Truck Stop Food - When Options for Truck Drivers Are Few

Was wondering where you got this as most of it is right, but there is some that i disagree on. First subway is alot healther for you than the rest of the fast food out here, but yes agreed that you should not eat alot of it. The part about the high prices at truck stops and taking advantage of truck drivers is a bunch of B.S. Can't anybody figure that the cost of business is going through the roof? Thats way the cost is so high, the cost of property tax is up, the cost of health ins. is up, the cost of water and building repair is going up and don't forget about the whole food supply chain managment to get that food to the truck stop, all those businesses have costs that are going up and it boils down to the consumer paying the price. And the last statement about living out of a cooler is so right on and that is the only way to go for the most part to keep costs down. Even when i was local driving i took a lunch with me, it was healther and a heck of alot cheaper.

 

They do take advantage of the fact truck drivers have limited outlets for buying products elsewhere for cheaper, that's why they can charge their outrageous prices. Shampoo, toothpaste, a can of ravioli, zip ties, paper towels,just about everything in there is 3x the price you could find it in any other store in the United States.

The options are few but even the fast food places have healthier options in their salad offerings- Subway, Wendy's, McDonald's, Burger King and Taco Bell offer salads. If you want a burger, try the chicken burgers. Forego the french fries, and have iced tea instead of soda.

 

Man, there is no excuse for the outrageous prices of food in TS restaurants, except that they know they can get away with it. You can go to other buffets or restaurants and not pay near the price. It's a joke....

I do eat at Subway sometime but mainly I eat out of my truck. I keep it stocked with everything. I just can't afford the restaurants or buffets TS offer.

 

I will occasionally go to Subway for a flatbread breakfast sandwich. Depending on what's available it seems more appealing then McDonalds.


I also wondered about some of these wraps for sale at the Flying J deli like Spicy Italian. At least the spicy one has some flavor but they all seem very processed.


I haven't been running a fridge. I wasn't sure if you need to run the truck all the time but I've thought of getting a small snack master cooler. In the meantime I might bring some canned goods with pull tabs like tuna or some cereal bars. Something to have if I get hungry and don't want to have to buy something from a rest area vending machine.

 

Am I the only one that doesn't think the restaurants in truck stops are overpriced? Not talking about the stuff in the store, which obviously costs more than it would anywhere else, but the actual cost of a meal in the restaurant.

A sandwich in a truck stop seems to run $7-8, which I think compares to any other sit down restaurant. Dinners run from $10 to close to $15, but include all you can eat soup and salad. Portions seem to be generally bigger, and with only a small salad from the salad bar, I often have trouble finishing my meal. Seems to be a good value to me.

Price only gets to be a problem when you eat all your meals in a truck stop, as it will add up fast.

I leave the house with the same amount of cash every week, and I used to have to break out the credit card at the end of the week, back when I used to eat every day in a truck stop. Bought a cooler, and stock it at Wal Mart, so that I only eat at a truck stop once a week as a way to treat myself, and I now make it home every week with money still in my pocket.

 

I will say perhaps the cost of the Beverage in the restaurant is a bit much. Oddly enough the menu price of the sandwich might seem fair around $5 then after the drink and taxes it creeps up to $8 or so.

So I guess just ask for water.

 

Hi, Thanks for your reply. I have agreed with the idea that food and etc. is higher at a truckstops, but what i am saying is it's not from taking advantage of truck drivers like all the new breeders have been whining about. I've been driving for 32yrs., local and otr, i know what i am talking about, again i realize that it's a generational new breed thing that they know everything. I not bashing them as i will make a case in point. You said you can buy a .99 dble. burger from wendy's, that's on there 1 dollar value menu, first not every wendy's has that,not every wendy's does that just like McDonalds there prices are on a individual basis, subway has the 5 dollar sub deal at stand alone stores, so does subway at a truckstop. Go to a local c-store down the block from were you live and see what the prices are. Another point, go to a stand alone gas station along the interstate away from a truckstop and look at the price of gas,it's going to cost more then down the block from where you live. Real estate along the interstate has alway's been more expensive to buy even back in the day. Again it's not the evel empire taking advantage of truck drivers that is the point that i am making, it's the cost of doing business,besides, why is everybody whining,go to a grocery store and stock up before you go back on the road, and if you live out of a truck for extended amounts of time you can easily go to a grocery store or a wally world to get your supplies or all the grub that you will need.I did, it's no big deal. I wiil make one last point and then i will quit bothering you, Last year my company got a new account in Peru Il. There is a Sapp Bros.at the exit that we got off. The Buger King at Sapp Bros. had dble. burgers for .99 then the price went to $1.29, i asked what happened to the price and they told me that they had a price increase. Again, it's the cost of doing business not the evel empire taking advantage truck drivers, geeeze.