Truck stops 25 years ago

Diesel 92.9....
Really not that long ago, in the cosmic term. Must have been about 1990/1992
About the same time TA took over the Union 76 TruckStops and made them change their signs or go independent.

 

Still there. I have a buddy that stays there every trip to LA area.

 

Hubby and I were just talking the other day about all the good truck stops. We still like to eat at one of the small one in Whitesboro, Texas. It is right off of Hwy 82. Both that one and one off of I35 in Gainesville (forgot the name of it but is a smaller one) have wonderful biscuits and gravy...yummy! My bestfriend and I have always been night owls and we would go there around 3am and get us some good grub! Everyone was always very friendly and even being two young females by ourselves we always felt safe, since they knew us and would watch out for us!

Now I am making myself hungry. :smt117

 

Let's not forget Rubes truck stop in Jersey City, or on second thought, maybe we should..LOL

 

I know i am late but I remember thew old 76 truck stop in Georgia they had awesome pancakes. Dad hauled trough there a lot I miss it i am ready to be 21 and get my class A CDL i would like to take dad back through there.

 

First of all, it wasn't "TA" that bought Petro, it was the PARENT Company: Hospitality Properties Trust which bought out TA in January 2007.
They bought ONLY about 70 of the Travel Plazas, and leased 40 of them to TA.

 

whatever happened to 76 truck stops?

 

76's have been gone for about 8 years, mabey 10

When I was a kid my grandparents took us to the 76 trck stop in oak creek WI every friday night for dinner. My grandpa wasn't a trucker either, and we lived way on the opposite side of town.

There is still the dixie truck stop on 55 in IL. it's seen better days but they have a decent buffet with grill to order steaks, etc. Of course the parking lot has holes big enough to swallow a truck.

My dad knew every little truck stop in the country when I was learning to drive. He wouldn't stop at one of the big unless we were sitting a few days. Back then the Petro was good and the food was great. now days it is the same as the rest of the truck stop slop. one flying hook will have good food, the next one will give ya food poisoning I think some are trying and other couldn't care less.

Voss travel ports are decent and untill pilot bought out Bosselmans they were good.

Sapp's a re good but getting hard to find

Support your independants, drivers!

 

use to be a 76 right up from my house, i use to love that place when i was 8-10yo exit 20(not sure what it was back in the day, probley exit 6???) off 81 here in WV
then i remember when it went to T/A then it just went away

now in that exact same spot , a Wally world is opening in March

 

My parants used to eat there every sunday after selling at seven mile fair