Truck stop guides

.....hmm...without getting snarky , either google where to find one , use the t/a , loves, pilot - flying j app , or if they still sell truck stop books , one of those.
As you stated , you have most of the t/s apps , so should be no issue

 

THE POCKET TRUCK STOP GUIDE®
The Pocket Truck Stop Guide® (truckandtravel.com)

has rest areas, truck stops, tells size, amenities available, exit numbers.

and cheap. found in t/s

 

CAT Scale Locator | CAT Scale

 

before Trucker Path I carried 2 different books. One book was a truck stop guide for the Easter/Western US. The other book was an exit guide for the US interstates and state highways. First book told you where each listed truck stop was located, plus what amenities they had. The second book told you what amenities were at each exit or town across the country.

Trucker path is the easiest and most comprehensive, IMO. You just need to learn how to interpret the parking status and the reviews. Trucker Path provides Google Traffic maps in addition to routing, if you use the paid versions. If you use routing on the free version it gives you car routing info, not always a safe bet in a big truck.

 

Trucker Path is the best one I have have seen so far. Went to renew my $50 a year plan. They only have Gold and Platinum levels and now want $100 a year minimum. They give you the parking prediction and truck GPS navigation but $100 a year is expensive for 1 app. The old $50 plan just had the parking prediction/history

 

There used to be an app that had em all listed. Not just the chains.

I don't remember what it's called or if it still exists.

It had the scales too.

 

They're all in my head...
The names may change but the location remains the same.
I recall back in the day all the majors had a location's guide at the cashier.

And I still have a low bridge guide for Chicago and New York along with a binder type county street atlas for Los Angeles.

I guess most printed matter is obsolete today but for me it helped in getting the bigger picture.

 

The summary is create a gmail address like name@gmail.com. Then use n.ame@gmail.com or name+something@gmail.com for your free-trial. All mail sent to n.ame@gmail.com or name+something@gmail.com will go directly to name@gmail.com. "Name" can be any word or characters. "Something" can be any word, numbers, characters.

Here's a video on how to do this.

 

In general, try to avoid big city truck stops as in Dallas, St. Louis, Houston, etc. Instead, try to stay about 50 miles out in some country truck stop right off the interstate. And spend about 5 bucks for one these pocket truck stop guides. They can be very useful.

Edit: I posted in the wrong thread. Apologies.