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Dozens of TA restaurants are closing again due to second wave of COVID-19
As the second wave of COVID moves throughout the country, many cities are shutting back down.
Dozens of TravelCenters of America restaurant locations are once again closed due to state restrictions.
While many truckers rely on open dining rooms when they’re on the road for work, state restrictions are forcing TravelCenters of America to temporarily close their indoor dining options in some areas.
In the early days of the pandemic, TravelCenters of America closed a large portion of their dining rooms in the spring due to COVID-19 restrictions put in place by states. These closed dining rooms gradually reopened over the late spring and summer.
TravelCenters of America noted that while many dining rooms are closed “both hot and cold food options are available in our homestyle kitchen/deli area, in the center of the travel store, at the fuel islands, or at one of our 300 quick-serve restaurants across the country.”
The list of TA restaurant statuses below was up-to-date as of 4 p.m. on November 23.
| Restaurant | Status |
| Alabama | |
| Iron Skillet at Petro Bucksville | Dine in and takeout |
| Arizona | |
| Black Bear Diner at TA Kingman | Dine in and takeout |
| Country Pride at TA Tonopah | Dine in and takeout |
| Country Pride at TA Wilcox | Dine in and takeout |
| Iron Skillet at Petro Eloy | Dine in and takeout |
| Iron Skillet at Petro Kingman | Dine in and takeout |
| Arkansas | |
| Country Pride at TA Earle | Closed |
| Country Pride at TA Prescott | Closed |
| Iron Skillet at Petro West Memphis | Dine in and takeout |
| Iron Skillet at Petro Little Rock | Dine in and takeout |
| California | |
| Iron Skillet at Petro Ontario | Closed |
| Country Pride at TA Redding | Closed |
| Country Pride at TA Ontario | Closed |
| Country Pride at TA Santa Nella | Closed |
| Black Bear Diner at TA Barstow | Closed |
| Black Bear Diner at TA Wheeler Ridge in Arvin | Outdoor seating only |
| Iron Skillet at Petro Corning | Closed |
| Iron Skillet at Petro Wheeler Ridge | Closed |
| Colorado | |
| Country Pride at TA Commerce City | Closed |
| Country Pride at TA at TA Wheat Ridge | Takeout only |
| Country Pride at TA at TA Limon | Dine in and takeout |
| Johnson’s Corner Restaurant at Petro Johnson’s Corner | Dine in and takeout |
| Connecticut | |
| Country Pride at TA Willington | Dine in and takeout |
| Florida | |
| Country Pride at TA Wildwood | Closed |
| Country Pride at TA Marianna | Dine in and takeout |
| Country Pride at TA Vero Beach | Closed |
| Country Pride at TA Baldwin | Dine in and takeout |
| Iron Skillet at Petro Ocala | Dine in and takeout |
| Georgia | |
| Country Pride at TA Cartersville | Dine in and takeout |
| Fuddruckers at TA Commerce | Dine in and takeout |
| Fuddruckers at TA Savannah | Dine in and takeout |
| IHOP at TA Atlanta South | Dine in and takeout |
| Iron Skillet at Petro Atlanta | Dine in and takeout |
| Iron Skillet at Petro Carnesville | Dine in and takeout |
| Idaho | |
| Country Pride at TA Boise | Dine in and takeout |
| Illinois | |
| Country Pride at TA Chicago North | Takeout only |
| Country Pride at TA Mount Vernon | Closed |
| Country Pride at TA Bloomington | Closed |
| Country Pride at TA Troy | Closed |
| RPlace at TA Morris | Closed |
| Iron Skillet at Petro Effingham | Closed |
| Iron Skillet at Petro Monee | Closed |
| Iron Skillet at Petro Rochelle | Closed |
| Iron Skillet at Petro Wilmington | Closed |
| Indiana | |
| QSL Express at TA Gary | Closed |
| Country Pride at TA Clayton | Dine in and takeout |
| Country Pride at TA Seymour | Closed |
| Country Pride at TA Whitestown | Closed |
| Country Pride at TA Lake Station | Closed |
