Hurricane Resources for Travel Centers
With hurricane season upon us, the NATSO Foundation is sharing the following resources to assist truck stops and travel centers in preparing for and recovering from the storm.
06-27-2024
8 Travel Center Operational Ideas to Plan Ahead, Keep Running and Tackle Loss During Hurricane Season
Hurricanes can interrupt business operations and leave travel center and truck stop operators faced with difficult decisions. Business owners have to figure out how to keep fuel tanks full and their operations running as they work to serve their customers or even first responders.
Stop Watch magazine has shared several best practices for keeping customers and employees safe when a natural disaster strikes.
As we are in hurricane season, gather eight hurricane-specific ideas.
06-26-2024
Links to Critical Resources for Hurricane Season
With hurricane season upon us, here are links and resources to assist truck stops and travel centers in preparing for and recovering from the storm.
06-01-2024
Sample Travel Center Hurricane Operational Checklist
This sample checklist can be used keep customers and employees safe at your travel center when disaster strikes.
06-01-2024
State Governors Declare States of of Emergency for Hurricane Hilary
The governors of California and Nevada declared states of emergency in response to Tropical Storm Hilary. The California declaration applies to Fresno, Imperial, Inyo, Kern, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, […]
08-21-2023
Hurricane Watch: Hurricane Laura Makes Landfall in Louisiana
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) on August 24 granted a regional emergency declaration in response to Hurricane Laura and Tropical Storm Marco for Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. The waiver is in effect through September 23, 2020.
08-25-2020
Hurricane Update: Outer Bands Reach Florida, East Coast Disaster Preparations Under Way
Hurricane Dorian continues to move north, with its outer bands hitting the Coast of Florida. The city of Charleston, S.C., is the latest to be ordered to evacuate.
09-04-2019
Hurricane Michael Preparations Continue as Landfall Approaches
Hurricane Michael is scheduled to make landfall today in the Florida panhandle as a category 4 hurricane.
Nineteen percent of oil production in the Gulf of Mexico has been halted in preparation for Hurricane Michael, according to the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE).
10-10-2018
NATSO Hurricane Harvey Update
Federal agencies have continued to waive fuel and trucking restrictions in the wake of Hurricane Harvey.
NATSO has been in close contact with EPA officials and has been aggressively pushing for fuel waivers to enable product to get to where it is needed. NATSO is also working with the Department of Homeland Security in pursuit of a Jones Act waiver to allow foreign-flagged vessels to carry cargo between U.S. ports. This would also help enable product to get to where it is needed.
09-01-2017
Southeast States Declare Emergencies in Advance of Hurricane, Suspending Driver HOS Rules, Triggering Price Gouging Laws
The governors of Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina have declared states of emergencies in preparation for Hurricane Matthew, which is expected to hit the east coast of Florida on Friday.
10-06-2016
States Declare Emergencies in Advance of Karen
Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi and Florida governors have declared states of emergencies in preparation for Tropical Storm Karen, expected to make landfall between southeastern Louisiana and the Florida Panhandle on Saturday night or Sunday morning.
10-04-2013