Love’s adds new stores in Georgia, Ohio

Apr 28, 2017

Love’s Travel Stops has opened new locations in Georgia and Ohio.

Love’s Travel Stops announced this week the opening of new locations in Georgia and Ohio.

The new stores – in Macon, Ga., and Upper Sandusky, Ohio – add more than 170 combined truck parking spaces to the Love’s network. The Macon store is located along I-75 at exit 153 and offers Subway, Chester’s Chicken and Godfather’s Pizza restaurants, along with 119 truck parking spaces and seven showers.

The Upper Sandusky facility is located at U.S. 23/30 and State Route 199 and features a Hardee’s restaurant, 60 truck parking spaces and seven showers. Both locations feature Love’s Truck Tire Care centers, CAT scales, DEF and other services.

Love’s co-CEO Greg Love says the Macon location also offers a public laundry facility, the first of many Love’s will open.

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