Where would you like to see new LOVE'S be built?

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  1. Accidental Trucker

    Accidental Trucker Road Train Member

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    That one has me scratching my head. Got the Stage stop and then the old Gear Jammer in Mountain home and a huge rest area on the west side, and truck stops every 30 miles on the east side.
     
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    There used to be a very nice cafe at Bliss, ID where the Loves is being built. That intersection sees a lot of traffic coming in off US26, so it is a good location. Any new truck stop is welcomed. It means there are more fueling spots so the jamups at other places are eased.
     
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    I wish Loves would build a truck stop in Hesperia Ca so that, that #### Pilot there has a competition. That place is super busy especially their showers, always has a guest in line for shower. Many drivers will be happy if they can build like the one in Sidney, NE or Bliss, ID
     
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    That is true although I thought large companies like Loves, Flying J, Petro would all have plenty of cash to make the kind of purchase required to put a large Truck stop in LA?
     
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    Any truck stop in Central L.A. would be full the first day with owner-operators using it as their home terminal. Also, it would probably be as dangerous as any truck stop in the country.
     
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    I have heard the vacant lot across Pilot near the arco is owned by Loves, not sure if there’s truth to it. I find it much better for me Stopping in Barstow instead heading all the way to Hesperia or Ontario.
     
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    Maybe, but it all come down to return on investment. In the middle of nowhere Michigan, about 15 minutes east of Flint Loves tried to put in a truck stop. In the paper they claimed it cost $750,000 because of all the permits, studies, etc... Now, think of how much more it would cost in California.
     
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    I see that they re building a new Love s in Tullahoma, TN I 24 exit 117. That will give TN 4 Love s across I 24.
     
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    They could use a few Loves off of the Florida Turnpike. Those travel plazas fill up early. The only chains off that turnpike is Okeechobee Pilot and the Pilot in Fort Pierce
     
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    councilbluffs ia or omaha ne. they had one south of councilbluffs ia an the flood took it out. loves took the money from the ins. company an ran.