Love’s opens first location along I-85 in Alabama

Jun 30, 2015

Love’s Travel Stops announced the opening of a new location in Shorter, Ala., along Interstate 85.

The new travels top provides drivers with a place to rest as well as access to many driver services.

The new store offers gourmet coffee, fresh fruit, gift items, name-brand electronics and Subway and McDonald’s restaurants. The 24-hour travel stop also features seven showers, 91 truck parking spaces, a Love’s Truck Tire Care Center, RFID carless fueling and CAT scales.

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