World's Largest Truck Stop Serves 350,000 Meals Because Truckers Fly Through Like Us at IKEA
KEY POINTS
- •Iowa 80 Truckstop, located along Interstate 80, comfortably houses 900 trucks and daily trucker necessities.
- •The family-owned facility has served over 23 million eggs and produces 350,000 meals annually.
- •Despite its size and history, the rise of big corporate travel centers threatens these traditional trucker havens.
Nestled along the never-ending ribbon of I-80, Iowa 80 Truckstop is less a rest stop and more a miniature city, boasting 900 parking spots—enough to hide an entire car-rally of nightmares. Once a mom-and-pop haven, this family-owned behemoth serves 350,000 meals a year and has cracked 23 million eggs since opening, which means at least one unfortunate omelette per second since forever. Dubbed the 'Disney World for truckers,' it offers a barber shop, because apparently some truckers prefer a trim over a quick spray tan. Meanwhile, big-chain travel centers lurk nearby, trying to turn these havens into gas stations for cars, ruining the ambiance for people who spend their lives trapped behind wheels, hauling America’s uneaten kale and quinoa.
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Iowa 80 feeds 350k meals annually because apparently truckers are worse at meal-prepping than college students on finals week.
Nothing says family-owned charm like 900 parking spots and 23 million eggs cracked since dial-up internet was a thing.
Making 350,000 meals a year without a single robot chef? Truckstop Disney World is peak nostalgic chaos for the logistics elite.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 12/14/2025 | Author: Abby Narishkin,Dorian Barranco
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