Picking the Right Pavement
Pavement is a significant expense, and there are a lot of factors operators need to consider when determining which products to use.
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NATSO Government Affairs Update [Podcast]
LeeAnn Goheen, NATSO’s director of government affairs, joins the podcast to get listeners up-to-speed on important truckstop and travel center industry government affairs activities.
09-10-2021
Senators Continue to Debate Amendments to Infrastructure Bill
The Senate will continue to debate the bipartisan $1 trillion infrastructure package, as lawmakers process hundreds of amendments leading up to an eventual vote.
08-05-2021
Senate Poised for Infrastructure Vote This Week
The Senate is expected to vote this week on $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill after weeks of negotiations. The 2,702-page bill text was submitted to the full Senate late August 1 after Democratic and Republican senators who negotiated the plan spent the weekend finalizing legislative text.
08-02-2021
Anti-Tolling Coalition Opposes Asset Recycling and Tolls to Pay for Infrastructure
The Alliance for Toll-Free Interstates issued a statement to media June 18 opposing asset recycling and tolls as a means of funding infrastructure after media reports contained leaked draft documents speculated to be the funding principles of the infrastructure legislation being negotiated between a bipartisan group of Senators and the White House.
06-21-2021
White House Releases Infrastructure Proposal
President Biden on March 31 released the first phase of his “Build Back Better” proposal, the “American Jobs Plan,” focusing on the infrastructure components of the White House’s recovery efforts as well as addressing climate change and job creation. The package includes $2.3 trillion in spending over eight years with a $621 billion investment in transportation and the resiliency of our infrastructure. Specifically, the proposal provides $115 billion for bridge, highway, and road investments.
04-01-2021
Fuel Retailers, Travel Plazas and Truckstops Oppose Moving Forward Act Ahead of House Vote
NATSO, representing the nation’s truckstops and travel plazas, the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) and the Society of Independent Gasoline Marketers of America (SIGMA) urged Members of Congress to oppose the Moving Forward Act, a $1.5 trillion infrastructure bill, ahead of today’s House vote. The legislation includes a focus on climate change policies but includes provisions that will discourage private businesses from investing in electric vehicle charging infrastructure and stifle the market’s transition to electric vehicles.
06-30-2020
NATSO Joins 70 Groups in Urging Administration to Advance Infrastructure Investment
NATSO joined 70 other trade organizations in urging President Trump to make federal infrastructure investment a top priority in coming months.
05-04-2020
Lawmakers Hope to Push Forward Again on White House Infrastructure Talks
As Democrats make another push for infrastructure talks with the White House, Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao reportedly evaded questions about increasing Federal motor fuels taxes and touted private […]
06-28-2019
Rep. DeFazio to Focus on Transportation Reauthorization After Infrastructure Talks Fall Apart
House Transportation Committee Chairman Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) plans to pursue a surface transportation reauthorization as well as individual pieces of infrastructure legislation after infrastructure talks between Democratic Leadership and the White House broke down on May 22.
05-22-2019