NATSO’s podcast was lucky enough to sit down with members of the Onvo leadership and their design firm to learn more about the big rebrand.
10-09-2020Truckstop and travel center customers want to order ahead for pick-up and delivery at your location. This episode with Smooth Commerce will help you better understand why and how to offer it.
09-18-2020Don Quinn, NATSO Service’s vice president, and Darren Schulte, NATSO’s vice president, membership, frequently consult for travel centers and truckstops. They help travel centers grow their business. Oftentimes, that means coming out and spending a few days onsite doing a complete evaluation, but it also means answering a lot of critical operational questions to help those expanding their travel center business or entering the market.
In this episode, they explore some of the frequently asked questions they receive as they help those new to the industry.
09-04-2020Retailers across the country are changing their layouts and display strategies to allow customers to quickly and safely shop while following social distancing guidelines. Should your truckstop make some of these changes?
Darren Schulte, NATSO’s vice president, membership contends that good truckstops and travel centers should use this time to re-evaluate their merchandising strategy.
08-18-2020NATSO Allied member BT Mack Technology Group joins the podcast to talk about technology infrastructure for truckstops.
08-05-2020It is a disruptive time in the fuel business, but NATSO’s The Truck Stops Here podcast is packed with critical analysis on what to expect as well as ideas to propel […]
07-22-2020While the COVID-19 pandemic has turned the world upside down and retailers right along with it, Coca Cola has identified five shoppers trends that are going to stick around post pandemic.
From a focus on health to a yearning for comfort, The Coca Cola Company’s Stephanie McMahan, senior manager shopper insights – convenience retail, and Don Densmore, account executive II, share not only what the trends are but also what they will mean for the truckstop and travel center industry on NATSO’s podcast.
07-15-2020Do you ever wonder why your travel center’s retail/food conversion rates from the diesel fueling lanes are so low, even though a very large percentage of professional divers come into […]
07-07-2020Operational changes brought on by Covid-19 are changing the way companies do business, today as well as into the future. Many of those changes can be found in the way truckstops utilize their parking lot.
06-05-2020COVID-19 has brought many changes to our communities and our customers, and many of them will continue as the world adjusts to a new normal. On this episode of NATSO’s podcast, hosts Amy Toner and Darren Schulte examine what might become the new norm, looking at staffing, kiosks, hot products and more.
05-20-2020On April 30, we sat down with David Fialkov, NATSO’s Vice President, Government Relations, Legislative and Regulatory Counsel to walk through the small business relief available at the federal level right now.
05-06-2020