White Papers
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» Rest Area Commercialization and Truck Parking Capacity (06/21/2011)
This study takes a systematic look at the number of parking spaces for heavy-duty trucks on commercialized stretches of the interstate compared with the number of parking spaces for heavy trucks on non-commercialized stretches of highway. Utilizing independent third-party data from the 14 states permitted to conduct commercial activities at right-of-way rest areas, the study found that truck parking capacity is substantially greater on the stretches of the Interstate highway where commercial rest areas are prohibited.
[ Download Now ] ( NATSO Truck Parking Study Final.pdf 1120.57kb )
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» Rest Area Commercialization Issue Brief (06/20/2011)
[ Download Now ] ( Commercialization Issue Brief -- Save Highway Communities Partnership.pdf 172.88kb )
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» NATSO Written Testimony For the House T&I Subcommittee on Highways and Transit (03/30/2011)
[ Download Now ] ( HEARING WRITTEN STATEMENT Lisa Mullings March 2011.pdf 365.95kb )
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» Fueling American Prosperity (01/01/2003)
A report conducted by researchers at the University of Maryland commissioned by the NATSO Foundation that reveals the devastating economic impact rest area commercialization has on local businesses and the organizations and programs their tax dollars support.
[ Download Now ] ( 2003 Fueling American Prosperity.pdf 1724.77kb )
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» VA - Issue Brief on Virginia Rest Area Commercialization Proposal (04/21/2009)
A Virginia transportation board recently approved a resolution supporting sales of food and fuel at interstate rest areas. This proposal threatens local property tax revenues used to fund schools, police and fire protection, would further strain Virginia’s economy, and could shrink the number of truck parking spaces in Virginia.
[ Download Now ] ( Virginia Communities, Jobs, Businesses Threatened by Food, Fuel Sales at Rest Areas.pdf 36.68kb )
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» CA, OR, WA - Issue Brief on I-5 commercialization proposal (04/21/2009)
As California, Oregon and Washington consider an alternative fuels corridor along I-5, highway businesses have a clear message: Especially in today’s economy, proposals to advance alternative fuels must strengthen existing businesses - not threaten the jobs that they support.
[ Download Now ] ( CA, WA and OR Propose Rest Area Commercialization Along I-5.pdf 45.65kb )
