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i am sitting in a ruckstop right now[:D] here are some aireal photos of a few truckstops http://terraserver.microsoft.com/image.aspx?t=1&s=10&x=2243&y=18847&z=11&w=1 this is one of the big ones in Ontario, Califoria. the entrance is on the bottom right. the long kinda T shaped building in the middle is the fuel islands/travel store/shops. the long part heading north/south is the fuel islands. the building in the bottom left contains the store, restaurant, arcade, showers, and fast food joints. if you pan west from that photo, you can see the truckstop right next door. it is set up a bit differently. i think the east truckstop was a TA and the west truckstop was a Phillips 76 at the tme this photo was taken. they are both TA's now. what kind of truckstop are you wanting to set up? just a little mom and pop joint with a few parking spots, or something big like one of those? http://terraserver.microsoft.com/image.aspx?t=1&s=10&x=1704&y=19415&z=13&w=1 this shot is of the Flying J truckstop in Albuquerque NM. it is not quite as big as the Ontario truckstops. the fuel islands are at the bottom left. the store/restaurant is in the middle, and the car fuel pumps are at the bottom middle. a nice easy truckstop to do would be a Pilot or a Loves truck stop www.loves.com www.pilotcorp.com they are usually pretty small and they dont have a shop or a restaurant. here is an aireal photo of the loves in Galluo NM. http://terraserver.microsoft.com/image.aspx?t=1&s=10&x=3482&y=19656&z=12&w=1 the loves is the one on the right. the one on the left is another TA. as for generic truckstop details. the shop is usually 1 or 2 pull through truck bays, either made out of concrete block or metal siding. there are usually from 4 10 10 fuel pumps for the 18 wheelers, with a pump on each side so you can fill both tanks at the same time. the store and restaurant area can be any generic building made out of brick or metal or just about anything. sometimes there is a truck wash nearby. it is built basically the same as the shops. they they almost always have a set of gas pumps for cars. here are a couple of shots of the truck stop i am in right now. the fuel pumps: [img]http://akpierce.20m.com/truckstop%20fuel%20islands.jpg[/img] the shops: [img]http://akpierce.20m.com/truckstop%20shops.jpg[/img] if you need any more help, i can try and get you more pictures.
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