The Ultimate Truck Stop

Complimentary "ladies of the night"

something other than subway to eat

clean showers and restrooms

I think that about sums it up.

 

No fast food, full service restaurant
Plenty of parking , even for oversize loads
Free showers with fuel
Clean establishment
wifi

 

Something other than a nasty buffet clean showers and restrooms shower curtains on the showers plenty of showers so u dont have to wait and a laundry service and movie theater

 

the petro in kingdom city missouri has a movie theater just a nice room and it is goo to get in there and realx in a separate room from the truck stop

 

I'm not a trucker, not yet anyway but, I've read thousands of posts on this forum. So, take what I offer with a grain of salt....
1) If it's a TRUCKstop, who's paying you? 'Nuff said on that one!
2) KEEP THE PLACE CLEAN! (Revisit #1)
3) Build a reputation for quality, healthful food! (Revisit #1)
4) If a "ne'er to well" is hanging around....blast 'em out of there! (..who's payin' ya?)
5) If you can't instill a "trucker friendly" attitude in an employee...blast 'em out of there. (Revisit #1)

I can't say much about the other amenities a trucker might be looking for but #s 1-5 above are just plain good business. Good luck to you!

 

watch the history channel/travel channel shows about truck stops from around the world. Combine the best of all of them and you'll have the ultimate truck stop. some of the one's that they show from Europe would blow away anything we have in this country, except may Little America or Iowa 80. Swimming pools, chapels for different denominations, real food, marble showers, plenty of parking, reasonable prices (like c-store prices that are compareable to a grocery store), clean facilities, plenty of fuel islands that work, responsible mechanics, truck washes that do a good job, not a half assed job that you hope will look good.

 

Clean showers, good reasonably priced food, friendly competent staff. That gives you a good start.

 

My personal favorite is Hood's of Bois D'Arc,MO.pronounced Bodark,MO.the restaurant is fantastic great food good prices,cb shop,laundry,nice clean motel for like 35 bucks a night.There is a sign on the restaurant wall"Truckers get Priority" you don't see that much anymore.

 

Is that right off of I-44?

My wifes grandpa's address is Bois D' Arc. (never could figure that one)

I must stop in at Hood's next time I am down there.