The BP Cocklebiddy Roadhouse is located on the Nullarbor Plain in WA and is a popular stop among truckies.
Some drivers who stop there said they enjoyed the friendly staff, so I phoned the roadhouse and spoke to Jolina Gass.
I asked how many trucks would pull up there and she consulted with other staff about the question. “It would be at least 1000 weekly that pull up here,” she said.
I double checked with Jolina asking if she indeed did say 1000.
“Yes, and some weeks it would be many more,” she added.
Cocklebiddy is located 1157km east of Perth and 438km east of Norseman via the Great Eastern and Eyre highways.
Asked about the favourite food truckies ordered, Jolina said, “It would have to be toasties and steak sandwiches.
She added: “We have truckies’-only showers and toilets, which they like.”
Jolina hails from Germany and is one of 16 staff employed there. “Most of the roadhouses along the Nullarbor have overseas backpackers working there,” she said.
A sign at the roadhouse indicates that the population of Cocklebiddy is eight, but it also has 25 budgies, seven quails, one dog and more than a million kangaroos.
The roadhouse is open from 6am until 8pm daily.