In today’s information-overloaded business world, we often find ourselves deluged with literally hundreds of news items from dozens of sources. While it is likely impossible to read every article and remain productive, by not doing so we risk missing the one article that could change a key business practice or thought process. And that is where the NATSO Foundation’s newest publication, Biz Brief, provides assistance! The NATSO Foundation's Biz Brief is a daily collection of the most relevant business intelligence for truckstop and travel plaza operators.
While we think the Biz Brief is a must-read every day, if you only read ten news articles this week, these ten most-clicked Biz Brief articles are the ten to read.
- New HOS Rule Takes Effect
Despite a pending legal challenge, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's new hours-of-service rule governing work and rest periods for truck drivers went into effect July 1. Click here to read more > - 2013 Gasoline Demand Forecast Reduced to 12-Year Low
Despite increasing its annual expectations for distillate demand, including diesel, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) lowered its gasoline forecast for 2013 to the lowest level in 12 years. Click here to read more > -
Seven Truck Stops Add Electrification
Seven truckstops in Maryland, Michigan, New York, Texas, Virginia and Washington state now are offering more than 140 truck parking spaces with electric power connections. Click here to read more > -
CNG or LNG?
How do fleet managers decide which natural gas technology -- LNG or CNG-- best meets their needs? Click here to read more > - Petro Lube Brings Jobs to Dodge City
In what stands to give a huge economic boost to the town, DodgeCity, Kan., is implementing a $4 million Petro Lube truck stop July 15 that will add 46 jobs. Click here to read more > -
"It's always fascinating to learn how an independent restaurant can generate $18, $20, or $25 million in annual sales--and one restaurant recorded $30 million in sales last year,"
Connie Gentry, Editor of FSR Magazine Click here to read more > - Summer Oil Markets Likely to Remain Volatile
New pipeline sanctions in Iran, increased oil consumption in Saudi Arabia and large market fluctuations in China are just a few reasons why oil prices could surge higher than usual this summer driving season. Click here to read more > - Flying J to Open in Belmont, Ohio
Pilot Flying J announced on Tuesday that it broke ground on a new location in Belmont, Ohio, that it expects to complete by November of this year. Click here to read more > - Douglas County, Ga., Opposes First RaceTrac Truckstop
Douglasville wants to annex property near Interstate 20 into the city to build a RaceTrac Truckstop. But county commissioners oppose the idea, arguing they already have too many trucks. Click here to read more > -
"But if you like good, mostly local, and very affordable food, you'll be happy at a French truck stop."
Daniel Bourscheidt, owner of a French truck stop. Click here to read more >
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