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Alcoa Lebonon PA  (Directions from Philly) ( 800 ) - 852 - 5320
INTERSTATE 78 West to Exit 3 HWY 501 South for 15 Miles to Shafferstown take right at the fork in the road to 419 South for 4 Miles Alcoa is on the right



Alcoa Lebonon PA (Directions from Pittsburgh) (800)-852-5320
INTERSTATE 76 East to Exit #20 Left Turn at stop sign Statehighway 72 N. 3 miles to Quentin 1st stop light make a right turn to 419 N. 4 miles to Alcoa on the left use ( CB ) ON CHANNEL # 3 To Get Assigned a dock


ATCO. Rubber Atlanta GA (800)-638-2880 CALL FOR DIRECTIONS


Astro Lounge Furniture Highway 32 Houlka Mississippi (601)-568-3385
INTERSTATE 20 to INTERSTATE 55 In Jackson Miss. North to Exit 206 in Miss. Highway 8 East to Houston Mississippi North on Highway 15 to Highway 32 West for 2 Miles "Take Road on Left" (1/2 mile west of railroad tracks)


Anniston Army Depot INTERSTATE 20 East to Exit 173 take left go to Highway 78 take right go to Highway 202 take left go to stoplight take left to maingate.


American Fulfilment FM 1826 SOUTH Austin Texas
Interstate 35 South to Ben White West TO Loop #1 South untill it becomes TexasHighway 45 West to F.M.R.D.1826 Left 4 or 5 Miles go past Friendship Baptist Church look on left for blue and gold sign take the first drive past sign on the left, the building is on the left


American Fast Print Spartianburg South Carolina (800)-776-5623 CALL FOR DIRECTIONS


Alcoa #2 HWY 129 S. Alcoa Tennasee INTERSTATE 40 to Highway 129 South in Knoxville to Highway 321 North to stoplight at corner of the Alcoa City Building turn left and then turn right in the gate


Alcan Cable 409 REIGHARD AVE Williamsport PA. (717)-321-7754 INTERSTATE 80 in PA to Highway 220 North to Reach Road left to stop sign right to first road on the left go left to gate pull in to the first gate on the left and get in line


Aero Indurstries Carrolton Texas (214)-416-6500


A.D.S. Highway 90 Montazuma GA Highway 26 to Highway 90 East left 2 Miles look for big white building on left (quite possable this is a polebarn) check with the broker for updated directions


A TO Z Drybing 200 Wallace OsageIA (515)-732-5805 INTERSTATE 80 West to Highway 380 N. to Highway 218 North to stop light at 7th street go left for 8 blocks take left on heritage (the first rd on the right) They're on the left


Bluegrass Station Army Depot Lexington Kentucky INTERSTATE 64 East out of to Exit 78 for Bluegrass Station Left 2 Miles Follow the signs to building # 5{Road from the interstate is narrow and twisty}


BIC. Cable Highway 80 Sanderson Texas INTERSTATE 20 to ExitT 624 North on Highway 2199 to USHighway 80 Turn Right 1/2 Mile on the left


BenHam Bean 322 Freeman Street Minneolla Texas (903)-569-2636 INTERSTATE 20 to Exit 527 over bridge on Highway 19 North to Highway 80 Turn Right to Minneolla


B.F. Goodrich Avon Lake Ohio (216)-933-0479 INTERSTATE 90 Exit 153 Highway 83 North to Avon Lake Take Left on Walker go to next light take left on moore go to plant entrance on the right


Croan Chemical Vinson Street Dallas Texas Interstate 30 to Loop 12 on the west side of town go North on the service road to Singelton take right and go about 1,1/2 Miles SWING WIDE to make the right hand turn on to Vinson. They are at the end of the street.


Cooper Tires #2 West 15th Street Auburn Indiana (219)-925-1500 INTERSTATE 69 to Exit for AUBURN #129 State Highway 8 East to Grandstaff Avenue turn right to first road on the left take that road left and go Half a block and look for the gate on the left.


