Truck Stops · Arkansas · November 7, 2026

Lowell Travel Center Sells for $23.3 Million and Becomes TA Express

By Big Rig Daily Staff

Workman's Travel Center at Interstate 49 Exit 78 in Lowell, Arkansas, sold for $23.3 million and is now TA Express Lowell, according to Talk Business & Politics. The buyer is LV Petroleum, a Las Vegas-based travel-center operator. Sources: Talk Business & Politics.

The report describes the location as the company's 95th. The sale changes the ownership and brand of an existing travel center rather than announcing an entirely new stop on previously vacant land.

What the location includes

The travel center covers 15,202 square feet on almost 10 acres, according to the coverage. It has 45 truck parking spaces, showers, laundry and 16 fuel pumps. The report also lists a cafe, a Jimmy John's and eight Tesla Superchargers.

Those Superchargers should not be described as dedicated Tesla Semi charging equipment. The source's description of the travel center does not establish a heavy-truck charging service, available charging power or a commercial reservation system.

Plans call for a bakery and sweets counter. A planned amenity is not the same as an amenity confirmed open at the time a trucker visits. The reporting does not establish future pricing or operating hours for those additions.

Land cost is not the same as a completed business

The seller paid $3.6 million for the property in 2017, and the travel center was built in 2018, according to the report. Comparing that land purchase directly with the later $23.3 million transaction does not calculate the seller's profit. It leaves out construction, operations, financing and the contents of the later deal.

The sale price is the transaction figure reported by the outlet, not a statement about how much truck parking alone is worth. Likewise, the 45-space count describes the site's capacity, not a promise that a space will be available at a particular time.

For regular customers, the practical changes to watch are the actual services and terms offered after the ownership transition. The source establishes the sale and the listed facilities but does not document every operational change under the new brand.

The truck stop and weigh station map is a separate planning reference; it does not guarantee available parking or current amenity hours.

FAQ

Where is TA Express Lowell?

The reported site is the former Workman's Travel Center at I-49 Exit 78 in Lowell, Arkansas.

Does the sale add 45 new truck spaces?

The report lists 45 spaces at the existing travel center. It does not describe a separate expansion adding that many spaces to the previous lot.

Which existing amenities matter most when an independent travel center changes ownership or branding?

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