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March 13, 2018
NATSO, the national association representing truckstops and travel plazas, has reappointed Don Quinn, former President of Sapp Bros., as the Chairman of the NATSO Board of Directors for 2018. Quinn has served as NATSO’s Chairman of the Board since 2016. Tom Heinz, President of Heinz Inc. and Coffee Cup Fuel Stops & Convenience Stores, will retain his seat as Past Chair. Andy Rebholz, Chief Executive Officer of TravelCenters of America, has been appointed Secretary/Treasurer, replacing Tom O’Brien who retired in 2017. Bob Wollenman, Managing Partner of Deluxe Truck Stop, will serve as Chair Elect, and NATSO President and CEO Lisa Mullings will continue to serve as President of the NATSO Board of Directors.
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March 12, 2018
The NATSO Foundation, the research, education and public outreach subsidiary of NATSO Inc., announced that it has named Delia Moon Meier, owner and senior vice president of Iowa 80 Group and CAT Scale Co., its 2018 Chairman of the Board. Iowa 80 Group, based in Walcott, Iowa, owns and operates four large truckstops — Iowa 80, Joplin 44 Petro, the Oak Grove 70 Petro and the Kenly 95 Petro. CAT Scale Co. operates a nationwide network of more than 1,600 certified truck scales.
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March 7, 2018
NATSO, the national association representing truckstops and travel plazas, and the National League of Cities (NLC), representing the interests of more than 19,000 cities, towns and villages in the United States, urged lawmakers to reject any proposals to commercialize rest areas as they draft infrastructure legislation and instead pursue policies that will improve the ability of businesses and communities to grow and prosper.
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February 20, 2018
The Board of Directors of NATSO, the national association representing America's truckstops and travel plazas, unanimously adopted a set of high-level principles to guide the association's assessment of infrastructure funding proposals at its recent Board of Directors meeting in Nashville, Tenn.
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February 12, 2018
NATSO, the national association representing America’s truckstops and travel plazas, said today that the association will actively oppose key aspects of the Trump Administration’s new infrastructure proposal. Specifically, NATSO is concerned about provisions designed to increase interstate tolling and commercialized rest areas.
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February 10, 2018
NATSO President and CEO Lisa Mullings today announced the appointment of Jeff Hove as the association's new Fuel Specialist.
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February 6, 2018
A new report issued today by NATSO, the national association representing the truckstop and travel plaza industry, finds 69 percent more commercial truck parking spaces per mile along interstate highways where the private sector caters to the needs of the traveling public free from government competition at commercial rest areas.
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February 2, 2018
NATSO, the trade association representing the truckstop and travel plaza industry, is pleased to announce that Bobby Berkstresser, owner of Lee Hi Travel Plaza and White’s Travel Center, will receive the NATSO Hall of Fame award during the Opening Keynote Session of NATSO Connect on Saturday, Feb. 10 at 1:00 p.m. in Nashville, Tennessee. The NATSO Hall of Fame Award recognizes individuals for their notable participation in their communities, industry and the association.
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January 29, 2018
During the NATSO Connect Learning Lab Make More Money and Beat Your Competition to the Punch with Modern Fuel Buying Techniques, scheduled to be held Sunday, Feb. 11, Duncan will offer detailed, specific advice and give attendees exactly the steps they need to take to stay relevant in the fuel buying game.
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January 22, 2018
Media reports today contained a six-page draft document that is widely speculated to be the funding principles for the Trump Administration’s infrastructure plan. The document, which has yet to be confirmed by the White House, calls for liberalizing tolling policy and allowing states to commercialize interstate rest areas, among other things, as a means of funding infrastructure.
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January 17, 2018
NATSO Foundation President Lisa Mullings today told members of the House Committee on Homeland Security that the truckstop and travel plaza industry plays a vital role in combating human trafficking that takes place along the nation’s Interstate Highway System. NATSO was invited to participate as an example of the positive role that the private sector can play in the fight against human trafficking.
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January 3, 2018
NATSO is packing even more learning into NATSO Connect 2018, Feb. 10-13 in Nashville, Tenn., with the addition of a bonus workshop that combines fundamental learning and game-show inspired education designed to help operators take their truckstop and travel plaza businesses from good to great.
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December 18, 2017
No one can predict the future, but Jack Uldrich has made a career out of helping people prepare for it. Uldrich, a leading futurist and author, helps organizations gain the critical foresight they need to create a successful future. Ulrich is bringing his expertise to NATSO Connect 2018, Feb. 10-13 in Nashville, Tenn., where he will outline 10 trends transforming the truckstop industry, as well as identify a series of concrete actions truckstop business leaders can take today to future-proof themselves, their companies and their customers against the tides of tomorrow.
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December 5, 2017
NATSO, the trade association representing truckstops and travel plazas, issued the following statement Dec. 5 in response to the U.S. International Trade Commission's imposition of duties on biodiesel imports from Argentina and Indonesia. The statement can be attributed to NATSO Vice President of Government Affairs David Fialkov.
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November 28, 2017
During NATSO Connect 2018, Feb. 10-13 in Nashville, Tenn., truckstop and travel plaza operators from around the country will have an opportunity to sit down with Bob Costello, senior vice president and chief economist at the American Trucking Associations, to gain key insights into the critical economic factors that will influence the trucking industry throughout the coming year.
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November 22, 2017
NATSO, the national association representing truckstops and travel plazas, along with the Society of Independent Gasoline Marketers of America (SIGMA) and the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) today commended Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt for soundly rejecting proposals to change the current compliance structure under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS).
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November 14, 2017
NATSO, the trade association representing truckstops and travel plazas, announced today that it has reinvented its annual convention and trade show and that the newly redesigned NATSO Connect will kick off in Nashville, Tenn. Feb. 10.
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November 9, 2017
The NATSO Foundation is proud to announce that it has awarded $25,000 in scholarships through the Bill Moon Scholarship program to further the education of five students with ties to the truckstop and travel plaza industry.
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November 3, 2017
The U.S. Department of Transportation should reject Arizona’s request to allow the state to sell food and fuel at Interstate rest areas, says NATSO, the U.S. association of travel plazas and truckstops.
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October 31, 2017
On October 31, a diverse group of biodiesel producers, fuel retailers, and trucking interests sent a letter to Capitol Hill in support of extending and phasing out the biodiesel blenders’ tax credit, and outlining their opposition to efforts to shift the credit to a producers’ credit, as the Committee considers tax reform legislation.
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