Truck stop

[MADLUX]

Well, I'm on vacation this week and I'm bored. Except Monday, when open registration for trucking class starting in October. Got in.

Below Is an idea I had a for truck stop, just something I drew up to pass the time.

[MADLUX]

Inside of the store

[Sheepdancer]

Looks cool....except where are the bathrooms near in the store? I see the ones outside but if Im going to eat there, I need to at least wash my hands or something.

[Mackman]

you need more fuel pumps. Bathrooms who needs them we got milk jugs and who washs there hands now a days

[MADLUX]

Looks cool....except where are the bathrooms near in the store? I see the ones outside but if Im going to eat there, I need to at least wash my hands or something.

Amazing what one can forget

[MADLUX]

you need more fuel pumps. Bathrooms who needs them we got milk jugs and who washs there hands now a days

I havent been to a truck stop yet, About on average how many pumps would there be

[brian griffin]

That looks alright. But i think one pressing issue is that the spaces, in all truckstops(and rest areas for that matter) NEED TO BE LONGER.

How would you address this?

Just yesterday i parked (or at least tried to) at the carney's pt. flying J with a single axle daycab and 53' trailer but i still stuck out a good 5 feet beyond the end of the lines!!!

This is not going to get better before it gets worse.

[Useless]

A nice effort, Madlux, but you forgot to include parking spaces and a kiosk for the lot lizards!!

[Jackrabbit379]

Dont forget the burrito shop across the street. :P

[MADLUX]

go 2 more pics, the shower houses, one with just a plain layout, and one in detail

[MADLUX]

That looks alright. But i think one pressing issue is that the spaces, in all truckstops(and rest areas for that matter) NEED TO BE LONGER.

How would you address this?

Just yesterday i parked (or at least tried to) at the carney's pt. flying J with a single axle daycab and 53' trailer but i still stuck out a good 5 feet beyond the end of the lines!!!

This is not going to get better before it gets worse.

Nothing is to scale, heck this would never happen unless I win the lotto. 8)

But the space would be long enough to accommodate the common tractor with a 53 foot trailer

[Useless]

heck this would never happen unless I win the lotto. 8)

Sounds like a winning formula for being forever parted from your lotto winnings!!

[Jackrabbit379]

Who knows Madlux, you might be a blue print architect some day. :P

[TruckerChris]

I have a feeling those walls between the center island spots are going to be knocked down real fast. Especially when those flatbedders try and back up

[Orangetxguy]

heck this would never happen unless I win the lotto. 8)

Sounds like a winning formula for being forever parted from your lotto winnings!!

Actually..according to the Truckstop special onHistory channel last night....an "Average" Truckstop net's $7.4 Million per year. Saw Iowa80 on it last night.

[slowmoe20]

Unfortunately Iowa 80 is not your "average" t/s. Most of them are nowhere near that nice/big. Cool ideas though.

[MADLUX]

I have a feeling those walls between the center island spots are going to be knocked down real fast. Especially when those flatbedders try and back up

The only reason the walls are there is so no one hits the rear end of the other trailer, and it wouldnt be that tall anyway.

might have to think about that part more....

[Mackman]

you need a truck wash

[Collard Greens]

Where is the barbeque pit area for those weekends when we run short and want to have a big shingding.

[Useless]

Where is the barbeque pit area for those weekends when we run short and want to have a big shingding.

Yeah!! And where are all the piles of dogsh*t all over the barbeque pit area??

Where is a pavillion for all of the gold chain salesmen who hang out in the T/S parking lot??

And where are all the dudes walking around with empty gas cans trying to "get some money for gas so that they can take care of their homeless grandmother, who is a retired Catholic Nun, and who is now living by a parking meter on a coin operated resperator"??

And this guy thinks he can design a truck stop??