Love’s Travel Stops

Love’s is adding to its factoring business with the acquisition of three companies.

FreightWaves’ Thomas Wasson speaks to Justin Brevik, senior manager of fleet maintenance and service at Love’s Travel Stops, about the impressive capabilities of Love’s Fleet V.I.E.W.

Love’s Travel Stops built a new travel center in California even as diesel was targeted for phase-out; now that’s not an issue.

Judy Love, the co-founder of Love’s Travel Stops, died on Tuesday in Oklahoma City. She was 87.

A deal between Relay Payments and Love’s Travel Stops means the payments provider will cover about 75% of the diesel market.

Love’s said Monday it has acquired the U.S. transportation factoring portfolio from REV Capital.

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A tight employee market has led Love’s to cut some overnight services, but it’s also offering a new training benefit for workers.

Love’s plans on adding as many as 2,000 truck parking spots this year, less than in recent years.

Could electric trucks find a new power source in decommissioned power plants. Zeem Solutions plans to find out.

View a collection of photos throughout the history of Love’s Travel Stops and the family to celebrate Tom Love’s life.

From one store he and his wife opened in 1964, Tom Love oversaw the growth of Love’s Travel Stops to 600 locations.

This week: Husband-and-wife team delivers the U.S. Capitol Christmas tree, Wabash continues to support the local Feeding America food bank and Love’s distributes holiday meals to military families.

This week: J.B. Hunt donates money and supplies to over 55 classrooms across the U.S. Drivers for Mack Trucks take to social media with animal selfies for a good cause and Love’s donates to a child advocacy group that helps foster care children.

Love’s has killed plans to build a truck stop on Interstate 90 in Montana, with local opposition winning out despite government approval.

The East Coast diesel market is getting tighter. Prices are rising, particularly for buyers demanding fuel for the fastest delivery time.

This week: FedEx supports STEM exhibits at the new Amelia Earhart museum; Love’s donates to St. Christopher Truckers Relief; and One Tree Planted helps celebrate Earth Day.

This week: Love’s distributes meals and OKC Thunder tickets to military families; a trucking insurance company announces its driver of the year; and the U.S. Postal Service asks for help answering letters to Santa Claus.

This week: Xos donates use of its electric stepvans to the Los Angeles Mission; Truckers Christmas Group begins its holiday campaign; and Chester’s Chicken partners with Love’s for “Truckersgiving.”

This week: Central States Mfg. donates wreaths for veteran nonprofit, OOIDA kicks off “Truckers for Troops”, Love’s raises funds for veterans with specialty tumblers and XPO’s CEO challenges the company to hire more active and veteran military employees.