Getting info at a truck stop

Yes, there is a TA at exit 260 on I 40 near Earle, AR but the TA mgfg mentioned is on I 30 exit 44 near Prescott, AR. This was a fine "old time" truckstop named JJ's, I havent been in since they went to TA but last time I was there (2005??) it was still JJ's, great food, great prices, friendly staff and a huge parking lot, I've always been able to find a parking space there anytime of day.
Take everything you hear about trucking with a grain of salt, a issue that bothers one driver may not bother you.
I drove 20 yrs and enjoyed most of it, good days/bad days. Trucking is not for everyone but many of us have a good time and enjoy the career.
Good luck to you, I hope it works well for you.

 

No.

The "truck stop" is a long gone critter in many areas.
Pilot, Loves, and many TA's are no longer "truck stops".
To call them otherwise is silly and shows a lack of knowlege.

They are now "Travel Plazas" that ater to all manner of highway vermin instead of truckers.

Tne OP needs to stop at a real truck stop, with real drivers, sitting in a real restaurant eating off real plates.
Sit down.
Strike up a conversation instead of acting like the wheel holders who wet their pants when someone speaks to them.

Then ASK someone with a FEW YEARS (5+) on the road about the job.

Information has ALWAYS been given freely for as long as I can remember (since 80's).

 

Define "real truck stops with real drivers".

 

Pilot and Loves are not truckstops, they are Only fuel stops. You could buy a cheap handheld C.B., put it on channel 19, and ask if there are any goodbuddies on the Channel that will give you some information

 

"a real truck stop, with real drivers, sitting in a real restaurant eating off real plates."

It sure ain't a pilot with a freakin Subway.

Might be that some of the AMBEST independents would still qualify.

Found one on I-30 in AR right around the 106 exit last week that was pretty "old school".

 

even the "Iowa 80" is falling victim......sad

 

I will stop my truck and park. Then I will put food in my body...even if it is a lean sammich. If that makes me a fake, so be it...

 

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