The 5 Best Truck Stops EVER!
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- Опубликовано: 11 июн 2024
- Dave talks about the 5 BEST TRUCK STOPS he remembers from his OTR trucking days!
What are YOUR favourite truck stops in North America?
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Should say, five best; from 30 years ago
Newell truck stop at exit 31 on 135 in Newton, Kansas. One of the best mom and pops left
Hell yeah. One of my favorites.
Good to know, thanks!
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You love trucking like I love the used car business, I bet there’s nothing you’d rather be doing
I’m binge watching your videos and I’m not even a truck driver
Just before Sarnia Ontario there was a truck stop with a sign at the entrance that said "truckers will be served first, no exceptions" and they meant it. I remember sitting at a table just after a family at the next table, and the guy complained that they were there first and should be served first. The waitress pointed at the sign, and continued to serve me. The food was good and the prices reasonable.
The Black and White near Paris Ontario had nothing going for it but the waitresses and the food but they made up for any other shortfalls.
The bossleman in grand island Nebraska is still family owned. Only franchised pilot.
Great story.....one of my favorites was Boise Stage Stop....
craig porter Oh totally forgot about that gem! Absolutely one of the best out west! Besides the scenery and great people that’s the best thing in Idaho!
And they still do free Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner for drivers.
craig porter cost to much
Yup, it was good!
craig porter it still is the BEST
Boise Stage Stop just east of Boise Idaho on I-84 exit 71 is a great place to stop.
Yup, been there, it's good!
The Kwik Trip (and Kwik Star) chain in Wisconsin. Iowa and Minnesota is hard to beat.
I'll have to give it a shot, I see them but I have to stop in one.
Snidely Whiplash I agree. They have good pizza in there.
The Bossleman in Grand Island is one of my favorites too. I also always liked stopping at the Jubitz Travel in Portland OR. Nice big place, good food and a lot of neat stuff.
Thus far, I've only been trucking for 8 months. I'm partial to the service plazas in Ohio, and I like how TA usually has huge parking lots. Though, I went to the TA in Baltimore, and I had to pay just for a parking spot. I thought that was ridiculous, but my hours were almost up, and it was late, so I just paid the $10. I saw they had a hotel also, so I asked how much for a room. I was expecting something like $20 or $30. Nope. It was something like $80! I couldn't believe it. $80 for a room at a *truck stop!?* No way! I just slept in the truck. I'd already paid for parking.
Whites truck stop in Raphine Va before it was a Petro and Lee Hi truck stop in Lexington Va, especially during the annual truck show...great story Dave...😎
Whites is still family owned and operated
Yeah, I hate at Whites a few times, it was good! glad you liked the story!
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I liked the memorabilia he had all over the place. Disappointed when it went to a Petro.....keep up good videos...maybe a top ten trucker music sometime😎
I agree, great views, scenic, tons of parking, truck shop.
Little America Flagstaff, Az when you can find place to park
I tell ya, I'd settle these days for a nice home cooked meal, a place to get out of the truck for a bit that's reasonably comfortable, and a nice, legit, warm smile from the lady at the counter.
So many truck stops these days are in and out fast food fuel stations now.
Yeah.
That's Pilot for you. Grab your fuel, get your Subway sandwich, and get lost.
My favorite truckstop is the Iowa 80 on I 80 going through Iowa obviously😂🤣
Yes, it's good!
Great story Dave. All i could think of while that guy was walking out of the showers, was " Don't make eye contact. Don't make eye contact"
No kidding!
Can you do a video on the 5 worst truck stops?
James Asbury There’s too many just for a 5 list, which is a shame.
Why focus on the negatives
I don't really remember the bad ones because I never stopped at them.
The TA on I-90 exit 6 in Gary, IN is the first one that comes to mind when you mention the worst.
James Asbury just about any corporate owned truck stop that a lot of mega carriers use as most of their drivers can’t barely drive forward let alone back trucks up without hitting any thing.
