31975 Famoso Road, McFarland CA 93250
“This travel center is very clean. I have been passing it for years, and I finally stopped in. It is right off Hwy 99 north exit to the hwy 46. It is very easy to get to it from southbound 99 exit #44. I will be stopping here more often. The restroom was very clean.”
100 West Sherwood Avenue, McFarland CA 93250
“Good experience here. At 7:30 am, I found myself on the 99 north past Bakersfield instead of on the 5 north, and in need of fuel and in need of directions. The guy behind the register had both a sense of humor and a conveniently accessible laminated map of the area with two notes written in red, "you are here" and "you lost the 5 freeway here." The convenience mart looked well-stocked and clean, too.”
31988 CA-46, McFarland CA 93250
“Tesla Supercharger is supposedly scheduled to open in this location. Thanks Valero owner for making your property available for this. Now Tesla owners can travel to Bakersfield on HWY 99 without having to drive to HWY 5 or Tejon to charge.The Tesla Community greatly appreciates you, and will bring you tons of business and financial success!”
The Iowa retailer, the third-largest convenience store operator in the country, built its new three-year plan around three priorities: store growth, food and beverage expansion, and kitchen technology upgrades. The company plans to add 120 stores during the current fiscal year. Its previous plan, launched in 2023, delivered more than 500 new stores and earned the company a spot in the S&P 500.
Read the postLove's Travel Stops is starting 2025 with ambitious growth plans, adding 20 new stores and updating 50 current locations across the country. The truck stop company will upgrade its stores through its Strategic Remodel Initiative, which started in 2022. This includes the modernization of its recently acquired turnpike location in Stroud, Oklahoma. By 2035, over half of Love's 655 stores will be either new or updated.
Read the postTexas-born Buc-ee's is changing the way people think about gas stations and convenience stores. This chain is known for its huge stores along highways, some with over 100 fuel pumps. With its funny billboard ads, award-winning clean bathrooms, and branded items Buc-ee’s is hard to miss. The company wants people to actually plan to stop at Buc-ee's during road trips, not just go there as a last resort. And it's working - the chain has a huge fan base, with Facebook groups dedicated to Buc-ee's having hundreds of thousands of members.
Read the postSheetz Inc., the Pennsylvania-based convenience store chain, is making big moves in the Motor City. The company announced plans to open four more locations across metro Detroit, weeks before opening its first Michigan location. The first Michigan Sheetz will open its doors in late summer at 33380 Wick Road in Romulus. More locations are planned for Taylor, Warren, and Macomb Township, each employing around 30 people, mostly full-time.
Read the postLove's Travel Stops is rolling out a new system that turns work into a game for its restaurant employees. Picture this: Three big screens in each restaurant, tracking how fast workers greet customers, take orders, and hand out food. It's not just for show - early results say it's making service 11 seconds faster on average. "These monitors track key performance metrics in real-time, such as greet times, order processing times and the time it takes for food handoff," Love's explains. The system creates a more interactive environment, fostering friendly competition between stores.
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