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How do you restart your oil furnace after running out of oil?

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                                         How To Restart Your Oil Furnace After Running Out Of Oil The number of heating oil companies that deliver in Oregon and Washington has dropped in recent years. With that, many longtime and loyal heating…

Why should my fleet use Pacific Pride fuel cards?

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Pacific Pride Fleet Fuel card by Star Oilco                         A prospective customer asked recently:           “Why should I use a Pacific Pride fleet card over a gas station credit card?” Here’s our answer: There are many reasons to use a…

How to save money while fueling your fleet.

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With recent high diesel and gas prices, saving money on fuel is a priority for many fleets.  Star Oilco is here to help you contain the hidden costs of fuel with our fleet card solutions.  If you are a fleet manager or in charge of corporate fueling and you use retail gas stations, this article…

Documenting Fuel Theft – A Wex Article 4 Step Approach

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Wright Express Fuel Cards versus Fuelman Fleet Cards for small business Wright Express  (also known as WEX) has a great article for corporate fuel buyers on the best practices when documenting and confronting fuel theft. WEX: Tips for enforcing proper fuel card usage and preventing employee theft. A few things they left out that Star Oilco would…

Do you know what your diesel fuel quality is?

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Find out what the bottom of your diesel tank looks like! Call Star Oilco to get your diesel tested.  This winter, Star Oilco is offering complementary diesel fuel testing for any fleet operating in our service area. We are providing fuel quality testing in partnership with Hydrotex to assist fleets in our area struggling with…

Stop fuel theft- Pacific Pride fleet cards

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Fuel Cards that stop fuel theft with easy to use security controls. Fuel theft is a very real expense fleets should be thinking about how to avoid.  Every fleet is experience more turn over in their driver pool than they want.  This can cost your business in more than just training expense and overtime.  Add…

Backup Generator Fuel – Keep Full

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Star Oilco Generator Refueling Service in the Portland area. Set up a Generator Diesel “Keep Full” account with Star Oilco before the bad weather. Need fuel for your backup generator? Star Oilco delivers emergency diesel fuel right to your location before the power goes out and while you’re relying on it. We offer fast, reliable…

What Types of Feedstock Can Be Used To Make Biodiesel?

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               What Types Of Feedstock Can Be Used To Make Biodiesel?         To answer what feedstocks can be used to make biodiesel we need to first answer:  What is Biodiesel? Biodiesel is created through a process called transesterification.  Transecterification is when an alcohol such as methanol…

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Fall Diesel Outlook for 2025 – the Oregon Market

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What market forces are impacting the Oregon diesel outlook? The US market is short diesel in storage while the Oregon market is short CO2 credits causing a unique market condition as we head into fall. Diesel prices in the Pacific Northwest have not been following National trends for diesel.  The west coast is paying a…

Emergency Back-up Diesel Fuel

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In an emergency, how often will your Emergency Back-up Diesel Fuel tank need to be filled? We deliver dyed diesel seven days a week and will keep your equipment full for you. What is the condition of your Emergency Back-up Diesel Fuel in your generator tank? When the Power goes out, we have diesel ready…