Back when we had bag phones, I barely used mine. I did not even turn it on much because I didn't have roaming on mine and I think maybe 30 minutes of free minutes. I stopped in my regular truckstop for fuel, and thee was a note that the boss, wass in the hospital getting open heart surgery, and for me to just try to keep everything rolling. I had to take care of business off the phone, my bill that month was 1400 some odd bucks. lol
Guys, I haven't been keeping up with your posts, but this "Truck Stop" had NO FUEL PUMPS, just a 2 to 3 Story Brick Building & The Lot that it was built in. Like I said before, I pulled in & I was warned by the other drivers there to stay in My Truck & not open My doors for anything or anyone until the sun came up & if I had to pee, to do it in a cup & pour it out in the morning.
Is it possible that you are mistaken in your belief that the truckstop was in Manhattan and the truckstop is/was Tooley's Truck Terminal in Jersey City, NJ?
I know this thread is, like, one and a half years old, but I might have found it accidentally. Two-story brick building and a handful of truck parking spots. Looks abandoned from Street View though. SP+ Parking Google Maps
Oh I really hope nobody tries bringing a 53 in there - that's a neighborhood street first of all, and those spots lined out.... Looks like there's MAYBE 30 feet on the front end. If there's more than two trucks that were even able to make it down that street and make the turn, one of them is losing a hood trying to get into that parking spot. Somehow I don't think that's it.
I went to Hunts Point Market more than my share of time. The "old timers" (I was young, dumb and bullet proof) warned me not to go but I did. Never had any problems but I have seen things go on there back in the day that are probably still going on today.
Back in the late 80's, I used to get to NYC fairly often; my company added an extra $35 for delivering into any of the 5 boroughs, so I volunteered for as many as I could. What he described SOUNDS a lot like Hunt's Point, which really is not a "truckstop" by the common definition. It could've been Tooleys, though. That place brings back memories; concerns about getting mugged in the parking lot, added security while sleeping by tying a rope between your inside doorhandles so nobody could get in your cab, yeah....fun stuff...