Cooper Tires Texarkana Arkansa INTERSTATE 30 North Or South to Exit #2 South to the end of route 245 Go Across Highway 82 to the top of the hill Cooper Tires is on the left


CO-OP Eleitric 101 Enterprise Parkway West Columbia South Carolina INTERSTATE 20 to Exit 58 US Highway 1 East or north ?? to Waitling Road {AIR PORT} take right to Highway 602 take right to Enterprise Parkway (there is a big sign for the Air Port at Enterprise) turn right to go to the address of 101.

Coca cola Charlette North Carolina (704)-393-4200 INTERSTATE 85 Exit 36 go to lights at lawton road. go left to coke a cola plant


Clark forklift 172 Trade Street Lexington Kentuckey Circle 4 to Exit # 7 North to trade street. Left to Clark Forklift


Chromium Spencer Lufkin Texas Highway 59 South to lufkin West on loop 287 up hill to first street go right to the first drive MAKE WIDE SWING


Chevron Wilson Warehouse Highway 37 & Tulane Orange TEXAS (409)-886-1601 INTERSTATE 10 to Exit 874 FM RD 3247 South. Untill it dead ends look across the Cross street and to the Right you will see the Wilson's Warehouse Sign.


Chemical Products Cartersville GA. ( )-382-2144 Exit 122 on INTERSTATE 75 go west 2 or so miles the plants on the left


Carrier Airconditioning Tyler Texas INTERSTATE 20 to Exit 556 south 6 Miles to loop 323 go right 3 Miles through the 4th light and turn left on robertson road go 1/2 Mile and they are on the right


Drebero Pipe Knapp Street (American Pipe?) Houston Texas ( )-485-8321 INTERSTATE 45 South to Exit 33 Right on beltway 8 to US Highway 35 turn left to Knapp Street Turn right to the Pipe Yard it is on the right and is small so get there early and have the load information ready


Dorsey Trailers 1409 Hickman Elba Alabama (205)-897-5711 The Town is not that big , and the factory is the main thing in town and is not that hard to find just about every one knows it.


Dobbs Containers Corprate Place , Chattanooga Tennasee (615)-821-1850 INTERSTATE 24 West to Exit 174 Turn left then turn right on to Highway 11 south 1/2 Mile to the first Blacktop road on the left , take it 1/2 Mile to Corprate Place to the last Building on the right go to the far end of the building


Decatur Plastic Highway 7 North North Vernon Indiana INTERSTATE 65 to US Highway 50 East to State Highway 7 North 3 Miles their on the right


D & D Poultry 3 4 4 4 Pricenton N.E. Albaguerge New Mexico (505)-884-1664 INTERSTATE 25 North to the Exit for the " Old " 76 Truckstop East at Light 1 Block turn left their on the right at the end of the block


Ellisworth Airforce Base Highway 90 Rapid City South Dekota INTERSTATE 90 to Exit 60 to Commerical Gate They only unload on weekdays


Ei Dupont #2 Greenville Illinois INTERSTATE 70 East or West to Exit #45 North to stop sign at US,ROUTE. 40 Right to their drive that is on the left


Ei Dupont Beaumont Texas (409)-842-5292 Exit #848 on INTERSTATE 10 Highway 69 South to Texas Highway 124 South take Service road and go under the freeway to the North service road they are the last drive on the right


E.C.C. 849 Fayetteville road Sylacouga Alabama (205)-208-4531 INTERSTATE 20 to Highway 77 South to Highway 275 to Highway 21 to Highway 280 West to the red light and turn left go across 2 R R Tracks and turn left after the 2 Tracks and run beside the tracks. They are on the left 1/4 Mile down.( the road crosses the rr tracks again while you go along side them.)