| Country Pride at TA Porter | Closed |
| Country Pride at TA Demotte | Dine in and takeout |
| Iron Skillet at Petro Angola | Dine in and takeout |
| Iron Skillet at Petro Gary | Closed |
| Iron Skillet at Petro Brazil | Dine in and takeout |
| Iron Skillet at Petro Greensburg | Dine in and takeout |
| Iron Skillet at Petro Gaston | Dine in and takeout |
| Iron Skillet at Petro Remington | Dine in and takeout |
| Iowa | |
| Country Pride at TA Council Bluffs | Dine in and takeout |
| Country Pride at TA Brooklyn | Dine in and takeout |
| Kansas | |
| Country Pride at TA Beto Junction | Dine in and takeout |
| Iron Skillet at Petro Salina | Dine in and takeout |
| Kentucky | |
| Country Pride at TA Walton | Closed |
| Iron Skillet at Petro Glendale | Takeout only |
| Louisiana | |
| Country Pride at TA Tallulah | Dine in and takeout |
| Country Pride at TA Slidell | Dine in and takeout |
| Boston Market at TA Lafayette | Dine in and takeout |
| Iron Skillet at Petro Shreveport | Dine in and takeout |
| Iron Skillet at Petro Hammond | Dine in and takeout |
| Maryland | |
| Country Pride at TA Elkton | Closed |
| Country Pride at TA Baltimore South | Dine in and takeout |
| Country Pride at TA Baltimore | Closed |
| Michigan | |
| Country Pride at TA Ann Arbor | Closed |
| Country Pride at TA Sawyer | Closed |
| Country Pride at TA Saginaw | Closed |
| Country Pride at TA Battle Creek | Closed |
| Country Pride at TA Tekonsha | Closed |
| Minnesota | |
| Country Pride at TA Rogers | Closed |
| Mississippi | |
| Country Pride at TA Meridian | Dine in and takeout |
| Iron Skillet at Petro Jackson | Dine in and takeout |
| Missouri | |
| Country Pride at TA Concordia | Dine in and takeout |
| Country Pride at TA Foristell | Dine in and takeout |
| Iron Skillet at Petro Joplin | Dine in and takeout |
| Iron Skillet at Petro Kingdom City | Dine in and takeout |
| Iron Skillet at Petro Oak Grove | Dine in and takeout |
| Montana | |
| Country Pride at TA Missoula | Dine in and takeout |
| TA Café at TA Laurel | Dine in and takeout |
| Nebraska | |
| Country Pride at TA Ogalla | Dine in and takeout |
| Country Pride at TA Grand Island | Dine in and takeout |
| Iron Skillet at Petro York | Dine in and takeout |
| Nevada | |
| Fuddruckers at TA Sparks | Takeout only |
| Iron Skillet at Petro Las Vegas | Dine in and takeout |
| Iron Skillet at Petro Sparks | Dine in and takeout |
| Iron Skillet at Petro Wells | Dine in and takeout |
| New Hampshire | |
| Country Pride at TA Greenland | Dine in and takeout |
| New Jersey | |
| Country Pride at TA Columbia | Closed |
| Country Pride at TA Bloomsbury | Closed |
| Country Pride at TA Paulsboro | Closed |
| Iron Skillet at Petro Bordentown | Closed |
| New Mexico | |
| Country Pride at TA Gallup | Closed |
| Country Pride at TA Las Cruces | Closed |
| Country Pride at TA Albuquerque | Takeout only |
| Country Pride at TA Moriarty | Closed |
| Iron Skillet at Petro Milan | Takeout only |
| Iron Skillet at Petro Deming | Takeout only |
| New York | |
| Country Pride at TA Pembroke | Dine in and takeout |
| Country Pride at TA Binghamton | Closed |
| Country Pride at TA Dansville | Dine in and takeout |
| Country Pride at TA Fultonville | Dine in and takeout |
| Country Pride at TA Maybrook | Dine in and takeout |
| Iron Skillet at Petro Waterloo | Dine in and takeout |
| North Carolina | |
| Country Pride at TA Candler | Dine in and takeout |
| Country Pride at TA Mocksville | Closed |
| Iron Skillet at Petro Kenly | Dine in and takeout |
| Ohio | |
| Country Pride at TA Dayton | Closed |
| Country Pride at TA Lodi | Dine in and takeout |
| Country Pride at TA London | Closed |
| Country Pride at TA Kingsville | Dine in and takeout |
| Country Pride at TA Youngstown | Closed |
