Topics: COVID-19

AMBEST is Thanking Truckstop Employees

As thank you to their members for doing their part during the COVID-19 pandemic, AMBEST, the nationwide network of independent truckstops and service centers, has increased their weekly cash payments to truckstop employees and started a “Stories of Hope” campaign. More

Lawmakers Introduce Measure to Establish Tax Holiday for Convenience Store, Grocery Employees

Representatives Glenn Thompson (R-Pa.) and Dwight Evans (D-Pa.) introduced the Giving Retailers and Our Convenience Employees Relief Act, or GROCER Act, which would establish a federal tax holiday for grocery and convenience store employees from Feb. 15 through June 15 for individuals making less than $75,000 annually. The bill would also provide discretion to the Treasury to extend this benefit for an additional three months. More

President Commends Truckstops, Travel Plazas for Serving Drivers

President Donald Trump commended the nation's truckstops and travel plazas for their continued service to truck drivers as the nation grapples with the coronavirus pandemic. More

Business and Community Leaders Urge FHWA to Keep Off-Highway Food Open for Truck Drivers

A 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. More

Foodservice Industry, Local Governments Seek to Keep Off-Highway Food Open for Truck Drivers

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. More

SBA Offers Economic Injury Disaster Loans

The 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). More

Ten Ideas on What Truckstops and Travel Centers Can Share on Social Media Right Now

Here are ten social media ideas that NATSO members may want to share on social media during the coronavirus pandemic. More

Do You Have Any Suggested Policies for Truckstops to Post About Drivers With COVID-19 Symptoms?

NATSO has created a sample Sick Policy to post at your truckstop. More

How Can You Let Your Truckstop Customers Know You are Open?

A NATSO 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’s vice president, membership, and I brainstormed on the best ways to accomplish this goal. Here are our ideas. More

NATSO, ATA Urge State and Local Governments to Ensure Commercial Drivers, Emergency Relief Supplies Aren't Delayed

NATSO 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. More

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