Fort Stewart Highway. 144 Hainsville GA Highway 119 North from Hainsville left at first road on the base leading to the shoppette one block past the store turn right and park in lot on the left go into the building #1 0 0 1 to the sign in office and get more instructions


Fort Rucker Highway. 231 South to Highway.49 South " In Ozark Alabama" 10 Miles to the fort/ Go to base road Called Nighthawk take left go to Quartermaster Street take left go to building# 6


Fort Bennings Highway 280 East Columbus GA Highway 280 East to Intrastate 1 8 5 South(this only goes on to the base) Turn Right at the end of the Freeway go to the Right. There is a "Ag Replacement & Billiting "Sign is to the left at the next stop light go straight here but go to the right at the 2nd stoplight the building is 2 blocks on the right .


Flex-Olite Paris Texas (903)-785-1633 Highway 271 South to 286 West 5,1/2 Miles to FM 79 Left 1/2 Mile on the right


Firestone #5 2 5 0 0 South Council road Oklahoma City . Oklahoma (405)-745-5441 INTERSTATE 44 to INTERSTATE 40 West to Council Road Turn Left. They are on the left . and the building says Dayton tires


Firestone #4 2 5 0 0 North 22 n d (Building #2) Decater ILL (217)-925-1307 INTERSTATE 70 to INTERSTATE 270 to INTERSTATE 55 to Exit 63 Route 48 to Highway 51 Bypass North to INTERSTATE 72 Exit 41 right to Firestone they are on the left


Firestone #3 INTERSTATE 30 to Prescot Arkansa Exit on the south side of the town make a turn to the south Firestone is on the left about 2 or 5 Miles you can check with the prescot truckstop if you want they are at the freeway exit.


Firestone #2 2 9 5 1 North Greatsouthwest Parkway Grandprairrie Texas Highway 360 North from INTERSTATE 30 North from INTERSTATE 20 to Post and Paddock Road Exit east to Greatsouthwest Parkway left at Parkway Firestone is the middle building on the left between the UPS rental building and the Kebbler warehouse


Firestone Highway 301 North Willson North Carolina (800)-222-4751 301 South from Rocky Mountian North Carolina. From INTERSTATE 95 take 264 East to 301 North to Firestone Parkway.


Federal Paperboard Corparation Ridgewood North Carolina (910)-655-6681 CALL FOR DIRECTIONS


Federal Paper #2 One United Way Stugres Michigan Highway 12 to (MI) Highway 66 right to the first right after the rail road crossing look for the signs


Federal Paper Highway 56 Agusta GA. INTRASTATE 520 East to Highway 56 South about 5 miles to a blinking red light to the last guard shack on the right just before the curve (it's hard to see at night )


Georgia Pacific Sandifer Road Monticelo Mississippi INTERSTATE 55 South or North to US Highway 84 east ask for instructions at truckstrop at exit. or call from there (601)-587-7711


Georgia Marble Sylaqaga Alabama (205)-245-3231 Same Directions as for company called E.C.C. only this company is in back of E.C.C.


General Tire 7100 (or) 1100 Contional Blvd Carllotte North Carolina (704)-588-1600 INTERSTATE 77 South to Westinghouse Blvd Exit right to Granite Street. Go right to Continal Blvd. then left to General Tire which is on the right


General Electric Carrolton Texas (214)-888-0568 Loop 635 to Luna Road North to Exit number 28 or 29 to champion right to McDaniel ( GE is on the corner of Champion and McDaniel) so take left on to north bound side of McDaniel and cross over to the south bound side at the first crossover and pull in to the lot


HY. Aloys Chicago ILL INTERSTATE 55 North to Cicero Street south to 73rd street turn right and go to Leamington turn right on to leamington they are on the right


International Stone 5052 Sharp Street Dallas Texas (214)-631-2202 Check the Mapsco Never go to the one in Houston on Pleasentville Street it is not Pleasent a Full size cabover and a 48 foot flatbed will take at least 1 Hour to get lined up with the gate then the dock is at a off angle from the gate and is another 1 Hour try at backing into the building and you will block the only 2 lane road into a housing district that does not like semi trucks anyway. so this is a place for short 40 foot flats or hot shots.


