OKLAHOMA CITY — Love’s Travel Stops is now serving customers in Michigan City, Indiana; Nicholson, Mississippi; and Watertown, New York, thanks to three locations that opened Dec. 14. A fourth location in Salinas, California, is scheduled to open in the coming days. The stores add a combined 377 truck parking spaces and 312 jobs to these communities.
“Opening four locations in a single week is an accomplishment to be proud of and our team members are ready to serve customers with clean places and friendly faces in Salinas, Michigan City, Nicholson and Watertown,” said Shane Wharton, president of Love’s. “Each location will provide professional drivers and four-wheel customers with amenities that will get them back on the road quickly.”
All four locations are open 24/7 and offer CAT Scales, showers, bean-to-cup gourmet coffee, brand-name snacks and a Mobile to Go Zone with the latest GPS, headsets and smartphone accessories. The Salinas, California; Michigan City, Indiana; and Watertown, New York, locations also feature laundry facilities and will offer Speedco services.
Dining options include Arby’s (Salinas, California), Bojangles (Nicholson, Mississippi), Godfather’s Pizza (Michigan City, Indiana, and Watertown, New York), Taco John’s (Michigan City, Indiana) and McDonald’s (Watertown, New York).
Truckers will find 93 truck parking spaces at the Salinas, California, location; 99 at Nicholson, Mississippi; 114 at Michigan City, Indiana; and 71 at Watertown, New York.
In honor of the grand openings, Love’s will donate $2,000 to the following nonprofits in each town:
- Salinas, California: Salinas Police Department.
- Michigan City, Indiana: The donation will be split between the Michigan City Police Department and the Michigan City Fire Department.
- Nicholson, Mississippi: Nicholson Elementary School.
- Watertown, New York: General Brown Central School.
Born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, and raised in East Texas, John Worthen returned to his home state to attend college in 1998 and decided to make his life in The Natural State. Worthen is a 20-year veteran of the journalism industry and has covered just about every topic there is. He has a passion for writing and telling stories. He has worked as a beat reporter and bureau chief for a statewide newspaper and as managing editor of a regional newspaper in Arkansas. Additionally, Worthen has been a prolific freelance journalist for two decades, and has been published in several travel magazines and on travel websites.
