Pilot Meridian Mississippi toilet bowl whirlpool review

i once made the mistake of stopping there to pee and get a cup of coffee. Took approx. 45 minutes, so I feel your pain

 

Thats the one on the south side of the freeway, with the shop on the south side and at night, alot of trucks just parking anywhere right?

 

I only stop there for 10 hour breaks, and only if it is impossible to avoid


place was just as busy at the pumps when I left at 2am last time as when I got there....what a zoo lol

 

There is something in the way some carriers implement and respond fuel price postings and the "economizer" system (or whatever they call it) A truckstop can post a price 1 cent lower one day, then next thing you know, every company truck that passes that can take on 60 gallons of fuel that passes through practically will fuel there, jamming the fuel approach for most of a 24 hour period. Then a lot depends on it's proximity to a large dustribution hubs and what day and time of the week it is.

... that said, some of the truckstops are chronically jammed 24/7 for whatever reason. The new 30 minute break is not helping things either during mid-day periods. Best thing a driver can do is talk to their supervisors when they get to a terminal and voice your concerns about particular stops they routinely direct you to that ARE CHRONICALLY a pain in the butt to get in and out of. They can easily shift a stop down in priority, allowing you to fuel elsewhere. I know the OP wasn't trying to fuel, but it is the fuelers who are causing the problems. Of course the truckstop says "what problem? we're selling more fuel then we have a right to, so what should we be concerned about?"

Time is money when you're constantly fighting a clock from several angles as a trucker, and some times carriers need to be aware that that 4 cents/gal ($4.00 perhaps?) they saved cost you 20 extra minutes over and above the norm and you're not stopping there anymore, period.

 

Isn't this the Pilot right past another Indy with a trailer brake knob as a sign? To get to the Pilot you have to make a hard right and then kinda loop around to the entrance on your left? If so then I agree, one of the worst designed places ever. You know normally I would say it's hopeless but they just recently changed the lot a little at the Flying J at exit 7 on 30 in Arkansas and that to me was one of the worst. So they can adjust their lots, they just need proper motivation.

 

When I stop in that area I usually park at that tiny fuel stop at the state line where 80/11 cross the 20. Nice and quiet.

 

One time at that Pilot I was going to smoke and so I went to the drivers seat and opened my curtains. I saw this guy standing at my door messing with the door lock. I rolled down my window and asked him what he wanted and he jumped about five feet back and started stammering, "oh this isn't my truck". Turned out he was another Schneider bulk driver and he was parked two down from me. Was pretty funny.