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NATSO Connect Education Offers Insights on Growing Wallet Share and the Evolving Fuel Landscape

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Alexandria, Va. NATSO Connect 2024, scheduled to be held Feb. 18-22 at Disney’s Yacht and Beach Club in Orlando, Florida, will bring hundreds of senior-level truck stop operators, industry suppliers, and innovative thought leaders under one roof for dedicated educational sessions, interactive workshops, and cooperative conversations.

The education selected by the NATSO Foundation this year provides information and analysis that truck stops, and travel centers need to grow wallet share and meet customer fuel demands.

“A rapidly evolving fueling landscape coupled with technological advancements and changing customer habits is presenting fuel retailers with an opportunity to reimagine their operations,” said Amy Toner, executive director of the NATSO Foundation. “The engaging and thought-provoking sessions planned for NATSO Connect 2024 will position travel centers for the future.”

Educational highlights scheduled for this year’s event include:

  • Travel Center New Builds and Remodels Pre-Event Workshop
  • The Great Ideas! Workshop for Independent Operators
  • Sessions dedicated to growing wallet share
  • Insights into building the travel center of the future
  • A technology forum focused on technology at the fuel island
  • Travel center speed networking
  • In-depth updates on key regulatory and legislative issues
  • An immersive retail tour of two best-in-class travel center locations

Hand-selected vendors, chosen to guide travel centers into the future, will showcase their new and proven products, expertise, and industry experience on the showroom floor. Dedicated trade show hours ensure operators have plenty of time to learn about new products and solutions.

See the full lineup of educational opportunities, keynote speakers, and events at https://natsoconnect.com. Registration is now open.

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Tiffany Wlazlowski Neuman
Wlazlowski Neuman leads NATSO and the NATSO Foundation’s public affairs initiatives and communications strategies to promote the truck stop and travel center industry to the public, opinion leaders, elected officials, and the media. Her outreach includes a spectrum of policy issues facing the industry, with a particular focus on transportation and fuel issues, truck parking, and human trafficking. She serves as NATSO’s representative on the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Truck Parking Coalition, the Clean Freight Coalition, and various state truck parking technical advisory committees. She is the architect of the truck stop and travel center industry’s anti-human trafficking campaign and currently serves as a Committee member for the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Human Trafficking Advisory Council. Wlazlowski Neuman serves on the American Highway Users Policy and Government Affairs Committee.

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