Understanding the various types of fuels available is crucial for providing customers with the right choices and maintaining compliance with environmental regulations. The most common types of fuel include regular octane gasoline, premium gasoline, reformulated gasoline, Low Reid Vapor Pressure gasoline, E85, diesel, premium diesel, winter diesel, biodiesel and renewable diesel.
08-13-2024NATSO Connect 2024 Title Sponsor Cyclum Renewables, LLC Truck Stops provides sustainable green energy solutions to the transportation industry by fueling commercial trucking through a nationwide network of renewable truck […]
01-24-2024NATSO member Randy Gard, chief operating officer for Bosselman Enterprises, is an active member of the Mid-Continent Clean Hydrogen Hub, which includes Nebraska, Iowa and Missouri, and has been an active part of the Hub’s site selection process. He shared with Stop Watch magazine about the Mid-Continent Clean Hydrogen Hub.
10-02-2023New this year for NATSO Connect, the NATSO Foundation is offering a day of education dedicated to emerging alternative fuels. The expo hall also will feature a dedicated section for vendors specializing in alternative fuels.
01-18-2023
NATSO, representing America’s travel centers and truck stops, and SIGMA: America’s Leading Fuel Marketers, issued the following statement Jan. 10, 2023, in response to the Biden Administration’s “U.S. National Blueprint for Transportation Decarbonization,” which outlines the Administration’s framework for cutting transportation emissions.
01-11-2023Use of renewable diesel—a clean fuel option that reduces greenhouse gas emissions and meets the same specifications as petroleum diesel—is increasing. Renewable diesel can be used as a drop-in fuel, blended with petroleum diesel and blended with biodiesel in various amounts. As a drop-in fuel there are little to no modifications needed to fueling equipment or storage or the diesel engine.
“Most West Coast retailers are using or looking to use renewable diesel at their locations because it’s a drop in. There aren’t modifications needed on the fueling side or the engine side. You don’t have to blend it,” said Ginger Laidlaw, vice president of the Alternative Fuels Council.
11-10-2022What is the future of autonomous trucking? Has any alternative fuel pulled ahead of another in the heavy-duty space? Mike Roeth, executive director of NACFE and Ginger Laidlaw, vice president of NATSO’s Alternative Fuels Council, take a deep dive these alternative fuels questions on NATSO’s podcast.
11-08-2022 Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), along with President Biden, on July 27 announced a deal on a $740 billion reconciliation bill. The more than 700-page bill includes a broad energy tax title that will rework existing biofuel and alternative fuel incentive structures for the next several years, as well as health and tax components. The Senate intends to vote on the legislation next week, with the House likely soon thereafter.
07-28-2022Interest in alternative fuels among the public and fleets has continued to increase.
03-30-2022President Biden on March 31 released the first phase of his “Build Back Better” proposal, the “American Jobs Plan,” focusing on the infrastructure components of the White House’s recovery efforts as well as addressing climate change and job creation. The package includes $2.3 trillion in spending over eight years with a $621 billion investment in transportation and the resiliency of our infrastructure. Specifically, the proposal provides $115 billion for bridge, highway, and road investments.
04-01-2021President Biden today will outline his Administration's massive new infrastructure package in a speech in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Although additional details will come out in the coming days, the White House […]
03-31-2021
