I’ve done some research and gathered all the relevant truck stops reviews I could find. After comparing and analyzing the material, I created my own list of best truck stops in US.
Here is what I came up with
#1 The Iowa 80 Truck Stop
In more than 50 years of serving the drivers, Iowa 80 has reputation of the world’s largest truck stop. It offers restaurants, movie theatres, laundry washing, private showers, and church service on Sunday.
Years before Interstate 80 was built, back in 1964, Bill Moon spotted the location today known as Exit 284, Walcott.
Bill Moon, Iowa 80 Truckstop Founder
However, Mr. Moon was managing the business, until he finally bought it from Standard Oil in 1984. From that point, he and his wife Carolyn could truly expand the business and add all the services.
To get a picture what Iowa 80 is today, look at these numbers:
- 5, 000 customers daily
- more than 64 million customers overall
- average of 53 tons of beef and 58 tons of pork per year
- 50,000 items in their store
- parking space for 900 tractor trailers, 250 cars and 20 buses
- 44,000 people is record attendance in the Walcott Truckers Jamboree event
It’s really simple in Moon family if you truly love the job, you’ll know how to do it perfectly.
