road signs at the highway, indicating an Autohof, if the facility: is no more remote from the highway than one kilometre can be approached by lorries provides at least 50 places for lorries, or at least 100 at higher frequented roads, those places must be apart from the places for other cars is open 24 hours a day, all the year through offers gasoline service 24 hours a day offers meals from 11.00 to 22.00; other food at the rest of the day includes sanitary facilities for handicapped people and for the proper needs of lorry drivers United Kingdom In the United Kingdom, the term "truck stop" is not in common use and the equivalent stops are motorway services. There are relatively few areas on motorways just for trucks to stop at. Most designated rest areas are used by every sort of motor vehicle. On A roads (major routes which are made to a lower standard compared to motorways), a truck stop may have no refuelling facilities but simply offer a place for tired drivers to rest and/or get food and drink in a transport cafe. They may not be signposted well, if at all. Notable truck stop locations in the UK include: Ashford (M20, J10) Rothwell (A14, J3 ) South Mimms (M25, J23/ A1(M), J1) Ellesmere Port (M56, J10) Chippenham (M4, J17) United States The truck stop originated in the United States in the 1940s as a reliable source of diesel fuel not commonly available at filling stations. This, coupled with the growth of the Interstate Highway System, led to the creation of the professional haulage and truck stop industries. They generally consist of, at the very least, a diesel grade fueling station with bays wide and tall enough for modern tractor/trailer rigs, plus a large enough parking area to accommodate from five to over a hundred trucks and other heavy vehicles. Truck stops should not be confused with rest areas or motorway service areas which cater mostly to cars and are often run by or leased from a government or tollway corporation. In the United States in the late 1990s, Truckstops of America (T/A) changed its name to TravelCenters of America to reflect this marketing strategy. There is no exact distinction between "truck stop" and the newer term "travel center", but some differences are size, proximity to interstate highways and major roads, the number of services, accessibility to