Reducing shrink and theft can seem like a constant battle for truck stop and travel center operators, but technology is making it easier to detect and prevent loss. During NATSO Connect 2025, members of the NATSO Foundation’s Technology Steering Council shared solutions and strategies to combat theft.
04-24-2025Fuel islands are vital to the customer experience at truck stops and travel centers. Technology can enhance service, create operational advantages, and improve sales. As part of NATSO Connect, Feb. […]
01-22-2024New fintech startups can help truckstop and travel center operators grow gallons, and they may also help operators increase inside sales and cut costs.
Here are more considerations for travel center operators looking at working with new fintech providers inside sales growth, fees and customer satisfaction.
07-14-2023The NATSO Foundation’s Professional Driver Buying Behavior at Travel Centers Toolkit covers several critical areas, including fueling payment options and factors influencing drivers’ fueling decisions. See key truckstop and travel plaza metrics-at-a-glance for the toolkit in this new infographic.
02-17-2023To deliver the trends analysis the industry needs on technology, Friday, March 10, 2022, at NATSO Connect is dedicated to technology education, including the first ever Travel Center Technology Forum. NATSO Connect, NATSO’s annual convention, is scheduled to be held March 7-10 at the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center in the Dallas area.
01-30-2023
Recent data breaches have brought the issue of data security to the top of many merchants’ radar screens. In particular, NATSO has received a number of questions from truckstop owners […]
09-14-2015 From rfid to paypal, truckstop operators are giving customers more ways to pay while moving them in and out of the location faster
04-18-2013 Love’s Travel Stops announced it is completing the addition of a radio frequency ID, or RFID, -enabled payment system at its travel stop locations.
04-15-2013 Gilbarco Veeder-Root and PayPal have teamed up to make PayPal an accepted payment method at tens of thousands of fueling stations around the U.S. Gilbarco said the move will allow retailers to connect more effectively with customers and simplify the way people pay for fuel and purchase in-store items. Through the partnership, Gilbarco gains access to a new user base–PayPal’s 125 million global users and the 55 million Americans who use a PayPal account right now, while also giving merchants using Gilbarco’s equipment the ability to sell additional items through PayPal Wallet.
02-18-2013 Electronic Funds Source, LLC, (EFS) announced it has acquired T-Chek Systems, Inc. (T-Chek) for $302.5 million in cash.
10-17-2012 Are you preparing your coffin or are you preparing for the next chapter in your operation’s life cycle?
08-20-2012
