The World's Largest Truck Stop | (History and Future of Hauling Freight) 

highly under rated channel, production quality is top notch

This channel is gonna blow tf up

This channel is about to blow up, I can feel it.

Off to a killer start, keep it up guys! Leaving us with high expectations

such an interesting story - thank you for finding it!

The Iowa I-80 world Largest Truck Stop is my favorite Truck Stop out of all of the other Truck Stop's

I totally stopped at this place when I drove across ths country as I moved from NY to San Diego. It was fascinating to see all the different shops and businesses they had available. It's really a huge place and definitely deserving of the title as world's largest.

Fantastic video! Thanks for showcasing the truck driving industry.

I don’t know how this channel hasn’t blown up yet

I’m subbed up to over 100 channels but you guys are only the 2nd channel I’ve “turned the bell on” to receive all notifications ! That was awesome and I’m very keen to see what you bring out next 🙂

My step-dad used to be a truck driver, and I remember I was riding with him after he retired from the industry and started his contracting business. He showed the places where he would deliver pipes for construction and plumbing purposes. I also remember when he would park the large truck across the street from our house whenever he stopped by for lunch. He also drove a flatbed truck for a bit too.

I love the production of your videos! very professional, something I can see a teacher possibly using in school or seeing on TV. Keep it up!!

I'm surprised you didn't mention how you can talk to truckers with your lights. Perhaps it's a dying thing. When my dad and I traveled cross country in an old 85 pickup he taught me how to be better for the truckers, cause he used to drive. Like if they wanted over in front of me I could stay back and flash my lights to let them know "go ahead". It was so cool when a drive flashed some of his rig lights to tell me thank you. Always give them room and Never cut in front of them. RIP Dad

Shoutout from TAT Express out of Hutchins, TX

Great video, with lots of interesting history. Sharing on The Awesomer.

Amazing production value guys. Keep it up!

Found y’all on tik tok now I’m here, love the content keep it up and y’all will blow up soon!

Great ending to another great video

I am loving this channel.

Clip of B-trains in New Zealand! Nice.

Here before this channel blows up.

Great job on this very good job!!

I love truck stops, it's where I was introduced to what a Beef Manhattan was. I always tell people traveling even if they are not truckers to stop at one, good food, nice people, and if you're lucky you can hear some really great stories from the truckers of their adventures.. :o)

THANK YOU for sharing your video with us...

I remember this truck stop. I stopped there many times in the 15 yrs. I drove.

really enjoying the channel!

Yay I'm from Iowa! lol

lmao lot lizards an iguana, Gotta keep it pg for youtube I get it but you could've just not included it in examples. :')

Man when I was a teenager I used to play everquest online with a trucker couple, one of them would play everquest/sleep while the other one drove. And this was like 15 years ago, I remember thinking man that is so cool. They get to play video games like this from their truck.

Ayeee finally, new upload

Texas needs at least 5 of these TRUCK'S Stops

10:53 he hides a piss bottle when he opens the door😂😂

Any time something bad happens to the truck or if something comes loose or is sliding around. An autonomous vehicle can’t fix that I don’t think.

Thanks 🙏 it’s a great view for me

I’d like to get by there again someday, last time was 20 years ago.

@0:42 is a Pair of B-Doubles from Australia that are 25 metre or 82 Foot long and account for the majority of interstate trucks here.

THIS DESERVES MANY MORE VIEWS. So much teen garbage on youtube promoted by teens employed in Google offices.

Excluding AK and HI, the geographic "center" of the US is actually Lebanon, KS. I know. My son was born in KS. New subber. Love your vids. ⚘

What got me interested in Iowa 80 was an episode Modern Marvels did on truck stops.

What a great place showcasing the pros of a capitalistic society. However, when driverless trucks inevitably come this truck stop is going to have to change into some kind of maintenance depot if it wants to survive.

Been a truck driver for 27 years, you touched on a small part of it, talked to a few people, my experience with it is so much more different than this.

Beautiful 👍🏾

Big Bears shirt though 👍🏻

Trucking life is the best for ppl who dont like working for others and to be told wut to do and hear all the bs. Its peace and quiet for me until theres traffic accidents and jams.

My dad and mom remember when Iowa 80 was a mom and pop 2 pump fuel stop.

awesome video

Interesting stuff!

What the heck is that interstate map at 0:01? It’s got like a cluster of interstates running parallel from North Dakota to Texas plus a bunch of horizontal ones in Kansas

Was this truck stop called middleman America at one time like back in the 1980's?