Simmons exit 8 on 95 in VA and little America in Wyoming
2 of my favorites
As a chain I like Petro but my favorite is Little America exit 68 on I 80 in Wyoming,
I agree that place has great food, Showers, nice comfortable atmosphere in the drivers tv room, and most of all it's nice and quiet where a otr driver can get some good sleep
Great food in there 👍
Yes, I stick to Petro's with the exception of R Place in Morris Ill. which is a TA, and Little America.
Newborns Truck Stop exit 5 on I 20 in Georgia. Its a mom and pops huge parking great shop good southern food. Awesome place
Thank you! Didn't know about that one!
Ban subway please 😭
That’s the funniest story I’ve ever heard. I had to share it on my FB page lol
My favorite truck stop is the Sapp Bros in Percival, IA. Unfortunately it’s under water right now.
I loved this and it brought back some memories, especially Rip Griffin's in Lubbock. I hate the fuel stops now. Nothing romantic about any of the corporate entities. Glad I had a piece of it.
Boondocks in Williams, Iowa. Recently closed unfortunately. Cool place to stop and eat. You could take a break from the truck and be a tourist for a little while :-)
I was just in Williams today. I stopped at the flying J and got fuel. I went underneath the overpass and on the right looked like an abandoned but open truck fuel station. Was this Boondocks?
K and h Gillman, IL on 57 is a great one.
Alex Delancey I’m here right now.
Good to know! Thank you!
I’m just a kid but I want to be truck driver when I grow up but I have 3 favorite truck stops loves flying J and piolet
Huck's truck stop near Mount Vernon Illinois still there I live about an hour away from there
There wasn’t that many family run truck stop when I started in 2000 but there were a few I stopped in... I remember a lot of them would advertise their “NANER NANER PUD’IN” on the radio. A lot of them were kind of run down and being replaced with newer truck stops, but the food was good.
Petro in Joplin, MO is my favorite. It feels like home to me. Large truck prking, nice pretty shiny trucks that you get to see at night roll thru, the inside store is nice has everything I need. And Chrome Shop mafia is right across the street. That's my favorite! :-)
The oasis truck stop across from the caves in Kansas City , real nice People owned it ..
Thanks Dave that was funny. Alot of small places seemed to have really good food. Now chain restaurants thanks!!!
I nominate the Blue and White truck stop on East Washington Street in Indianapolis, which is long gone. That place had the distinction of not only having the world's dirtiest shower (just one shower that hadn't been washed in 40 years) but also the best hot roast beef sandwich. I used to stop there in the 1970s.
I love your old stories.
Thank you!
Sometimes the location boosts the truck stop
1. Little America: Flagstaff, AZ
2. Iowa 80, Wolcott, IA
3. Petro, Ontario, CA
4. Pilot, Tumwater, WA
5. Town Pump, Milltown, MT
That's certainly true!
Be really nice to find a list of family-owned for just small chain operated stops. I prefer them over the huge mega chains
Create an app for that! I'm sure there's a lot of drivers that would support it
Yes! In the short 3 years of my OTR career, I've learned the best ones are the independent ones. Better everything!
Pic at end of video is Haunting!!! 😜
Edgerton Travel Plaza Winchester Restaurant in Edgerton, Wisconsin. Exit 160 on I-39.
Appreciate it!
Slim Olson's,west Elko,Nv. Spent a lot of time there in the late 60's/early 70's. Always had good food,especially their steaks. We used to kid the waitresses (This was back when that was what they were called.) about the coffee pots being filled from a pipe from the shop's oil sumps,but the coffee was actually pretty good. I don't remember too well,but it seems the big sign above their parking lot said something about having 100 pumps. There were several of 'em in the West,but eventually this one became Western Village,then was bulldozed to make room for the extension of the main runway at the airport in the 90's
Another was Gear Jammers,over in Carlin.small truck stop but had great food and service.Gary,the owner did all the cooking AND worked the counter. Sometimes he'd hand a complete stranger a $5 as he walked in and say, "Play that second quarter machine from the door-it's about to pay off. I'll split it with ya." And if it hit anything,he'd buy your meal for you. The guy came off as a real grouch,but once you'd been in a few times you were always a friend to you. And if you rode a motorcycle,you'd NEVER pay for coffee there. I sure miss that ol' fart.
