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  2. Iowa 80 - Wikipedia

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    Iowa 80 is the world's largest truck stop, located along Interstate 80 off exit 284 in Walcott, Iowa. It sits on a 220-acre (89 ha) plot of land, three times larger than an average 75 acres (30 ha) truckstop, [1] and it receives 5,000 visitors daily. Iowa 80 features a 67,000 sq ft (6,200 m 2) main building, parking for 900 trucks, 15 diesel ...

  3. Interstate 80 in Iowa - Wikipedia

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    Interstate 80 ( I-80) is a transcontinental Interstate Highway in the United States, stretching from San Francisco, California, to Teaneck, New Jersey. In Iowa, the highway travels west to east through the center of the state. It enters the state at the Missouri River in Council Bluffs and heads east through the southern Iowa drift plain.

  4. History of the trucking industry in the United States - Wikipedia

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    A "Victory Oil" semi-trailer truck from 1943. The trucking industry in the United States has affected the political and economic history of the United States in the 20th century. Before the invention of automobiles, most freight was moved by train or horse-drawn vehicle . During World War I, the military was the first to use trucks extensively.

  5. Truck stop - Wikipedia

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    A truck stop, known as a service station in the United Kingdom, [1] and a travel center by major chains in the United States, is a commercial facility which provides refueling, rest ( parking ), and often ready-made food and other services to motorists and truck drivers. Truck stops are usually located on or near a busy road.

  6. Major pileup shuts down I-80 in Iowa - AOL

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    Near-blizzard conditions were reported across Iowa on Thursday, severely limiting visibility and causing treacherous travel, including on one of the state's biggest highways, Interstate 80. At ...

  7. Kassel v. Consolidated Freightways Corp. - Wikipedia

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    Consolidated Freightways Corporation of Delaware. Iowa's truck-length limitation violated the Dormant Commerce Clause. Kassel v. Consolidated Freightways Corp., 450 U.S. 662 (1981), was a United States Supreme Court case involving the application of the Dormant Commerce Clause to an Iowa state statute restricting the length of tractor-trailers.

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