what terminals are good,what one to stay away from

Personal rank of the terminals I've been to.

Best to worst (counting terminal, lot, close by stores/restaurants)

Albuquerque
Lathrop
Sparks
Fontana
Salt Lake (terminal is trashed half the time, but wi-fi in the yard and family in SLC)
Phoenix (though last time I was there was before timed showers...wtf)
Mantena
Troutdale
Sumner
Lewiston (if it wasn't for the smell...)
El Paso
Laredo
Gary
Denver
Mira Loma

Unranked: Willows...don't know. Driven by it multiple times but never stopped.

 

Last time I got stuck in SLC on a weekend I was half tempted to go in and tell them I'd fix the crapily parked trailers for $50 for the day. Then decided against it because the other drivers would just break it again anyways in a few hours.

 

Lathorp is the best. Has new leather couches - nice big flat screen tv and a store with an automated checkout machine to get food.

 

Lathrop was ok and not too crowded..Sparks not bad cause I usually park at Petro. Slc is my hometerminal and is such a mess with all the trailers just everywhere..Phoenix is ok,but never ate there.Columbus is ok but has small lounge.Fontana is the cleanest if you can find a spot..the showers were nice and the lounge clean.Mira Loma is a pig pen. Denver is ok and with Walmart close by,great for restocking truck.Albuquerque was very quiet and they sent me there for a service but they forgot the shop's closed on weekends.....lol...Lancaster is big and plenty of parking but kinda crazy at times especially when there's free food...guys act like they've never eaten b4....lol