On the CB I heard "OH SHIT A CRASH IN THE WEST LANE"

Sorry for being a bit sloppy with the way I have laid things out. But this is a rough itemized list for what I could see which is helping the Iowa 80 Truck stop and things they could add and things they could improve. Surface amenities current plus ideas for improvement. 90 + Truck slip spaces (I would add about 50 more) 10 + Bus slip spaces (I would add 20 more) 200 + Class D Vehicle parking spots (I would add 100 more) Scales (Wouldn't hurt to add about 10 - 15 lanes for Scales Truck wash and cleaning (Wouldn’t hurt adding 5 more lanes) Truck refueling center (Wouldn’t hurt adding another fueling island) Bus refueling center (Wouldn't hurt adding another fueling island) Class D refueling center (Wouldn't hurt adding another fueling island Small convenience store for the people who like small town stores. Automotive center for Class D drivers Convenience store for Class D drivers Add Automotive repair shop Add Truck repair shop Add Bus repair shop Add a concert hall for Extra Large concerts Add a Paint pall shop with Paintball arena Add a Laser-Tag shop with Laser-Tag arena Add an Airsoft shop with Airsoft arena Add an FFL operated Gun store with underground shooting ranges. Add Bowling alley Add a Motel for truckers pulling overnight trips in Day-Cabs Add a Motel for general travelers Gift shop Truck parts and accessories shop Clothing shop Embroidery shop You're doing great with having the following: Showers For truckers Laundry for Truckers Massage chairs For Truckers Drivers lounge Movie theater For Truckers Small Arcade for Truckers Chapel for Truckers Exercise gym For Truckers Museum of Trucking Pet Grooming center Things to add and improve: Improve and upgrade the Arcade Improve and upgrade the Movie Theater Improve and upgrade the Exercise Gym Improve and upgrade the Buffet Expand the general food court for more options Add concessions for Movie Theater Add a Credit union branch Add a special section for general travelers by Bus (Include Lounge, Showers, E.T.C.) Add a special section for general travelers by motor vehicle (Include Lounge, Showers, E.T.C.) Add an automotive museum Add a bus museum Add a FedEx with Kinko's, UPS and USPS office. Add a Roller-skating Rink You're doing great with the following: Barber Dentist Chiropractor Include/add the following: General practitioner Urgent care Emergency Room Eye Doctor Spa Swimming pool Veterinarian for pets

I would highly reccommend presenting this format to TV companies..I could see this style/production going great on TV. youtube may not be as well suited a platform for this since it doesnt include spending vast amounts of money, destroying stuff, bad comedy, or other youtube trends. Nonetheless, awesome show.

0:57 says it all...

How long do you guys take to make each video and how many people do you usually work with?

Live about 20 minutes from i-80 truckstop. Ps, the cb language, lot lizard isnt really a lizard.

Our American drones don't "glitch" a lot, but keep working on that fear tactic.

She is 100% right about autonomous trucks. And i dont think it will happen for another 100 years or so.

Hey Chowder Head, they are NOT Semi-trucks! Semi" means "half" and a truck is not half of anything. They are Highway-tractors that pull semi-trailers. A "tag-trailer" has very little weight on the tongue of the trailer but on a semi-trail, about half the weight is on the tractors. Now, the difference between a truck and a tractor is that a truck can, without a trailer, carry a load whereas a tractor cannot pull a load without a trailer..

This explains the heyday of trucking being the 1970s. The Eisenhower highway system was the mutually completed and America had a new toy. Then warren buffet and the Oklahoma hunt family struck a quantum agreement with Walmart in 1989 that has kept freight rates virtually unchanged for 33 years. The truck hospitality system we see today is a mere skeleton of what it was in the early 1980s. Drivers have had less to spend steadily over the years and the truck stops are way beyond the honeymoon period with drivers. Bucees in Texas is exclusively for cars. Pilot, ta, and loves are building express stations , with less or no truck parking. In a time of freight growth and a national parking shortage crisis, Commercial drivers increasingly are prey to state police for parking on ramps , etc, when their clocks run out.

duel truck scene

I typed in "world's largest" in YT's search bar and am going down the list. WL toilet, WL potato, and this so far.

You know that アニメ has gone mainstream when a truck stop carries it on an endcap. Damn, I think I know what it feels like to be a boomer now.

I live minutes away from here

When will we get flying semi trucks?

I'm not saying iowa 80 isn't big but I've been to some big truck stops thats all I'm saying.

