What is TA thinking?

TeamCaffee · Jul 18, 2010

All new shower heads

Two towels in the bathroom

New additions to the menu that are healthy

Decorated bathrooms

We stopped and thanked a TA manager for the great improvements to the showers. The new shower heads are great, the bathrooms are cleaner, two towels are nice, and the decorating is a nice touch.

The new healthy choices on the menu has been a nice addition.

We fuel mainly at the TA and these new amenities are greatly appreciated by us.

Thanks TA for listening to the drivers!

Keep up the great work as you still have a few more items to fix up...

Turtle · Jul 18, 2010

The two towels thing, that's huge, as far as I'm concerned. I'll put up with the industrial-strength flow restricting shower heads at the J, simply because they give me two towels.

I'll mostly dry off with the first towel, then use it to stand on while I use the second towel to finish.

The Ellensburg, WA Flying J that's now closing, I'm gonna miss that place. It was old and falling apart, but clean, however the shower pressure is the envy of many a fire department. It was awesome. Rip your skin right off.

TeamCaffee · Jul 18, 2010

Water pressure is the best! I feel like I am in heaven when we find a shower that is clean, has great water pressure and lots and lots of hot water and than to get out and have a nice towel to walk on and to dry off with! The simple pleasures of the road.

Dakota · Jul 18, 2010

Turtle said:
The two towels thing, that's huge, as far as I'm concerned. I'll put up with the industrial-strength flow restricting shower heads at the J, simply because they give me two towels.

I'll mostly dry off with the first towel, then use it to stand on while I use the second towel to finish.

I'd just settle for towels that I fit around my waist, and I am not really that big

Beach towels work LOL

OntarioVanMan · Jul 18, 2010

I think 1 or 2 towels should go by square area...under 150 lbs 1 towel anyone over, 2 towels....me? I'd take 3...

jujubeans · Jul 18, 2010

OntarioVanMan said:
I think 1 or 2 towels should go by square area...under 150 lbs 1 towel anyone over, 2 towels....me? I'd take 3...

Yep, you need that third one alright...to dry your hair...

OntarioVanMan · Jul 18, 2010

jujubeans said:
Yep, you need that third one alright...to dry your hair...

Did you buy me hair for my Birthday

...that was sweet...

layoutshooter · Jul 18, 2010

TA is REALLY changing things. We have noticed it at several of them The Petro at Bordentown has made many of these changes as well. The shower were MUCH cleaner when we were there a couple a weeks ago than they were just two months prior. Nice towels and those GREAT shower heads!! I hope this trend continues!!!

OntarioVanMan · Jul 18, 2010

this is a good thing...corporations move like snails..so this is long over due...

jujubeans · Jul 18, 2010

OntarioVanMan said:
Did you buy me hair for my Birthday...that was sweet...

shhhhhhhhh...it's supposed to be a surprize!!!!

Dakota · Jul 18, 2010

OntarioVanMan said:
I think 1 or 2 towels should go by square area...under 150 lbs 1 towel anyone over, 2 towels....me? I'd take 3...

I think your thinking of the wrong measurement system...Not square....circumference

Lawrence · Jul 18, 2010

TA will be at the Expo and will be rolling out a new and enhanced Expediter program.

Please stop by their booth for more information. It's going to be huge!

In the meantime - register here:

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TeamCaffee · Jul 19, 2010

Heck Lawrence we will stop by and tell them Great Job on the improvements they are making.

layoutshooter · Jul 19, 2010

TeamCaffee said:
Heck Lawrence we will stop by and tell them Great Job on the improvements they are making.

As will we!! They need to know when they are doing good, we all sure let them know when they are messing up.

MYGIA · Jul 19, 2010

TeamCaffee said:
All new shower heads

Two towels in the bathroom

New additions to the menu that are healthy

Decorated bathrooms

We stopped and thanked a TA manager for the great improvements to the showers. The new shower heads are great, the bathrooms are cleaner, two towels are nice, and the decorating is a nice touch.

The new healthy choices on the menu has been a nice addition.

We fuel mainly at the TA and these new amenities are greatly appreciated by us.

Thanks TA for listening to the drivers!

Keep up the great work as you still have a few more items to fix up...

I have also noticed the recent changes, and appreciate them. It was also good to see another's comment that these same changes are happening at some Petros as well.

TeamCaffee · Jul 19, 2010

We have not been to a Petro for awhile so we will have to check it out. There has been some talk about the discount from TA carrying over to the Petro from other company drivers. We have not checked this out yet.

layoutshooter · Jul 19, 2010

TeamCaffee said:
We have not been to a Petro for awhile so we will have to check it out. There has been some talk about the discount from TA carrying over to the Petro from other company drivers. We have not checked this out yet.

I will have to check and see if we got a discount when we filled at the Petro. I have also heard that TA and Petro cards are soon to be merged. I did not hear the entire commercial and only heard it once. I could have heard wrong, don't know.

guido4475 · Jul 19, 2010

jujubeans said:
Yep, you need that third one alright...to dry your hair...

Geez, that was hard and cold...Ouch !! lol.

guido4475 · Jul 19, 2010

I still believe in carrying my own shower head, which is modified to provide me with the maximum water pressure available. It takes only 2 minutes to change it over, and replace the old one.Yes, T/A has done an awesome job with the many improvements.And since the J is owned by Pilot, those showers may soon be messed up as well.I am curious and hope ful the T/A will improve on their Van shower program, for it is not the best out here.If it can be like FLying j's, that would be awesome. I cannot use Flying j for fuel, my loss.