Dolly Parton reimagines travel for truckers, families and road trippers in hot new venture

The queen of state euphony is bringing her Southern hospitality to Tennessee highways successful an effort to marque question much enjoyable.

Dolly Parton announced the roll-out of Dolly’s Tennessean Travel Stops. The rest-stop areas volition diagnostic caller and reimagined amusement elements.

"I person spent the bulk of my beingness connected the road, and much specifically connected a bus," said Parton successful a property release.

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"All the years spent visiting greasy spoon cafés, motortruck stops and roadside pit stops person fixed maine an knowing of what travelers tendency connected the road," she besides said. 

Following her archetypal charting azygous successful 1967, Parton has won 11 Emmy Awards passim her 60 years successful the euphony industry, taking her crossed America to perform.

After years spent traveling connected the road, Dolly Parton has announced the openings of caller question stops successful Tennessee. (Dolly Parton/X)

"Whether you are driving a truck, a autobus oregon a car, you privation a spot that feels similar location and recharges you for the remainder of your journey," she besides said. "I judge we volition capable a void retired determination connected the highways, each portion bringing the bosom and psyche of Tennessee."

Parton has partnered with the Tennessean Travel Stop marque to relaunch their flagship halt successful Cornersville, Tennessee, with further locations to beryllium announced adjacent year.

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The Smoky Mountains autochthonal volition bring her ain benignant to the remainder stops, hoping to entreaty to each of those connected the roads — families, commuters, motortruck drivers and roadworthy trippers.

In 2019, drivers covered 227,102 miles regular connected Tennessee’s agrarian and municipality roads, according to the authorities authorities website.

Parton’s years spent visiting cafés and motortruck stops person fixed her a heavy knowing of what travelers request and tendency portion connected the road. (Vinnie Zuffante / Stringer)

"The Tennessean has agelong been a ‘home distant from home’ for motortruck drivers, travelers and locals alike. Our roots successful this assemblage tally heavy — we’ve created jobs, built connections and welcomed generations of radical done our doors," said Gregory Sachs, president and CEO of the Tennessean Travel Stop and Sachs Capital Group. 

He added, "This caller concern allows america to transportation that bequest guardant successful a mode that celebrates everything peculiar astir Tennessee."

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Between 2000 and 2016, conveyance question successful Tennessee accrued from astir 65.7 cardinal miles per twelvemonth to 77.7 cardinal miles per year, according to nationalist proscription probe nonprofit TRIP.

Parton hopes the upgraded remainder stops bring jobs to Tennessean communities and item those that are underserved.

With drivers logging much than 227,000 miles a time successful Tennessee, the concern for Parton aims to amended enactment travelers connected the road. (Dolly Parton/X)

Her long-time manager, Danny Nozell, said successful a property merchandise helium hopes the halt recharges people’s spirits.

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"This task reflects Dolly’s emotion for her location authorities and her committedness to supporting section business, assemblage and the travelers who support America moving," said Nozell.

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While renovations to bring "modern amenities, curated eating and authentic determination retail" spaces are underway astatine the Cornersville stop, it volition stay open.