On the eastern edge of Iowa, not far from the Mississippi River, adjacent to the small town of Walcott, you’ll find a place like no other in the world. The Iowa 80 Truckstop, now the World’s Largest Truckstop, established its home here in 1964 and is now in itself a home away ...
tall. All this and the top speed, when full, was under 30 mph. Visitors now stop by the roadside attraction, taking pictures in the wheel wells or gawking straight up. For those curious but not in the neighbourhood, there is a web cam just for the truck. Sparwood is also the most ...
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Recent data points to a troubling rise in homelessness in the U.S., as 2024 marked a record high for the number of people who were without permanent shelter on a single night in 2024. The U.S. homeless population rose to more than 771,000 on a single night counted in late Janua...
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bp pulse acquires the freehold of a strategically placed truck stop in Ashford, Kent – one of the largest in Europe bp pulse, bp’s electric vehicle charging brand, has acquired the freehold of one of the largest tru...
The 'World's Largest Truck Stop' Recently, my wife and I took a road trip fromSioux Fallsto Saginaw, Michigan. Why would we drive 15 hours to Saginaw? My wife has family there, plus we were going to see a concert in Detroit, but the show was canceled. ...
Maersk Line ships the most complex cargo. 2014 has involved the transportation of fresh fruit, truck tires, live palm trees – oh – and the world’s largest message in a bottle. In March 2013, the brand Solo, a Norwegian soft drink company, released a 2.5 tons replica of a soda ...
this cat once rolled down Broadway in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade [see myth-buster below]. It was then moved to Jersey City, where it sat on the roof of Joe's Truck Stop beginning in 1965 (or maybe 1971) and then to the roof of Cliff's Clocks in 1978, where it stayed un...
t end after the sale. Every time I call or stop by, they continue to be helpful, friendly, and informative. And when I needed a repair, they didn’t just fix the problem—they took the time to explain what went wrong and showed me how to prevent it in the future. That level of ...