43°31′28″N 79°54′08″W / 43.524376°N 79.902359°W
The Fifth Wheel Truck Stops was a chain of truck stops, with locations in Ontario, Manitoba and New Brunswick. They also offered motel service, restaurants, and truck/RV cleaning.
The Milton location appeared in key scenes of the 1978 film High-Ballin'. [1]
The chain was founded in Milton, Ontario, with gasoline first being pumped there in February 1972 and a restaurant opening the following November. [2] It was founded by Lewis Loveridge and Claude Warren, [3] with Jim Powers owning the adjoining restaurant. [2] It was the first full-service truck stop to be established in Canada. [2]
In addition to Milton, it opened truck stops in other locations: [4] [5] [6]
In 1992, the Open Road Chapel was formed, with its first nondenominational chapel set up at the Fifth Wheel in Milton. [8] Between 1993 and 2010, further chapels were established at Fifth Wheel's other Southern Ontario locations, which laid the base for expansion to other sites across Canada. [9]
In 1993, the chain's business model was converted to that of a franchising operation. [10]
The Fifth Wheel faced competition from the TravelCenters of America and Flying J chains. The chain closed in September 2015. [11] [12] Rumours that Irving Oil was behind the closure could not be confirmed. [13]
43°31′28″N 79°54′08″W / 43.524376°N 79.902359°W
The Fifth Wheel Truck Stops was a chain of truck stops, with locations in Ontario, Manitoba and New Brunswick. They also offered motel service, restaurants, and truck/RV cleaning.
The Milton location appeared in key scenes of the 1978 film High-Ballin'. [1]
The chain was founded in Milton, Ontario, with gasoline first being pumped there in February 1972 and a restaurant opening the following November. [2] It was founded by Lewis Loveridge and Claude Warren, [3] with Jim Powers owning the adjoining restaurant. [2] It was the first full-service truck stop to be established in Canada. [2]
In addition to Milton, it opened truck stops in other locations: [4] [5] [6]
In 1992, the Open Road Chapel was formed, with its first nondenominational chapel set up at the Fifth Wheel in Milton. [8] Between 1993 and 2010, further chapels were established at Fifth Wheel's other Southern Ontario locations, which laid the base for expansion to other sites across Canada. [9]
In 1993, the chain's business model was converted to that of a franchising operation. [10]
The Fifth Wheel faced competition from the TravelCenters of America and Flying J chains. The chain closed in September 2015. [11] [12] Rumours that Irving Oil was behind the closure could not be confirmed. [13]