Mindy Long

Mindy Long has been writing professionally for over 15 years and freelancing full time for the last four. In 2010 Long formed Mindy Long Freelance LLC. As a journalist, she has written about everything from video games to diesel fuel additives. 

Long hold a master’s degree from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism in Evanston, Ill., and a bachelor’s degree in Communications from Westminster College in Salt Lake City. In addition, she has completed writing courses at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., and the Writer’s Center in Bethesda, Md., and through the OpEd Project, Writer’s Digest and mediabistro.com. She is a member of the Society for Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators and the Northwestern Alumni Admissions Council.

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Five Tips to Tap Into Workamper Travelers to Boost Your Travel Center Staff

Five Tips to Tap Into Workamper Travelers to Boost Your Travel Center Staff

Ericka Schapekahm, director of human resources at Heinz Corp., is always looking for new talent to join the teams at Coffee Cup Fuel Stops. This year, she will be adding an employee she found through Workamper—a website dedicated to connecting RVers looking for temporary work with employers needing help. More

Equipment Providers Are Enhancing the Diesel Island Experience at Travel Centers

Equipment Providers Are Enhancing the Diesel Island Experience at Travel Centers

Professional drivers and truck stop and travel center operators share a common objective on the fuel island—to get the driver in and out as quickly as possible. Even minor improvements can enhance professional drivers' experience, speed up transactions and influence where they stop. More

Advice on Getting Customers Inside Your Travel Center to Buy

Advice on Getting Customers Inside Your Travel Center to Buy

Travel centers are seeing increased competition from c- stores and non-retail companies that are catering to professional drivers, making it more important than ever for operators to get to know their customers, leverage their behavior and provide more to those who are already stopping. Darren Schulte, NATSO’s vice president of membership, and Christine Schoessler, NATSO’s chief operating officer, share opportunities for growing revenue. More