Love’s opens locations in Illinois and Nevada

More than 100 truck parking spaces and jobs added across the country

OKLAHOMA CITY, June 6, 2025 – Love’s Travel Stops is now serving customers in Wilmington, Illinois, and Carlin, Nevada, thanks to two new travel stops that opened this week. The addition of these travel stops adds 140 truck parking spaces in total to Love’s network. In addition, the travel stops bring a total of 110 jobs added to the communities they operate in. 

The locations are equipped with a Love’s Fresh Kitchen concept with fresh food items such as salads, sandwiches and fresh fruit prepared daily. Each location also features a popular quick service restaurant including Hardee's and Carl's Jr. Love’s is one of the largest food service operators in the country. 

As a new Love’s, each store has space for EV chargers allocated to be able to quickly partner with local utility companies and install EV charging stations should there be customer demand.  

New store facts and services include:

Exterior Image of Love's Travel Stops in Wilmington IL

Wilmington, IL

  • More than 14,500 square feet
  • 68 truck parking spaces
  • 50 jobs added
  • Love’s Fresh Kitchen
  • Hardee's
  • Eight diesel bays
  • Five showers
  • Laundry facilities
  • CAT Scale
  • Dog park
  • Self-checkout options

Exterior Image of Love's Travel Stops in Carlin, NV

Carlin, NV

  • More than 14,500 square feet
  • 72 truck parking spaces
  • 60 jobs added
  • Love’s Fresh Kitchen
  • Carl's Jr.
  • Seven diesel bays
  • Six showers
  • Seven RV hookups
  • RV Dump
  • CAT Scale
  • Dog park
  • Self-checkout options
 

In honor of the grand openings, Love’s will make donations to the organizations below in each town:

  • Wilmington: $5,000 to Kuzma Care Cottage Food Pantry and $5,000 to Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
  • Carlin: $5,000 to Carlin Combined Schools and $5,000 to Primary Children's Hospital

About Love's

Love’s has been fueling customers' journeys since 1964. Innovation and perseverance continue to lead the way for the family-owned and -operated business headquartered in Oklahoma City with nearly 40,000 team members in North America and Europe. The company's core business is travel stops and convenience stores with 660 locations in 42 states. Love's continues its commitment to offer products and services that provide value for professional drivers, fleets, four-wheel customers, RVers, alternative fuel and wholesale fuel customers. Giving back to communities Love's serves and maintaining an inclusive and diverse workplace are hallmarks of the company's award-winning culture. To find out more about Love's, follow us on social or apply for a job, click here.