With TruckSmart, professional drivers can access: An interactive map displaying all TA and Petro locations. A location list by radius of current location in addition to a State by State site location lookup; Current posted fuel prices. A location list of showers, both in total and the number [image-nocss] available currently at any location. Turn by turn directions to any location. Current location weather conditions. An estimate (generally within last two hours) of available truck parking spaces by location. A complete amenities and services list by location. Current special offers at TA and Petro restaurants, travel store and truck maintenance centers. A link to the RoadSquad national network of roadside assistance services. When called or linked, the RoadSquad national call center captures precise coordinates (latitude and longitude) of the downed trucker, providing RoadSquad precise dispatch capability. A list of available truck parking space information at TA and Petro locations. TA and Petro have more than 42,000 truck parking spaces across the United States.
TA said that it believes the launch of TruckSmart represents the first time this kind of parking data has been made available to truckers.
"TA and Petro offer customers the full-service advantage and TruckSmart is yet another dimension to what TA is doing to help professional truck drivers optimize their business," said Thomas O'Brien, president and CEO of TravelCenters of America. "TruckSmart provides invaluable data and locating services, some of which have never been available before in the industry."
TravelCenters of America LLC (TA), headquartered in Westlake, Ohio, is a leading travel center business in 41 states and Canada operating under the TravelCenters of America and Petro brands. With convenient locations on interstate exits, TA and Petro offers their customers diesel and gasoline fueling services, full-service and quick-service restaurants, heavy-truck maintenance services, 24-hour convenience stores, electronic communication (WiFi) and other services all within large, high-traffic facilities.
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