I remember both of those spots! Never got to know Gary, but it sounds like I missed a treat there! Good memories!
I like the Boise Stage Stop
Yup, it was good!
Can't forget Johnsons Corner in Johnstown, CO.
Their biscuits and gravy is really good.
Good to know, thanks!
Midway truck stop Colombia mo.nice hole in wall with good food and easy parking
Good to know! Thanks!
I miss the old 730 truck stop in Cardinal ON. When Bob owned it, it was an awesome place to get a good meal. Unfortunately when Bob passed away it was sold and went down hill in about an hour, then burned down lol
I know I’m gonna catch it for this, but the Schneider terminal in West Memphis had the best breakfast. This was around 1993. Love your channel!!
Bosselman, Nebraska...my favorite safe heaven in the winter! Loved their rottisierre whole hen!
It’s hard for me to pick just one but up in your area I always enjoyed the food at the 10 Acre Truckstop in Belleville Ontario. This was back in the mid 90s. Thanks for sharing, enjoy your channel. Ole Double D here, from down in Georgia. Always liked going to Canada.
Thanks Double D!
Stamart in Fargo....my favorite.
Boss I love all your road stories.
I remember huck's and Boselmans from the road but the shell you spoke of was in Kalamazoo I spent many nights there and a kid .
Kalamazoo is my hometown .
Petro Wilmongton, Il off Hwy 55. Huge lot, great food, clean, and a nice covered outdoor lounge/patio area!
Good list, will agree with Bosselmans, Grand island, Bosselmans Altoona, Bosselmans Salina, KS, Petro Oak Grove, MO, and a few others.
There are not drivers like you anymore brother.I wish The was.I love the insight of the good old days.We are dying out here I’m struggling just to bring home $2k a week.
Man Tommy, sorry to hear that! And you're in what's considered to be a pretty good area for freight too! what's going on out there? Too much rate slashing?
This SAP Bros truck stops are really good since the restrooms are very clean, the restaurants are really good and a bathroom have a tush wash and heated seat!
The workmans at the Rudy exit on i49 in the Arkansas ozarks... best fried mushrooms I ever had... dirt parking lot never filled theres a loves across the street from there...
Definitely one of my favorites!
Used to be the Gearjammer Truck Plaza in Mountain Home, Idaho. They used to pump your fuel and wash the windows. Great food. It's a Pilot now.
TA in Holbrook, AZ has good food. Petro off I-12 in Hammond, LA is pretty nice. Baker City Truck Corral in Baker City, OR. Jubitz in Portland, OR has a good restaurant. There’s a few others.
Triple T in Tucson. Was probably the last full service fuel island in North America. That ended a couple months ago. My personal bias says The Alamarosa in la luz nm on us 54/70, but my family built that place and ran it for 37 years.
Was just there last week. Place was quiet but it was just cool to be there. GLADLY paid $15 for parking rather than the pilot across the street
Man, I remember that place! It was great!
I am from Lubbock TX and grew up in a peterbily 379 it's sad to see rip griffins gone another rip griffins I have a lot of memories at is in limon colorado
There was a little place in a Shell station on old 6 just north of the 401. Only room for a handful of trucks but the food and coffee was great. Best peameal sandwiches around.
Im from Michigan and spent a lot of time at that truck stop in Marshall and it was awesome
I-94 Osseo, Wisconsin, there is a restaurant right off the interstate (family restaurant) is the name.
