truck stop
noun
: a facility especially for truckers that is usually by a highway and that includes a diner, fuel pumps, and a garage
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The series follows escaped convict J-Will (Driver), who after being cornered by law enforcement at a truck stop takes hostages in an effort to bargain for his freedom.
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Justin Kroll, Deadline, 28 Jan. 2026
The man drove away from the TA Express Travel Center truck stop when Walsenburg officers and Huerfano County deputies tried to arrest him, investigators said in the release.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 22 Jan. 2026
Prosecutors have accused the men of breaking into the Brinks semi truck during a 27-minute window at a Flying J truck stop, as one guard grabbed food at a gas station and the other slept in the cab.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
Later that day, Geyser was found at a truck stop in Illinois with 43-year-old Chad Mecca.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 30 Dec. 2025
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Justin Kroll, Deadline, 28 Jan. 2026
The man drove away from the TA Express Travel Center truck stop when Walsenburg officers and Huerfano County deputies tried to arrest him, investigators said in the release.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 22 Jan. 2026
Prosecutors have accused the men of breaking into the Brinks semi truck during a 27-minute window at a Flying J truck stop, as one guard grabbed food at a gas station and the other slept in the cab.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
Later that day, Geyser was found at a truck stop in Illinois with 43-year-old Chad Mecca.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 30 Dec. 2025
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“Truck stop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/truck%20stop. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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