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 ...

At mile marker 284, just north of Walcott, Iowa, Standard Oil broke ground. Opening in 1964, the early truck stop was modest compared to what it is now.