Home cooked meals! That food is so delicious, I always stop when I'm on 94
Good to know, thank you!
The old Rip Griffin is now called Yes Way. Yes Way has taken over a number of the old "Mom and Pop" places!! The food is still good there but the restaurant is only open from 6:00 AM to 2:00 PM!!
Haven't been in one of those yet. Not open for dinner! Strange!
Anyone here remember the All American in Carlisle PA?
The old and long gone Fifth Wheel in Grimsby, ON. The food was pretty good, but the dining room overlooked the lake. On a clear day you could just make out the Toronto skyline, and you could sit and watch the lake freighters and pleasure boats out on the lake. It was a great place. I was always amazed that the place was even there on that beautiful lakefront property.
Yup, been in there. Last time I went there it was some sort of a bazzar mall or some damn thing! Too bad!
I went to Walton NY last year..there was a huge truck stop with a restaurant called Scotty's it was amazing..food was soooo good!!!!!
Good to know! Appreciate it!
The Hucks in Mt. Vernon, Il is still the same. Just the Fuel is Pilot/Flying J. I was there the other day.
I googled it the one in Michigan was called pioneer truck stop
The Abbyland Truck Stop in Curtiss, WI and the Bosselman in Grand Island, NE. Abbyland is out in the middle of nowhere, very quite and great food and family like. And I love Bosselman for having easy parking and the awesome steakhouse.
But I think my favorite is this little truck stop in Dumas, TX. I believe it’s off of 287 in northern Texas and it’s really more of a gas station instead of a truck stop but it has a great steak house that I absolutely LOVE! Definitely worth the stop. As you can tell I’m a sucker for a good steakhouse, no fast food for me.
The armadillo
Daniel Rosser The one I’m talking about is called Toot’n Totum.
Wow I completely forgot about the rip griffins till u mentioned it lol
Did you ever stop at the Dixie Truckers Home in Tuscola Illinois at the intersection of I-57 & 36? They had the best Salisbury steak manhattan. I liked to stop there just for that.
Being from Iowa the boondocks in Williams which was just closed that was a great place to stop
I-84 around mile 327 in Durkee I learned of a little truck stop that isn't anymore. I like to call it the Durkee truck stop for lack of any better name. Now it's just a large gravel space for parking with no amenities. I'll stay the night there from time to time when I'm in the area and tired of the hustle of Pilot and Love's. One thing is for sure, lot less likely to get hit by another truck backing in next to me, and my reefer doesn't bother anyone when there's no one around.
Omg man i didnt see the story going there at all lmao i thought he was going to be picking a fight not picking a g-string wedgie hahahah
Bosselmans is still family owned. Grandma Max's restaurant is now called Thunder Road Grill. My grandfather became friends with Fred WAY back when the original Baseman & Eaton was on hiway 30 on the eastern edge of Grand Island and is still there but renamed Pump and Pantry along with their chain of gas stations. They just opened another Bosselman Travel Center in Garden City, Ks on Thursday l believe.
I am so old I remember 4 of them lol
A lot of the old Union 76’s were great. My favorites were in Smithton, Pa. and Hurricane, WV.
I liked the one in Sacramento as well!
I don't know if this is right but I liked the Baker corral in baker city Oregon. I also liked muralts in Montana.
Drag queen trucker. I love it!
My favorite beaches are little America and Loves
Never disappointed in the service
LOL Warrener driver in drag, LOL. Mercy! Just so people know I don't care how folks act and dress, that's up to them and their maker. But there was a time when it was way out of the norm. Yeah Rip Griffith in Lubbock, TX. was pretty good. We hauled into Lubbock out Carlsbad N. M. and had breakfast or lunch after we unloaded salt blocks then, if we was lucky, we would get something back into Southeastern N. M. Way back in the 70's. Rip had that one in Lubbock first then opened one in Big Springs, TX. It was a good step up from the greasy spoons from yesteryear. Thank you for another good video.
