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04-09-2025 by Â鶹ɫ²¥ Foundation Â鶹ɫ²¥ Connect Keynote Examines Ethanol Opportunities

Truck stop and travel center operators are always looking for ways to enhance profitability, and one promising solution is ethanol. Integrating ethanol blends, which are typically less expensive than gasoline, into fuel offerings can help operators attract customers, improve profits and maintain a competitive edge.

“If you’re not blending biodiesel, keep an open mind,†said Ginger Laidlaw, vice president of Â鶹ɫ²¥â€™s Alternative Fuels Council. “I’ve had more members and more clients contacting me and asking me about ethanol blending.â€

Laidlaw introduced a panel discussion on the benefits of offering ethanol during Â鶹ɫ²¥ Connect 2025. She was joined by Jake Comer, vice president of market development for Growth Energy, Andrew Falco, manager of market development for Growth Energy, and Jeff Wilkerson, government policy and regulatory affairs of Pearson Fuel.

The keynote was generously sponsored by Growth Energy.

04-09-2025
03-19-2025 by Â鶹ɫ²¥ Foundation OPIS Shares on Tariffs, Refining Trends, and the Future of Fuel Markets at Â鶹ɫ²¥ Connect

Denton Cinquegrana, chief oil analyst at OPIS, offered a keynote address during Â鶹ɫ²¥ Connect 2025 and shared his insights into how tariffs, geopolitical events, and refining trends could shape the energy landscape in the coming years.

“Gasoline and diesel margins continue to remain on firm footing. I do not expect this to change,†he explained.

03-19-2025
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10-25-2017 by Â鶹ɫ²¥ Commerce Announces Preliminary Dumping Determination on Biodiesel Imports from Argentina and Indonesia

The U.S. Department of Commerce Oct. 23 announced a preliminary determination regarding biodiesel imports from Argentina and Indonesia, finding biodiesel is being dumped into the United States at below fair-market value. As a result, biodiesel importers will be required to pay cash deposits to the U.S. government on biodiesel imports from Argentina and Indonesia at a rate equal to the dumping margins.

10-25-2017
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12-16-2015 by Â鶹ɫ²¥ Biodiesel Tax Credit Likely to Remain at Blender Level

On December 15, Congress unveiled a massive tax and spending package that will be debated over the remainder of this week. Â鶹ɫ²¥ will be analyzing the thousands of pages of legislation in the coming days, but is pleased to report that some lawmakers’ efforts to convert the biodiesel blenders credit to a biodiesel producers credit has failed.

12-16-2015
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07-01-2014 by Â鶹ɫ²¥ Sapp Bros. Adds Natural Gas

Sapp Bros.’ first location opened on June 7, 1971, in Omaha, Neb. Today there are 16 travel centers located in eight states. F rom the beginning, the company has always embraced new ideas and technology that would improve its offerings and better meet its customers’ needs. With this focus in mind, this year they added natural gas to one location in Lincoln, Neb., and are working on installing the second in Columbus, Neb. They are contemplating adding two more this year.

07-01-2014
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06-20-2013 by Â鶹ɫ²¥ Diesel to Remain the Leading Fuel for Decades to Come

While alternative fuels and technologies may increase in the future, diesel will remain the primary fuel for the trucking industry for decades. The findings were part of a two-year study on the future of alternative fuels conducted by the National Petroleum Council. The U.S. Secretary of Energy requested the study, which looked at the full breadth of alternative-fuel options alongside traditional diesel and gasoline.

06-20-2013
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