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...just off Interstate 285. It smells of diesel fuel and looks like a giant J.C. Penney complex, but it is the nearest thing to trucker's heaven yet invented. In it, tired truckers by the hundreds can fill up their 150-gal. tanks, take saunas, wash their clothes, grab a few hours of shuteye, get a quick clutch overhaul and eat their fill. The place has 24 computerized fueling stations that can pump 3 million gal. of gas a month...
...Hutchinson, one of Transport City's developers, "drinking and driving don't mix." In the 99-unit motel, drivers can rent functional, two-bed rooms for $13.50 a night. They rarely stay that long. The occupancy rate usually runs from 100% to 130%, as truckers slam in, grab a shave, a nap, fill up and head out again...
Well, I've always been fascinated by collegiate mascots. However, my interests have not been restricted to purely visual contact. Instead, I've tried to grab the bull by the horns, fur, scales, or whatever outer apparel various college symbols wear these days...
Adam Dixon continued his efforts to give coach Bill McCurdy an ulcer before the end of the season as the freshman standout waited until the last 100 yards before he passed three Army runners to grab first-place honors...
...relations between the U.S. and Europe and between the U.S. and Japan. The first characteristic of the Soviet Union is that it always adopts the attitude of bullying the soft and fearing the strong. The second characteristic of the Soviet Union is that it will go in and grab at every opportunity...