My Dad was a Trucker he train my 2 Brother in Laws and I Drove and now my Nefew is a Trucker

Every interstate should have pad parking for at least 1 truck per mile, in whatever denomination of miles under 60 they choose, but states have no budget for it, having closed up to half of their rest stops, ( which are all too small).

Every time I pass through Walcott, I stop and get a shower there 👍 No matter what time, there's always a spot open... Which is becoming a rarity now that ELD's are in every cab. They also have a similar truck stop in Joplin, MO. I personally think the Joplin showers are the most comfortable and cleanest in the US 👍

10:45 Dan is Joe Exotics brother haha #twins

How many parking spots? How much to build? Gross and net fuel sales? ( that’s where the money is) Heather said one million visits annually is about 200,000 per week , and twenty pumps sell an average of 210.00 gross fuel every 45 minutes 24/7 is fifty cents per minute is 120.00 per hour per pump Gross. Net is probably 30.00 per hour profit x 20 pumps is 500.00 per hour x 24 is 12000.00 x 29 is around 360,000. Per month x 12 is 4.3 million profit annually before op expenses. For 20 fuel isles. This explains the museum drivers couldn’t care less about or have the time to walk through.

This truck stop is a disaster 3 sets of stairs and up deep in the building just to find the restroom The restaurant is all I use here I don’t have the energy or time to walk through a museum It makes me feel like they charge too much

Bucees in Texas is the largest my friend 🤭

Ahh the good old glitch. Happens in every thing hence the matrix movie.

Driver-less needs a Driver if there is No lines on the road, as the sensors need to read those lines.. Years ago they Originally buried wires in the road that certain sensors picked up, and could also tell the distance between vehicles, But what if the Lines break or the Lines disappear, CRASH, or somebody pulls in front of you and break checks{ILLEGAL}, Crash.. Even with the New GPS Satellites that can track you down to approx 1ft, the Previous Conditions Still apply.. I recommend to ALL Truckers to use a Dash Cam, and mount it at Eye Height, and get the ones that have GPS, as again proof your not doing excessive speed and the Car Did pull in front of you!!

For the algo.

So in 2022 there are 3 Million Truckers and in 1976 there were 20 million Truckers?

the lady seemed very upset when he asked about autonomous vihicles. also, only about 75% of the time spent in the air, are aiplanes o auto pilot

Cross country truck drivers are the worst drivers on the road. Most don't know the left lane is for passing and when the do, they never have the power/speed to overtake the other truck to their right, so they just hang therefor miles while other drivers have to wait. The national brands (fedex-walmart-etc) are the best and are pros; the others think they'll get there sooner if they do 66 in a 65 zone while holding up traffic.

3:26 fake pic, that writing and quality looks wayy too perfect

How about a place to recharge your green electric truck? Hicks...

lot lizard is deff wrong

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that aint what lot lizard means but aight lmao

This is sad, y’all put so much effort in these videos and get very little views and likes

I'm a son of a trucker. My Dad.

TOO many Ads

Money saver? You wanna see some **cked up *h*t? Watch drivers decide to shut down for as little as three days.

I worry about the loss of truck driver jobs when trucks become more automated. The nice lady said "not to worry, we'll still need a driver in the cab," but I don't think so. Big semis will stay on the interstates, where drivers won't be needed. I hope to live long enough to see what happens.

GOOD LORD, KILL THE MUSIC. WE DIDN'T COME HERE TO LISTEN TO THE EDITORS PLAY LIST.

Words Largest Ripoff Truck Stop for screwing over Truck Drivers.. I wouldn't stop Tbere if it was the Last truck stop on Earth.. They literally cost us over 10 thousand dollars Iin damages to out truck while in their shop , Worlds Largest Scumbag Truck Stop In History. KARMA SEE'S, KARMA KNOWS, KARMA COMES, AND KARMA GOES..

😾🧑‍🔧💋💦🧡💚

I think self driving trucks will take these jobs. Initially she may be right but it wont take long until the human drivers a redundant. Also companies who are paying for the hauling dont want the liability of the health of people who sit all day many of which are older. It is significantly cheaper to ship if there is no driver. More money will be pored into removing the driver.

As usual : World's largest = inside the u.s of course.

THe interviewer is kind of awkward and slow

Over priced trucking Chinese parts. Crap.... over priced food....

there is 100 more trucc stops better than iowa 80 lol im a driver and know this first hand. place is a rip off.

I got tired of all the endless ads every minute, so I'm outta here. Ugh.