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Expand Your Truckstop's Labor Pool with Non-Traditional Hires Members Only Join or Login

Finding and retaining employees is often a top concern of truckstop and travel plaza operators, and it can become even more challenging when unemployment levels drop. More

Increase Sales at Your Truckstop With A Strong Retail Program Members Only Join or Login

All truckstop operators are working to get customers in the door and to the cash register, and a well-planned retail strategy can do just that. Yet all too often, business owners are trying to be everything to everybody, which can do more harm than good.  More

From Milkshakes to Motocycles: Truckstop Operators Get Creative in Their Parking Lots Members Only Join or Login

In today’s operating environment, truckstop and travel plaza operators are working to appeal to a wide range of customers. Several NATSO members are changing the way they use space within their parking lots, turning extra space into innovative profit centers.  More

Consumers Slowly Embrace Mobile Payments; Locations Prepare For The Future Members Only Join or Login

A growing number of companies are offering mobile-payment applications, and although the majority of consumers still rely on traditional payment methods, some truckstop and travel plaza operators are preparing for the future and embracing the technology now.  More

Davis Travel Center Sparks Conversation and Sales with Nostalgic Candy

At Davis Travel Center, in Stony Creek, Virginia, store displays filled with nostalgic candies are bringing back memories for customers. Not only are customers reminiscing over candy cigarettes, Nik-L-Nips and Teaberry Gum, they're buying them and the category is growing at a faster rate than all other items in the store. More

Appealing To Pets In Virginia

Davis Travel Center in Stony Creek, Va., has gone to the dogs—or at least part of it has. The location has added a dog park to its offerings, and travelers are responding. More

The RoboBurger equipment is a fully autonomous robotic burger chef in a vending machine.
TravelCenters of America recently opened a new TA Express Travel Center near Statesboro, Georgia.
The initial grant distribution will prioritize funding for EV charging infrastructure at off-highway and off-Interstate locations.
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.
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.
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.