Spending most of 2014 living out of an Airstream trailer allowed NATSO CEO Lisa Mullings to meet truck stop and travel plaza owners in 49 states “on their turf,” enriching her understanding of what mattered most to members of the trade group she has led since 2004.
TravelCenters of America has been forced to close some restaurants again as an increase in COVID-19 cases has tightened restrictions on dining out in some regions.
Shameek Konar will succeed Jimmy Haslam as Pilot Co. CEO in January, after growing its energy services business. He is the first outsider to run the family-owned Pilot in its 62 years.
After cutting the price by more than a third from a new stock offering of $75 million, TravelCenters of America shares fell below the revised asking price Wednesday.
The gradual restart of the economy includes dine-in restaurants at the travel plazas dotting American highways. Truckers will find socially distanced seating and fewer menu offerings — if they leave their trucks to investigate. Some say they won’t bother.
Feds okay food trucks while Arizona opens long-shuttered highway facilities.
Trucking and travel plaza trade groups urge states to cut slack to truckers delayed by overzealous social distancing so critical freight can keep moving during coronavirus pandemic.
Travel plazas are balancing social distancing to prevent the possible spread of coronavirus with providing food and services to truckers, whose dining options in some cases are limited to drive thru and carryout.
