100th Birthday Party Set for Truck Manufactured by John Deere’s Grandson
Iowa 80 Trucking Museum will host a 100th Birthday party for its 1917 Velie truck on Friday, July 14th at 2:30 pm. The event will coincide with this year’s Walcott Truckers Jamboree, July 13-15. The public is welcome to attend the celebration. “Willard Velie was the founder of The Velie Motor Company, Moline, Illinois and […]
Walcott Truckers Jamboree Kicks Off Next Week!
The 38th Annual Walcott Truckers Jamboree kicks off next week at The World’s Largest Truckstop. The 2017 Walcott Truckers Jamboree will feature a Super Truck Beauty Contest, Antique Truck Display; Iowa pork chop cookout; over 175 exhibits, Trucker Olympics; carnival games; two fireworks displays, a 100th birthday party for Iowa 80 Trucking Museum’s 1917 Velie […]
CAT Scale® Celebrates 40 Years With Sweepstakes
Weigh to Win® Begins February 1st CAT Scale is celebrating 40 years in business this year and thanking its customers by giving away a brand new pickup truck and thousands of other prizes. The Weigh to Win® Sweepstakes kicks off February 1, 2017 at CAT Scale locations. Drivers will have a chance to win instant […]
CAT Scale ® Celebrates 40 Years of Weighing
It’s been 40 years since CAT Scale installed its first scale in South Holland, Illinois. For CAT Scale Company, it’s been 40 years of striving to provide professional drivers with the most accurate weights possible. Founded by truckstop entrepreneur, Bill Moon, CAT Scale Company revolutionized the trucking industry, by introducing the first totally automated, full-length […]
Iowa 80 Group Now Offers 40-Minute Oil Change Guarantee
The Iowa 80 Group owned truck service centers are now offering drivers an oil change guarantee. Professional drivers are now guaranteed that their truck oil change will be completed within 40 minutes from the time they pull into the service bay. If not, then the driver will receive a $40.00 credit. “We understand the time […]
Walcott Truckers Jamboree Attendance Tops 43,000
Trucks, Exhibits, Pork Chops & Concerts! The World’s Largest Truckstop celebrated America’s truckers last week with 43,233 drivers and their families as well as local residents during the 37th Annual Walcott Truckers Jamboree. Visitors came from 23 different states and three Canadian provinces to display their trucks. The Walcott Truckers Jamboree has been celebrating truckers, […]
All Things Trucking Roll into Walcott Next Week
Iowa 80 Truckstop’s 37th Annual Walcott Truckers Jamboree will kick off next week on July 14th for three full days of all things trucking. The event will feature nearly 150 exhibits; a Super Truck Beauty Contest, Antique Truck Display; Iowa pork chop cookout; Trucker Olympics; carnival games; several free concerts: Dani Lynn Howe Band and […]
100th Birthday Party Set for First 1916 Mack AC
Iowa 80 Trucking Museum will host a 100th Birthday party for its 1916 Mack AC truck on Friday, July 15th at 2:30 pm. The event will coincide with this year’s Walcott Truckers Jamboree, July 14-16. The public is welcome to attend the celebration. “We are fortunate to have this Mack AC. It is the first […]
CAT Scale adds ACH Payment Option to Weigh My Truck™ App
CAT Scale Company is now accepting ACH payments through its popular Weigh My Truck™ application. The Weigh My Truck™ application allows drivers to weigh their truck and pay for the transaction all from their smartphone. Drivers can weigh and then get the weights displayed right on their phone without ever leaving the cab. The app […]
Iowa 80 Trucking Museum to Host Great Race Competitors for Lunch this Sunday!
Iowa 80 Trucking Museum will host racers competing in the Hemming’s Motor News Great Race, a cross-country road rally of antique vehicles on Sunday, June 26th from 11:30 PM – 2:30 PM. “We know many of the competitors and staff. It will be fun to reconnect with them”, says Delia Moon Meier, Senior Vice President. […]
