Love’s Travel Stops opens in Alabama and Mississippi

OKLAHOMA CITY, May 7, 2020 - Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores, the nation's industry-leading travel stop network, is now serving customers in Smiths Station, Alabama, and Walnut, Mississippi, thanks to two travel stops that opened Thursday. The Smiths Station store, located off U.S. Highway 280, adds 50 jobs and 51 truck parking spaces to Lee County. The Walnut store, located off U.S. Highway 72, adds 32 jobs and 58 truck parking spaces to Tippah County.

"Love's is proud to open two new locations for our customers in the south," said Tom Love, founder and executive chairman of Love's. "Opening our 15th and 16th locations in Alabama and Mississippi, respectively, means giving more customers the products and amenities they love to help get them back on the road quicker."

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Both locations are open 24/7 and offer many amenities, including:

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Smiths Station, Alabama

  • More than 11,000 square feet.
  • Chester's Chicken and Godfather's Pizza.
  • 51 truck parking spaces.
  • 60 car parking spaces.
  • Three RV parking spaces.
  • Six diesel bays.
  • Six showers.
  • Laundry facilities.
  • Bean-to-cup gourmet coffee.
  • Brand-name snacks.
  • Fresh Kitchen concept.
  • Mobile to Go Zone with the latest electronics.
  • CAT scale.
  • Dog park.

Walnut, Mississippi

  • More than 7,300 square feet.
  • Godfather's Pizza.
  • 58 truck parking spaces.
  • 55 car parking spaces.
  • Two RV parking spaces.
  • Five diesel bays.
  • Four showers.
  • Laundry facilities.
  • Bean-to-cup gourmet coffee.
  • Brand-name snacks.
  • Fresh Kitchen concept.
  • Mobile to Go Zone with the latest electronics.
  • CAT Scale.
  • Dog park.

In honor of the grand opening, Love's will host a ribbon cutting ceremony at each location and donate $2,000 split between the Phenix City and Lee County Board of Education in Smiths Station and $2,000 to an organization that will be named soon in Walnut.

About Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores

Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores is the nation's industry-leading travel stop network with more than 510 locations in 41 states. Founded in 1964 and headquartered in Oklahoma City, the company remains family-owned and operated and employs more than 26,000 people. Love's provides professional truck drivers and motorists with 24-hour access to clean and safe places to purchase gasoline, diesel fuel, fresh coffee, restaurant offerings and more. Love's has more than 380 truck service centers, which include on-site and stand-alone Speedco and Love's Truck Tire Care locations. Love's and Speedco combined is the largest oil change, preventive maintenance and total truck care nationwide network. Love's is committed to providing customers with "Clean Places, Friendly Faces" at every stop. To learn more, visit loves.com.