Topics: Leadership & Strategy

Sales of EVs Grow, Diesel to Remain Dominant

During NATSO Connect 2019, John Eichberger, executive director of the Fuels Institute, told attendees that although electric vehicles continue to make headlines, diesel will remain the dominant fuel into the future. More

Executives Explore Changing Driver Needs

Hours-of-service requirements, electronic logging devices and e-commerce are all changing professional drivers’ operating environment, and the changing market dynamics are resulting in new opportunities for truckstop and travel plaza operators. During NATSO Connect, NATSO President and CEO Lisa Mullings sat down with Dave Manning, president of TCW Inc. and Immediate Past Chairman of the American Trucking Associations and Dan Murray, vice president of the American Transportation Research Institute, to discuss the latest trends among truck drivers. More

Regulatory, Legislative Decisions Shape Truckstop Operators’ Future

Government decisions are shaping the way truckstop and travel plaza operators will do business in the future, and operators and vendors need to work together to advance the industry’s shared advocacy goals. During a government affairs town hall meeting at NATSO Connect, David Fialkov, NATSO vice president of government relations and legislative and regulatory counsel, provided an inside-the-beltway scoop on some of the biggest government affairs issues facing the industry today. More

NATSO Connect Keynote Explores Changes Going on Throughout the Retail Marketplace

There is tremendous change going on throughout the retail marketplace, and no retailer will be exempt from its effects. As a result, retail channels must find an appropriate value proposition for their customers to remain successful, according to Michael Sansolo, research director for two of the Coca-Cola Research Councils. More

NATSO Connect Kicks Off in Orlando

NATSO kicks off NATSO Connect in Orlando, Fla., today with hundreds of the nation’s truckstops, travel plazas, fuel retailers and their industry partners gathering here for three days of professional connection, networking and education. More

NATSO 2019 Chairman Welcomes Operators, Industry Supplier to Orlando

Bob Wollenman, NATSO’s 2019 chairman of the board and the owner of Deluxe Truck Stop in St. Joseph, Missouri, welcomed truckstop and travel plaza operators and industry suppliers to NATSO Connect in Orlando. More

NATSO Foundation Helps Alabama Fight Human Trafficking

The NATSO Foundation will join the Alabama Attorney General, the Alabama Trucking Association and Truckers Against Trafficking Feb. 12 in sponsoring a coalition meeting in Montgomery, Ala., aimed at coordinating ways to fight human trafficking within the state. More

Change Is Always an Opportunity, but in 2018, it Became a Benchmark at NATSO

NATSO’s 2018 was certainly one of great opportunity. NATSO Connect came to Nashville with a blaze of success. Exhibitors, attendees and guest presenters were presented with an all new format that will lead us into the next decade. Many times during the event, people mentioned new access to exhibitors and attendees. Many thanks to the planning group leading this effort. More

DOT Kicks Off First Human Trafficking Advisory Committee Meeting; NATSO Serves on Subcommittee

The Department of Transportation (DOT) recently kicked off the first meeting of its Human Trafficking Advisory Committee, which aims to develop strategies that state agencies and local transportation stakeholders can utilize to implement anti-human trafficking initiatives. More

Thank You For The Opportunity To Serve As Your Chairman

For the past three years I have had the privilege of serving as chairman of NATSO’s board of directors, and I have so many thoughts and memories as my term comes to a close. I am grateful for the many relationships and connections I’ve made not only as chairman, but also as a NATSO member. I attended my first NATSO trade show in New Orleans 1989 and my affinity for the association and the members has continually increased since then. More

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