Dive Brief:
- Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores recently opened five new Speedco truck repair centers, the company announced on Thursday.
- In addition to these new builds, the convenience retailer also upgraded two of the maintenance shops already in its network. All together, these new and revamped sites add 23 service bays and 10 service trucks to Love’s network.
- The five new builds are half of the expected 10 Speedco sites Love’s plans to add as part of its 2024 expansion plans.
Dive Insight:
While the convenience store industry has continued to face some supply chain constraints that are still pressuring timelines for construction and renovation projects, Love’s is making good speed on its Speedco expansion.
In addition to the 10 repair centers, Love’s is planning to build up to 25 new travel centers and refresh 35 to 40 others.
The new Speedco sites are in Nogales, Arizona; St. Augustine, Florida; Michigan City, Indiana; Picayune, Mississippi; and Watertown, New York. The remodeled locations are in Waco, Georgia, and Canton, Mississippi.
Love’s truck care network offers tire, lube, light mechanical services, roadside services and DOT inspections for professional drivers and fleets. Additionally, Love’s Truck Care and Speedco are the exclusive warranty repair and campaign recall service provider for Freightliner and International trucks.
As the travel center company continues to build out its offerings for professional drivers, Love’s also added driver’s license protection service TVC Pro-Driver to its portfolio in 2023.
Oklahoma City-based Love’s has 640 locations in 42 states, along with more than 400 Speedco and Love’s Truck Care locations that include more than 1,300 service bays and 900 roadside service trucks.
