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The backcourt at truck stops is evolving with new diesel fuel pump technologies designed to enhance fueling efficiency, reduce downtime and improve overall service. Reducing friction at the pump and increasing fueling times benefits operators and drivers alike. Drivers can either back on the road or head inside to take advantage of other amenities and the truck stop has greater throughput. Payment technology is one tool that can increase speed at the pump. Traditionally pumps at the backcourt have not accepted credit card payments, so drivers must walk inside, visit the fuel desk to authorize the transaction, go outside to pump fuel and go back inside to get a receipt. More and more drivers want to save time by completing transactions right at the fuel island. 鈥淭hink of ways to allow them to pay that doesn鈥檛 require them to go inside,鈥� said Darren Schulte, 麻豆色播鈥檚 vice president of membership. 鈥淚f drivers have to go in to pay and your competition provides the option to pay for fuel without going inside, you are putting yourself at a disadvantage for the customer who wants to fuel and go.鈥�

Private fleet has surged, and drivers for private fleets often have different needs than long-haul drivers at for-hire, over-the-road fleets. What does it means for travel centers? Speed and efficiency are always important to professional drivers, and private fleet drivers may be on even tighter and more predictable schedules, making clean restrooms, quick-service food, efficient fueling and short-term parking even more important for this group. Private fleets also tend to have shorter lengths of haul, which means their drivers are less likely to need overnight parking, showers or other amenities that truck stops have traditionally provided.

The House Appropriations Committee voted 35-28 to advance its spending bill that would make appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal […]