Trucks refuel at a Love’s Travel Stop in Hagerstown, Md. (Samuel Corum/Bloomberg)
February 6, 2026 4:25 PM, EST
Key Takeaways:
- Love’s plans to add 1,500 truck parking spaces and expand care and wash services in 2026.
- The company will open 20 new stores, remodel 35 and invest $700 million under its Road Ahead Plan.
- Love’s broadened its financial services by acquiring three factoring companies with 3,400 customers.
Love’s Travel Stops plans to add 1,500 more truck parking spaces in 2026, the truck stop and convenience store operator said.
The additions will raise Love’s truck parking space total to 52,000 spots nationwide by the end of 2026, the Oklahoma City-based company said.
In addition, two truck care locations and four truck washes will open in 2026, the company said in laying out its 2026 investment plans Feb. 5.
Love’s currently operates 669 locations in 42 states.
The latest location opened in Alamosa, Colo., and was the first Love’s location to open in 2026, the company said Feb. 6.
In 2026, Love’s plans to add 20 new locations and update 35 existing locations.
Love’s plans to spend $700 million on additional locations and the remodeling of existing ones under its Road Ahead Plan.
The Road Ahead Plan will see half of Love’s locations newly constructed or remodeled by 2035.
To cater to the time constraints faced by professional drivers, Love’s introduced order-ahead capabilities at Arby’s, Hardee’s, Taco John’s, Bojangles and Carl’s Jr., along with intelligent kiosks at Arby’s, in 2025.
In 2026, Love’s will expand the use of intelligent kiosks to additional restaurant concepts.
Love’s facilities offer 30 different restaurant concepts and the company will add Whataburger to that list in 2026.
Among other expansions of services for fleets and professional drivers, Love’s in December acquired three factoring companies to expand its financial services arm.
Love’s Financial acquired TBS Factoring Service, Saint John Capital and Financial Carrier Services in deals that closed Dec. 19.
Factoring involves a carrier selling its freight invoices to a service provider for more immediate working capital than is typically available while waiting for payment from a shipper or broker.
Love’s acquisitions serve small to midsize carriers. It declined to name the price tag on the deals.
TBS Factoring Service, Saint John Capital and Financial Carrier Services are based in Oklahoma City, Chicago and Charlotte, N.C., respectively. Across the three entities, Love’s acquired about 3,400 new customers.
Love’s Financial offers freight factoring, radio frequency identification cardless fueling, a credit card and one-stop billing for fuel, tires and preventive maintenance.
The company also ranks No. 28 on the Transport Topics Top 100 list of the largest private carriers in North America. It operates 1,464 tractors, according to the latest TT data.
Later in 2026, the company’s Heartwell Renewables unit will complete construction of a renewable diesel refinery in Hastings, Neb. The facility will add 80 million gallons of capacity to the U.S. renewable diesel production pool available to carriers.
