We all know that free spaces dedicated specifically for tractor-trailers are always welcome – but surveys have shown that truckers also want and need more – from bathrooms and food options to fuel and more. Which yes, describes a truck stop, but Dean Ash has taken that concept and run with it. Dean is the CEO of Truckers Paradise, a truck stop in Gainesville, Texas that’s really more like a truckers’ village. The concept is simple, but powerful – provide truck drivers a place where they can park safely, for free, and give them all those things they want and need. On today’s Trucking with OOIDA, we talk to Dean about how it all came to be – and what his plans for the future look like.

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