Where is the WORST Truck Stop You've Been?

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Old 01-10-2007, 08:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Skywalker
Y'all forget about that "hellhole" called the T/A on the southside of Atlanta... :x :x
I think that I had (conveniently :shock: ) forgotten all about that one Skywalker. You didn't happen to skip on over to the convenient "Tatoo Parlor" and get inked up did ya? :P
 
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Old 01-10-2007, 08:06 AM
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Luv's in Gulfport, Ms.

Fuel prices were lower, which is why I stopped there a few times. It was dangerous getting in, and dangerous getting out.

I was trying to save my company some dinero, but the lost time, and the added risk just wasn't worth it!!

Don't even know if it is still there since Katrina hit!!
 
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Old 01-10-2007, 08:12 AM
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Just about ANY T/S in Dallas, Tx. Stayed at one (Flyin' Hook?? Don't remember!!) one day; that was one day too many!! Trailer got hit by a Swift driver.
 
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Yeah the only truck stop in TX was a PIA to get into, it was the loves off of HWY 10. Nice place, but about the size of the head of a match.
 
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Old 01-10-2007, 10:53 AM
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Originally Posted by belpre122
How about the I-55 truckstop in Bolingbrook, IL. While I was parked overnight there, a dry van about 3 spaces down from me was completely emptied out. Not to be outdone, the thieves also went so far as to remove the doors! All of this for ONLY a $10.00 parking fee. The attendant didn't even look ashamed when taking my money.
I've been to that one... pot holes the size of VW's! Plus all the interesting characters you get to meet banging on your door. :shock:
 
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There's a TA I think on 301 in Tampa,Florida that could use a make over.
 
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ahhh..where to start lol....lets see...theirs a mom and pop across from waffle house at exit 29 in cincinnati ohio...i actually had a roach walk across my table while waiting for my food...needless to say i didn't eat ....

I've heard mention the truckstop at exit 157 on i-55 in joliet IL...even the fuel islands look like $#!+ and be careful if you do fuel there because they are slick..... some of the food is tolerable though

the truck city truck stop in detroit off of i 94 ...didn't sleep a wink...restaurant closes at 7:00...bums everywhere and if your not alert they steal the steps right off your truck..... they also steal all your chains binders and tarps...

the Gary Indiana t/a is a winner...but i hear they are trying to clean it up a bit...

but a couple i haven't heard yet are the flying j and the pilot on the bottom of the loop in Indianapolis in

or the pilot in Memphis tn
 
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T/A in Montgomery, AL is a dive! T/A in downtown Nashville was pretty interesting the night i stopped for dinner there! Any of the truck stops in Gary and Lake Station,IN can get pretty scary. I run that lane quite a bit along the 80/94 and if I'm bringing a load into Michigan, I'll keep going until I get to the T/A at Sawyer,MI or the J at Benton Harbour(The only time I'll stop at those truck stops in Gary or Lake Station is if i'm on the verge of running out of fuel!!
 
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I agree that the T/A in Gary, Indiana leaves much to be desired.
 

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