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Love’s Travel Stops opens in Illinois and Michigan

201 truck parking spaces, 140 jobs added
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Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores [loves.com], the nation’s industry-leading travel stop network, is now serving customers in Sauget, Illinois, and Watertown Township, Michigan, thanks to two travel stops that recently opened. The Sauget store, located off Interstate 255, adds 55 jobs and 85 truck parking spaces to St. Clair County. The Watertown Township store, located off Interstates 69 and 96, adds 85 jobs and 116 truck parking spaces to Clinton County.

“Love’s is glad to open two new locations for customers in Illinois and Michigan,” said Tom Love, founder and executive chairman of Love’s. “We are continuing to open new locations in order to help get customers back on the road quickly, especially professional drivers as they continue to deliver vital goods throughout the country.”

Please visit https://loves.com/covid19 [loves.com] for updates regarding temporary changes to our operations.

Both locations are open 24/7 and offer many amenities, including:

Sauget, Illinois

· More than 9,000 square feet.

· Chester’s Chicken, Godfather’s Pizza and Subway. (Chester’s is temporarily closed)

· Eighty-five truck parking spaces.

· Sixty-five car parking spaces.

· Three RV parking spaces.

· Nine diesel bays.

· Seven showers.

· Laundry facilities.

· Bean to cup gourmet coffee.

· Brand-name snacks.

· Fresh Kitchen concept. (Temporarily closed)

· Mobile to Go Zone with the latest electronics.

· CAT scale.

Watertown Township, Michigan

· More than 9,000 square feet.

· Hardee’s and Subway.

· 116 truck parking spaces.

· Eighty-two car parking spaces.

· Seven diesel bays.

· Nine showers.

· Love’s Truck Care with Speedco on-site.

· Laundry facilities.

· Bean to cup gourmet coffee.

· Brand-name snacks.

· Fresh Kitchen concept.

· Mobile to Go Zone with the latest electronics.

· CAT scale.


In honor of the grand opening, Love’s will host a ribbon cutting ceremony at each location and donate $2,000 split between Touchette Regional Hospital and Southern Illinois Healthcare Foundation Inc. in Sauget and $2,000 to Potterville Area Schools in Watertown Township.

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