What You Missed in the Biz Brief This Week: July 3

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.
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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. 

  1. Truckstop CEO Says Customers Want Natural Gas 
    Skeptics of natural gas cite infrastructure costs and low demand as roadblocks to widespread adoption. But Tom O'Brien, president and CEO of TravelCenters of America, calls this "pencil pushing." TA has committed to providing natural gas because customers want it, he said at the 2013 Alternative Clean Transportation Expo. Click here to read more >

  2. President's Climate Change Plan Includes New Requirements for Heavy Trucks Over the last 15 years, the trucking industry has met a series of increasingly stringent and costly fuel economy and emissions standards. President Obama's climate change initiative includes another plan for increasing the fuel-efficiency standards for heavy trucks after 2018 "to further reduce fuel consumption through the application of advanced cost-effective technologies." Click here to read more >

  3. Coalition Wants Congress to Lift Ban on Interstate Tolls 
    Though tolling has long been prohibited on the interstates except in limited circumstances, some groups think it's time for that to change. Click here to read more >

  4. 2014's Health Care Law Requires Businesses to Keep Paperwork Now 
    Businesses with more than 50 employees must keep careful track of employees' hours and health insurance choices this year, even though the Affordable Care Act doesn't kick in until 2014. Click here to read more >

  5. Volvo To Produce DME-Powered Trucks 
    If Volvo has its way, yet another new alternative fuel will be coming to market: DME. Made from natural gas, DME addresses the distribution, storage and fueling challenges presented by natural gas as a heavy truck fuel, according to the truckmaker, which is already beginning limited production of DME-powered units. Click here to read more >
  6. "Our documentary movie, ‘Long-Haul Trucker,’ is the over-due, in your face, wake up call America needs. As the country moves forward, reliance on the trucking industry and truckers particularly, will be ramping up. It is high time that appreciation for truckers is ramped up, too," said the producer of the new documentary, Long-Haul Trucker. Click here to read more >

  7. Another Use for Truck Scales 
    When is a truck scale more than just for trucks? When it's used to weigh the winter weight gain of seals at Sunshine Coast. Click here to read more >

  8. Health Care Reform Choices 
    A small restaurant chain estimates its health insurance costs will go up at least 70 percent as the Affordable Care Act kicks in. Though similar firms are cutting employee hours to stay under the 30-hour rule, the company has ruled that out. Click here to read more >

  9. New Food Service Trends for Truckstop Restaurants 
    For truckstops and travel plazas, restaurants are among the most important profit centers. The National Restaurant Association reports that restaurant and foodservice sales are expected to reach a record high of $660.5 billion this year, marking a 3.8 percent increase from 2012. Click here to read more >

  10. Optimism Grows for Trucking Volume 
    Motor carriers expect better freight volumes in the next 12 months, breaking a three-year trend of lowered expectations for volume growth, according to a new Transport Capital Partners survey. Click here to read more >

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