Trucker Forum - Trucking & Driving Forums - Class A Drivers

- And the Survey Says... (https://www.classadrivers.com/forum/survey-says-13/)

- - the worst truckstops! (https://www.classadrivers.com/forum/survey-says/506-worst-truckstops.html)

Flying J's, Petro's and Pilots seem to be bad in terms with Lot Lizards and they have very tight parking. :roll:

Well, I've been away from the OTR business for nearly 10 years, but these were some of my all-time least favorites:

TA at Gary IN (Portage, I believe): Lousy food, surly service, awful parking, filthy showers.

TA Nashville: Same

any Burns Brother's truckstop: Geez, these people don't even try to make the place decent!

A Truckstop at Ripon, CA that I can't remember the name of: If this place were a prison, the government would declare it inhumane and close it down. Nasty lot lizards, scam artists, filthiest showers on earth, awful restaurant, etc. I can only hope it's been demolished.

Most Canadian Husky stops: Not unsafe, but poorly maintained and overpriced.

Garden State truck plaza: Take chances with your life if you sleep or eat here. I didn't dare try the shower...

Any truckstop in South Carolina: I don't know why, but this entire state is always innundated with lot lizards!

thank you folks for your input on my "poll"and thank you alexx for your input as you had no problem of several "bad"truckstops!as for the truckstop in Ripon,California...i cant think of the name meself at the moment,but i generally know which one you described.

Oh, I just remembered 2 more! Can't quite recall all the details on them, though. As before, my recollections are about a decade old:

Worcester MA: Can't remember the name of this hole-in-the-wall. I believe it was next to the old jailhouse. Small, filthy place, no restaurant, and the showers were likewise awful. What really stands out were the coin-operated showers! You had to put quarters in to get hot water-just like a car wash. If you ran a little long, the hot water would shut off, leaving you searching through your pockets. Experienced people would put a stack of quarters on top of the coin-op machine. Cold water was free, though. The Pakastanis who owned the place didn't seem to think the showers neede more than a weekly cleaning....

Champlain, NY: First exit after the Canadian border. Unpaved lot, lousy food at the restaurant, and quite possibly the most digusting showers on the planet. Keep your boots on when using this place! However, once you cross the border, there was a very nice little truckstop in Monte Guay, PQ. Food was good, prices reasonable (except for fuel), definately a place to go.

Well its a toss up between the flying hook and Pilot both could pass for kerrbys. Because they suck. No parking and no good food. and showers that are bad.

Are not they all the same, with the few exception? :lol:

You know, Sapp Brothers and Rip Griffin should be included. Love's and Bosselman's, too.

Quote:

Originally Posted by countrysidecowboy2002

IVE RECENTLY DISCOVERED THE WORLDS WORSE CHAINWIDE TRUCKSTOP!PETRO STOPPING CENTER IN ATLANTA,GEORGIA!!THE SERVICE IN THE RESTURANT IS SO TERRIBLY BAD AND THE "LUNCH BUFFETT"WAS SOMETHING LIKE THEY DUG UP FROM ONE OF THOSE ROACH COACHES.THE SO CALLED SERCURITY STAND NEAR THE RESTURANT CASHIER IS A JOKE WITH THOSE UNDERPAID Cops ALWAYS ON THERE CELL PHONES AND WHEN THERE NOT ON THERE CELL PHONES THERE CHECKING OUT EVERY WOMEN THAT WALKS BY LIKE THERE A SLAB OF MEAT!!THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY FROM THE C STORE TO THE FUEL DESK!!I COULD GO ON AND ON,BUT FOR THOSE WHO HAVE ALREADY BEEN THERE KNOW EXACTLY WHERE IAM COMING FROM.
Edited By bluebeetle on 1054216680

be glad you didnt go down the road a ways. the TA in Atlanta makes the Petro look like a cloud nestled in Heaven...

I would have to say pilot. They have the nastiest bathrooms i've seen, they only serve fast food, I do like fast food ONCE IN A GREAT WHILE. When I stop for a hard earned meal I like some "home" cooking.

T/A's in Albuquerque-Buckeye Road in Phoenix-Ontario