801-972-6174
P 435-758-2345
Hot Deli P 435-872-8181 F 435-872-8171
Hot Deli P 801-489-3622 F 801-489-3059
Hot Deli P 435-674-7104 F 435-652-3627
Hot Deli P 435-723-1010 F 435-723-1044
Hot Deli P 804-448-9047 F 804-448-9805
P 434-792-1180 F 434-792-7894 Hot Deli
P 434-634-4312 F 434-634-5397
Hot Deli P 276-637-4115 F 276-637-6968
Hot Deli
P 540-324-0714 F 540-324-0718
P 540-434-2529 F 540-434-2076
P 804-524-9556 F 804-524-9522
Hot Deli P 804-448-8419 F 804-448-8350
Hot Deli P 434-447-4528 F 434-447-4582
P 804-966-1880
F (804) 966-1986
P 540-992-2805 F 540-992-1534
Hot Deli P 540-678-3641 F 540-678-3651
Hot Deli P 276-228-7110 F 276-228-9010
WASHINGTON 965 ELLENSBURG FLYING J/BROADWAY 7 100 I-90 Exit 109 2300 Canyon Rd., 98926 583 FERNDALE 4 25 1678 Main Street #3, 98248 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
Hot Deli P 509-925-6161 F 509-925-5748
P 360-213-1822 F 360-312-1851
P 509-547-5561 F 509-547-4570
Hot Deli P 509-456-8843
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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
Hot Deli P 509-535-3028 F 509-535-7589
P 360-754-0151 F 360-754-0159
WEST VIRGINIA 474 FLATWOODS (SUTTON) DEF 55 5 I-79, Exit 67 270 Scott Fork - Bonnie Rd, 26601 243 NITRO DEF 60 6 I-64 & SR 25, Exit 45 4304 First Avenue, 25143 503 MORGANTOWN DEF 50 5 I-79, Exit 146 2309 Smithton Rd, 26508
P 304-765-9270 F 304-765-7306
P 304-755-8654 F 304-755-8655
Hot Deli P 304-284-8518 F 304-284-8509
WISCONSIN 289 BELOIT 55 5 I-43/90 & WI 81, Exit 185A 3001 Milwaukee Road, 53511 756 BLACK RIVER FALLS DEF 150 14 RV DUMP I-94 & Exit 116 780 State Hwy 54, 54615 528 COTTAGE GROVE ROAD RANGER DEF 50 2 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 470 ROBERTS (HUDSON) DEF 100 9 US 65 & I-94 1191 70th Avenue, 54023 164 MAUSTON 95 7 I-90/94 & WI 82, Exit 69 1101 State Road 82 East, 53948 40 OAK CREEK 8 DEF 150 I-94, Exit 322 2031 West Ryan Road, 53154 538 OAKDALE ROAD RANGER DEF 100 5 I-90, Exit 48 102 E Woody, 54660 324 RACINE (FRANKSVILLE) DEF 80 5 I-94 & CR K, Exit 329 13712 Northwestern Avenue, 53126
P 608-364-3644 F 608-364-3643
Hot Deli P 715-284-4341 F 715-284-1551
P 815-580-4842
P 815-315-4979 F 847-232-1186
Hot Deli P 715-749-4238 F 715-749-4241
P 608-847-3321 F 608-847-3316
P 414-761-0939 F 414-761-0165
P 815-209-9040 F 608-374-2001
P 262-835-2292 F 262-835-2564
RV DUMP
P 307-473-1750 F 307-473-1759
Hot Deli P 307-635-5744 F 307-635-5746
Hot Deli P 307-635-2918 F 307-634-2794
Hot Deli P 307-279-3050 F 307-279-3041
P 307-783-5930 F 307-783-5916
Hot Deli P 307-789-9129 F 307-789-5461
Hot Deli P 307-682-3562 F 307-682-5038
