Natural Disasters

06-26-2024 by NATSO Foundation 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.

Truckstop Business

06-26-2024

09-04-2019 by Tiffany Wlazlowski Neuman 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

07-01-2019 by Mindy Long Plan Ahead at Your Truckstop for Natural Disasters to Keep Operations Running

Natural disasters, such as floods, hurricanes or tornadoes, can interrupt business operations and leave truckstop and travel plaza operators faced with difficult decisions.

Truckstop Business

07-01-2019

10-10-2018 by NATSO 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

10-06-2016 by NATSO 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

05-21-2013 by Tiffany Wlazlowski Neuman NATSO Foundation Seeks Donations to Assist Victims of Disaster

The NATSO Foundation is launching a Disaster Relief Fund that will support people within our very own travel plaza and truckstop community by providing access to immediate financial resources to the members and customers of the industry affected by a disaster.

Truckstop Business

05-21-2013

01-01-2013 by NATSO Laplace Travel Center, Poker and Plenty More

Michael Sibley, President of LaPlace Travel Center in LaPlace, La. talks to Stop Watch about how he has improved his business.

01-01-2013

12-07-2012 by NATSO NATSO Webinar: Emergency Preparation and Recovery

Join NATSO’s free webinar to learn the numerous ways you can and should prepare foremergencies.

Truckstop Business

12-07-2012

12-03-2012 by NATSO Childers Oil Company Delivers Bottled Water to Hurricane Sandy Victims

Childers Oil Company with assistance from Lucas Oil, AMBEST, Inc. and The Salvation Army, delivered two tractor-trailer loads of bottled water to Hurricane Sandy victims recently.

Industry News

12-03-2012

11-12-2012 by NATSO Fuel Supply Improves in New York and New Jersey

Fuel supplies in New York and New Jersey are slowly returning to normal after Hurricane Sandy, and officials are continuing to take action to reduce shortages that still remain in some areas. In New York City and Long Island, authorities announced gas rationing systems that started on Nov. 9.

11-12-2012

11-06-2012 by NATSO DOT Team to Expedite Fuel Deliveries in Hurricane Region

FMCSA has created an Interstate Petroleum Transport Team to streamline state regulations and ensure the fastest and most efficient movement of fuel.

11-06-2012