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Seven Ways to Spread Holiday Cheer This Season at Your Travel Center

Seven Ways to Spread Holiday Cheer This Season at Your Travel Center

Darren Schulte, vice president of membership for NATSO, said drivers often look for fun and unique gift items when they stop at a NATSO member location. Holiday promotions and seasonal items can do well. Trail's Travel Center in Albert Lea, Minnesota, for example, has created beautiful displays to take advantage of seasonal opportunities. More

Gain Valuable Insights Into New Builds or Remodels During NATSO Connect’s New Workshop

Gain Valuable Insights Into New Builds or Remodels During NATSO Connect’s New Workshop

Constructing a new build or launching a remodel is a significant undertaking, and planning begins long before the ground breaks. Truck stops and travel centers are complex facilities that require considerable market research, competitive analysis, and infrastructure development. NATSO Connect 2024, Feb. 18-22 in Orlando, Florida, will feature a Travel Center New Builds and Remodels Pre-Event Workshop to provide operators with insights into their construction projects.   More

Grow Wallet Share With the Right Food Offerings at Your Travel Center

Grow Wallet Share With the Right Food Offerings at Your Travel Center

Jessica Williams, founder and CEO of Food Forward Thinking, joins the podcast to walk listeners through menu planning for travel centers. She offers advice on: What is usually missing at a travel center that drivers seek? What should travel centers think about when planning their food offerings? What food trends are “trending” right now? More

Digital Innovation at Retail With Digit7

Digital Innovation at Retail With Digit7

In this sponsored episode with Digit7 CEO Chithrai Mani, we explore the digital retail innovations available from Digit7. More

NATSO Connect Unveils Stellar Lineup of Speakers for its Upcoming Conference in Orlando, FL

NATSO Connect Unveils Stellar Lineup of Speakers for its Upcoming Conference in Orlando, FL

NATSO, the leading national trade association representing America's travel centers and truck stops, announced its first round of distinguished speakers for the upcoming NATSO Connect conference, which will be held from February 18 to February 22, 2024, in Orlando, Florida. More

NATSO Foundation's 2023 Fast Forward Focus

NATSO Foundation's 2023 Fast Forward Focus

Last month, truck stop and travel center leaders and industry vendors attended the NATSO Foundation's leadership event, Fast Forward Focus. Thank you to our participants, speakers and sponsors for helping make it a success. More

NATSO Connect Education Highlights Strategies to Increase Wallet Share and Boost Profitability

NATSO Connect Education Highlights Strategies to Increase Wallet Share and Boost Profitability

Growing wallet share is essential for truck stops and travel centers to thrive in today's competitive market. It drives revenue growth, fosters customer loyalty, and helps businesses establish a strong foothold in the market. Day two of NATSO Connect, Feb. 18-22, 2024, in Orlando, Florida, will feature an educational line-up focused on growing wallet share.  More

Get the Scoop on NATSO Connect 2024

Get the Scoop on NATSO Connect 2024

Pamela Hayes, vice president, business development at NATSO, and Andrew Evans, vice president, marketing and branding at NATSO, hopped on the podcast to share all the important details about this year's event. More

NATSO, SIGMA Urge Energy Department to Adopt Market-Oriented, Technology Neutral Approach to Transportation Decarbonization

NATSO, representing travel centers and truck stops, and SIGMA: America’s Leading Fuel Marketers, urged the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to adopt a market-oriented, technology-neutral approach to transportation decarbonization. Any policies to scale production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) should carefully consider the economy-wide ramifications of prioritizing nascent fuel technologies above longstanding lower carbon fuel options, such as biodiesel and renewable diesel. More

House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee Advances the REPAIR Act

The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Data, Innovation and Commerce advanced the REPAIR Act, H.R. 906, by voice vote on Nov. 2. During the markup, lawmakers offered a series of amendments seeking to exclude commercial vehicles from the bill as well as strengthen language on cyber security, data privacy and intellectual property ownership. Ultimately all amendments were withdrawn, with Democrats and Republicans agreeing to work together to address all concerns before the bill moves to a full committee markup.   More

Pilot Company to Launch Site For Roboburger Vending

The RoboBurger equipment is a fully autonomous robotic burger chef in a vending machine.
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Travelcenters of America Opens Georgia Stop

TravelCenters of America recently opened a new TA Express Travel Center near Statesboro, Georgia.
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Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) EV Charging Grants: Who is Eligible and How Much Money Do Fuel Retailers Need to Contribute?

The initial grant distribution will prioritize funding for EV charging infrastructure at off-highway and off-Interstate locations.
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Join the ChargeAhead Partnership

The Charge Ahead Partnership is a coalition of individuals and businesses united in the idea that the best way to expand the electric vehicle charging network is through a competitive, market-based approach.
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Contact Your State DOT Regarding Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) EV Charging Funding

NATSO members should contact their state transportation departments promptly to learn about their electric vehicle charging plans and to share our industry's perspective on the plans' development.
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Has the Business Case for EV Charging Improved?

It is incumbent upon fuel retailers to urge state DOTs to structure projects in a “make-ready” model that allows utilities to invest in the grid and distribution enhancements necessary to feed charging stations while a competitive, private market governs the consumer-facing charging transaction. 
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