While no two days are ever exactly the same for truckstop and travel plaza operators, Highway Business Matters sat down with Dirk Binnema, owner of Planeview Travel Plaza in Osh Kosh, Wisc., to get a sneak peak into his day.
08-01-2011 Nationwide, interstate exit-based businesses like truckstops and travel plazas are being threatened by legislators seeking to overturn the long-standing prohibition on the sale of food, fuel and other retail services from the interstate right-of-way as a means of fixing state budgetary shortfalls.
07-15-2011 From the beginning, the Sapp brothers worked hard to maintain a clean image at their truckstops, attracting families as well as professional drivers.
07-01-2011 For the drivers traveling down America’s highways, the nation’s truckstops and travel plazas offer a place to refuel their bodies and their vehicles.
07-01-2011 In this issue of StopWatch, NATSO members shared several stories of its staff going above and beyond.
07-01-2011 Online daily deals are attracting new and infrequent customers to participating restaurants, according to the Online Daily Deals Report by Chicago-based food industry research firm Technomic.
06-16-2011 The deadly tornados that ravaged parts of the country earlier this year have devastated communities where NATSO members live and work, and truckstop operators and their industry suppliers have rallied to boost relief efforts.
06-01-2011 In its most recent consumer sentiment and behavior survey, food industry research firm Technomic, Inc., found that 84 percent of consumers believe that grocery prices have risen in the past three months and 62 percent believe restaurant prices have risen.
05-15-2011 To make the Sacramento 49er Travel Plaza in Sacramento, Calif., stand out, President and General Manager Tristen Rust Griffith emphasizes her employees, seeks out innovation and focuses on the travel plaza’s bottom line.
05-01-2011 Truckstop and travel plaza operators nationwide are working to reduce food waste as food prices continue to rise.
05-01-2011 Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) has changed the way the federal government calculates carrier safety scores.
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