Industry Facts
The travel center industry serves more than 1 billion people a year.
The typical travel center employs between 75-100 individuals and is often the largest taxpayer in the community.
Nationally, travel centers and truck stops directly contribute more than $22.5 billion in state and local tax revenue.
90% of total truck parking capacity is provided by the private sector in the United States.
The 23.4垄/Gallon diesel federal excise tax is one of the primary revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund.
Travel centers have an annual payroll of $2,300,000 per location.
Travel centers average $427,000 of employment taxes per location, per year.
The travel center industry averages $41,500,000 annual contributions to charity.
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