P 307-742-6443 F 307-742-2576
Hot Deli P 307-328-0158 F 307-328-1668
Hot Deli P 307-362-4231 F 307-362-9710
CANADA 813 AB-AIRDRIE 0 10 85 East Lake Cres., T4B 2B5 792 AB-BROOKS 2 20 1260 Cassils Road East, T1R 1B7 785 AB-CALGARY 9 128 11511 40th Street SE, T2H 1L4 793 AB-CALGARY 15 2 4216 72 Ave SE, T2C 2C1 814 AB-CALGARY 0 0 2525 23 ST N. E., T2E 7M1 848 AB-CALGARY 9 80 4949 Barlow Trail Se, T2B3B5 815 AB-DRAYTON VALLEY 0 0
816 AB-EDMONTON 0 0
P 708-413-9116
15609 121 A. Ave, T5V 1B1 850 AB-EDMONTON 100 8
P 780-455-1111 F 780-482-4448
16806 118 Avenue, T5V1M8 818 AB-EDSON MOTCO 0 0
P 780-723-4744
2520 - 2 Ave., T7E 1T9 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 75 2
Eldorado Restaurant
P 780-525-2295 F 780-525-2299
1st Ave. 1st Street, TOA 1V0 846 AB-HANNA 100 2
Cactus Corner Cafe
P 403-948-4193
P 403-362-5594
P 403-720-0904 F 403-720-4937
Hot Deli
Hot Deli 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
P 403-250-3835 Hot Deli
P 780-875-2990
5109 63 St Ave, T9V 2E7 869 AB-NANTON 3 130 Hwy #2 2810 21st Ave., T0L 1R0 795 AB-NISKU 2 8
Humpty’s Restaurant
P 403-646-2810 F 403-646-2872
Hot Deli P 780-955-3535
302 20th Avenue, T9E 7T8 796 AB-RED DEER 26 4
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P 403-236-2404
J’s Wok and Grill
P 403-569-6250 F 403-235-5095
P 801-725-1370
Hot Deli
P 403-854-5000
Hwy 9 & Hwy 36 South, T0J 1P0 794 AB-HIGH LEVEL 0 25
1005 43 St, T1K 7B8 822 AB-LLOYDMINSTER 2 12
ALBERTA , CANADA
5505 Jubilee Ave., T7A 1S3
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ALBERTA , CANADA (CONT.)
402 CHEYENNE DEF 120 10 RV DUMP I-80, Exit 367 8020 Campstool Road, 82007 759 CHEYENNE DEF 180 16 RV DUMP I-25 Exit 7 2250 Etchepare Drive, 82007 760 COKEVILLE 90 4 RV DUMP US Hwy 30/SR 232 10501 US Hwy 30, 83114 141 EVANSTON 7 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 50 4 RV DUMP I-90 & Hwy 59 1810 South Douglas Hwy, 82718 308 LARAMIE DEF 100 8 I-80 & Curtis St., Exit 310 1564 McCue Street, 82072 763 RAWLINS DEF 200 11 RV DUMP I-80 Exit 209 I-80 Johnson Rd., 82301 764 ROCK SPRINGS 84 8 RV DUMP I-80 Exit 104 650 Stage Coach Drive, 82901
F 608-873-1610
WYOMING 758 CASPER 4 45 I-25 Exit 185 41 SE Wyoming Blvd., 82609
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F 403-346-2852
67th Ave. & 67 Street, T4P 1A4 826 AB-REDCLIFF 0 0 115 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
P 403-526-2669
Hot Deli P 780-765-3740 F 780-765-3748
Hot Deli P 780-416-2035 F 780-416-2084
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MANITOBA, CANADA (CONT.)
QUEBEC, CANADA (CONT.)
