Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores opened a new location in Kentucky near Oak Grove Thursday morning.
Love’s Travel Stops is located just off Interstate 24 on Fort Campbell Boulevard at Valor Lane and is more than 14,700 square feet. The business added 65 jobs, 101 truck parking spaces and 63 car parking spaces.
Founder and Executive Chairman Tom Love says they are excited to open their 12th location in Kentucky. He adds this stop sits in an important corridor for traffic flowing across the country. He says Love’s Travel Stops will be there for professional truckers and four-wheel drivers to get them back on the road safely and quickly.
According to spokesperson Caitlin Campbell, the location will be open 24/7 and offers many amenities, including a Hardee’s, eight diesel bays, nine showers, laundry facilities, brand-name snacks, bean-to-cup gourmet coffee, a fresh kitchen concept, and two dog parks. It also offers a Love’s Truck Care with on-site Speedco, Mobile to Go Zone with the latest electronics, and a CAT scale.
In honor of the grand opening, Campbell says Love’s will donate $2,000 to the Survivor Outreach Services Program at the Fort Campbell Army Base.
Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores is the nation’s industry-leading travel stop network with more than 520 locations in 41 states. Love’s was founded in 1964 and is headquartered in Oklahoma City and is a family-owned and operated company that employs more than 26,000 people.