Love’s opens two new locations

Aug 15, 2014

Love’s Travel Stops opened two new locations this week. One is in Fort Myers, Fla., on I-75, Exit 143, and the other is in Shelby, Iowa, on I-80, Exit 34.

The stops are open 24/7 and have gourmet coffee, fresh fruit, merchandise and more, Love’s said.

The Fort Myers location has a Wendy’s and Subway, 96 parking spaces and five showers.

The Shelby location has a Chester’s Chicken and a McDonald’s, 91 parking spaces and seven showers.

Both have an on-site Love’s Truck Tire Care Center, bulk DEF at the pump at all diesel lanes, RFID cardless fueling tech and CAT scales.

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