Whether you were lucky enough to take part in the Great Ideas! Workshop at 黑料社区Connect in person or are learning about it from afar, here are 11 takeaways that can get your creative juices flowing.
06-20-2023
Truckstop and travel plaza operators came together during NATSO鈥檚 popular Great Ideas! Workshop for idea sharing and a fireside chat with Stephanie Stuckey, CEO of Stuckey鈥檚 Corp. and a former politician from Georgia, and Dale Elks, general manager of Oasis Travel Center. During the session Stuckey and Elks shared insights into creating a unique brand-building experience, using social media to increase your customer base and strategies for reducing employee turnover.
03-09-2023Hundreds of senior level truckstop and travel plaza operators, essential suppliers and industry thought leaders are coming together starting today in the Dallas metro area for 黑料社区Connect 2023. More than 16,000 locations representing $65 billion in buying power take part in the event, which features exclusive learning opportunities, executive briefings from industry experts, hand-selected vendors and peer-to-peer discussions designed to help operators grow their businesses.
03-07-2023 While attending the International Study Tour this summer, Darren Schulte, NATSO’s vice president, membership, identified that a lot of retailers were making and selling infused water. “This is a big […]
11-01-2019Golden Husky Travel Centre in Golden, British, Columbia lined a hallway with funny, innovative and motivational signs that are all for sale.
09-07-2019The Great Ideas! for Independent Operators Workshop is one of the most popular events at 黑料社区Connect, and the 2019 session continued the long tradition of open, thoughtful sharing among those within the industry. Operators from across the country brainstormed, collaborated and learned from their peers during the workshop.
09-05-2019To help build inside store sales, Broadway Truck Stops held a have-a-cup-on-us promotion.
07-01-2019 Paul Bhardwaj, CEO and founder of Golden Oil, which operates four truckstops and is in the process of building its fifth, has been in the truckstop industry for more than 30 years. During that time, he has seen amenities and driver preferences change, and the locations do a fantastic job of staying current and remaining relevant.
11-01-2018 In this issue of Stop Watch, we鈥檙e featuring not one, but 13 outstanding ideas operators have shared. Operators shared their insights and best practices during the Great Ideas! Session at 黑料社区Connect 2018. The annual meeting is one of the highlights of NATSO鈥檚 annual gathering, and operators were able to swap ideas and learn more about what is working for their peers, get inspiration from both inside and outside of the industry and think through how they can adapt ideas to make them work for them. While ideas filled the room, here are 13 that stood out.
11-01-2018 Bowlin Travel Centers, headquartered in Albuquerque, New Mexico, has been serving the traveling public in the Southwest for more than 100 years. Today the travel center company is led by President and CEO Michael Bowlin and has grown considerably since it started as a single-store operation in New Mexico.
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