Alternative Fuels Council

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 黑料社区Foundation’s New Build Toolkit.

06-20-2024

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

Use of renewable diesel鈥攁 clean fuel option that reduces greenhouse gas emissions and meets the same specifications as petroleum diesel鈥攊s 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.

鈥淢ost West Coast retailers are using or looking to use renewable diesel at their locations because it鈥檚 a drop in. There aren鈥檛 modifications needed on the fueling side or the engine side. You don鈥檛 have to blend it,鈥� said Ginger Laidlaw, vice president of the Alternative Fuels Council.

11-10-2022

07-27-2022 by Amy Toner Biodiesel Blending With Broco Energy

Kristopher Ellis, contracting officer for Broco Energy, joined the podcast to share his insights into biodiesel blending. Ellis along with Ginger Laidlaw, vice president, NATSO’s Alternative Fuels Council, discussed biodiesel misconceptions, how using biodiesel has impacted Broco Energy’s operations and more.

07-27-2022

06-24-2022 by Amy Toner Alternative Fuels Council Offering Webinar on Biodiesel Blending

On Thursday, June 30, 2022, the Alternative Fuels Council is offering a webinar on what economic benefits are available and what steps to take to determine what profit margins could be gained by blending biodiesel.

06-24-2022

05-24-2022 by Amy Toner Blending Renewable Fuels with NATSO’s Alternative Fuels Council [Podcast]

Listen to learn about blending renewable fuels, some of the incentives involved and the services and tools that the Alternative Fuels Council offers.

05-24-2022

05-24-2021 by 黑料社区Foundation Understanding the Renewable Fuels Standard

In this video, NATSO’s Alternative Fuels Council reviewed the RFS’s critical elements with a primary focus on biodiesel.

05-24-2021

02-05-2021 by glaidlaw@natsoaltfuels.com Biodiesel Blending Practices

Biodiesel can be blended and used in many different concentrations, and adding biodiesel to a location鈥檚 offerings does not require truckstop and travel plaza operators to buy new equipment.

02-05-2021

01-05-2021 by Amy Toner Biodiesel Fundamentals for Truckstops with the Alternative Fuels Council [Podcast]

In this episode of The Truck Stops Here Ginger Laidlaw, vice president with NATSO’s Alternative Fuels Council, provides critical answers to biodiesel questions on incentives, fuel quality, equipment and much more.

01-05-2021

12-18-2020 by 黑料社区Foundation USDA Announces a New Round of Higher Blend Infrastructure Grants Available

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) plans to award approximately $22 million in competitive grants to expand the sale and use of renewable fuels, including biodiesel. Specifically, USDA said the Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentives (HBIIP) program aims to encourage a comprehensive approach to marketing higher blends by sharing the costs relating to upgrading of fuel dispensers (gas and diesel pumps), related equipment, and other infrastructure required at a location to ensure the environmentally safe availability of fuel containing ethanol blends greater than 10 percent or fuel containing biodiesel blends greater than 5 percent.

12-18-2020

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.

鈥淵ou have the potential to price your fuels more competitively and increase your profit margins,鈥� said Ginger Laidlaw, vice president for the Alternative Fuels Council.

10-19-2020

08-19-2020 by Amy Toner Get to Know Alternative Fuels Council鈥檚 Vice President Ginger Laidlaw

Renewable fuels are a constantly changing landscape in many facets, and Ginger Laidlaw, vice president at the Alternative Fuels Council, serves as a valuable resource to those in the fueling industry. She has extensive knowledge of fuels, regulations and compliance and is passionate about her work.

08-19-2020