“Had a breakdown in the long stretch between Nashville and Memphis and Josh and Zack gave me a ride to NAPA to get the part to get me back on the road. Great guys, makes my feel good about people!”
“We were ready for a stop between Memphis and Nashville and took the exit where our choices were Arby's (we have them everywhere) and Dotties which is a diner/ Marathon Gas station/Marine and Boat store. So glad we chose Dotties. We ordered Cowboy burgers ($6.99)that have bacon cheese and an onion ring on them and a hot dog with cheese ($2.49) and also an order of Mozzarella Sticks ($3.89). The burgers and hot dog were all very very tasty and r remained steaming hot until the last bite. The Mozzarella sticks were thick and perfect. The staff is friendly and nice and there are about 8 tables to sit.”
“This is one of my favorite Love’s to stop at when in Tennessee! The bathrooms are always clean & the service is friendly enough, especially since we always stop by pretty late at night.”
“Has fairly good food. Like the BLT Fried mushrooms Bacon cheese burger ?. Hunts brother pizza Chilli. Popular with the locals. Lunch can be busy. Parking can be scarce. Prices are pretty affordable. Food is cooked to order. Not fast food, but they are pretty quick.”
“In a post Covid world it's hard to find good employees... I travel almost nonstop around the United States... These two guys at Arby's are probably the best employees that I have seen in a post pandemic world. They're tattooed and ear piercings to the hilt, yet they were smiling and laughing and talking and enjoying life... You could say they were so happy to have a job, to provide for their family... That he even mentioned his wife 3 times. Anyway I never leave reviews but these two employees were so extraordinary I just had to literally re-download this app to toast someone, whatever they're paid it's not enough. In a post pandemic world, Customer Service has literally gone to the floor... But in this little loves gas station at the Arby's it was a couple of unlikely World Class customer service employees I just had to honor, while stopping into a town I barley knew existed”
“The staffs (two Indian bros) are so nice and ready to help. It's a stormy day, they even helped me to push my car out of stuck. FYI: Marathon has TopTier Gas.”
“When I had car troubles on 1-40 and was in need of assistance on a hot Saturday evening back in June, Zack Schopf was able to drive out to me and help me get back on the road again that night. I was passing through on a long road trip and had no one nearby that could help.I'm a AAA member, but they wouldn't have anyone out to tow my car for at least 3 hours (mind you it was 90+ degrees). Even then, all the garages in the area were either too busy or weren't open on Sunday, so the earliest I would've been able to get back on the road was Monday. Not only that, due to Covid, AAA wasn't letting people ride in the tow truck. There was no Uber or Lyft service in the area and no taxi service remotely close by. So they basically would've left me stranded for days over something that Zack was able to fix for me in under 30 minutes.If you happen to be stranded near this gas station and need a mechanic to give you roadside assistance, definitely call this station and ask if Zack can help you. He's a life saver!”
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.
Love'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.
Texas-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.
Sheetz 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.
Love'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.