One of NATSO’s primary roles is to deliver solutions to members’ challenges. Each day members tap into the expertise of NATSO’s staff for answers to some of their most pressing questions. Stop Watch compiled some recent member inquiries and sat down with Darren Schulte, NATSO’s vice president of membership, for detailed answers.
04-19-2013 The New York State Legislature is considering a measure that would create tax incentives and a loan program to fund truck parking in the state. The bill, S3773, would create a 50 percent tax credit for owners or operators of private rest areas, truckstops and travel plazas that provide truck drivers with safe parking, and create a 20 percent tax credit for shipping and receiving facilities that agree to provide truck drivers with a secure area to rest while waiting for pending appointments or to observing federal hours-of-service regulations. The measure is awaiting consideration in the Senate Transportation Committee.
02-25-2013 The Transportation Industry Mobility and Technology Coalition and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) will sponsor a free webinar on truck parking issues and innovative ways to address them.
11-19-2012 ATRI is conducting a survey on truck parking needs and system requirements.
09-24-2012 Iowa 80 Truckstop recently broke ground on 110 truck parking spaces north of the truckstop.
09-24-2012 MDOT announced plans to expand truck parking spaces at the I-95 South Welcome Center on Interstate 95.
09-10-2012 Legislation titled “Jason’s Law” was re-introduced
01-16-2012 In 2011, NATSO tackled a host of issues of vital importance to the truckstop and travel plaza industry. Reauthorization of surface transportation funding, rest area commercialization, interstate highway tolling and […]
01-01-2012 To make the Sacramento 49er Travel Plaza in Sacramento, Calif., stand out, President and General Manager Tristen Rust Griffith emphasizes her employees, seeks out innovation and focuses on the travel plaza’s bottom line.
05-01-2011