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Top 5 Truck Stops of 2022

Over 8.5 million in-app ratings, reviews, and driver feedback used to determine winners of Trucker Path's Top Truck Stops. Is your favorite on the list?

Top 5 Truck Stops of 2022

Kwik Star of Davenport, Iowa won first place in the "all truck stops" category.

Photo: Kwik Star

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Trucker Path, a mobile app for North American commercial truck drivers, announced the results of its annual ranking of truck stops.

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The Top Truck Stops winners among chain and independent facilities were chosen by the nearly one million Trucker Path app users. Trucker Path gathered about 8.5 million in-app ratings, reviews, and driver feedback to determine the Top 100 from among the more than 8,000 truck stops and fuel locations in the Trucker Path app.

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The below lists represent the chain and independent locations with the highest ratings in their respective categories, as well as the top five overall.

Top 5 Best Trucks Stops

  • 1st Place – Kwik Star #1071, Davenport, Iowa

  • 2nd Place – Love's Travel Stop #827, Moses Lake, Washington

  • 3rd Place – Rainbow Trucker's Lounge, West Wendover, Nevada

  • 4th Place – Bert's Travel Plaza, Wellsville, Kansas

  • 5th Place – Workman’s Travel Center Ozark, Ozark, Arkansas

Rainbow Trucker's Lounge of West Wendover, Nevada won first place in the independent truck stop category.

Photo: Rainbow Trucker's Lounge

Top 5 Independent Truck Stops

  • 1st Place – Rainbow Trucker's Lounge, West Wendover, Nevada

  • 2nd Place – Bert's Travel Plaza, Wellsville, Kansas

  • 3rd Place – Stones Truck Stop, Watertown, South Dakota

  • 4th Place – Pinehurst Gas N Go, Pinehurst, Georgia

  • 5th Place – Iowa 80, Walcott, Iowa

Top 5 Chain Truck Stops

  • 1st Place – Kwik Star #1071, Davenport, Iowa

  • 2nd Place – Love's Travel Stop #827, Moses Lake, Washington

  • 3rd Place – Workman’s Travel Center Ozark, Ozark, Arkansas

  • 4th Place – TA Express Vermillion #275, Burbank, South Dakota

  • 5th Place – Roadstar Travel Center Jarrell #17, Jarrell, Texas

“It’s exciting to see new locations in the list as well as repeat stores such as our winner from last year, Bert’s Travel Plaza,” Oliver said. "The enthusiasm that our list generates at the store level is a real testament to how dedicated stores are to serving the trucking community. They know that the drivers appreciate the extra effort they are putting in. Providing this list also aligns with our mission to help make truckers’ lives on the road easier, safer and more comfortable.”

See Last Year's Winners: Top 5 Truck Stops

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