Love’s Travel Stops built a new travel center in California even as diesel was targeted for phase-out; now that’s not an issue.
Even an EV-friendly policy analyst acknowledged during a House subcommittee hearing that trucking faces big challenges in meeting the EPA’s new zero-emission regulations.
When Berkshire Hathaway bought the last 20% of Pilot Travel Centers, the deal valued the chain at significantly less than just a year earlier.
The upcoming trial between the Haslam family and Berkshire Hathaway will see some limits on discussing a contentious issue.
Local opposition and divided attention in Washington are hurdles that must be cleared before the trucking industry can get parking legislation passed.
The family who founded Pilot Travel Centers and sold 80% of it to Berkshire Hathaway has filed suit over valuing the final 20%.
Directors of TravelCenters are recommending that shareholders reject a new acquisition bid made by an unidentified company.
For many over-the-road drivers, a major source of their meals can come from C-store locations built into truck stops like Love’s, Flying J and Pilot.
Twin SPAC backer ArcLight Capital is investing $50 million in a truck-as-a-service business that handles Class 1-8 vehicles.
It’s probably poor planning rather than bad luck. Reliance Partners’ Brian Runnels says you shouldn’t be shocked to find no parking available if you waited until the last minute.
The Biden administration is pushing states to take a clean-energy approach to expand truck parking with new infrastructure money.
TravelCenters of America is leaving the Canadian market after agreeing to sell the site of its truck stop in southwestern Ontario.
A Kansas truck stop less than 2 years old already is recognized as one of the best in the country.
Truck stops offering huge parking lots, smorgasbords, movie theaters and even pet services ranked among drivers’ favorites.
Private money can add parking better than public money because there is only so much that can be done with public spending on interstate rest areas.
Ex-Pilot president alleges reverse racism as he seeks different judge, location for second fuel fraud trial. Long-Haul Crime Log investigates the claims.
“A lot of truck drivers, just like law enforcement, don’t understand that girls in these types of situations are usually not there by their own will; there’s usually someone else behind the scenes compelling them to do it,” said Reliance Partners’ Mark Barlar.
Pandemic heroes of the highway deserve mobile sites, NATSO says. Some drivers don’t think that’s a good idea.
In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, a lawmaker would like to make COVID vaccines available at a truck stop chain; the future of trucking regulations; and why is trucking employment falling?
Logistics aid network seeking assistance from transportation sector.
Spending most of 2014 living out of an Airstream trailer allowed NATSO CEO Lisa Mullings to meet truck stop and travel plaza owners in 49 states “on their turf,” enriching her understanding of what mattered most to members of the trade group she has led since 2004.
TravelCenters of America has been forced to close some restaurants again as an increase in COVID-19 cases has tightened restrictions on dining out in some regions.
But liability may outweigh safety concerns when it comes to concealed carry policy.
Hungry truckers greeted with pizza upon arrival at Chattanooga-area welcome centers.
Residents of Woodland, Washington, convert a high school along Interstate 5 into a rest stop for truck drivers during the coronavirus outbreak.
Grant awards to be used to build new spaces or convert weigh stations.
Seeing expansion of the truck stop business as finite, Pilot Flying J is rapidly expanding its energy business. Reflecting that is a name change to the Pilot Company, an homage to the single gas station founder Jim Haslam purchased in 1958.
Presidential candidate’s Clean Transportation Plan calls for 15% of new trucks to be pollution-free by 2030.
Pilot Flying J is targeting small trucking fleets with a new fueling network aligned with brands like Marathon Oil’s Speedway commercial fueling locations. It expects to have 250 outlets by the end of 2020.
Study would bolster steps undertaken in the private sector to address the problem.
Arjun Infrastructure Partners and Fengate Asset Management buy chain of 23 facilities along Ontario’s 400-series highways.
Truck stop-travel center operator returned to core business in q4, CEO said.
Wireless charging could be key to making electric trucks viable for the long-haul sector.
The nation’s top electricity regulator gives exclusive insight into how the infrastructure behind electric trucks could fuel the coming transportation transformation.
Little Rock, Ark.-based company trying to make fuel card processing less costly for truck stop operators.
Message from NATSO: Technology trends will force truck stop owners to reevaluate how they serve their customers.
Jubitz brings in about $40 million of the company’s $175 million annual revenues as the industry contracts and braces for tech and regulatory headwinds.
Which stops are preferred by truckers? We look at the 2018 King of the Road survey from Atlas Van Lines to find out.
How good is the technology and powertrains on modern tractors? A group of journalists driving similarly spec’d Mack Anthem sleeper models, achieved over 8 mpg – even as high as 10.5 for one day – with the trucks on a three-day run from Asheville, NC, to New Orleans.
The National Association of Truck Stop Owners has released a study showing a correlation between commercialized rest stops and lower available truck parking. We discuss the findings as well as the study’s limitations.
Long-haul truck drivers don’t have the best rep when it comes to embodying a healthy lifestyle. Much of this reputation has to do with the routine that the job entails: weeks on end sleeping away from home, an abundance of sedentary hours at the wheel, and last but certainly not least, an excessive amount of precarious processed food.
The United States Senate’s Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee has turned its attention to the trucking industry in a concerted effort to stop human trafficking, The Hill reports. A pair of bipartisan bills have been approved targeting the role trucking plays in trafficking.
