renewable diesel

06-20-2024 by Mindy Long Building a Travel Center? Fuel Offerings 101

The truck stop and travel center industry is fuel agnostic and strives to offer whatever fuels its customers demand. Diesel fuel remains the primary fuel used within the trucking industry, especially for long-haul over- the-road freight movement.

However, the industry is currently evolving to meet demand for new fueling technologies, such as electric vehicle charging stations, and preparing to meet future fueling needs.

For those new to the industry, gather information on the fuels you may want to consider from the NATSO Foundation’s New Build Toolkit.

06-20-2024

07-27-2023 by Tiffany Wlazlowski Neuman Clean Freight Coalition Meets with DOE-DOT Joint Office, Lawmakers on Heavy-Duty Charging Infrastructure

Representatives from the Clean Freight Coalition (CFC), of which NATSO is a member, met with officials from the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation (Joint Office) July 26 to discuss the challenges and opportunities of transitioning the nation’s commercial truck fleet to low- and zero-emission vehicles. Sapp Bros. Chief Executive Officer Andy Richard attended the meetings on behalf of NATSO.

07-27-2023

11-10-2022 by NATSO Renewable Diesel Fuel Creates Opportunities for Truckstop and Travel Plaza Operators

Use 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.

11-10-2022

03-30-2022 by NATSO Foundation Interest in Alternative Fuels Among Trucking Fleets Continues to Increase

Interest in alternative fuels among the public and fleets has continued to increase.

03-30-2022

12-17-2021 by Tiffany Wlazlowski Neuman NATSO Connect 2022 to Feature Transportation Energy Educational Track

NATSO is offering a Transportation Energy Track during NATSO Connect 2022, which will be held Feb. 20-24, 2022, at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort in Orlando, Florida.

“We want to ensure the nation’s truckstops and travel centers have the knowledge they need to meet the country’s fueling needs, no matter what fuel is powering the vehicle,” said Amy Toner, vice president of publishing and digital content for NATSO.

12-17-2021

10-19-2020 by Amy Toner Renewable Diesel: From Production to Pump

Renewable diesel fuel is creating new opportunities in the fuel business and provides environmental benefits while also helping truckstop and travel plaza operators improve the economics of the fuel they sell.

“You have the potential to price your fuels more competitively and increase your profit margins,” said Ginger Laidlaw, vice president for the Alternative Fuels Council.

10-19-2020

10-31-2017 by NATSO NATSO, Biodiesel Supply Chain Urge Tax-Writing Committees to Extend, Phase Out Biodiesel Tax Credit

NATSO and a diverse group of biodiesel producers, fuel retailers and trucking interests representing every segment of the biodiesel supply chain sent a letter the Senate Finance Committee and House Ways and Means Committee on Oct. 31 in support of extending and phasing out the biodiesel blenders’ tax credit, and outlining their opposition to efforts to shift the credit to a producers’ credit as the tax-writing committees consider tax reform legislation.

10-31-2017