New Love’s truck stop opens on Highway 97 in Madras

Love’s Travel Stops is now serving customers in Madras, thanks to a new truck stop that opened Thursday. The Madras store, located along U.S. Highway 97 on the south end of town, adds 46 jobs and 82 truck parking spaces to Jefferson County.

“We’re excited to expand our footprint in Oregon and open our sixth location there,” Tom Love, founder and executive chairman of Love’s, said in a news release. “This location will provide customers a clean and well-stocked and maintained place to stop, before our team members get them back on the road safely and quickly.”

This location is open 24/7 and offers many amenities, including:

· More than 11,000 square feet.
· Arby’s.
· 82 truck parking spaces.
· 61 car parking spaces.
· Four RV parking spaces.
· Six diesel bays.
· Five showers.
· Laundry facilities.
· Bean-to-cup gourmet coffee.
· Brand-name snacks.
· Mobile to Go Zone with the latest electronics.
· CAT scale.

In honor of the grand opening, Love’s will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony and donate $2,000 to the Jefferson County Faith Based Network. The money will be used for its cold-weather shelter.

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About Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores

Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores is the nation’s leading travel stop network with more than 530 locations in 41 states. Founded in 1964 and headquartered in Oklahoma City, the company remains family-owned and operated and employs more than 28,000 people. Love’s provides professional truck drivers and motorists with 24-hour access to clean and safe places to purchase gasoline, diesel fuel, fresh coffee, restaurant offerings and more. Love’s has more than 390 truck service centers, which include on-site and stand-alone Speedco and Love’s Truck Care locations. Love’s and Speedco combined is the largest oil change, preventive maintenance and total truck care nationwide network. Love’s is committed to providing customers with “Clean Places, Friendly Faces” at every stop. To learn more, visit loves.com.