Key Dates
1964: Tom and Judy Love launch the Musket chain with a gas station in Watonga, Oklahoma.
1972: The first Country Store opens in Guymon, Oklahoma.
1978: Love's Country Stores Inc. is established.
1981: The first Travel Stop opens in Amarillo, Texas.
1986: The company is renamed Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores, Inc.
1990: Love's begins adding major branded fast-food franchises to Travel Stops.
1999: The 50th Travel Stop is opened.
2001: The company is renamed Love's Travel Stops and Country Stores, Inc.
2008: Love's rises to No. 25 on the Forbes list of America's largest private companies.
2011: Love's rises to No. 7 on the Forbes list of America's largest private companies.
2012: Love's stands at No. 9 on the Forbes list of America's largest private companies.
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