Love’s Travel Stops opens in Illinois and Texas

186 truck parking spaces, 85 jobs added

OKLAHOMA CITY, Aug. 27, 2020 - Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores, the nation's industry-leading travel stop network, is now serving customers in Monmouth, Illinois, and Kermit, Texas, thanks to two travel stops that opened today. The Monmouth store, located off U.S. Highway 34, adds 40 jobs and 87 truck parking spaces to Warren County. The Kermit store, located off Texas Highway 302, adds 45 jobs and 99 truck parking spaces to Winkler County.

"Opening our 23rd location in Illinois and our 75th location in Texas is something we're excited about," said Tom Love, founder and executive chairman of Love's. "These new stores will give professional truck drivers and four-wheel customers additional locations they can stop at to get the fresh coffee, food, snacks, amenities and outstanding customer service they're used to getting at Love's."

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

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Monmouth, Illinois

  • More than 12,000 square feet.
  • Chester’s Chicken and Godfather’s Pizza.
  • 87 truck parking spaces.
  • 66 car parking spaces.
  • Three RV parking spaces.
  • Four 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.

Kermit, Texas

  • More than 11,000 square feet.
  • Chester’s Chicken and McDonald's.
  • 99 truck parking spaces.
  • 87 car parking spaces.
  • Three RV parking spaces.
  • Eight diesel bays.
  • Eight showers.
  • Laundry facilities.
  • Bean-to-cup gourmet coffee.
  • Brand-name snacks.
  • Fresh Kitchen concept.
  • Mobile to Go Zone with the latest electronics.
  • CAT scale.

In honor of the grand opening, Love’s will host a ribbon cutting ceremony at each location and donate $2,000 to the Monmouth School District in Monmouth, Illinois, and $2,000 to the Kermit Police Department in Kermit, Texas.

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 520 locations in 41 states. Founded in 1964 and headquartered in Oklahoma City, the company remains family-owned and operated and employs more than 27,000 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 390 truck service centers, which include on-site and stand-alone Speedco and Love's Truck 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.