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Benefits of Using Cardlock Fuel Cards

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Cardlock accounts offer a multitude of benefits for businesses, particularly those with fleets of vehicles that require regular fueling. Benefits to using cardlock for your business include reducing fuel costs, improving fuel management, reducing potential fraud risks, creating more convenience and efficiencies and allowing a more enhanced tax compliance.   Reduced Fuel Costs: Cardlock accounts…

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Powering Through Outages With Backup Generators

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Backup Generators: How They Work & How They Are Powered   A backup generator is an essential part of any preparedness plan for your home or business. An outage isn’t a problem when you have a backup generator, they provide you with reliable power when the grid goes down. Backup generators are also reliable and safe…

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What Are Our Options for Alternative Fuels?

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What are our options for alternative fuel? Biofuels are eco-friendly fuel choices because they are made from renewable resources and produce fewer emissions than fossil fuels. Biofuels and biodiesel can also be used to improve air quality. They also allow us to reduce the dependence we have on using fossil fuels.  Biofuels are liquid fuels…

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Why diesel fuel in Oregon may go up in 2025

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What are the market forces impacting diesel in Oregon for 2025? There are some big changes coming for diesel fuel in Oregon and it is not widely reported. The biggest likely change being a smaller supply of renewable diesel in the first quarter of 2025.  Renewable Diesel is expected to see a shorter supply than…

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Fuel Market Report: Dec 8th – Dec 14th, 2024

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Wholesale Price Average 12/14/24 Wholesale LowWholesale Avg E10$1.98$2.06 B5$2.19$2.30 B20$2.16$2.28 Average Retail Prices 12/14/24 NationalOregonWashington E10$3.02$3.47$3.98 B5$3.50$3.79$4.31 Taxes FederalState: ORLocalState: WA Gas$0.184$0.40$0-.13$0.494 Diesel$0.244$0.40$0-.13$0.494 Oregon Fuel Price Variance Fuel Market News Fuel prices have dropped across multiple products with both gas and diesel down. Rack averages for E10 dropped $0.24/gal while diesel dropped $0.10/gal. The average…

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Fuel Market Report: Nov 24th – Nov 30th, 2024

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Wholesale Price Average 11/30/24 Wholesale LowWholesale Avg E10$2.19$2.30 B5$2.30$2.41 B20$2.27$2.39 Average Retail Prices 11/30/24 NationalOregonWashington E10$3.05$3.54$4.00 B5$3.54$3.83$4.34 Taxes FederalState: ORLocalState: WA Gas$0.184$0.40$0-.13$0.494 Diesel$0.244$0.40$0-.13$0.494 Oregon Fuel Price Variance Fuel Market News With the Thanksgiving holiday week comes time off for much of corporate America. Most people took off time for travel and family gatherings. Due to…

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Fuel Market Report: Nov 17th – Nov 23rd, 2024

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Wholesale Price Average 11/23/24 Wholesale LowWholesale Avg E10$2.14$2.27 B5$2.31$2.42 B20$2.28$2.39 Average Retail Prices 11/23/24 NationalOregonWashington E10$3.07$3.56$4.00 B5$3.55$3.85$4.36 Taxes FederalState: ORLocalState: WA Gas$0.184$0.40$0-.13$0.494 Diesel$0.244$0.40$0-.13$0.494 Oregon Fuel Price Variance Fuel Market News Fuel prices jumped this past week with most of the price variance affecting E10 gasoline. On the 19th the rack average for E10 in Portland…

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Fuel Market Report: Nov 10th – Nov 16th, 2024

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Wholesale Price Average 11/16/24 Wholesale LowWholesale Avg E10$1.99$2.08 B5$2.33$2.40 B20$2.31$2.36 Average Retail Prices 11/16/24 NationalOregonWashington E10$3.07$3.54$3.99 B5$3.53$3.86$4.34 Taxes FederalState: ORLocalState: WA Gas$0.184$0.40$0-.13$0.494 Diesel$0.244$0.40$0-.13$0.494 Oregon Fuel Price Variance Fuel Market News Fuel prices dropped this past week with E10, B5 & B20 all down at least $0.09/gal. This marks the lowest average gas price in Oregon…

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Fuel Market Report: Nov 3rd – Nov 9th, 2024

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Wholesale Price Average 11/9/24 Wholesale LowWholesale Avg E10$2.05$2.18 B5$2.38$2.49 B20$2.36$2.45 Average Retail Prices 11/9/24 NationalOregonWashington E10$3.08$3.58$4.02 B5$3.54$3.86$4.38 Taxes FederalState: ORLocalState: WA Gas$0.184$0.40$0-.13$0.494 Diesel$0.244$0.40$0-.13$0.494 Oregon Fuel Price Variance Fuel Market News Fuel price changes were minimal this past week as E10, B5 & B20 moved a penny or less per gal on their rack average price.…

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Fuel Market Report: Oct 27th – Nov 2nd, 2024

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Wholesale Price Average 11/2/24 Wholesale LowWholesale Avg E10$2.06$2.19 B5$2.39$2.48 B20$2.35$2.44 Average Retail Prices 11/2/24 NationalOregonWashington E10$3.10$3.61$4.03 B5$3.55$3.88$4.38 Taxes FederalState: ORLocalState: WA Gas$0.184$0.40$0-.13$0.494 Diesel$0.244$0.40$0-.13$0.494 Oregon Fuel Price Variance Fuel Market News Fuel prices dropped last week as we are finally starting to see the autumn fuel trends hit the market. Although oil prices trickled up slightly,…