3 Less rest for the weary.

• Position: STATELINE - Report - Brief article

Are rest-stop picnics a thing of the past? Truckers, travelers and interstate drivers of all kinds already are covering greater distances between traditional rest stops, if they find them at all. With the growth of commercial travel centers and their gas stations and restaurants, not to mention the cost of staffing and maintenance, some states have shuttered their rest stops permanently. Pew's Stateline reports. Among the states closing rest areas in the last two years are Florida...