Worst Truck Stops For Parking

2 Pilot's in Illinois come to mind
1 off of I-57 near University Park, IL (Petro across the street)
and 1 off of I-80 near Minooka, Illinois
Both of these have' a few' parking spaces...not much space to maneuver when they're full and they fill up fast because of their proximity to the Chicago area. I'd rather stay in a rest area than to try to find a spot in 1 of these truck stops.

 

Pilot in Minooka, IL is among the worst no matter what time of day. Flying J in KC is terrible but I always park at Ameristar casino 2 miles away instead. Any of the truckstops in N Little Rock after 8pm but the Speedco next to the hotel across from Petro lets you park there. The TA in Roanoke Va.

 

There is also a Loves, right before you go over the bridge on I-95 just south of Tampa that says 12 parking spots, IF you parked the BOTH of the fuel islands full you MIGHT get 6 trucks in there.

 

That's because there's so many warehouses nearby that the truckers are stopping for their appointments. I went to Minooka once when I first started driving. Took me forever to back between two close trucks just so I could sit for a few hours and get a shower to wait for my delivery. That's when it was starting to dawn on me just how bad Pilots were.

At MATS, the guy at the Pilot booth asked me how they could improve their trucks stops and I said 'bigger parking lots with more room to maneuver'.

I doubt that my comment will do anything.

 

so what is it?
I-95 (east side of Fl)or I-75 (west side of Fl)

 

The pilots in Memphis, TN... too many pimps, lot lizards and beggars. The lots are set up poorly, too

 

yes! totally agree... on our qualcomm when i worked for Covenant they would give us warning to not stay there overnight due to stolen goods, and trucks... and geez those lot lizards lmao! there so blunt on just str8 up knocking on your door asking if you need anything, either some ###? or drugs?? comeon drugs?? lol truckers test man.. no ones looking for drugs..

and this also pertains to Atlanta Pilots... them lot lizards come jumping out the bushes knocking on your door lol geez.. the nerve of these people.

 

I stay at the knight yard there. Unfortunately, someone got shot at the motel next door last time I was there....

The Petro is good, but you pay to park. The tradeoff is nobody bugging you!

 

They just added quite a bit of parking there. Would help a lot if everyone would remember that what used to be an exit onto Valentine Road is now an entrance only - the exit is now to go through the new parking behind Galloway Motel and use the road next to Galloway Motel to get to Galloway Road. Once it gets ingrained into everyone that the old exit is now only an entrance, it SHOULD be a lot easier for those that work at Maverick and those that are picking up/dropping off Maverick drivers to get to Maverick headquarters

 

The Pilot in Harrisburg, Pa. has to be one of the worst. It is always a cluster.