Indiana Steel and Wire Highway 32 East Muncie INTERSTATE 69 to Highway 35 South to Highway 32 West 1 Mile they are on the right


K L E M P Corparation K L E M P road Dayton Texas (409)-258-5521 INTERSTATE 10 East from Houston to state Highway 146 North to Dayton. Highway 90 to Highway 321 North 1/4 to 1/2 Mile under railroad tracks to farm to market road 1960 left 2 or 3 Miles to K L E M P road which turns to the left


Kalyn-Siebert Highway 84 West Gatesville Texas (800)-525-9689 INTERSTATE 35 to Waco Texas to the Highway 84 Exit on the south side of Waco west to Gatesville Kalyn - Siebert is on the west side of Gatesville on the north side of the Highway


K MART Busniess INTERSTATE 45 or 2200 South Freeway Corsacana Texas INTERSTATE 45 South Past Corsacana to Busniess 45 North to K Mart Distriputing on the left


Lufkin Industries Lufkin Texas (409)-637-5790 Loop 287 South to Pershing Street Right to Railroad Track Left to gate


Mortian Wharehouse 119 North Mortan Ave Evensville Indiana USHighway 41 South to Virgina Street right to light left to Franklin right over the rail road tracks to the first left on mortan wvr rr.tracks and park on sid and go in office on the left


Monarch Paper 2090 Woodward Street Austin Texas (traffic is bad) (512)-448-9300 INTERSTATE 35 to the Exit for 230 Go East to the first stop light and turn right they are on the left corner or very close to it with a little sign or no sign at all.


Miller Beer Trenton Ohio INTERSTATE 75 South to Exit 29 West to route 4 South to liberty fairfield road turn right and go past miller 1/8 Miler turn right to the warehouse


Miller Beer Southfreeway Fort worth Texas INTERSTATE 35 South to School House Road Exit go left under the freeway go left on to the northbound service road and go to the guard shack on the right on the north side of the main office building turn to the right (cb channel used is 21 or 23 ? )


Miller Beer Eden North Carolina (Directions From the south on Interstate 85) Go North to Greensboro 29North to Highway 14North to Eden Stay in the right lane to Highway 770 turn right and go to the 2nd light and turn left to the shipping area


MILLER BEER Highway 770 Eden North Carolina ( Directions if you are north of eden) Highway 29 South to or with Highway 700 for 25 Miles to Highway 770 right to Miller Beer


Micallister Airforce Base Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (800)-538-5513 From Dallas Texas Highway 75 to Highway69 to Savanna Oklahoma follow the signs to the base on the north side of town


Melrose Distruputers 5000 Proviso Road Melrose Park ILL. (708)-544-5550 Highway 290 West to charles road East to wolf road to left to dead end take the right at dead end to the guard shack


M.B.M. (MEDOWBROOK MEATS) Medowbrook Road Rocky Mountian North Carolina INTERSTATE 95 to the Highway 64 bypass to the last exit for busniess 64 and go to the right to the stop light and turn left and go 1,1/4 Miles they are on the right


Martian Brower (502)-491-4030 2 1 0 9 Carton Drive Jeffersontown Kentucky INTERSTATE 64 East to Exit 15 to Bluegrass Industrail Park to Plantside Road to Carton Road take left to end of the road


Magnalite 2 9 0 0 Lockeedway Carson City Nevada (702)-883-8300 Highway 395 South to hot springs road turn to the left on goni then go right to arrow head then to convair then turn right on convair to lockeedway then take a left to the office.