| Country Pride at TA North Canton | Dine in and takeout |
| Country Pride at TA Jeffersonville | Dine in and takeout |
| Iron Skillet at Petro Perrysburg | Dine in and takeout |
| Iron Skillet at Petro Girard | Dine in and takeout |
| Iron Skiller at Petro North Baltimore | Dine in and takeout |
| Iron Skillet at Petro New Paris | Dine in and takeout |
| Bob Evans at TA Hebron | Dine in and takeout |
| The American Diner at Petro Napolean | Takeout only |
| Oklahoma | |
| Country Pride at TA Oklahoma City East | Closed |
| Iron Skillet at Petro Oklahoma City | Dine in and takeout |
| Oregon | |
| Country Pride at TA Aurora | Closed |
| Country Pride at TA Troutdale | Closed |
| Iron Skillet at Petro Phoenix | Closed |
| Pennsylvania | |
| Country Pride at TA Brookville | Dine in and takeout |
| Country Pride at TA Harrisburg | Dine in and takeout |
| Country Pride at TA Barkeyville | Dine in and takeout |
| Country Pride at TA Lamar | Closed |
| Country Pride at TA Bloomsburg | Dine in and takeout |
| Country Pride at TA Greencastle | Dine in and takeout |
| Country Pride at TA Milesburg | Dine in and takeout |
| Country Pride at TA Harborcreek | Dine in and takeout |
| Iron Skillet at Petro Carlisle | Dine in and takeout |
| Iron Skillet at Petro Scranton | Dine in and takeout |
| South Carolina | |
| Country Pride at TA Spartanburg | Dine in and takeout |
| Iron Skillet at Petro Florence | Dine in and takeout |
| Quaker Steak & Lube at TA Columbia | Dine in and takeout |
| Tennessee | |
| Country Pride at TA Antioch | Closed |
| Country Pride at TA Franklin | Dine in and takeout |
| Country Pride at TA Denmark | Dine in and takeout |
| Iron Skillet at Petro Knoxville | Dine in and takeout |
| Iron Skillet at Petro Kingston Springs | Dine in and takeout |
| Texas | |
| Country Pride at TA Baytown | Closed |
| Country Pride at TA Laredo | Closed |
| Country Pride at TA Big Spring | Closed |
| Country Pride at TA New Braunfels | Closed |
| Country Pride at TA Terrell | Closed |
| Country Pride at TA Edinburg | Closed |
| Country Pride at TA Hillsboro | Closed |
| Boston Market at TA Denton | Takeout only |
| Black Bear Diner at Petro Beaumont | Dine in and takeout |
| Iron Skillet at Petro El Paso | Takeout only |
| Iron Skillet at Petro Weatherford | Dine in and takeout |
| Iron Skillet at Petro San Antonio | Dine in and takeout |
| Iron Skillet at Petro Amarillo | Dine in and takeout |
| Iron Skillet at Petro Hillsboro | Closed |
| Iron Skillet at Petro Carl’s Corner | Closed |
| Utah | |
| Country Pride at TA Toole | Closed |
| Virginia | |
| Fuddruckers at TA Ashland | Dine in and takeout |
| Country Pride at TA Richmond | Closed |
| Country Pride at TA Wytheville | Closed |
| Iron Skillet at Petro Glade Spring | Dine in and takeout |
| Washington | |
| Country Pride at TA Seattle East | Closed |
| Iron Skillet at Petro Spokane | Closed |
| Wisconsin | |
| Country Pride at TA Hudson | Dine in and takeout |
| Iron Skillet at Petro Portage | Dine in and takeout |
| West Virginia | |
| Country Pride at TA Wheeling | Dine in and takeout |
| Wyoming | |
| Country Pride at TA Cheyenne | Dine in and takeout |
| Country Pride at TA Rawlins | Dine in and takeout |
| Iron Skillet at Petro Laramie | Dine in and takeout |
| Canada | |
| 230 Diner at TA Woodstock | Closed |
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Summary:
Truck drivers often face safety concerns on the road, leading many to consider carrying a firearm for protection. However, rules about carrying guns in trucks vary by federal and state laws, and there are even more restrictions when crossing borders into Canada or Mexico. This article breaks down these rules to help drivers understand what is and isn’t allowed.
