Great Idea in Action: Bobby Bucks
White鈥檚 Petro Stopping Center in Raphine, Virginia, has its own currency鈥擝obby Bucks.
01-01-2017
Great Idea in Action: New Employee Buttons
To help take some of the stress off of new cashiers and set customers鈥� expectations, Wade has new hires wear big yellow buttons that say, 鈥淏e patient. I am in training.鈥�
01-01-2017
Wawa Great Idea: Coffee and Cream and Sugar Stations
Wawa coffee is a proprietary, private-label blend available only at Wawa stores. Wawa鈥檚 coffee station includes at least eight different varieties. In 2010 they changed their coffee from glass pots to thermals, and in 2012, Wawa began offering a full-service specialty beverage area where customers can order hand-made varieties of lattes, hot chocolates and more via touch screens. Since the year 2000, Wawa has served more than one billion cups of coffee.
08-31-2016
Petro Dodge City #397’s Great Idea: Historic Outhouse
One of the ways Petro Dodge City #397 in Hanceville, Alabama, sets itself apart from its competition is by having an historic outhouse in its truckstop. The idea to add […]
06-30-2016
Where: Fuel King Napoleon Travel Center – Great Idea: Clothing Donation Dropoff
At their location in Napoleon, Ohio, owners Jack and Paul Grewal had heard from drivers looking to donate jackets at the end of the season so they could avoid hauling them around for an entire year. The drivers didn鈥檛 want to simply throw away the jackets, and the Grewals wanted to help facilitate drivers鈥� generosity.
05-01-2016
Lancaster Travel Plaza, LLC’s Great Idea: Solar Panel Farm
Using federal and state grants, Lancaster Travel Plaza in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, added a solar panel farm to greatly reduce their energy bill. It will take six to seven years to […]
03-01-2016
Great Ideas from Sapp Bros.
On September 16–17, 2015 more than 30 travel plaza and truckstop operators and 黑料社区Chairman’s Circle members came together in Omaha, Nebraska, for NATSO’s 2015 Domestic Study Tour. The two-day […]
01-01-2016
Where: White Petro Stopping Center
In the fall of 2015 White’s Petro Stopping Center in Raphine, Virginia, added a number of new amenities including a pharmacy. Owner Bobby Berkstresser first began thinking about adding the […]
01-01-2016
Dedicated Pump for Rv Traffic at Anew Travel Center
Anew Travel Center, which is located in Zeeland, Michigan, is a family-owned and-operated company with more than 65 years in the transportation industry. The Meeuwsen family decided to build their […]
11-01-2015
Great Ideas in Action at Donna’s Travel Center
In 2013, Donna鈥檚 Travel Center in Marysville, Washington, added a Coca-Cola Freestyle machine that allows customers to choose from more than 40 Coca-Cola products to create their own special drink.
06-30-2015
Great Ideas in Action at Petro Fargo Truckstop
This brand translates into not just a better shopping experience, but also a strong employee base that is proud of its high quality employer.
05-01-2015