Fort lupton and iowa 80 are mine
Dont forget Dyzarts in maine. Super nice place and family owned
You ever encountered truckers blocking fuel islands by just parking their truck and walking inside a truck stop while they’re getting fuel and making the other truckers wait forever?
Bud's Truck Stop in Indy at Harding/465. No longer there. They were internationally known for their love. If you had a $20 bill you could buy yourself some love. Steve
I don't run otr but a few of my favorites were I'm from is big boys in kenly nc and the Simmons travel plaza exit 8 in emporia and i also like davis pretty good up there in stony creek va
Fuel of America in Laredo, Tx 👍👍👍
JJ's in Benton Arkansas I-30 Exit 106 is pretty good. Homemade food and homemade deserts little old truck stop wouldnt know about it if you didnt already. Big parking lot too
5:00 😂😂😂😂😂 wasn’t expecting that 😂😂😂😂😂
Dysarts in Bangor Maine, pumps your fuel, cleans the glass, and has good food. Jubitz in Portland Oregon, Truck World in Hubbard OH, Frog City truck stop in Rayne LA all have good food and a bar for those who like to wet their whistle.
How about the one off 167 in Bald Knob Arkansas. Straight small town America. That little country cafe across the street for breakfast in the morning. All the 100 year old farmers holding court over cups of coffee the stocky waitress with a super thick southern accent. Was ready to go back to sleep after that breakfast. Ahh good times
Didn't know about that one, but it sounds good! Thanks!
Ya lets say you're running from St Louis to Huston you'll go by it. That cafe is great the food is amazing and really I can't believe how cheap it was for the portions and quality of the food. And the farmers. No kidding with the overalls and dirty old straw hats talking about the price of feed and seeds and there tractors. I swear it reminded me of a Norman Rockwell painting
Hoods. West of Springfield MO. Still full service
This dude's more Canadian than a bottle of syrup in a denim jacket
As far as my favorite truck stops are concerned I will list them though not necessarily my favorite in the listed order. These are still all "Mom and Pop" type truckstops free of the franchise label such as T/A, Pilot, or Love's. They are as follows:
1. Gee Cees Truckstop in Toledo, Washington.
2. Gordy's Truckstop in La Pine, Oregon.
3. San Paso Truckstop near Atascadero, California.
4. BJs Truckstop in Rock Island, Washington.
5. Big Country Truckstop in Merkel, Texas.
I really liked the Skelly truck stop in Jolly just outside of Wichita Falls Tx. The Hub in Bell Fouch South Dakota had great steaks, The Big Bear truck stops in Montana had great omletts this was 30 or so years ago, Now days most truck stop chains just have fast food joints .
Any truck stop that sells real cooked food, and not fast food sandwiches, is my favorite. I hate being on the road driving trucks, but when I meet people like this guy seems to be, it makes it a much more enjoyable experience. Thanks partner.
Thank you Jerry!
@@SmartTrucking Very welcome you are.
Bosselmans is still one of my favorites.
Sinclair off 80 in Wyoming. They have marble bathrooms.
Crazy mp9 The Sinclair in Flagstaff, AZ is nice too.
Yup, Little America!
Hicks is still there across from the Wal-Mart also there's a Flying J and a TA
Ta and Petro has fried shrimp and chicken tenders you can use as a weapon they're so hard
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Ah Jerry, you cracked me up! Thank you!!
Gee Cees in Toledo Washington, killer burrito 🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙👍👍👍👍Amen brother and God bless
Russell's in New Mexico, has a car museum in it.
Arlene's in battle creek Michigan. Exit 92 on I-94
Heard it was good!
I've hauled many loads of fuel to RIP Griffin's, in Lubbock, Texas. Then he started hauling his own fuel to his several gas stations, in Lubbock. The truck stop is still in operation.
Good to know! Thanks!
I like Kenly 95 in NC exit 106 off of 95.
Yup, Kenly's good!