News for You
Carrying a firearm in your truck might seem like a good way to stay safe, but there are important laws you need to know about before bringing a gun on the road. The rules can be confusing because they differ between federal and state laws, and if you’re driving into Canada or Mexico, things get even more complicated.
Federal vs. State Laws
There isn’t a specific federal law that stops you from having a gun in your truck, but federal regulations do come into play when you’re transporting goods between states. If you have a firearm, it needs to be stored correctly — usually unloaded and in a locked case separate from ammunition. Some states have their own rules about carrying guns in vehicles, so it’s important to know the laws of each state you’re traveling through. For example, states like California and New York have stricter gun laws compared to others like Texas or Arizona.
Crossing Borders into Canada or Mexico
Taking a firearm into Canada or Mexico is a whole different story. Canada has very strict gun laws, and you need special permits that are hard to get, especially if you have a criminal record. If you try to bring a gun into Canada without the right paperwork, you could be arrested and face serious penalties. In Mexico, the laws are even stricter — bringing a firearm can lead to arrest, heavy fines, and even imprisonment.
Driving Professionally
For professional truck drivers, carrying a gun could also affect your job. Many companies have their own policies that ban firearms in their vehicles, regardless of state or federal laws. If you’re caught breaking these rules, you could lose your job or face other penalties. It’s best to check with your employer’s policy before deciding to carry a firearm in your truck.
How This Affects You
For truck drivers, knowing the rules about carrying a firearm can help you avoid legal trouble and keep your job secure. If you’re considering carrying a gun for protection, it’s crucial to understand the differences in state and federal laws, as well as the specific rules for crossing into Canada or Mexico. Always check with your employer’s policy on firearms, as company rules may be stricter than the law. Staying informed will help you make the best decision for your safety and your career.
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Good Greek Moving & Storage Extends Partnership as the Official Movers of the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers
TAMPA, Fla., Sept. 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Good Greek Moving & Storage, recognized as the 2024 National Mover of the Year by the American Trucking Association, announced the extension of its multi-year partnership as the official movers of the National Football League’s (NFL) Tampa Bay Buccaneers today. This multi-year extension solidifies a decade of dedicated service to the Buccaneers, ensuring seamless transportation logistics for the team both on and off the field.
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ABOUT GOOD GREEK
The American Trucking Associations named Good Greek Mover of the Year in 2024 and is the World’s First and Only Total Relocation Company. Good Greek Relocation Systems offers Realty Services, Insurance and Title Services, Junk and Debris Removal, Auto Transport, and of course, Moving and Storage. For over 25 years, the Good Greek, Spero Georgedakis, has provided game changing services in South Florida. Credited with revolutionizing the perception of the industry, Spero and his team promise to provide the “Best Move Ever” – putting respect for the client and customer service first. Headquartered in South Florida with locations throughout the state, Good Greek is the Official Movers of Orlando City SC, Orlando Pride, Orlando Magic, Orlando Solar Bears, Miami HEAT, Miami Marlins, Tampa Bay Rays, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tampa Bay Rowdies, Inter Miami CF, University of Central Florida, University of Miami Hurricanes, Florida International University Golden Panthers, Florida Atlantic University Owls, and the University of FloridaGators. Good Greek also is partnered with Lakeland Flying Tigers, JetBlue Park in Fort Myers (the spring training home of the Boston Red Sox) and Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium in Jupiter (the spring training home of the Miami Marlins and St. Louis Cardinals).
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Eligibility Criteria for Nominations
HDT invites nominations for professionals leading in safety, risk management, human resources, and similar capacities across the trucking industry. Whether you are nominating yourself or someone you admire for their contributions, we welcome submissions from colleagues, clients, vendors, and self-nominations alike.
The award recipient will be celebrated during the Fleet Safety Conference segment at the upcoming Fleet Forward Conference, taking place from November 6-8, 2024, at the Sheraton Marina in San Diego. Nominees should exemplify innovation in safety management and measurable progress in protecting drivers and other road users. The winner will gain significant visibility in the November/December issue of Heavy Duty Trucking magazine, as well as on Truckinginfo.com and other reputable platforms.
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