Belgium / Wisconsin / United States
In 1953 Howard Arndt and his brother in law Dean Yoho founded Belgium Trucking to haul canned goods for Krier Preserving Co. The success of Belgium Trucking led them to open How-Dea Service Center on Wisconsin Highway 57 in 1967. How-Deas name was derived from Howard and Deans names. When we operated on Highway 57 our business consisted of truck repairs, gas and fuel sales and a trucking company. With the development of I-43 Howard began to envision a "travel center" at the Belgium exit. How-Dea Service already owned a small gas station at this location. In 1986 the property where we are now located became available. We jumped at the opportunity to make the move. It was then that we decided to be in the Truck stop and Travel Plaza industry. In December of 1986 How-Dea Service Center opened our new truck stop and the next year we opened our restaurant, HoBos Korner Kitchen, next door. Once again the name HoBos was derived from the names of Howard and his wife Boots.
