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Roady's Truck Stops is a group of independently-owned
truck stop A truck stop (known as a service station in the United Kingdom, a travel center by major chains in the United States and a roadhouse in rural Australia) is a commercial facility which provides refueling, rest (parking), and often ready-made f ...
s in the
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. As of February 2023, 316 locations are in operation in the United States. It is headquartered in
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. The truck stops provide fuel, food, maintenance, and other services to truck drivers and travellers. They offer amenities such as parking for large vehicles, showers, and laundry facilities. The company also offers a
loyalty program A loyalty program or rewards program is a marketing strategy designed to encourage customers to continue to shop at or use the services of one or more businesses associated with the program. Single-company vs. coalition programs Loyalty progr ...
called Roady's Rewards, which allows drivers to earn points for purchases and redeem them for merchandise or services.


History

Roady's Truck Stops was founded on January 1, 2007, when Great Savings Network and TruckStops Direct
merged Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are business transactions in which the ownership of a company, business organization, or one of their operating units is transferred to or consolidated with another entity. They may happen through direct absorpt ...
. Great Savings Network was a marketing group that worked with independent truck stops. TruckStops Direct was established in 1994 to strengthen the relationship between truck stops and trucking companies. The Roady's Truck Stop network allows independent truck stop facilities to leverage corporate buying power to get maximum return. The founders are Scott Moscrip and Kelly Rhinehart. Both are now retired.


Humanitarian Bowl

From 2007 to 2009, Roady's Truck Stops sponsored the
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, a
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played in
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at
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on the
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campus.


References


External links


Roady's Truck Stops Official site


See also

* List of companies based in Idaho {{Trucking industry in the United States Truck stop chains Restaurants in Idaho Companies based in Boise, Idaho Franchises Gas stations in the United States American companies established in 2007 Retail companies established in 2007 Restaurants established in 2007 Convenience stores of the United States