TravelCenters of America begins reopening dine-in restaurants

TravelCenters of America sign with truck

TravelCenters of America (NASDAQ: TA) is slowly reopening dine-in restaurants at its travel plazas where allowed, but some changes forced by the COVID-19 pandemic may never be reversed.

“We have already undertaken rolling some locations on and we’re doing it in a prudent and self-disciplined way,” TA CEO Jon Pertchik said on a first-quarter earnings call on Tuesday. 

That means fewer hours, about half as many menu items, and as little as 25% occupancy based on state-by-state guidelines. It also...

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IMO 2020 Makes Diesel Prices To Spike As Refineries Scale Up

In anticipating the price impact on diesel prices from the launch of IMO 2020 on January 1 – with any impacts expected to start before that – most forecasters have been fairly moderate in their outlook, with some exceptions, reports Freight Waves.

But Fitch Solutions, a unit of Fitch Group, recently came out with its forecast. Prominent in the title is the ‘S’ word – spike.

“Diesel: Tighter Shipping Rules to Lead Large Price Spike in 2020” is the title of the report.

What’s in the report?

The...

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