Alcohol being sold at truck stops?

Yes still illegal in cab. Now the sleeper bulk, I'm not sure about.
I may be mistaken but, the truckstop next to motel, I was at for Spoonfed truck driving school. Sold beer.....
It was west Tulsa exit before turnpike started again. Diagonal to the QT ts, and behind a restaurant. Back in the 90s, when dirt was younger

 

Been to truckstops where they sold beer at the dinner counter.

 

I remember beer being sold in most truck stops since 1994 when I started. For my first 3 years OTR I think I only fueled at Pilots. I remember them all having beer coolers. Maybe they enforced not selling to CDL holders, but there weren't any signs in them that I ever saw. The Pilot near Carlin NV has a liquor store section inside of it.

 

Beer/liquor is illegal anywhere inside the truck.

 

Back in The day We used to have show and shine parties on the weekends when I was running TX regularly . Alcohol was everywhere

 

Back in the 80's and early 90's Truckers Inn, Jessup Md and the 2 Stoney Ridges in Oh. had bars IN the truckstop.

 

My personal rule for drinking to avoid any issues including those within a gray area:

1. zero alcohol on the truck, ever, for any reason.
2. If I’m out on the road, and I’ve got to do a reset,/34 hour break, and I’m at a hotel, I might partake in some drinks.
3. Hotel stay out of the truck with a MINIMUM of a 16 hours until driving again. This is because I don’t wanna drive with that sluggish after feeling the next day that alcohol seems to give me. I need extra time for things to go back to normal. Like hydration and all that.

I will, never, ever under any circumstances try to squeeze drinks in on a 10 hour break. It’s just stupid and it doesn’t work. Away from the truck only. Even if I’m doing the 34 hour reset on the truck I won’t drink and go back to the truck and sleep. This is because you never know when you might be asked to move for some reason or another. Best to avoid it all together.

Days off at home? This is the only time I’ll tie one on as they say. I’ll take an Uber and make sure I have a good hangover the next day. Lol.