Servicing vehicles on the side of the road is often inevitable, and the safety of roadside service technicians is a top priority for the NATSO Foundation. Jake Elovirta, director of compliance and enforcement programs for the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA), joined NATSO’s podcast to share strategies that can protect technicians.
01-17-2023With the start of Human Trafficking awareness month, Tiffany Wlazlowski Neuman, vice president of public affairs for NATSO, joined the podcast to discuss the NATSO Foundation’s 10 years of work in this important area.
01-03-2023Smart travel center owners are building AI-driven checkout-free technology into their new builds and exploring retrofits. Krishna Motukuri, CEO and co-founder of Zippin, joined NATSO’s podcast to breakdown the technology from security to layout best practices to the future of AI.
12-08-2022Evans is a branding powerhouse with more than 15 years of experience developing strategies for global, billion-dollar brands like KONE and The University of Iowa. “I love everything marketing,” Evans shared.
11-15-2022What is the future of autonomous trucking? Has any alternative fuel pulled ahead of another in the heavy-duty space? Mike Roeth, executive director of NACFE and Ginger Laidlaw, vice president of NATSO’s Alternative Fuels Council, take a deep dive these alternative fuels questions on NATSO’s podcast.
11-08-2022Tony Spuzello, director, commercial fuels, Casey’s General Stores Inc. joined NATSO’s podcast to share what they are doing to revamp and boost their commercial payment acceptance.
11-01-2022NATSO staff attended the ACT Expo 2022 this year to gather intel on emerging alternative fuel trends sure to impact the truckstop and travel center industry.
10-27-2022Jay Smith, executive director of the Charge Ahead Partnership, and Tiffany Wlazlowksi Neuman, vice president, public affairs at NATSO, join NATSO’s podcast to discuss the changes needed in energy policy so that the truckstop and travel center industry can implement EV charging stations and sell electricity in a way that is profitable.
08-30-2022As second-generation operators, Hasan Zakaria, CEO, Sugarland Petroleum and Ahmed Zakaria, vice president, Sugarland Petroleum, were already experts on the industry basics. With Lone Star Markets, they wanted to push the envelope of innovation to stand out on a crowded corner.
08-22-2022NAMA is the association representing the $31 billion U.S. convenience services industry. Marc Whitener, Chairman of NAMA Board of Directors and CEO of Refreshment Solutions, joined the podcast to get listeners up to speed on what they need to know in this important technology space.
08-19-2022Company founder Phil Saunders and Jon Pertchik, managing director and chief executive officer of TravelCenters of America, joined NATSO’s podcast to share about Saunders’ original vision and what the next 50 years will look like for TravelCenters of America Inc.
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