Jan 23, 2025

Trucker Path community ranks Top Truck Stops 2025

PHOENIX – January 23, 2025 – Trucker Path, the most comprehensive and most relied upon mobile app for North American truckers, announced today their annual ranking of truck stops based on offerings and customer service. The nation’s top truck stop chains and independent facilities were chosen by over 1 million drivers using the Trucker Path app.

“The best of the best truck stops earn that recognition from their customers,” said Chris Oliver, CMO at Trucker Path. “This well-deserved accomplishment means that the 2025 winners stood out for their range of offerings and their dedication to customer service among the more than 9,000 truck stops and about 10,000 additional fueling locations on the Trucker Path app. We are pleased to showcase the nation’s top facilities for truck drivers as part of our mission to help make truckers’ lives on the road easier and more comfortable.”

In 2025, the overall winner of the Top 100 Truck Stops and Top 5 Independent Truck Stops recognition is the Tiffin River Service Plaza at Milepost 20.8 Eastbound on the Ohio Turnpike. Part of a network of 14 Ohio Turnpike service plazas located approximately every 30 to 50 miles, the Tiffin River Service Plaza features a Truckers Lounge with easy access from the facility’s 110-space commercial truck parking lot, separate restrooms and complimentary showers, coin-operated washers and dryers, and Touch & Win Ohio Lottery EZ Play video gaming terminals. The truck stop also accepts a range of fuel and fleet cards.

“Every day of the year, 24 hours a day, Ohio Turnpike Service Plazas are open to give truck drivers the best possible experience on the road,” said Ferzan M. Ahmed, P.E., executive director of the Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission. “We are proud that the Tiffin River location has been recognized by drivers as the number 1 location in the nation for safe, clean facilities and services that truckers value.”

For its annual Top Truck Stops ranking, Trucker Path gathered in-app ratings and reviews over the past 12 months to determine the Top 100. The Top 5 lists of truck stops include the chain and independent locations with the highest ratings in their respective categories. Drivers across the nation can look for Trucker Path Top 100 Truck Stops, which display a window decal honoring the locations for their place in the annual ranking.

Top 5 Independent Truck Stops

1^st Place – Ohio Turnpike Tiffin River Service Plaza, West Unity, Ohio

2^nd Place – Stones Truck Stop, Watertown, South Dakota

3^rd Place – Truck Stop Sunoco, Grantsville, Maryland

4^th Place – Rainbow Trucker’s Lounge, West Wendover, Nevada

5^th Place – Rascal’s Shop Rite Travel Plaza, Rayne, Louisiana

Top 5 Chain Truck Stops

1^st Place – Kwik Trip #796, Tomah, Wisconsin

2^nd Place – Kwik Trip #1260, Roberts, Wisconsin

3^rd Place – Flying J Travel Center #1403, Idaho Falls, Idaho

4^th Place – Love’s Travel Stop #581, Salina, Utah

5^th Place – Kwik Trip #1197, Belmont, Wisconsin

“We are incredibly honored to receive this award. This recognition reflects our unwavering commitment to providing exceptional guest service, having quality offerings, and a welcoming environment for the truck drivers who stop at our stores,” said Ben Leibe, Public Relations Specialist at Kwik Trip Inc. “This recognition also stems from Trucker Path’s unique ability to connect us with nearly one million drivers on a daily basis.”

Overall Top 10 Truck Stops

1^st Place – Ohio Turnpike Tiffin River Service Plaza, West Unity, Ohio

2^nd Place – Stones Truck Stop, Watertown, South Dakota

3^rd Place – Truck Stop Sunoco, Grantsville, Maryland

4^th Place – Rainbow Trucker’s Lounge, West Wendover, Nevada

5^th Place – Kwik Trip #796, Tomah, Wisconsin

6^th Place – Kwik Trip #1260, Roberts, Wisconsin

7^thPlace – Flying J Travel Center #1403, Idaho Falls, Idaho

8^th Place – Love’s Travel Stop #581, Salina, Utah

9^thPlace – Kwik Trip #1197, Belmont, Wisconsin

10^th Place – Love’s Travel Stop #734, Randlett, Oklahoma

ABOUT TRUCKER PATH
Phoenix-based Trucker Path is the provider of a wide range of truck driver-centric mobility products. The Trucker Path app is currently used regularly by over 1 million professional truck drivers. Offering best-in-class navigation with truck-safe routing, the Trucker Path app also provides access to vital up-to-date information about truck stops, real-time parking availability, fuel prices and discounts, weigh station statuses, and truck scales and wash locations. The Trucker Path Marketplace offers an expansive list of products and services that fulfill the company’s commitment to helping truckers reduce costs and make life on the road a little easier. The company also offers TruckLoads, a digital freight exchange that connects drivers, carriers and brokers; and COMMAND™, the industry’s first and only Operations & Driver Relationship (ODR) platform that provides small to mid-size fleets with the necessary driver and TMS technologies to successfully run a fleet. For more information, visit www.truckerpath.com.

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Susan Fall

LaunchIt Public Relations

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