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NATSO, SIGMA Urge Lawmakers to Extend Biodiesel Tax Credit in Budget Reconciliation

NATSO, the national association representing truckstops, travel plazas, and off-highway fuel retailers, along with SIGMA: America’s Leading Fuel Marketers, and representatives of the trucking and convenience store industries, urged lawmakers to extend the $1 per gallon biodiesel tax credit in the upcoming budget reconciliation package and ensure tax parity for any new credits awarded for transportation fuels that compete for the same feedstocks. The organizations specifically warned that more favorable tax treatment to other transportation fuels, such as sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), would increase diesel prices as well as carbon emissions, since SAF production is a less efficient process than renewable diesel and biodiesel production. More

NATSO Analysis: Deep Dive Into Reconciliation Status Members Only Join or Login

  • By NATSO
  • September 16, 2021

During the budget reconciliation process, different committees are pursuing different policies within their respective jurisdictions.  The overall expected cost of the policy changes currently being pursued is about $3.5 trillion.  It is expected that once each committee addresses the items within their jurisdiction, House and Senate leadership will negotiate this number down to something closer to $1.5 trillion - $2 trillion.  NATSO provides an overview of what each committee is working on. If  the reconciliation passes, it will very likely leave out at least some of the items discussed below, and scale back the cost or duration of some programs as part of that House-Senate negotiation process.  That being said, it's not unlikely that Democrats will find a way to pass much of this into law.  More

House Committees Work to Meet Reconciliation Deadline

  • By NATSO
  • September 15, 2021

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NATSO Member Charlene Poe Expresses Thanks for the NATSO Community

Charlene Poe, founder and managing partner of Middletown Truck Stop Eatery and Drive Thru in Delaware, was recently honored by the Women in Trucking Association as its Member of the Month for August. More

NATSO Urges Center for Tobacco Products to Publish Marketing Denial Order List

  • By NATSO
  • September 12, 2021

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ATA: Vaccine Requirement Could Disrupt Supply Chains

  • By NATSO
  • September 12, 2021

The American Trucking Associations issued a statement late September 10 stating that the Administration's proposed vaccine requirement threatens to cause further disruptions throughout the supply chain, impeding the nation’s COVID response efforts and putting the brakes on any economic revival. More

NATSO Government Affairs Update [Podcast]

NATSO Government Affairs Update [Podcast]

LeeAnn Goheen, NATSO's director of government affairs, joins the podcast to get listeners up-to-speed on important truckstop and travel center industry government affairs activities. More

President Biden Unveils COVID-19 Strategy

President Biden Unveils COVID-19 Strategy

  • By NATSO
  • September 10, 2021

On Sept. 9 the Biden Administration released a new, six-pronged national strategy to combat COVID-19 amid the surge in cases driven by the highly transmissible Delta variant.  More

NATSO Analysis: Infrastructure Outlook

NATSO Analysis: Infrastructure Outlook

  • By NATSO
  • September 9, 2021

The House of Representatives continues to sit on the bipartisan infrastructure bill that passed the Senate in August. More

How to Get Customers into Your Truckstop from the Fuel Island [Podcast]

How to Get Customers into Your Truckstop from the Fuel Island [Podcast]

Darren Schulte, NATSO's vice president, walks listeners through signage, merchandise and technology ideas to draw customers inside. Schulte also offers ideas on what things people see from the fuel island that might deter them from coming in. More

Where Can I Find Cleaning, Sanitation And Other Supplies for My Truckstop?

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Keep Your Business Running: Ideas for You to Consider During the Coronavirus Pandemic

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What Resources Can I Use with My Local Officials To Help Ease Capacity Restrictions At My Truckstop?

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Are Truckstops Considered “Essential” Businesses?

The Department of Homeland Security has issued Guidance on the Essential Critical Infrastructure workforce.
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What Happens When an Employee Gets Sick?

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What Are the New Federal Leave Requirements That Will Affect Me?

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