Back in the early 2000s I had a job I loved hauling tropical plants out of Florida to the Pacific Northwest. These were high-dollar multi-drop loads that required the driver to physically unload ...

At the crossroads of Interstate 80 in Walcott, one roadside icon still pulls in crowds and semis by the hundreds. But as that giant complex thrives, family-owned truck stops across the country are ...

The self-proclaimed “world’s largest truck stop” feels like a small city, with a movie theater, restaurants, a dentist, and more. Off Interstate 80 in eastern Iowa is what is perhaps one of the most ...

Truck stops originated from the Pony Express in the 1860s and evolved alongside the trucking industry after WWII. The establishment of the Interstate Highway System in the 1950s fueled the growth of ...

Open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, the stop boasts it hasn’t closed its doors since first opening them in 1964. In addition to a convenience store and nine restaurants (one of which includes a ...

Open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, the stop boasts it hasn’t closed its doors since first opening them in 1964. In addition to a convenience store and nine restaurants (one of which includes a ...