OOIDA’s tour trailer begins the calendar year in Sparks, Nev.

Hotter temperature than at house in Idaho and the sound of slot devices must snap Jon Osburn, skipper of OOIDA’s tour trailer, out of his holiday getaway reverie. The next cease for the Spirit of the American trucker is Sparks, Nev.

The Spirit of the American Trucker is scheduled to be at the Sparks Petro from Jan. 7 by way of Jan. 9. The Sparks Petro is at Exit 21 from I-80. The Sparks Petro has 400 parking areas for tractor-trailers and an Iron Skillet dining area that is open for enterprise.

Sparks is on the japanese facet of the Reno metropolitan region. It is much less than 20 miles from the next metropolis west on I-80, Mystic, Calif.

Sparks is the significantly less flamboyant aspect of the Reno-Sparks metroplex. The Sparks Petro serves truckers headed in and out of nearby amenities for YRC Freight, Knight Transportation, Swift and XPO Logistics. It seems that being close to California but just over and above its jurisdiction has been a issue in the growth in the Reno-Sparks area.

Sparks is named for the 10th governor of the point out of Nevada, John Sparks. He was a cattleman, and his 1,640-acre Alamo Ranch was south of the city that bears his title. The governor’s dwelling was moved from there in 1978 to Steamboat, Nev.

Just south of the Spark Petro is the Truckee River. It runs just south of I-80 for a few miles east of Sparks. The Truckee River is named for a Native American main who guided Package Carson and John C. Fremont in 1844. The river’s supply is Lake Tahoe.

Sparks is a leaping off level for Osburn and The Spirit for a 5-cease California tour before heading east.

Cease by when you see The Spirit

If you see OOIDA’s tour trailer, quit by and say hello to Osburn. He enjoys going to about the Association’s things to do and latest problems. He commonly has copies of Land Line Journal to hand out. You can sign up for or renew your OOIDA membership for $10 off the common value there. Absolutely free face masks are accessible for any person with a commercial driver’s license at The Spirit. You also can get types for uninsured drivers to get flu, shingles and pneumonia vaccine vouchers at The Spirit.

Soon after Sparks, The Spirit is scheduled Jan 11-13 to be at the Corning, Calif., Petro. That is, if weather and situations at Donner Pass let vacation without the need of chaining up.

Right here is the program for The Spirit. LL