What are the safest and most dangerous truckstops??

Discussion in 'Truck Stops' started by bananaz, Aug 6, 2006.

  1. Winkjr

    Winkjr Road Train Member

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    I remember dysarts that was in Bangor?
     
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  3. fr8monkey

    fr8monkey Road Train Member

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    I'm there now,freaked out when somebody came up to fuel me.................good food,hot waitress:biggrin_25514:what more could you want.......
     
  4. kwray

    kwray Medium Load Member

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    Well.....I'd settle for hot food and good waitresses!
     
  5. freebirdrfd

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    Next week i'm supposed to start running from the Bangor Me, into somewhere in Nova Scotia. The plan is for me to cross back in to Maine, switch trailers and head back into Nova Scotia. My question is where is there a good place to eat, shower, and sleep in that part of Canada? The plan is for me to catch the ferry over, but if i miss the ferry i'll have to drive around to Nova Scotia. I've heard that Dysart's is near Bangor, But what are my choices north of the border?
     
  6. Roadmedic

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    There are Irving Truckstops up there. One big one in Fredrickton for instance.

    Not sure what is available from the Ferry side though.

    There are some truckstops outside of Halifax, but I cannot say much since I went to the receiver and back out of the country the next day.
     
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  7. Cudascious

    Cudascious Medium Load Member

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    Dangerous, maybe the T/A in Ontario, Ca? Maybe some in the Atlanta area? Wait, the Washington DC T/A is pretty creepy though. And Jubitz in Portland, ewww. lol Theres a lot of dumps around.

    And Id say Grand Island Bosselmans in Nebraska seems really safe. Not a bad place to hang out and do a 34 or just stop for the night.
     
  8. matt01887

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    I like to stay away from big name truck stops. I find the little hole-in-the-wall places. They tend to have more experienced drivers who know how to back, and the transients tend to go to the larger truck stops for customers. I like Sapp Bros in Cheyenne, WY. Watch that turn onto the frontage road, it can be a little slick.
     
  9. Voyager1968

    Voyager1968 Road Train Member

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    Been in all of the above mentioned truckstops and never had any real problems. Oh sure, the occasional panhandler/salesman/lizard would aproach me, but I just politely told them I wasn't interested, and they would move on.
     
  10. ironpony

    ironpony Road Train Member

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    Yup... some folks are just a little more paranoid than necessary.
     
  11. JohnBoy

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    People think the Ontario T/A is unsafe? They should have stopped at the old Beacon T/S that was where the Ontario Mills Mall is. Or even when T/A West was a Union 76. Those were some rather interesting places back in the day.
     
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