Updated May 7, 2021
A tidal wave of demand could be headed to a trucking segment that s the least capable of absorbing it.
A summer travel season that s expected to be defined by revenge vacations – people hitting the highways en masse following nearly a year stuck at home under pandemic restrictions – is expected to bring with it a surging demand for fuel, yet liquid bulk haulers already have more to haul than drivers to pull it.
Steve Rush, past-chairman of the National Tank Truck Carriers association and CEO of Whartron, New Jersey-based lubricant base oil petroleum product hauler Carbon Express, said the driver shortage is not perceived. It is real. Liquid bulk shipments are on average out two weeks right now with no immediate relief in sight.
Business and Community Leaders Urge Congress to Oppose Commercial Rest Areas
News provided by
Share this article
Share this article
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ NATSO, representing truckstops and travel plazas, and a diverse coalition that includes restaurants, fuel retailers, city governments, trucking firms and blind entrepreneurs today urged lawmakers to oppose efforts to commercialize Interstate rest areas as Congress considers infrastructure legislation.
The groups, which represent hundreds of thousands of mostly small businesses that operate near the Interstate Highway System, urged lawmakers to reject proposals to carve out any exceptions to the longstanding ban that prohibits state departments of transportation from unfairly competing against the private sector by selling food, fuel or other commercial services, including electric vehicle charging, at Interstate rest areas.
Retail Fuel Community Provides Biden Administration With an Alternative Fuels Roadmap
ALEXANDRIA, Va. â NATSO, representing the nation s truckstops and travel plazas, penned a letter to the Biden Administration outlining the market and incentive structure that would most effectively prompt existing fuel retailers to invest more in lower carbon fuels, including electric vehicle (EV) charging stations. Â
NATSO, alongside NACS and the Society of Independent Gasoline Marketers of America (SIGMA), outlined six principles that should guide the administration s approach to lowering the carbon footprint of transportation fuel. The letter was sent on Jan. 27 to the Secretary Designates for the Departments of Transportation and Energy as well as the Administrator Designate for the Environmental Protection Agency and the National Climate Advisor.
NATSO Outlines Principles for Advancing Alternative Fuels in the Market
Encourages Biden Administration to Consider Proposals in Developing Climate and Infrastructure Policy
News provided by
Share this article
Share this article
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ NATSO, representing the nation s truckstops and travel plazas, in a letter to the Biden Administration on January 27 outlined the market and incentive structure that would most effectively prompt existing fuel retailers to invest more in lower carbon fuels, including electric vehicle charging stations.
NATSO, along with the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) and the Society of Independent Gasoline Marketers of America (SIGMA), outlined six principles that should guide the Administration s approach to lowering the carbon footprint of transportation fuel. The letter was sent to the Secretary Designates for the Departments of Transportation and Energy as well as the Administrator Desig
The Mint’s facilities in Denver and Philadelphia worked overtime in the second half of 2020 so that banks and retailers could get more change into customers’ hands.