824 AB-WHITECOURT 0 0
835 MB-WINNIPEG 0 0
810 QC-STE HELENE 4 10 HWY 20, Exit 152 569 Rue Principale, J0H 1M0 787 QC-VAUDREUIL-DORION DEF 109 9 Hwy 540, Exit 3 2900 Boul. De la Gare, J7V 9J5
Hwy #43 & West Mtn. Road, T7N 1S9
P 780-706-0471
131 Warman Road & HWY. #59, R2J 3R3
BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA
ONTARIO, CANADA
827 BC-ABBOTSFORD 0 1
862 ON-AYR 30 5 Hwy 401, Exit 268 2492 Cedar Creek Road, N0B 1E0 805 ON-ETOBICOKE 0 0
929 Coutts Way & Sumas Way, V2S 4N2 798 BC-ANNACIS ISLAND 1 4 1291 Cliveden Ave, V5M 6G4 799 BC-CHILLIWACK 2 21 7970 Lickman Road, V2R 1A9 828 BC-CRANBROOK 0 0 2209 Theatre Road, V1C 4H4 829 BC-CRESTON 0 0 1411 Northwest Blvd, V0B 1G6 830 BC-DAWSON CREEK 0 2 1725 Alaska Ave, V1G 1P5 800 BC-FORT ST JOHN 0 0 Alaska Hwy & 109 St. 9407 109th Street, V1J 6K6 847 BC-KAMLOOPS 125 5 175 Kokanee Way, V2C 6Z2 831 BC-MERRITT 0 0 1885 Cold Water Ave. 2190 Douglas Street North, V0K 2B0 832 BC-NEW WESTMINSTER 0 1 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
P 604-850-1594
Hot Deli P 604-521-4445
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P 250-426-3763
P 250-428-7131
P 250-782-3111
P 250-785-3052
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P 250-280-1555
P 604-522-6511
P 250-563-1677
P 604-454-9578
1765 Albion Rd & Hwy 27, M9W 5S7 806 ON-KAPUSKASING 4 40 410 Government Road E, P5N 2X7 852 ON-LANCASTER DEF 110 9 Hwy 401, Exit 814 20382 Old Hwy #2, K0C 1N0 789 ON-LONDON DEF 230 15 Hwy 401 & Highbury Ave. Exit 189 3700 Highbury Ave. South, N6N 1P3 807 ON-MISSISSAUGA 80 3 1400 Britannia Rd, L4W 1C8 790 ON-NAPANEE DEF 165 15 401 & Cnty Rd 41 Exit 579 628 County Road #41 RR6, K7R 3L1 865 ON-PICKERING 50 9 Hwy 401 200 Clements Road, L1W 4A1 838 ON-SAULT STE MARIE 0 0 987 Great Northern Road, P6A 5K7 836 ON-SCHREIBER 0 0 Hwy # 17, P0T 2S0 837 ON-SUDBURY 0 0 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
P 204-231-5485
Papa Joe’s Hot Kettle P 519-624-9578 F 519-624-2587
P 416-674-8665
Hot Deli P 705-337-1333 F 705-337-1208
Hot Deli P 613-347-2221 F 613-347-1970
Hot Deli P 519-686-9154
F 519-686-8629
P 450-791-2232 F 450-791-2495
Hot Deli P 450-424-1610 F 450-424-0368
SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA 811 SK-MOOSE JAW DEF 20 4
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370 North Service Rd. Hwy #11, S6H 4N9 842 SK-REGINA 3 12 1511 Ross Ave. East, S4R 1J2 791 SK-SASKATOON DEF 85 4 3850 Idylwylde Drive North, S7P 0A1 844 SK-YORKTON 0 2 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
P 905-564-6216
Hot Deli P 613-354-7044 F 613-354-3796
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OPENING DATE: 11/5/12*
FLATWOODS, WV
SHOWERS: 5 PARKING: 55 RESTAURANTS:
I-79, EXIT 67
P 705-759-8280
OPENING DATE: MID NOVEMBER* P 807-824-2383
NEW BERLIN, IL
SHOWERS: 3 PARKING:28 RESTAURANTS:
700 KING ROAD
OPENING DATE: 11/19/12*
P 705-692-5447
NEW HAVEN, IN
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I-469, EXIT 19
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P 519-682-1140 F 519-682-9221
TM
OPENING DATE: 11/19/12*
MANITOBA, CANADA 788 MB-HEADINGLEY DEF 150 9 Hwy #1 & Camp Manitou Rd. 4100 Portage Avenue, R4H 1C5 803 MB-PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE 0 40 Hwy #1 East, R1N 3B2 804 MB-WINNIPEG 2 0 1747 Brookside Blvd., R2C 2E8
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840 QC-BERNIERES 0 0 1196 Chemin Des Olivieres, G7A 2M6 808 QC-BERTHIERVILLE 10 1181 Ave Gilles Villeneuve, J0K 1A0 809 QC-NAPIERVILLE 10 Hwy 15 Exit 21 1 Rang St-Andre, J0J 1L0
SHOWERS: 5 PARKING: 70 RESTAURANTS:
13553 HWY 2
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OPENING DATE: 11/19/12* P 450-836-6581
WILLIAMS, IA
I-35, AND DR 20, EXIT 144 Hot Deli
P 450-245-3539 F 450-245-9642
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