Joplin / Missouri / United States
Founded in 1975, Petro Stopping Centers is a chain of travel plazas that serves drivers and interstate motorists throughout the United States. Its facilities serve a variety of lunch and dinner buffets. The chain s facilities feature soup and salad bars, lockable showers and segregated truck fueling lanes. Petro Stopping Centers facilities also maintain 24-hour movie theaters, phone banks and barbershops. Its facilities offer laundry and 24-hour emergency road services. The chain additionally has fueling stations and provides trucking solutions from the Blue Beacon, Mobil Delvac and IdleAire brands. Petro Stopping Centers stores sell soft drinks, logbooks, light bulbs and snacks. Its facilities also have on-site Iron Skillet Restaurants, which serve a variety of food items. The chain is owned and operated by the TravelCenters of America.