Article created for the digital issue of Excerpt from Eight Trends Shaping the Truck Stop and Travel Center Industry in 2024 Toolkit from the NATSO Foundation Truck stop and travel center operators face competition […]
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2024 Trend: Travel Center Need to Adapt to Elevated Customer Expectations
Article created for the digital issue of Excerpt from Eight Trends Shaping the Truck Stop and Travel Center Industry in 2024 Toolkit from the NATSO Foundation Shoppers have more choices than ever regarding what […]
Ideas for Preventing Unsafe Emergency Roadside Repairs from Professional Drivers
Article created for the digital issue of NATSO surveyed professional drivers to learn more about how they make maintenance decisions and the steps they take to keep drivers safe on the road. […]
Increasing Your Travel Center’s Speed-of-Service Can Attract Drivers and Increase Sales
Article created for the January digital issue of Professional drivers are pressed for time, and their need for speed is impacting their buying decisions. From the moment a customer walks in […]
Connecting Electric Vehicle (EV) Chargers and Travel Center POS Systems May Take Time
Article created for the January digital issue of As the number of electric vehicles on the road increases, more and more truck stops and travel centers are adding or planning to […]
FHWA Publishes Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) on Dec. 19, 2023, published its long-awaited update of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). The publication of the new MUTCD is the […]
Tools to Develop Your Brand Strategy – Video and Worksheets
About Brand Strategy Developing a brand strategy is crucial for establishing your niche in a highly competitive market. That's why I'm excited to share this video overview with […]
NATSO Analysis: EPA’s Proposed RVOS and Political Take-Aways
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its proposed renewable volume obligations (RVOs, or blending mandates) under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) for 2021 and 2022. The agency also reopened the previously finalized […]
American Highway Users Alliance Issues Preliminary Analysis of Senate EPW’s Surface Transportation Bill
The American Highway Users Alliance (AHUA), of which NATSO is a member, on July 29 released its preliminary analysis of America’s Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019 (ATIA). AHUA congratulated the […]
Truckstop of the Future
If I have read it once, I have read it five times this week, the demise of the brick and mortar store is upon us and in roughly five years […]
Dispute Over I-95 Tolls Heats Up
The dispute over Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell’s proposal to toll Interstate 95 near the North Carolina border is getting hotter. Dozens of local governments, regional governmental and economic development bodies have […]