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The Death of the Mom and Pop Truck Stops

March 09, 2014

Mom and Pop Truck Stops We've all been there, at least those of us who've driven for big fleets. You pull into a Pilot and put in the 77 gallons of fuel as per your Qualcom. Parking? Not here. The parking lot is small. The only hot food is fast food and there is no TV room or driver lounge. You do what so many other drivers do. You drive your rig across the street to the mom and pop truck stop. It's been there for years, has good food and a drivers lounge. Only this time, it's different. The truck stop is closed. Locked down, with a big chain across the entrance. Now you and the other 149 truckers that were going to park there tonight have to continue down the Highway and hope the next mom and pop truck stop is still in business. If you're e-logging or if there's a weigh station coming up, you have a real problem on your hands. I was talking to a friend on the phone last night as he tried to park his old 379 for the night. It's not like he was on the east coast or southern California. He was in Oak Grove, KY. What do you say we crack this one open and talk about the shrinking parking lots of the not-so-full service truck stop. We're also going to crack open Ephesians 6 and compare it to the Roman soldier's uniform in in the first century. This is where the rubber hits the road as far as being the man you want to be is concerned. We will also talk a little more about Kevin Rutherford's latest Signature truck build.