“After an inquiry phone call on 8/22/26 to see if ethanol free gasoline was still available , and if so , form of payment and hours of business, Peter answered all questions enthusiastically. Ethanol Free Gasoline is #1 selection on their pumps, they accept credit cards and hours are 24/7. Once there , Peter was preparing to leave but walked over to introduce himself. He went out of his way to show how the system works actually pumping the fuel himself into my 2ea plastic 5gal gas cans. It is different from a regular fuel station but if you follow instructions on payment kiosk to the right of fuel pumps it is actually not too difficult. Thanks to Peter for his helpfulness , professionalism and patience in probably 100 degree heat. He is obviously proud to be a local business owner and an American . Fuel prices were fair even for diesel. I am a commercial truck driver and his price for highway diesel was only 7 cents more a gallon from what I recently paid with a discount using a national fuel card company. Look forward to returning and doing more business in the future where the public is treated fairly and honestly.”
“Good service and very clean restrooms. Friendly service especially from January who always takes care of her customers. Always has a daily joke. We laugh and laugh!”
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.