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Truck stops with tight parking

Discussion in 'Truck Stops' started by Truckermania, Feb 12, 2018.

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  1. Feb 12, 2018 #1
    Truckermania

    Truckermania Road Train Member

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    I thought it would be a good idea to put our heads together and put out truck stops that are best avoided because of tight parking. I'll start with these that I know are bad (in no particular order):

    1. Love's, Tacoma, Washington
    2. Pilot, exit 99 I-5, Olympia, Washington
    3. TA, Bend, Washington (decent sized lot but still gets to be a cluster)
    4. Pilot, Troutville, VA
    5. Flying J, Winchester, VA

    Some of these are larger lots but still pretty much daily become clusters. Anybody have any to add? I know I have not been to them all and it would be nice to know what to avoid. Thanks!
     
    Last edited: Feb 12, 2018
    Reason for edit: Corrected City name
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  3. Feb 12, 2018 #2
    Sipesh

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    Flying J, Aurora, CO. I've had my truck hit twice there.
     
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  4. Feb 12, 2018 #3
    mitrucker

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    Pilot Franklin, OH
     
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  5. Feb 12, 2018 #4
    IluvCATS

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    Loves in Gallup, NM. Horrible design. It has no way out! Everyone is forced to do a u-turn and behind them more keep rolling in. :)
     
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  7. Feb 12, 2018 #5
    Truckermania

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    I thought of one more that seems bad at first but really isn't. Pilot, Stanfield, OR. Main lot is tiny and only one way in and out. However, there is ample overflow parking in the "Pilot RV Park".
     
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  8. Feb 12, 2018 #6
    STexan

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    Pilot - Bloomsbury, NJ - I-78 X7 (Is that even officially a "truck stop"?)
     
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  9. Feb 12, 2018 #7
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    It's not the amount of space that creates all the problems as much as the way the dumb ssa designers that never driven a truck in their life and are totally lacking common sense. Why in the world do they make lot designs that requires you to blind side into a space. That is what causes a lot of accidents. Some of today's drivers have trouble backing in, much less doing a blind side back.
     
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  10. Feb 12, 2018 #8
    STexan

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    Lot of these were built in the day of 45 foot trailers and many cabovers. They figured everybody would nose, and if the front guy was still in the way when time to leave, there was plenty of room to back out. People didn't drive as stupid then as they do today. Things have changed but the lot perimeter/size remains the same.
     
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  11. Feb 12, 2018 #9
    mitrucker

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    Pilot Chillicothe, OH.
    Love’s somewhere off of I-30 in TX near one of the Home Improvement DC’s.
     
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  12. Feb 12, 2018 #10
    IluvCATS

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    Also horrible design is the Love’s in Wamsutter, WY. For good laughs just sit and watch drivers file in and have to do uturns to get out. Everyone blocking each other. Better than TV!
     
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