Dolly Parton launches truck stop venture
Singer to take over and relaunch Tennessean Travel Stop in Cornersville first.
Singer to take over and relaunch Tennessean Travel Stop in Cornersville first.
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.
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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%.
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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.
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“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.