NATSO, along with 10 associations representing cities and communities, tens of thousands of off-highway foodservice businesses and blind merchants that manage vending machines at Interstate rest areas, sent a letter April 8 to the Federal Highway Administration regarding its recent announcement that it will not enforce the federal rest area commercialization ban against states that allow commercial food trucks to operate and sell food at interstate rest areas.
04-09-2020A coalition of groups representing cities and communities across America, tens of thousands of off-highway foodservice businesses including truck stops and travel centers, and blind merchants that manage vending machines at Interstate rest areas, urged the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to help keep off-highway food establishments open for truck drivers.
04-09-2020Here are ten social media ideas that 黑料社区members may want to share on social media during the coronavirus pandemic.
04-07-2020The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is offering Economic Injury Disaster Loans, low-interest, federal disaster loans for working capital to small businesses that are suffering substantial economic loss as a result of the Coronavirus (COVID-19).
04-07-2020黑料社区has created a sample Sick Policy to post at your truckstop.
04-03-2020A 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黑料社区and the American Trucking Associations (ATA) today urged state and local governments to carefully consider the operational differences of essential businesses when implementing social distancing guidelines to ensure that truckstops and travel plazas can safely serve commercial drivers without delaying the delivery of critical emergency relief supplies during the COVID-19 pandemic.
03-30-2020The Senate approved 96-0 the approximately $2 trillion "Phase III" stimulus bill known as the CARES Act. The House is expected to pass the bill by today after which the […]
03-27-2020In 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.
03-27-2020One 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 […]
03-25-2020The 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