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Q&A: Learn More About Hydrogen with NACFE’s Director of Emerging Technologies

Q&A: Learn More About Hydrogen with NACFE’s Director of Emerging Technologies

The North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE) has conducted several in-depth reports on hydrogen and is closely following the role the fuel will play in trucking. The NATSO Foundation sat down with Rick Mihelic, director of emerging technologies for NACFE, to learn more about hydrogen. More

Advice on Getting Customers Inside Your Travel Center to Buy

Advice on Getting Customers Inside Your Travel Center to Buy

Travel centers are seeing increased competition from c- stores and non-retail companies that are catering to professional drivers, making it more important than ever for operators to get to know their customers, leverage their behavior and provide more to those who are already stopping. Darren Schulte, NATSO’s vice president of membership, and Christine Schoessler, NATSO’s chief operating officer, share opportunities for growing revenue. More

DAS’s New President Steve Birli on Travel Center Retail and His Role

DAS’s New President Steve Birli on Travel Center Retail and His Role

DAS President Steve Birli sat down with the NATSO Foundation during NATSO Connect to discuss travel center retail, what the future looks like, and what he likes most about the industry.  More

EPA Finalizes Rule for Lowering Carbon Emissions From Light-Duty Cars and Trucks

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on March 20, 2024, finalized its Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Regulations and Standards Final Rule, phasing in more stringent greenhouse gas emissions standards for passenger cars and trucks between 2027-2032.    More

Automation and Digitization are Changing Nearly Every Industry Including Travel Centers

Automation and Digitization are Changing Nearly Every Industry Including Travel Centers

Automation and digitization are changing nearly every industry, including trucking and highway-based businesses that serve drivers. The Ernst & Young report Embracing the Automation Revolution in Trucking, which was prepared in collaboration with the NATSO Foundation, said a world in which automation becomes the norm in the trucking industry is already beginning to emerge. More

Fuel Retailers Respond to Administration’s Final Rule for Lowering Carbon Emissions From Light-Duty Vehicles

NATSO, representing America's travel centers and truck stops, SIGMA: America’s Leading Fuel Marketers, and the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS), issued a statement March 20, 2024, in response to the Environmental Protection Agency’s Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Regulations and Standards Final Rule. More

Lawmakers, FDA Continue to Warn Consumers About Products Containing Tianeptine

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NATSO, Clean Freight Coalition Unveil New Report Detailing $1 Trillion Cost to Electrify Commercial Fleet

NATSO President and CEO Lisa Mullings joined members of the Clean Freight Coalition in unveiling a new report from Roland Berger that pegs the cost of electrifying the commercial truck fleet at $1 trillion. More

What Is In and What Is Out for Travel Center Design

What Is In and What Is Out for Travel Center Design

A 2023 poll from NATSO members found that 63 percent are ‘likely’ to invest in a rebuild or remodel during the next 12 to 18 months. Enter Darren Schulte, vice president, membership, NATSO and Michael Lawshe, president, Paragon Solutions, to the podcast conversation to tell us what is IN and what it OUT for travel center design. More

RVers are Hitting the Road, Travel Centers are Ready

RVers are Hitting the Road, Travel Centers are Ready

The recreational vehicle industry has been experiencing nearly 45 years of long-term growth but saw a spike in traffic due to the pandemic, creating an opportunity for travel centers to serve them. “RV customers are an untapped potential. Oftentimes, these customers are retirees with extra time and more disposable income. They purchase a large number of gallons and are an opportunity for additional general merchandise and food sales,” Darren Schulte, NATSO’s vice president, membership, said. More

The RoboBurger equipment is a fully autonomous robotic burger chef in a vending machine.
TravelCenters of America recently opened a new TA Express Travel Center near Statesboro, Georgia.
The initial grant distribution will prioritize funding for EV charging infrastructure at off-highway and off-Interstate locations.
The Charge Ahead Partnership is a coalition of individuals and businesses united in the idea that the best way to expand the electric vehicle charging network is through a competitive, market-based approach.
NATSO members should contact their state transportation departments promptly to learn about their electric vehicle charging plans and to share our industry's perspective on the plans' development.
It is incumbent upon fuel retailers to urge state DOTs to structure projects in a “make-ready” model that allows utilities to invest in the grid and distribution enhancements necessary to feed charging stations while a competitive, private market governs the consumer-facing charging transaction.