North American Pipe 3 3 4 8 Industrial Drive Wichita Falls Texas (817)-855-4100 Highway 287 North past Highway 44 to loop 11 south over the rail road tracks to industrial drive turn right and follow road and the signs you should see them


Norfolk Southern Riverside Chattanooga Tennessee (615)-697-1065 OR 1069 Exit 24 West to Exit US Highway 11 East to East for North Main left to riverfront turn right to riverside then right at the first drive in to the yard


National Refractionies State Route "J" Mexico Missouri INTERSTATE 67 to Highway 63 to Highway 54 to STATE ROUTE " J " take a right on to 54 in the mexico town limites and go to the stoplight around the corner go straight through the stopligh (IF GREEN) The road turns into state route " J "


Russell Coil Decator GA. (404)-244-8040 CALL FOR DIRECTIONS


Rossonbourgh 33565 Pinoak Parkway Avon Lake Ohio (216)-933-9300 or 871 - 6573 INTERSTATE 90 Exit #153 Route 83 North to first stoplight north of INTERSTATE 90 with sign for Pinoak Industrial Park take left go to stoplight take left go past B.F.Goodrich to the first left in front of the rail road tracks take it to the Rossonbough company


Remington Tire Houston Texas (713)-227-3665 1 1 0 2 Sampson Road INTERSTATE 45 to Highway 75 left under bridge down scott to stop light at Polk street take right fork called York street to lamar then take left on lamar and back into the dock on lamar street (always count the tires or have the lumper unload & count)


Randels Houston Texas (713)-954-2502 Highway 59 to INTERSTATE LOOP 6 1 0 to Westpark turn right and the south stoplight 6,1/2 Miles to dead end turn to the right and go in the first drive on the left


"Schnider Highway " This is a toll FREE route through Ohio to Pittsburgh Pa. and east. Starting from Chicago take INTERSTATE 80 From 294 In Chicago East to Exit 15 or 16 " A " South on US Highway 6 , In the state of Indiana. It turns east in about 3 miles south of the Interstate exit( Its a SHARP TURN ) Stay on 6 all the way to Freemont Ohio then get on Ohio's state route 53 North for 2 Miles Get on US Highway 20 East to Norwalk Ohio then get on Ohio's state route 1 8 to Akron then get on INTERSTATE 77 South for 1 1 Miles to INTERSTATE 76 take that to INTERSTATE 80 now go to PA Exit # 1 South to US Highway 422 East the Freeway ends on it at the east side of New Castle and turns into a Highway now go east to INTERSTATE 79 South and then go to PITTSBURGH (It's a Short way on the map but it's a HILL'LY & LONG way cause of the slow speeds but from Chicago to the Pa state line is not so bad and it is free unless you are caught speeding.


Steel of West.Virgina 20th Street Hunnington West Virgina INTERSTATE 64 to West Virgina Exit #15 to US Highway 60 West 2 Miles take left on to 3rd Avenue take it to 20th Street turn right into the drive by the gaurd house at the gate


State Fair Foods Avenue T Grandprairrie Texas Highway 360 North to Post and Paddock Exit go East to Greatsouthwest Parkway turn right to Avenue T , turn right on Avenue T, they are on the right on the corner of Avenue T and Greatsouthwest Parkway


Speiclity Coatings 1 0 1 4 Commercial Blvd. North Arlington Texas INTERSTATE 20 to Farm to maket Road 157 go SOUTH for 3 Miles 1 Block past Harris on the left (go 1 more block south to south commercial the street is a horse shoe shape and the dock is on the inside curve of south commercial)


Sonic Commissary 7 5 0 North 17th Street Las Cruces New Mexico (505)-524-8998 INTERSTATE 10 West to the " TA STOP " Exit Highway 290 to Alameda Road take right to the road between the " TA " and " Pilot Fuel Stops " go left to 17th street


Slatter Steel 2 4 0 0 Taylor street Fort Wayne Indiana INTERSTATE 69 to Exit 105 East to the 4th stop light turn left on to Jefferson go to the 2nd stop light and turn right on to Freeman and go to the right to the 1st stop light and turn left on to Taylor, They are on the left


Senco Cincinatti Ohio CALL FOR DIRECTIONS (513)-388-2000 (513)-388-2645


Samson Plastic Highway 52 East Samson Alabama (205)-898-7124 INTERSTATE 65 in Alabama to Exit 96 take a left to the town and go to Highway 84 go to State Highway 52 to Samson go through town they are on the right 1,1/2 to 2 Miles out of town


Tinker Air Force Base 7 4 0 1 Second Street Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Follow the signs that are posted around Oklahoma city leading to the base.


