Truckstop 26bis Heusden-Zolder — rest stop with restaurant and Tesla Superchargers (step-free inside)

Truckstop 26bis sits at E314 exit 26 in Heusden-Zolder, in the province of Limburg. The site combines a petrol station, a large shop with fresh produce and road signs, an extensive restaurant and — for the past few years — a Tesla Supercharger station. That makes it a typical Belgian "service area" where truckers, holidaymakers and through traffic make a short or longer stop. Its location between Brussels/Antwerp and the Meuse-Rhine region makes the truckstop a logical resting point along the route.

Accessibility for wheelchair users is mostly good, with one important caveat. At the truckstop entrance itself there are accessible parking spaces, right next to the entrance with automatic sliding doors. The shop and the restaurant are on the ground floor and step-free, with wide aisles between the shelves that are easy to roll through. The restaurant has roomy tables with plenty of manoeuvring space, and the staff are helpful. A spacious adapted toilet is available — although its door has a heavy mechanism that may require help from a companion.

The caveat concerns the route between the Tesla Superchargers and the truckstop itself. The Superchargers sit at the edge of the car park, and the path between them isn't specifically laid out for wheelchairs: a mix of semi-paved and uneven surfaces. If you want to combine the charging stop with a visit to the truckstop, it's best to plan a drop-off first at the accessible parking by the truckstop entrance and only then move the car to the Superchargers. A visit to Truckstop 26bis is a handy practical rest stop during a journey through Limburg — combine it if you like with a stop at Bokrijk, Domein Kiewit or the GlazenHuis Lommel further along the route.