It hasn't locked its doors since 1964. Like a small city, with a movie theater, restaurants, dentist and a chiropractor, this ...

'World's largest truck stop' has modest start In 1964, Standard Oil opened the Walcott truck stop as construction of Iowa's portion of I-80 neared completion.

As this is a fully functioning truck stop, Iowa 80 has 900 truck parking spots and serves around 5,000 customers daily. It's also open 24 hours and never closes, not even for holidays or special ...

Off Interstate 80 in eastern Iowa is what is perhaps one of the most uniquely American establishments ever created: the Iowa 80 Truckstop, the self-proclaimed “world’s largest truck stop.” A ...

A man, a plan, a new interstate highway truck stop The Iowa 80 Truckstop’s history began with the passing of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 and the subsequent need to place truck stops ...