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 bill sent to the governor would have allowed up to four of the machines in any convenience store, restaurant or other establishment with a liquor license, and up to 10 at each truck stop.
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Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
Although not a cash heist, nearly two years ago, as much as $100 million in jewels and other valuables were stolen from a Brink’s big rig at a Southern California truck stop.
—Sean Murphy, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2024
The GardaWorld episode comes nearly two years after another high-profile Southern California heist: the multimillion-dollar theft of jewelry from a Brink’s big rig at a Grapevine truck stop.
—Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
There are at least two large new housing developments planned as well as a new truck stop and a hotel.
—Kirk Siegler, NPR, 28 Mar. 2024
Among them are fire risks associated with lithium-ion batteries that electric vehicles use and how National City, which has historically suffered from toxic diesel emissions, can best benefit from having a truck stop.
—Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2024
Records show Justin’s credit card was used at a truck stop sandwich shop in Seguin that same night, per KRIV.
—Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 21 Feb. 2024
Berkshire responded with allegations that Haslam tried to bribe employees at the Pilot truck stop chain to inflate the company’s value in order to increase the amount Berkshire would have to pay.
—Randall Chase, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2024
The 23-year-old suspect had struck up a conversation with the driver at a truck stop about 85 miles east of Tucson, officials said.
—Julia Daye, Sacramento Bee, 16 Feb. 2024
Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
Although not a cash heist, nearly two years ago, as much as $100 million in jewels and other valuables were stolen from a Brink’s big rig at a Southern California truck stop.
—Sean Murphy, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2024
The GardaWorld episode comes nearly two years after another high-profile Southern California heist: the multimillion-dollar theft of jewelry from a Brink’s big rig at a Grapevine truck stop.
—Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
There are at least two large new housing developments planned as well as a new truck stop and a hotel.
—Kirk Siegler, NPR, 28 Mar. 2024
Among them are fire risks associated with lithium-ion batteries that electric vehicles use and how National City, which has historically suffered from toxic diesel emissions, can best benefit from having a truck stop.
—Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2024
Records show Justin’s credit card was used at a truck stop sandwich shop in Seguin that same night, per KRIV.
—Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 21 Feb. 2024
Berkshire responded with allegations that Haslam tried to bribe employees at the Pilot truck stop chain to inflate the company’s value in order to increase the amount Berkshire would have to pay.
—Randall Chase, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2024
The 23-year-old suspect had struck up a conversation with the driver at a truck stop about 85 miles east of Tucson, officials said.
—Julia Daye, Sacramento Bee, 16 Feb. 2024
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“Truck stop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/truck%20stop. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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