Through Memphis
I will be traveling from Springfield, MO to just past Memphis in a few weeks and was wondering about a couple of routes. Having never gone through this area I am unfamiliar with best routes to tak...
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mikemc53 wrote:
I would prefer to fuel somewhere other than Memphis but my problem is accessibility. When I pulled a trailer with my diesel truck it was easy. Any truck stop was easily accessed. Now I have a gasser with toad and many stations are just not accessible for this set-up. If I know, going in, that there are some decent stations that will allow me to skip Memphis gas, I will take that any day.
I understand that which is why I recommended fueling somewhere other than W Memphis. You'll find those stations congested. A lot of traffic and not exactly the easiest on and off the interstate due to traffic and some routing. You'll find stations north and south of Memphis that aren't as congested. There are stations all along I-55 that are a lot easier to get into and out of without the congestion of the truck stops in West Memphis.
South of Sikeston MO a few miles, about 125 miles north of Memphis, all at the same exit are a Loves, TA, and a Flying J. The Flying J, can't recall about the others, has a dedicated RV gas and diesel pump on the west side of the lot. They're all easy in and out.
South of Memphis on I-55 there are 3 or 4 right at the Senatobia exit that aren't too bad for gassers if they're not overly busy.
If you're going from Memphis to Birmingham there's a Shell(?) at the Byhalia Exit that's got plenty of room.
Been taking that route for almost 25 years, at least twice a year, in both gassers and diesels.
