RECESSION STILL HITTING DUTCH DRIVERS HARD
September 1st, 2009
BY MINDY RAN
IT could be a workingman's cafe just about anywhere: pool tables, basic food where everything is served with chips, TV permanently tuned to football. Except for one thing: this is one of two big truck stops in the Netherlands, nestled between the cross points of two main motorways in the centre of the country. It's called De Tweedesteeg, Amersfoort, between the major A1 and A28 arteries.
Outside is a huge parking lot, run by traffic controllers who check the trucks in and out on a big board, and a small terrace facing the road.
Two young, blond ...
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