Truck stops

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.