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Michigan truck owner: Have new 2-lane bowling alley, will travel

James Raia

A Michigan businessman has converted his semi-truck into a mobile bowling alley.

Terence Jackson Jr. has endured the COVID-19 pandemic with innovation — the world’s first mobile bowling alley and lounge. It’s built inside a 53-foot semi-truck trailer.

Jackson, 34, spent two years working on the project and despite further delays because of the virus launch Luxury Strike Bowling on June 15. The private bowling alley on wheels is equipped with two lanes as well as a sky loft that can hold as many as 15 people.

A Michigan businessman has converted his semi-truck into a mobile bowling alley.
A Michigan businessman has converted his semi-truck into a mobile bowling alley.

The trailer includes two 25-foot lanes, an automatic ball return, automatic pin-resetters and digital scorekeepers. Elevated seating for an 80-inch theatre screen is complemented by LED Lighting.

Limitations exist but aren’t prohibitive. Lanes are shorter. Bowling balls are about the size of grapefruits, weigh between three and four pounds and don’t have holes. Bowling shoes aren’t required.

A semi-truck driver in Michigan has converted his rig into a two-lane bowling alley.
A semi-truck driver in Michigan has converted his rig into a two-lane bowling alley.

The truck and its unique offerings are available with a 30-mile radius of the business’s headquarters location in Southfield, Michigan. It’s proven popular for birthday parties to corporate outings, wedding showers to family reunions.

Bowling Alley Will Travel

Jackson will book Luxury Strike Bowling for clients as far as 75 miles away for an additional fee. The minimum rental time is two hours. Once booked, the mobile bowling alley is driven directly to a guest’s house or another location.

“People said I was crazy,” Jackson said in a National Public Radio interview. “Why would you sell your house, your real estate and basically be homeless? But I had a vision.”

The interior of the semi-truck resembles a nightclub. The walls are painted black; flashing neon lights line the lanes and ceiling. A staircase leads up to a seating area with a black, pleated booth.

Food and smoking are not allowed in the trailer, but guests can bring alcohol. Cups, ice and napkins are provided.

The trailer is sanitized before and after each event, and hand sanitizers are on-site. The drivers, who are also lounge assistants, always wear a mask.

For booking information, list: www.luxurystrikebowling.com

Article Last Updated: December 28, 2020.

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