A Poky native? Or perhaps just an Idaho guy? The Jackson's??? I don't even consider it a truck stop. 20 stalls, mostly full of dropped trailers or trucks parked for hometime, 2 showers and a roller grill. Nope, definitely not a truck stop.
The new Maverick on S. 5th will be a large travel stop with truck/rv lanes, but I don't think it will be much in the way of overnight parking. Hopefully I'm wrong.
Did there used to be more truck stops
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No, no place to park, but at least another place to fuel locally.
Kinda sad state of affairs, really. If you search this site, there's some real cool stories from old timers about the old Cowboy Oil truck stop.
I've always thought someone should build a stop across from the Simplot plant, next to the tank farm. Direct pipe the fuel from the tank farm to the truck stop: no need for either transporting the fuel by truck, or expensive underground storage and monitoring systems. Costco does that at their fuel station in South San Francisco near the airport. Cheapest fuel around!
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My dad grew up in Pocatello as well. In the 70's, while in high school, he used to hang out here and drink cofee on an occasional Saturday night with friends. Sometimes, during the dinner rush, the owner would kindly ask them to leave so that hungry drivers would have a seat when they would stop in for meals. I guess it got pretty busy. I have vague memories of this place, before it was bulldozed.
It sat right near where the new Maverick is.Last edited: Mar 28, 2021
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A few years back, I had a route that took me into Pecos TX a couple times a week.
I counted 13 places on Bus. 20 (old Hwy 80) that used to be gas/service stations.
That was just that road, not hwy 285, not Hwy 17, or any side street.snowlauncher and Accidental Trucker Thank this. -
Disgusting stupid people , what kind of comment is that , i always considered other drivers as my road brothers and sisters.
Theres way to much hate and bad vibes in our buisness anymore.snowlauncher, JoeTruck and Deere hunter Thank this. -
My current run had 4 full service truck stops 40 years ago. None of those exist any longer. The demographics of truck drivers has changed significantly the past 20 years
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I remember full service truck stops. Somebody to fuel your truck, check the oil, bump the tires. They'd even park it for you if you wanted. Good food, waitresses that knew how to handle a crowd of rowdies, and decent prices.
Disputes were settled with fists, not guns.
I started in the late 60s and a truck stop then usually had everything a driver needed.
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They are not road brothers and sisters... they are "Disgusting stupid people".
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