In May, we had some fantastic content on NATSO's blog...
Every month on NATSO’s blog we deliver content aimed at strengthening travel plazas’ and truckstops’ ability to meet the needs of the traveling public through improved performance and business planning. If you missed last month's posts, you missed some great content.
Darren Great Ideas! for Independent Operators
Every other Thursday, Darren Schulte, NATSO’s vice president of membership, provides digestible retail tips in his blog series, Darren’s Great Ideas! for Independent Operators. In May, Schulte discussed:
Ten Tips for Scheduling Staff at a Truckstop: Schulte asserts it is best to streamline time spent creating staff schedules. Read the blog post for some helpful hints to scheduling you may want to consider to streamline the process.
Product Selection is Key to Taking Advantage of Industry Trends: With consumers making more purposeful trips to spend their hard earned cash, our industry should expect this to impact sales. Read the blog post to learn some key tips to product selection.
Why and How Truckstops Should Survey Vendors: An important competent of vendor management is to fully understand what your vendors want. One tool to acquire this information is a vendor survey. Read the blog post and download the sample survey.
Visual Study Tour: Lessons from Abroad
Last September during NATSO's International Study Tour, Schulte and several NATSO members traveled to Norway, France and the United Kingdom to get a unique look into best practices in the advanced European market. In this mini-series, Schulte takes us on a visual tour of the trip through pictures he gathered last fall.
This month he shared pictures illustrating Open and Inviting Shopping Experiences and theImportance of Signage.
More from NATSO Staff
NATSO Foundation Seeks Donations to Assist Victims of Disaster: Late last month Tiffany Wlazlowski introduced The NATSO Foundation’s new Disaster Relief Fund. The new program will support people within our very own travel plaza and truckstop community by providing access to immediate financial resources to the members and customers of the industry affected by a disaster. Read about the new program here.
The Advantage of Your NATSO Membership: As member care specialist Kimberly Roberts recently explained, NATSO member benefits are designed to deliver solutions to your challenges that increase your retail sales and reduce your costs. Engaged members that use these benefits are reaping the rewards every day. In her blog post, she reviewed a few of the benefits you could be taking advantage of right now.
Truckstop and Travel Plaza Training
Truckstop Training: Effective Corrective Action Documentation: Training is an essential element in the success of any operation. Truckstops and travel plaza that train their staff well are able to improve their profits, customer service, effectiveness and safety. As a result, their company’s overall operations also improve. In the second of our blog series, Truckstop and Travel Plaza Training, Schulte explored Effective Corrective Action Documentation.
Thought Leaders
In May, we had four guest blog posts from NATSO member Thought Leaders.
Higher Blends of Ethanol and the Renewable Fuel Standard: The Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) was signed into law in 2005 as a way to boost domestic production of renewable fuels. The RFS standard had many mandates but the main piece affecting today’s fueling infrastructure is the use of ethanol. Read the May blog post by guest post contributor Chad Johnson of Gilbarco Veeder-Root to learn more.
Entry Door Thresholds Too High: Are the entry door thresholds at your truck stop and travel plaza compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)? This blog post by guest post contributor Brad Gaskins of The McIntosh Group will give you the information you need to determine the answer to this question.
Biodiesel Integration Part 1: The Paperwork Process: Before your first load of biodiesel can be ordered and delivered, paperwork and tank prep must be in place. As most travel centers go through ample volumes of diesel fuel, it often makes sense for an operator to buy B100 (pure biodiesel) in bulk and blend it on-site. This article is tailored for those operators. In this month’sblog post, first of a two-part series, Jon Scharingson of Renewable Energy Group focuses on the paperwork portion.
Expand Your Truckstop Offering and Profits With E-Cigarettes: In last month’s blog post by guest post contributor Lucas McDonough of METRO Electronic Cigarette, he explained why e-cigarette are the game changer the tobacco industry needs.
Photo Credits: Darren Schulte/NATSO, Amy Toner/NATSO, gunnar3000/bigstock.com
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