Best and worse truck stop

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by kamen rider, Feb 9, 2016.

  1. desperado75

    desperado75 Medium Load Member

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    the old Walt Whitman truck stop. it is gone now and the last people who owned where middle eastern
     
  2. desperado75

    desperado75 Medium Load Member

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    lol maybe you should look for another line at work. never understood needing to drink every night. seen so many drivers walk back to their trucks with a bottle...lol
     
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  3. PackRatTDI

    PackRatTDI Licensed to Ill

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    I think even that pilot is better than the one near Roanoke, VA.
     
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  4. stratmaster5

    stratmaster5 Light Load Member

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    The only thing positive to say about the PIlot in Minooka Illinois is when heading west you are about to enter the 70 mph zone. Its just a landmark not a truck stop!! LOL
     
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  5. Finalsomnia

    Finalsomnia Medium Load Member

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    That's exactly the one positive thing about that Pilot.
     
  6. dngrous_dime

    dngrous_dime Road Train Member

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    Valpo has (I think?) 5 parking spots??? I had a load going past there a few years back, and my grandma lived within walking distance. So, it was good to get to see her, but it was a pain to squeeze my truck into the potholed parking space.


    As for best, I used to like the TA in Dexter MI, parking spots are wider than usual, so even bad drivers can do it without as much risk of hitting me. Now I like the PFJ in Ottawa Lake MI, as well as the brand new Pilot in Holland.
     
  7. HalpinUout

    HalpinUout Road Train Member

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    Valpo has about 20 spots, certainly wouldn't plan that as a spot to stop for the night, it's the luck of the draw.
     
  8. dngrous_dime

    dngrous_dime Road Train Member

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    I only stopped there the one time, specifically to see grandma. I didn't call ahead, so if there wasn't any parking, she wouldn't be disappointed.
     
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