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In addition, a ninth location is open-
ing in Jonesboro in midspring or early
summer that will add 77 truck parking “You alwaYs put safetY first.”
spaces, according to Kealey Dorian,
Love’s Travel Stops media specialist. In
addition, the company is considering —Jeff loggiNs, presideNt of loggiNs logistics
two additional locations that would add
about 150 spaces.
Modern truck stops are more than
just fueling locations and greasy din-
ers. Pilot recently spent $50 million to the parking situations – current and then people want to try to get the most
remodel its showers nationwide and is projected – at the company’s locations expeditious egress that they can so that,
spending $50 million on its restrooms. every two hours. when they want to get out, they can get
The Love’s West Memphis stop will Truck stops can be crowded, and out.”
offer fast-fill compressed natural gas there’s a lot of jockeying for posi- Drivers Robertson and Collado
services in the latter half of the sum- tion. Mike Brust, director of safety said the key at a crowded truck stop is
mer. The Petro stops have barber shops for Southern Refrigerated Transport, patience. They’ll sit in the fuel aisle or
and chapels, while the TA Earle site has said that 36 percent of his company’s just wait for a spot to open, or they’ll
a fitness room and a walking trail. All preventable and nonpreventable acci- circle as long as it takes. As long as
four Travel Centers of America sites dents in 2014 occurred in parking lots they don’t travel more than two miles,
participate in the company’s Reserve-It! and truck stops. CalArk’s Hilton said, it doesn’t register on their electronic
program, where drivers can reserve one “They’re just doesn’t seem to be any logbook. Sometimes a fellow driver will
of 72 spaces in Arkansas before they rules at these truck stops… What hap- flash his lights when he’s about to leave.
arrive, assuring themselves of a spot if pens is people start pulling their rigs Eventually, a spot will open.
they are willing to pay for it. The com- in, and there’s not necessarily lines
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