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Today, the Iowa 80 Group spreads
over 11 locations in the U.S. and includes the latest ideas and
technology in fueling islands, service centers, truck washing, truck
weighing and the biggest truckers store in the country. We are
home to one of the largest trucker appreciation days, the Walcott
Truckers Jamboree, held in July every year. Our goal is to
welcome truckers, travelers, and local customers, by providing a
comfortable, secure and pleasant place, offering services and products
they need.
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started when trucking was just a
gleam in some of today's drivers' eyes and Interstate 80 was not yet completed, the Iowa
80 Truckstop was founded. In 1964, Standard Oil built and opened the truck stop, and in
September 1965, Bill Moon took over management of the truckstop for Amoco. Like many of
the truckstops in existence at the time, Iowa 80 was a small facility that only took up a
fraction of what it does today, housing a small truckers store, one lube bay and a
restaurant run by the Peel family. |
Iowa 80 Truckstop - 1964
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-Bill Moon |
Under Mr. Moon's keen management, the truckstop
began to grow and in 1984 Bill Moon purchased the truckstop from Amoco, that like the
industry itself, has been a flurry of activity and expansion ever since. Now that it was
theirs, the Moon family was able to remodel, update and expand the restaurant and truckers
store. The shop bays were closed to build state of the art private showers and a driver's
area, both of which were very rare in a truckstop at this time. In 1989, Iowa 80 added a
new store probably most famous for, other than its chrome selection, the 1918 Oldsmobile
hoisted above the cashier island. |
Three years later, in 1992, Iowa 80 Truckstop
expanded its fuel center and became a Truckstops of America franchisee. This move gave
Iowa 80 the opportunity to associate with a nationally recognized name and at the same
time maintain its independence. Truckstops of America would also serve as a connection to
the trucking fleets that had grown over the years. And one year later, Iowa 80 opened its
TA Service Center. Sadly, 1992 also marked the year that Mr. Bill Moon passed away, but
his family is still operating the truckstop as he would have wanted -- focusing on the
customer and you are sure to find someone from the Moon family on the grounds any given
day. |
Carolyn Moon,
Will Moon,
Delia Moon Meier
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Iowa 80 Group owns Iowa 80 TA Truckstop, Walcott, Iowa; Joplin Petro,
Joplin, Missouri; Oak Grove 70 Truckstop, Oak Grove, Missouri; Kenly 95 TA Truckstop, Kenly, North Carolina;
Truckomats in: N. Little Rock, Arkansas; Temple, Georgia; South Holland, Illinois; Effingham, Illinois;
Indianapolis, Indiana; Kenly, North Carolina; Walcott, Iowa; Hebron, Ohio; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Laredo, Texas;
Joplin, Missouri; Oak Grove, Missouri; Wytheville, VA; CAT Scale Company and IOWA80.COM mail-order catalog and e-commerce web site.
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