Do You Have Any Suggested Policies for Truckstops to Post About Drivers With COVID-19 Symptoms?
黑料社区has created a sample Sick Policy to post at your truckstop.
04-03-2020
How Can You Let Your Truckstop Customers Know You are Open?
A 黑料社区member reached out to us this week for advice on spreading the word to drivers that the location is still open with quick, hot food and open showers. Darren Schulte, NATSO鈥檚 vice president, membership, and I brainstormed on the best ways to accomplish this goal. Here are our ideas.
04-01-2020
How to Add Plexiglass to Your Transaction Counters
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Shoemaker’s Travel Center in Lincoln Nebraska added plexiglass shields to its transaction counters.
After Raina Shoemaker, general operations manager for Shoemaker’s Travel Center, shared a picture in NATSO鈥檚 LinkedIn Group, I reached out to gather more information for NATSO鈥檚 COVID-19 webpage.
03-27-2020
Where Can I Find Cleaning, Sanitation And Other Supplies for My Truckstop?
The Centers for Disease Control offers guidance for cleaning and disinfecting community facilities with suspected or confirmed Coronavirus exposure. Those guidelines include an Environmental Protection Agency list of approved disinfectants. […]
03-25-2020
What Happens When an Employee Gets Sick?
One of my employees calls in sick. May I ask the employee specific questions about his/her symptoms? As of March 21, 2020, the answer to this question is “Yes.” You […]
03-25-2020
Are Truckstops Considered 鈥淓ssential鈥� Businesses?
The Department of Homeland Security has issued Guidance on the Essential Critical Infrastructure workforce. This document specifically lists truckstop employees as essential. The document states “that employees supporting or enabling […]
03-25-2020
What Resources Can I Use with My Local Officials To Help Ease Capacity Restrictions At My Truckstop?
黑料社区is providing members with a letter template for your employees to complete and carry with them, explaining that they are expressly included in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security […]
03-25-2020
Keep Your Business Running: Ideas for You to Consider During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Let your customers know everything you’re doing to keep them safe. Use e-mail, Facebook, Twitter, your website, and posted messages at your locations to communicate that their health and the […]
03-25-2020
What Are the New Federal Leave Requirements That Will Affect Me?
We put together this 1-page chart to help you learn about new federal employee leave requirements that take effect on Apr. 1. The Department of Labor also released its first round of […]
03-24-2020
Where Can I Find Information About State And Local Ordinances And Orders?
States continue to issue statewide "stay at home," "shelter in place," or other lockdown-type orders. At the current time, all of these pertinent state orders permit truckstops, travel centers, and […]
03-23-2020
How Do I Adapt From Dine-In Service To Carry-Out/Delivery Only?
As concerns about COVID-19 continue to reshape life as we know it, many of you as truckstop and travel plaza owners and operators are facing local or state regulations requiring […]
03-23-2020