Truck stops
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News
It takes a village to build a truck stop
Residents of Woodland, Washington, convert a high school along Interstate 5 into a rest stop for truck drivers during the coronavirus outbreak.
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Driver issues
Lawmakers propose $755 million to boost truck parking
Grant awards to be used to build new spaces or convert weigh stations.
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Fuel
Pilot Flying J changes name to capture totality of businesses (with video)
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…
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Infrastructure
Bloomberg proposes national clean-truck voucher program
Presidential candidate’s Clean Transportation Plan calls for 15% of new trucks to be pollution-free by 2030.
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Business
Pilot Flying J launches fuel network targeting small carriers
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…
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Driver issues
Regulators plan to assess violence against female and minority drivers
Study would bolster steps undertaken in the private sector to address the problem.
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Canada
Private equity firms acquire ONroute travel plazas
Arjun Infrastructure Partners and Fengate Asset Management buy chain of 23 facilities along Ontario’s 400-series highways.
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Canada
TravelCenters of America halved operating loss in fourth quarter
Truck stop-travel center operator returned to core business in q4, CEO said.
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Fuel
Volvo: Infrastructure remains biggest roadblock for electric trucks
Wireless charging could be key to making electric trucks viable for the long-haul sector.
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Legal issues
How truck stops could drive the electric revolution
The nation’s top electricity regulator gives exclusive insight into how the infrastructure behind electric trucks could fuel the coming transportation transformation.
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