Marking a major victory for NATSO members, truckstops and travel plazas beat back the biggest threat interstate businesses have ever faced under a highway bill in March, when the Senate resoundingly rejected an amendment seeking to commercialize rest areas.
05-01-2012 The Colorado General Assembly last week passed legislation that prohibits fuel sales on public land.
04-30-2012 California Assemblyman Ben Hueso’s bill to commercialize the state’s rest areas and pursue a waiver to the federal prohibition on the sale of commercial services on the interstate right-of-way failed last week in committee, marking a major victory for California’s fuel retailers.
04-30-2012 NATSO sharply criticizes California Assemblyman Ben Hueso’s measure.
04-02-2012 If enacted, SF2054 would authorize the state commissioner of transportation to utilize private funding from public private partnerships and sponsorships to pay for the service.
03-05-2012 ODOT last week announced plans to modernize East and Westbound rest areas along U.S. 33 in Meigs County.
02-27-2012 Circuit judge blocks the award of a $56 million contract to Miami-based Areas USA to redevelop travel plazas on Interstate 95 in Maryland.
02-27-2012 HMSHost files a protest with the Maryland Transportation Authority.
02-06-2012 Colorado Republican State Rep. Robert Ramirez and State Senator Ellen Roberts (R) have co-sponsored a bill in the Colorado General Assembly that would prohibit the state or any state agency from operating a truck stop, fueling station or convenience store on or near public land, including state highways, toll roads or any other infrastructure supported by state revenues.
01-30-2012 Three states could consider rest area commercialization
01-16-2012 It is imperative that you act now and call or email your senators to request that they oppose Amendment 1742 to S. 1813.
01-06-2012