TA Petro parking out of control

I've been to that TA/ Petro in Bordentown many times... Usually you could find a spot if you drove all the way to the back..paid parking.. Never experienced the automated gate though.. Usually I would dead head to PA if I was empty so that was a solution to the chaos that is the northeast..I always made sure my dispatcher had me a pre-plan coming out of NJ..it's not a place to take a vacation that's for sure...

 

Terrible TA Petro

 

They’re structured towards loyal customers. Loyalty gets you all the reserved parking, showers and coffee for…free!

Was at the Petro in New Paris, OH a few days ago and it was virtually empty. I went right into a free reserved spot. Got my free coffee before I left and had them validate my ticket. My reserved spot filled the requirement of needing to spend $26.00? even though I used an ultra credit for it. Rolled up to the gate, it read my tag and I was gone.

So for people like me TA/Petro really take care of us that buy a couple thousand gallons of fuel there every month.

TA Brooklyn, IA charges like $26.75 for reserved but again, I don’t pay one dime.

Sure glad I don’t have to fight over a spot say at Love’s.

 

You need to put your phone on battery saver mode sir .!!

 

I started stopping there way back when it was new and called Bordentown Junction. It was great then and even when it became a Petro it was ok but time has caused so many TA/Petro to turn a blind eye to the truck drivers today in favor of 4 wheeler tourists.

 

They (and anywhere else that charges for parking) will continue to do so as long as drivers are willing to pay what is being asked. Basic business theory.

 

If you build it, they will pay.

 

They will pay as long as there is not enough parking available. The cost building enough parking and cleaning up after the slobs that continue to trash the lots is staggering and won't get better unless we as an group try and clean up our own image. Also by not spending money inside the restaurants or stores causes the owners to charge for parking to help offset overall costs. I do remember way back when I started my career you would fuel, park, shower, eat and sleep without any issues and we knew how to use the trash cans.