Olive branch mississippi flying j

skyraider · Jul 26, 2009

On July 16 me and 5 other cargo van drivers from Panter, Bolt, FedEx, Allstate, sat there 3 days. Let me tell u,,not one of us had a lot runs going on lately. We all got a lot of messages, but the runs did not get awarded to us. but by the 4th day we all started leaving and got loads,,thank the Lord. For the most part all the guys were happy and liked the freedom of the road. U can learn a lot from others out there like what to eat and where not to stay. Hey, but At Olive Branch Mississippi go across the street JB's bar and grill for live bands and good food and dancing. I had a good time there, go on Fri and Sat nite for sure, u wont be disappointed and Im 63 yrs young..lol Its old folks and younger ones,,see Julie the owner,,nice lady. c u there sometime ,,,Sky

chefdennis · Jul 26, 2009

when i 1st started in this business just a yr ago, one of the 1st places i spent the night was in West Memphis at the "J", now i never had a problem there but have heard the horror stories...I later heard the Olive Branch was the place to stay and have stayed once. I didn't sit there long and got a load, but i will stay there again...Thanks for the post.

OntarioVanMan · Jul 26, 2009

Olive Branch is preferred over W. Memphis...don't usually sit there too long either....but IF you must spend a weekend better there...

pelicn · Jul 26, 2009

When in Memphis.....stay in Mississippi

Moot · Jul 26, 2009

skyraider said:
On July 16 me and 5 other cargo van drivers from Panter, Bolt, FedEx, Allstate, sat there 3 days.

While it can be fun and informative to shoot the breeze with your peers and competitors, 3 days seems excessive. Myself, after a few hours of chit-chat would press north into the bootheel for introspective reflection and load offer nirvana.

"I would live all my life in nonchalance and insouciance
were it not for making a living, which is rather a nouciance."
Ogden Nash

skyraider said:
but by the 4th day we all started leaving and got loads,,thank the Lord.

"And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made."
Book of Expeditus 6:2

Big Al · Jul 26, 2009

Good place to stay and there's a neat little local restaurant in town.
If you're Retired Military the Navy facility at Millington ( about 25 miles north of Memphis) is a decent place to stay and it's real secure.

Big Al
Forsyth,MO ( near Branson)
Retired Navy

LDB · Jul 26, 2009

I try to go to Olive Branch or Earle depending on which side of town I'm on. I don't go to W. Memphis for anything. In O.B. there's a bbq place next door that's also fairly good and reasonably priced.

hdxpedx · Jul 27, 2009

A van - 4 days in a parking lot?? Divide all those hours into a Mickey d's PAYCHECK-and at least you'll be home daily with health insurance!!

fastman_1 · Jul 28, 2009

hdxpedx said:
A van - 4 days in a parking lot?? Divide all those hours into a Mickey d's PAYCHECK-and at least you'll be home daily with health insurance!!

But not Nearly as much fun.

piper1 · Jul 28, 2009

Ya, the Qualcomm beeps once, that stupid fry machine squawks until you pay attention to it!

aileron · Jul 29, 2009

piper1 said:
Ya, the Qualcomm beeps once, that stupid fry machine squawks until you pay attention to it!

At least the fry machine doesn't cost $30 a week to operate

mjolnir131 · Jul 29, 2009

aileron said:
At least the fry machine doesn't cost $30 a week to operate

you wish you could get by with paying 30 bucks for 35 pounds of oil,double that for higher volume

chefdennis · Jul 29, 2009

leo wrote:

there's a bbq place next door that's also fairly good and reasonably priced.

BBQ!!!! i missed that my one time there, you can bet i won't the next time!!!!

arkjarhead · Jul 29, 2009

chefdennis said:
leo wrote:

BBQ!!!! i missed that my one time there, you can bet i won't the next time!!!!

I have to disagree with Leo on this being that I'm a local. I perfer to stop in at the bbq place at the Lehi exit. I can't remember which number but it's the one just before the east bound scales on the east bound side.

OntarioVanMan · Jul 29, 2009

It is called Tops...and is so-so...I've had better...

arkjarhead · Jul 29, 2009

Tops is a pretty big chain in and around Memphis. I wish I could remember the name of the one in Lehi. Nick's in Carlisle,AR is a good place for bbq and fish.

chefdennis · Jul 29, 2009

you all just keep postin them bbq places!! i'll be more then happy to try them all good, bad and indifferent...then go back as deemed necessary.

keep them comin....

greg334 · Jul 29, 2009

I saw a sign when I was in Memphis for the first time. I had to turn around and pulled into the place, I can not remember where it is - "jim bobs furniture store and BBQ emporium". I heard about it once after that from another expediter but.... I can't remember where it was or is.