Article created for the digital issue of the 黑料社区Foundation鈥檚 magazine This past year I enjoyed visiting the Space Age Travel Center in Castle Rock, Washington. SPACE AGE FUEL IS A FAMILY-OWNED […]
04-11-2024For 30 years, Big Boy鈥檚 Truck- stop has provided hospitality to professional drivers and local customers in Kenly, North Carolina. Located off I-95 in Kenly, Big Boy鈥檚 uses its Southern hospitality to make everyone feel welcome.
01-24-2022Pat鈥檚 Travel Center in La Porte, Texas, got its start in 1980, and has been expanding and changing ever since.
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Tom Heinz, owner and CEO of Coffee Cup Fuel Stops, worked with Paragon Solutions on the remodel, which started in the fall of 2016 and finished in the fall of 2018.
11-01-2019The independent Petro franchise location Clearwater Travel Plaza, which is located in Clearwater, Minnesota, is owned by Joel Nelson. This summer Wendy Johnson, vice president of operations for Clearwater Travel Plaza, gave me a tour of this one-of-a-kind truckstop.
09-06-2019Against a breathtaking backdrop of mountains in Logan, Utah, sits L.W.鈥檚 Travel Plaza.
07-01-2019 For five decades, Buchanan Energy has been offering the traveling public gasoline, convenience and a car wash. Steve Buchanan started the business in 1980 with a store in Omaha, Nebraska, where the company is headquartered and grew the business to today鈥檚 triple digit number of gas stations.
They recently took the leap to the diesel side, buying and razing the former Wiedmaier鈥檚 Truck Stop in St. Joseph, Missouri, to create a brand-new Bucky’s #342. Located just off Interstate 29, the location boasts a 11,500-square-foot store, a CAT Scale, B Fresh Cafe虂 and car wash. The location also has 20 gasoline pumps and five diesel pumps.
05-01-2019 Paul Bhardwaj, CEO and founder of Golden Oil, which operates four truckstops and is in the process of building its fifth, has been in the truckstop industry for more than 30 years. During that time, he has seen amenities and driver preferences change, and the locations do a fantastic job of staying current and remaining relevant.
11-01-2018 Bowlin Travel Centers, headquartered in Albuquerque, New Mexico, has been serving the traveling public in the Southwest for more than 100 years. Today the travel center company is led by President and CEO Michael Bowlin and has grown considerably since it started as a single-store operation in New Mexico.
09-01-2018 Quicklee鈥檚 Travel Center in Avon, New York, was founded by Peter Bruckel, Quicklee鈥檚 president and managing member. Bruckel started in the petroleum industry in 1995 when he opened a gas station on land adjacent to his industrial bridge painting company.
07-01-2018 If you are wondering if Danny鈥檚 Big Rig Resort in Phoenix, Arizona, is a truckstop or a resort, the answer is both. 鈥淚t is a truckstop for owner operators with money. If you鈥檙e trying to get something for a discounted price, this isn鈥檛 the right spot,鈥� explains the owner, Vicki Hendon.
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