News is everywhere, but when it comes to keeping up with the latest on the truckstop and transportation industries, NATSO members said there are a few key places they look for information.
Marsha Bird, chief executive operator of the North American Truck Stop Network, a network of independently owned and operated truckstop and travel plaza locations, said, “The first thing I read every month is theStop Watch magazine for the interesting articles and information it provides.”
Like Bird, Tristen Griffith, president and chief executive officer, Sacramento 49er Travel Plaza, Sacramento, Calif., reads Stop Watch. She also scans the local business journal and she reads industry specific articles in Transport Topics and Restaurant News.
Both Bird and Griffith read driver-specific publications. Bird said she readsMovin' Out—a free publication distributed at truckstops, and Griffith readsChallenge Magazine published by Pilot Flying J.
Robert Wollenman, owner of Deluxe Truck Stop in St. Joseph, Mo., said he reads the Wall Street Journal, Modern Tire Dealer, Convenience Store News and Modern Bulk Transporter. “These give me a diverse pulse on what is impacting the financial and operational aspects of our truckstop,” he said. “I visit NATSO and the Missouri Petroleum Marketers websites for news pertaining to national and state agendas.”
Operators also turn to the web. Griffith relies on Iphone apps, web search engines and feeds, which means news finds her, and Bird gets on Facebook every day to “see if anything new and exciting is being posted,” she said.
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