Texas United Pipe 1 1 6 2 7 North Houston Rosslyn Road Houston Texas INTERSTATE 45 North from loop 610 to Exit 57 " B " turn left go for 5 Miles then turn left North Houston Rosslyn Road go for 2 stoplights turn right on the first road past the 2nd stoplight ( It is a Small road) go to the end of ther street and turn into the Pipe yard on the right


Tampella Power 2 6 0 0 Reach Road Williamsport Pa. ask broker for Phone number but they are located at the same exit as Alcan Cable listed above ,(INTERSTATE 80 in PA to Highway 220 North to Reach Road left to stop sign they are in the complexe straight in front of your truck. some place that is why you need to call.)


Utillity Precast Concret Lancester Texas INTERSTATE 20 East from Fort Worth to Exit 470 turn right to Pleasent run Road then turn left onto Pleasent run Road (It is another Small road ) go about 1/2 Mile and look on the right there should be a Road only going to the right NOT crossing your road and Utillity is behind the buildings on the corner that road and the pleasent run road form in front of you to your right


US Pipe Birmingham Alabama INTERSTATE 65 to Exit 262 B. Take a right to 26th Street then take a right to the first stoplight and turn left go over railroad tracks (if clear) and take a left on 29th Street cant help but see them they are the biggest thing on that road


Unr -Rohn 1 1 0 0 Industrial Blvd. Bessemer Alabama Highway 1 0 8 to Bessemer then go right stay in the right lane until it dead ends then turn left on 4th street go to Industrial Blvd. it is on the right turn right on to it and you will see the company on that road


United Parcel 8 1 3 5 Ash Bottom Road Louisville Kentucky ( )-359-7461 INTERSTATE 65 to Exit 128 Fernvalley Road go left 3 or 4 lights to GRADE LANE go to the right Ash Bottom Road and follow the signs. this is by the airport.


Williamete Inurstries (PAPER # 1 ) Bententsvillie South Carolina (803)-479-0200 US Highway 74 to US Highway 601 to Highway 9 to Highway 15 South 5 Miles to Highway 912 over the creek to the company on the left


Williamete Inurstries (PAPER # 2 ) 8 8 0 0 Steriling Street Irving Texas (214)-929-8581 CHECK MAPSCO or call it is small and hard to find


Weyerhaeuser State Road 149 Plymouth North Carolina (800)- 777- 2794 GO East on Highway 64 to Plymouth then to state road 149 and go to the dead end, and make a left turn (It's a big place with a little Sign for the entrance)


Westinghouse Charlotte North Carolina INTERSTATE 77 to Exit #1 in( North Carolina) West one or two blocks then turn right one or two blocks and then turn right or left. if you went two blocks the first time i said to then you will turn right i belive. cause you would have past the building on the road you were on after you got off the INTERSTATE. they are one block north of that road and on the corner of the north east side of the second block north of that road you were on after exiting the interstate.


Western Iron Birmingham Alabama INTERSTATE 20 East or INTERSTATE 59 North to Exit 115 left to the first stoplight turn right under the railroad tracks go to the first stop light after the tracks and turn right for 2,1/2 Milse turn to the right on Park Avenue. They are on the left 1/4 Mile or so.


Werner Robins Airforce Base Highway 129 Macon GA (912)-926-5667 INTERSTATE 75 South to Exit 45 East on Highway 247C go to Werner Robins once in town you will see signs . it is the biggest thing in town


Walls Cleburn Texas (817)-645-4366 CALL FOR DIRECTIONS

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