Worst truck stop you have been to

funniest/sickest thing i ever seen posted

 

Drivers help me out here. I cant remember the name of the place it's off I 70 xt 4 I think it's called Gateway. I was layed over in that joint for Labor Day holiday ( Weekend one too ) And the owner of that joint closed down everything but the Fuel island, gas island and store. The restraunt, movie room,laundry and game room ALL CLOSED. Talk about some PISSED OFF drivers because the place was full of trucks and no one could move because all shippers/rec were closed till Monday. I asked the lady behind the fuel desk why the owner shut down the movie room, games all that stuff. shw said he did not care on what drivers wanted and if it did not have a cash box then he wanted it closed. I went east on 70 to another t/s and waited out the weekend that had their stuff open for the drivers.

I never stoped at that place for fuel or spent any money in that joint again. only to park for the nite.

 

I have to Agree the TA in Jessup is filthy, the parking lot is the biggest cluster %^&^% I have ever seen, 45 Min to get a scale ticket. No restrooms near the fuel Island and one nasty ### cop who spends his days looking to hand out parking citations

 

The 3T truckstop in Marshall,MO. Not there anymore, just a shop and dropyard. It was pretty darn gross when it was open as a T/S.

 

I like the TA in Earle,Ar we aren't aloud to go there anymore company rule

 

I'm not sure if it's still there. In the late 80's, Mike's truck stop in Wrentham,MA. That place was a real hole in the wall. I needed a shower so bad, all the showers drained into the middle one. I showered in the far right one. If anyone was peeing, it would drain away form me!

 

Just had to go to Truck Town Truck and Travel Center yesterday. In Fontana, CA, I-10,exit 61, on the NW corner of Cherry St. What a CRUD hole!!!! Wouldn't have been there, but needed reefer fuel, food, and a shower........only got reefer fuel! We were GOING to eat at the restaurant there, but after seeing how filthy the places that could be SEEN was, decided against breakfast. After walking inside to pay for reefer fuel, and seeing what just the STORE looked like, decided against that badly-needed shower, as well. Shoot, I could take smelling myself for a few more hours, versus contracting some weird kind of skin-cooties from the showers!!

 

Absolute worst truckstops I have seen so far, in order:

1. T/A in "Scary" Gary Indiana
2. Flying Dump in ColSCUMbia SC
3. Petro in North Little Crack Ark
4. T/A in Barstow Ca.
5. Any Pilot or Loves in any part of the Country...
6. T/A in "Throwup" (Gallup) NM
7. The "Oasis" in Essex Ca. ( I am questioning as to whether it is actually a front for an Al Queda Terrorist Cell)

Best ones, in order
1. T/A in Monroe Michigan
2. Flying Dump in Phoenix
3. Petro in Eloy Az.
4. Barneys in Yuma Az
5. Jubitz in Portland Ore. (It's a MFer to get into but it's worth it because of the shopping mall style building they have attached to it.)
6. Petro in Laramie Wy.
7. T/A in Baytown Tx.

These are just my personal opinions though and I rate them by my experience there only. I like the TA in Monroe because they are newly remodeled and the Waitresses there are halfway decent looking and I am a sucker for a girl with a Great Lakes accent! The Flying Dump in Phoenix actually has a few young, pretty ladies working there too and they are nice...food aint bad either

If I had to rate the chains, they would go like this...

1. Flying J (We can't fuel there because they don't accept ComData, but we go there to park, eat etc.)
2. T/A
3. Petro
4. Sapp Bros.
5. Pilot/Loves (absolutely the worst chain truckstops I have dealt with....I avoid them like the plague)

 

Flying J in Tacoma WA is an absolute PAIN to get into.

Any Pilot where you have to go THROUGH the fuel island just to get to the parking area.

 

Does anyone remember the truckstop off exit 5 in Laredo TX??....the bar had a sign on it "no guns....no jbhunt drivers"....LOL....also, the lot lizards used to carry portable CB radios and "pose" for drivers....used to give blow jobs to the cops to keep them out.....the cab drivers could'nt speak english but they understood "boystown" and "truckstop"....LOL...ah,the good ole days