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The 黑料社区Show Recap
Key leaders in the travel plaza industry and their suppliers came face to face at The 黑料社区Show 2013 in Savannah, Ga., in February, exchanging ideas and uncovering new solutions to improve their operations and plan for the future.
黑料社区Members Take to Capitol Hill
In May, 黑料社区members from across the country will assemble on Capitol Hill and meet face-to-face with their lawmakers to discuss the key issues facing the truckstop and travel plaza industry and protect the businesses they鈥檝e spent years building.
Trends And Priorities Affecting The Truckstop And Travel Plaza Industry
To help operators stay current, The 黑料社区Show Advisory Council tapped a number of trucking industry experts and truckstop operators to speak during The 黑料社区Show 2013 in Savannah, Ga. […]
Connecting with Truckstop Customers
To better understand their customers, truckstop and travel plaza operators are relying on old-fashioned, face-to- face customer service while also embracing technology to initiate conversations and engage with a customer base that is constantly on the move.
Cars, Carrots and Christian Faith in Glenrio, N.M.
Russell鈥檚 Truck and Travel Center 2 has it all鈥攁 business built on Christian values, a one-in-a-million car museum, a family of owners skilled in grocery items and even a director of operations that sleeps on location.
Who Do You Look Up To In The Truckstop Industry?
黑料社区operators share who they look up to in the industry and why.
New York Bill Creates Incentives for Truck Parking
The New York State Legislature is considering a measure that would create tax incentives and a loan program to fund truck parking in the state. The bill, S3773, would create a 50 percent tax credit for owners or operators of private rest areas, truckstops and travel plazas that provide truck drivers with safe parking, and create a 20 percent tax credit for shipping and receiving facilities that agree to provide truck drivers with a secure area to rest while waiting for pending appointments or to observing federal hours-of-service regulations. The measure is awaiting consideration in the Senate Transportation Committee.
Wyoming Passes Legislation Increasing Fuel Tax
Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead (R) has signed a bill that will increase the state’s tax on diesel and gasoline to 24 cents beginning in July, up from the current 14-cent-per-gallon tax.
Truck Tonnage Increases in January
The American Trucking Associations鈥� advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 2.9 percent in January after jumping 2.4 percent in December. Tonnage has surged at least 2.4 percent every month since November, gaining a total of 9.1 percent over that period. Seasonally adjusted data takes into account items such as weather, increased factory production for certain times of the year, harvests and back-to-school sales.
U.S. Senators Introduce Legislation to Block Ethanol Increases
U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-M.S.) and David Vitter (R-La.) have introduced legislation to block an increase in the amount of ethanol that can be blended with gasoline. The bill would overturn Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) waivers that allowed gasoline containing 15 percent ethanol (E15) to be used for many passenger cars and light trucks, and would prohibit the agency from granting future waivers for any blends above 10 percent ethanol.