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Wednesday, October 27, 2004

 

RVers find Wi-Fi at more Truck Stops

RVers are more likely to find a Wi-Fi signal at truck stops these days.

"This all happened very quickly," says Brian McCaul, vice president of marketing for TON Services, a division of Flying J. "A year ago, there were only a handful of deployments, but today the trucking industry is adopting Wi-Fi at a rapid clip," McCaul says. "I'd estimate that nearly 75 percent of all major truck stops have deployed hotspots."

"In the case of Wi-Fi, we invested ahead of where we thought the market was in terms of actual users, but the adoption rate in the industry surprised us. Truck drivers, RVers, and business travelers all seemed to be just waiting for this type of service," McCaul said.

To date, Flying J has rolled out about 270 hotspots. Full Story...