March 10, 2015
New Addition to the Museum, Highway Hilton 1
Highway Hank Good donated the infamous 1981 Kenworth K100, the Highway Hilton No. 1, late last year to the Iowa 80 Trucking Museum, where it will rest out its days as a monument to a living legend.
December 31, 2014
The Iowa 80 Trucking Museum will be closed, Thursday, January 1, 2015.
December 23, 2014
Iowa 80 Trucking Museum Closed December 25, 2014
John Randle of Iowa City, Iowa, achieved something yesterday that no one has done in the Iowa 80 Trucking Museum’s Golf Tournament 11-year history; he got a hole-in-one. That feat in itself is impressive, but coupled with the fact that the particular hole was a prize hole for a 2-year lease on a Ford Mustang made it even better.
“The judges stood up and were looking in the hole, then looked at me, the suspense was killing me!” says Randle. “I yelled, ‘Did it go in?’ then everyone … Read More
Iowa 80 Trucking Museum held a Flag Dedication ceremony today at 1:30 PM at the museum. The 25’ x 40’ U.S. Flag is now flying proudly on the Museum’s newly installed 100-foot tall flagpole. It is the largest known flag in the Quad City Area.
American Legion Post 548 of Walcott, Iowa, performed the official ceremony. The flag was presented to Carolyn Moon and Delia Moon Meier. Delia Moon Meier also spoke of the reason for the newly installed flag. “We dedicate this flag … Read More
Iowa 80 Trucking Museum will hold a Flag Dedication ceremony on Friday, May 23rd at 1:30 PM at the museum. The 25’ x 40’ U.S. Flag will be flown on the Museum’s newly installed 100-foot tall flagpole. American Legion Post 548 of Walcott, Iowa, will perform the official ceremony. The general public is welcome to attend.
The flag and flagpole were donated to the Iowa 80 Trucking Museum by the Iowa 80 Truckstop in honor of all of the men and women who have served and continue to serve … Read More
April 28, 2014
Iowa Tourism Industry Announces Epic Iowa Road Trip
April 25, 2014 (Des Moines, Iowa) — Beginning next week, a specially wrapped motorcoach will travel nearly 2,100 miles promoting more than 60 tourism destinations in 33 counties and 46 communities across the state in an Epic Iowa Road Trip.
The effort, a partnership among the Central Iowa Tourism Region, Eastern Iowa Tourism Association, Western Iowa Tourism Region and the Iowa Tourism Office, is meant to showcase and recognize Iowa’s travel destinations. The Epic Iowa Road Trip will take … Read More
February 20, 2014
11th Annual Iowa 80 Trucking Museum Golf Tournament to be Held.
September 27, 2013
Our 1934 GMC is on display at the Figge Art Museum
Our 1934 GMC is currently on display at the Figgie Art Museum as a part of the their 1934: A New Deal for Artists.
