Love’s Travel Stops opens new location in Minnesota

Opening adds 84 truck parking spaces, 75 jobs

Love's canopy with a truck pulling inOKLAHOMA CITY, August 18, 2022 Love’s Travel Stops is now serving customers in Columbus, Minnesota, thanks to a travel stop that opened Thursday. The store, located off Interstate 35 (15402 Hornsby Street NE), adds 84 truck parking spaces and 75 jobs to Anoka County.

“The fourth Love’s in Minnesota will provide customers with clean spaces and friendly faces when they stop at the Heart of the Highway,” said Greg Love, co-CEO of Love's. “The new Love's in Columbus will offer plenty of amenities to ensure that professional drivers and four-wheel customers get back on the road quickly.”

The location is open 24/7 and offers many amenities, including:

  • More than 12,000 square feet.
  • Godfather’s Pizza (opening 9/1) and Hardee’s (opening 8/22).
  • 84 truck parking spaces.
  • 72 car parking spaces.
  • Nine diesel bays.
  • 10 showers.
  • Laundry facilities.
  • CAT scale.
  • Speedco.
  • Bean-to-cup gourmet coffee.
  • Brand-name snacks.
  • Mobile to Go Zone with the latest GPS, headsets and smartphone accessories.
  • Dog park.

In honor of the grand opening, Love’s will donate $2,000 to a local non-profit organization.

About Love's Travel Stops

Love’s Travel Stops is the nation’s leading travel stop network with more than 590 locations in 42 states. Founded in 1964 and headquartered in Oklahoma City, the company remains family-owned and operated and employs more than 37,000 people. Love’s provides professional truck drivers and motorists with 24-hour access to clean and safe places to purchase gasoline, diesel fuel, fresh coffee, restaurant offerings and more. Love’s has over 430 truck service centers, which include Speedco and Love’s Truck Care locations. Love’s and Speedco combined is the largest oil change, preventive maintenance and total truck care nationwide network with over 1,500 maintenance bays and 1,200 emergency roadside vehicles available for customers. Love’s is committed to providing customers with “Clean Places, Friendly Faces” at every stop. To learn more, visit loves.com or follow the company on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn or Twitter.