Loves Travel Stops

[Bullwinkle]

What is your overall opinion of the Loves Truck Stops, or "Travel Stops" as they refer to themselves?

Granted, there are differences among each of them, and we can definitely have new threads to discuss each one on an individual basis, but overall, how to you rate the Loves fuel stops compared to other truck stops in terms of parking, food, fuel prices, convenience store, and all of the other aspects that are important to a truck driver?

[ACCER]

I always liked them. I generally found the staff to be polite and friendly, the facilities clean and well organised.

[hurgoll]

I have never been to one. But the sponsered link "McLeod" you have on this thread are some nice people, at least in the Lafayette, In. area.

Okay I just didn't want to be left out.

[Bullwinkle]

My biggest complaint about the Love's truck stops are the size of the parking lots in most of them. It is nice to be able to stop wherever you are fueling to take a break as well and at some of these places, it seems like there are more fuel pumps than parking spaces.

They seemed to be one of the cheapest fuel stops though, from what I can remember back when I owned my own truck and actually had the option of using them as a fuel stop.

[ACCER]

I've seen a few that had huge parking lots. They were in the Southwest though, Texas and Arizona. But other than that, I really liked them.

[*Cybergal*]

Love’s opens store in Clanton, Ala.
Love’s new Clanton, Ala., Travel Stop is located off I-65/C.R. 28, Exit 208. It is the 142nd Travel Stop for Love’s, and new locations will open soon in South Carolina and Tennessee.

Travel Stops recently opened in Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri and Tennessee.

Love’s has Travel Stops in 32 states and provides professional drivers with the services such as: competitive and consistent pricing, quality fuel, clean restrooms and showers, a frequent fueler program, a fleet card program, ample parking, mail services, and food choices.
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[Midnight Hauler]

Quote:

Originally Posted by *Cybergal* [b][size=4] ample parking, and food choices.

If you are in a volkswagen and like sandwiches

A few of them are decent sized, but most are cracker boxes.

[Cerberus]

the are in general pretty small and the newest of the main fuel chains. i like them. i rarely fuel at one since they are pretty spread out and around. can always count on getting some chester chicken there. they seem to be the cleanest of them all.

[Cerberus]

here's their website:
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[twistedtrucker]

I run a weekly trip to New Jersey and back every week, I manage to buy enough Loves fuel to maintain platnum shower status. That is why I switched to Loves from Pilot, I got tired of losing my showers, because I could not get back to a Pilot in 6 days.

[Blakowt13]

Loves (ALL) are a waste of time and effort as they ALL resemble low class dumps. The Parking availability is pathetic, the Fuel Islands are usually as dirty and nasty as ANY t. a., and the Fuel Card Readers rarely work for Comdata when at all. The Showers (where available) are worse than Peelot and Frying J however t. a. is in competition for the nastiest showers.
There really is NOTHING positive I can find to say about Loves.

Unless I'm desperate for Fuel and I've nothing else to do for an hour or more(and I've had to have really screwed myself on Fuel usage), I'll always go somewhere other than loves.

Sure, loves usually has lower Fuel prices than competitors, BUT it is THE UNNECESSARY HASSLE of getting in and out.

--> If ya really want some fun (mainly aggravation) ANYTIME day or night, go to the Loves at (I believe) x31 on I-10 in Gulfport, Mississippi.<--

[2xR]

Without looking at the signage, you couldn't tell a Love's, from a Pilot, or, a Wilco. They are all just glorified convenient stores.

Give me a real truck stop where I don't have to put up with the "family vacation" crowd that's gotta' buy gas, candy, chips, toys, and a round of slurpees for eleven-teen rug-rats before I can get my pump turned on.

2xR, hoping the Petro stays open until I retire.

[Stumblefoot]

I use Loves alot, granted they have little to no parking, most of the big ones were originally Williams Truck stops, Some went to Loves some to Pilots, but I've found most are clean but crowded, Alot of Loves do not offer showers, none that I know of have real food. I think the worst Loves Ive seen is in Toomsuba, AL. Wow it was nasty. just got fuel & left.