Illinois to get largest truck stop!

[BioHawk]

Well, by parking spaces at least. The I-80 truck stop has 900 parking places but this one is supposed to have over 1000. But it is only 30 acres vs. 220 for the one in Iowa so it will probably take all of 6 months for the Walcott truck stop to add more spots.

America's Largest Truckstop Opens In Illinois Next Month

One of Illinois' neighboring states is about to see its title of "Home To America's Largest Truck Stop" get stripped away by a brand new venture in West Dundee, Illinois that's set to open an even larger truckstop on the first of October.

1440wrok.com

 

[jamesvanderwulf]

Do we judge by parking spots or lot lizards?

 

[Scruddy]

It's a shame that it's a TA site and not a buc-ee's or a wally's tbh

 

[torbee]

Well, by parking spaces at least. The I-80 truck stop has 900 parking places but this one is supposed to have over 1000. But it is only 30 acres vs. 220 for the one in Iowa so it will probably take all of 6 months for the Walcott truck stop to add more spots.

America's Largest Truckstop Opens In Illinois Next Month

One of Illinois' neighboring states is about to see its title of "Home To America's Largest Truck Stop" get stripped away by a brand new venture in West Dundee, Illinois that's set to open an even larger truckstop on the first of October.

1440wrok.com

30 acres.

ILL- LOL

Typical loser shit from that state.

 

[BubsFinn]

A truckstop is better use of the land in Illinois than cornfields.

 

[Whiskeydeltadeltatango]

Do we judge by parking spots or lot lizards?

Kearney Nebraska has entered the chat.....

 

[QChawks]

 

[IAFB2021Champs]

Will this keep those Illinois loser in their own state. I swear a quarter of the plates I see on I80 are from Illinois.

 

[dgordo]

30 acres.

ILL- LOL

Typical loser shit from that state.

We have legal weed. Check mate.

 

[IIowaFarmBoy]

A truckstop is better use of the land in Illinois than cornfields.

Year in and year out, IL has the most top 10 counties on average yield.

 

[IIowaFarmBoy]

Will this keep those Illinois loser in their own state. I swear a quarter of the plates I see on I80 are from Illinois.

Have you checked how many students U Iowa has from Illinois? A/B students can't typically get into U IL and they go to Iowa. NDSU is a common stop as well.

 

[Scruddy]

While Illinois is undoubtedly a superior school (unless you're aspiring to be an elementary school teacher) I'm not prepared to declare them a better state overall vs iowa. 30 acre TA stops be damned.

 

[torbee]

We have legal weed. Check mate.

Legal weed and visits to Wrigley Field - the only two good reasons to visit Illinois

 

[IIowaFarmBoy]

While Illinois is undoubtedly a superior school (unless you're aspiring to be an elementary school teacher) I'm not prepared to declare them a better state overall vs iowa. 30 acre TA stops be damned.

Amen! That said, Iowa tuition is about the same or less for IL students.

 

[IAFB2021Champs]

Have you checked how many students U Iowa has from Illinois? A/B students can't typically get into U IL and they go to Iowa. NDSU is a common stop as well.

Have you checked how far west I80 extends past Iowa City?
My point is these guys hate staying in their own crap state

 

[IIowaFarmBoy]

Have you checked how far west I80 extends past Iowa City?
My point is these guys hate staying in their own crap state

Lots of Nebby plates heading east as well.

 

[win1forthe]

Iowa…there’s always something better on the other side (except Nebraska of course)

 

[Fan In Black]

does that beat us?

 

[QChawks]

does that beat us?

 

[win1forthe]

does that beat us?

hard to imagine Nebraska being better than Iowa in anything, but it’s close

 

[Tom Paris]

Walcott needs to get a Buc-ee’s and then it’s game over.

 

[Fan In Black]

we gotta get even with these Illionoisians.

 

[beanerhawk]

This is great news, need more truck parking there isn't enough and it's a national problem. Need them to do the same thing in Ohio and PA next.

 

[onlyTheObvious]

I assumed biggest referred to the square footage of retail space.

Meh… build a Bucees.

 

[wneff]

There are over 100 trucks "parked" in the truck museum at I-80. Odds those Illini bastards aren't counting those spaces?

Iowa 80 Trucking Museum - All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go (2024)

www.tripadvisor.com

BTW, even if you are just "meh" about trucks, it is worth visiting.

 

[MitchLL]

Year in and year out, IL has the most top 10 counties on average yield.

Yeah, but is your landscape littered with foul smelling, river polluting CAFOs???

 

[Aardvark86]

Go Buc-ees or go home, I say.

 

[IIowaFarmBoy]

Yeah, but is your landscape littered with foul smelling, river polluting CAFOs???

Iowa and IL there is no difference. IL pulls more drinking water from underground wells.

 

[jaxhawk06]

Walcott needs to get a Buc-ee’s and then it’s game over.

Technically Buc-ee's isn't a truck stop. I've thought a Buc-ee's in-between Iowa City and Des Moines would be cool and not take up too much business from Iowa 80 (since they're Iowa donors)