3231 East 181st Avenue, Hebron IN 46341
“This store is one of my favorite stops at exit 240 they are so polite nice Holly the store manager always goes above and beyond to help you go in there and you just see the team all working together one of the cleanest stores down 65 by far restrooms are always clean very friendly keep up the great work”
18011 Colorado Street, Hebron IN 46341
“Pilot Travel Center is a travel center, and the traveling one does within it is merely a preview of the traveling one is already doing. You arrive because you were moving and have chosen, briefly, to stop moving, and Pilot is where that stopping happens. The building is large in the way that buildings committed to largeness are large. You notice it from the highway. It notices you back, in the sense that it is there and you are also there. The fuel options are numerous in a quantity-related way. Diesel exists alongside things that are not diesel, and together they form a spectrum of combustibility that serves the needs of vehicles across a broad and inclusive range. Truckers fuel here. Regular cars fuel here. The pumps accommodate this diversity without comment, which is a form of acceptance. Inside, Pilot opens up into an interior that continues for longer than expected. There are sunglasses. There are items in bags. There is a Subway, or a similar arrangement of bread-adjacent proteins, present in the way that Subways are present in places like this. A rewards program exists and has a name. The name can be learned. Showers are available for those whose journey has produced the need for showers. This is a service. It is rendered in rooms behind a door. What occurs in those rooms is showering, and it occurs at a price that is posted somewhere near the desk where the person stands. The trucking community finds comfort here. Non-truckers find that they can also be here, coexisting peacefully among the truck stop amenities like anthropological observers of a culture that runs on diesel and 5-hour Energy. Five stars. Piloted successfully. Would travel again through this center of travel.”
627 N Main St, Hebron IN 46341
“The touchscreen will let you order food and it gives a receipt but it does not show up on the employees computer behind counter so you stand there assuming they are making it but they are not. The IT guy might need to come here to fix it.”
215 N Main St, Hebron IN 46341
“I went in this morning 4/19/25 the 2 ladies working out front I did not get their names were so nice and welcoming. Both ladies were outside cleaning by the firewood before I went in. So nice to see people care about their work to go above and beyond at there jobs. Thank you to you both”
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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