Truck Stops · Tennessee · November 15, 2026

Buc-ee's Opens Its Murfreesboro, Tennessee, Travel Center Monday at 6 a.m. With 120 Fueling Positions

By Big Rig Daily Staff

Buc-ee's opens its newest Tennessee travel center Monday, Nov. 16, at 6 a.m. in Murfreesboro, and officials are warning of long lines on the first day.

The numbers

The store sits off Interstate 24 at Exit 84, about 30 miles southeast of Nashville, WGNS Radio reports. The building covers 74,000 square feet on 47 acres, with nearly 490 parking spaces, 15 RV and bus parking spaces, electric vehicle charging and a walking trail. It does not have a car wash.

CSP Daily News reports the site will have 120 fueling positions and more than 250 full-time jobs. The company said starting pay is above minimum wage, with full benefits, a 6% matching 401(k) and three weeks of paid vacation.

Opening day traffic

Buc-ee's officials advise motorists to expect waits of 20 minutes or longer just to reach the fuel pumps, according to WGNS. Fans are expected to line up overnight.

To keep lines off the interstate, three synchronized traffic signals were installed in February 2026 at the eastbound and westbound I-24 ramps and at Joe B. Jackson Parkway's intersection with Elam Road and Butler Drive. Buc-ee's paid to widen interstate ramps and add turn lanes, and worked with the Tennessee Department of Transportation on lighting upgrades, WGNS reported.

A ribbon cutting is set for noon Monday, with Buc-ee's leaders, Murfreesboro Mayor Shane McFarland and Rutherford County Mayor Randy Allen expected. The store will be open 24 hours.

"This community will be a welcome pit stop for folks traveling to and from Nashville, Atlanta and the Gulf Coast," Stan Beard, Buc-ee's director of real estate and development, told CSP.

Third in Tennessee

Murfreesboro will be the chain's third Tennessee store, after Crossville and Sevierville, and its 58th in the U.S., according to CSP.

Neither report lists dedicated parking for big rigs. Big Rig Daily has covered what new Buc-ee's locations mean for truckers.

A question for readers

Does a giant travel center beat the old-school truck stop diner with a counter, a cup of coffee and a hot plate of eggs?

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