TUSCALOOSA, ALA. (August 2004) — TruckStops Express has entered into a contractual agreement with Collins and Associates to distribute Gears, Guts, & Glory magazine starting in September 2004.
“We are pleased to have the opportunity to distribute Gears, Guts, & Glory within our nationwide network of independent and chain locations which is inclusive of all Petro, Pilot and Love’s facilities,” says Chris Adamczyk, general manager of TruckStops Express.
“Publishers who use TSE to distribute their titles have made a conscience decision to invest in circulation which provides advertising customers exposure within the TSE network. Kevin and our other publishing customers are investing in the foundation of which magazines are built upon (circulation) to earn your business,” says Robert Lake, vice president of Randall’s Truck Stop Division.
TruckStops Express conducts all types of service for national vendors and delivers publications to more than 1,800 premier truck stop locations, including Petros, Pilots and Love’s, every two weeks. The publications exclusively being delivered by TSE in their network are: Truckers News, OwnerOperator/Company Driver, Driving Force, Pro Trucker, RPM, Over The Road, Big Rig Owner and Gears, Guts & Glory.
Founded in 1934, TSE’s parent company, Randall Publishing,
publishes more than 30 magazines, directories and periodicals, and
maintains more than 25 websites. Randall also operates Motor Media,
the leading national indoor billboard company in truck stops, the
Randall Trucking Media Group (Overdrive, Truckers News and CCJ
magazines, Great American Trucking Show, two nationally syndicated
trucking radio programs, the Construction Media Group (Equipment
World, Top Bid and Equipment World Spec Guide) and Modern
Woodworking magazine.
Randall also owns and operates several online media entities,
including www.eTrucker.com, www.equipmentworld.com and
www.modernwoodworking.com. Also under the Randall corporate
umbrella are Northbrook Publishing, a company-sponsored publication
division serving Fortune 500 companies, and EDA, a national
provider of databases, sales leads and UCC 1 filings.
Operating out of Alpharetta, Georgia, Kevin Collins, the CEO/Publisher, brings over 16 years of publishing experience to the table and 13 of that in recruitment publishing. With years of recruitment publishing knowledge under his belt, the long-term relationships of the people he depends on for that knowledge, incredibly strong support staff and Kevin's demand to put out a quality magazine, look for Gears, Guts & Glory to be a driver favorite in the months to come.