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Biodiesel Handling and Use Guide (5th Edition 2016)

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Where to start when fueling your fleet with biodiesel.   The U.S. Department of Energy’s Biodiesel Handling and Use Guide (Fifth Edition) If you are a fleet seeking to reduce your CO2 footprint and biodiesel is your drop in solution, this book is your guide.  The Biodiesel Handling and Use Guide is the definitive user’s…

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B20 Biodiesel, a Proven Fuel

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Using Biodiesel in the Pacific Northwest. (NOTE: B20 refers to 20% biodiesel blended with an 80% petroleum diesel percentage. B5 refers to 5% biodiesel blended with petroleum diesel which is the legally required blend percentage in Oregon state. For more on biodiesel basics, visit the US DOE.) Biodiesel is the “Drop In Solution” used in…

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About Diesel Fuel

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Bulk Diesel Fuel Frequently Asked Questions Where your diesel comes from and what you need to know about ASTM Diesel Standards and ISO cleanliness code. Where do Pacific Northwest vendors get their fuel? In the Pacific Northwest, diesel is fungible. Everyone buys their fuel from each other in some way or another.   This means that every refiner…

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Oregon Biodiesel and Ethanol Fuel Mandates

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Oregon Biofuel Blending Requirements for Gasoline and Diesel. Oregon law has a 5% Biodiesel and 10% Ethanol fuel blend mandate. In Oregon, you can expect to buy a biofuel with every gallon of gas or diesel, whether you are buying at a retail pump or commercially delivered bulk fuel. Unless you are expressly seeking out…

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Fuel Theft Prevention

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How do you avoid fuel theft in your small business? By securing your fleet cards to ensure theft is extremely limited.   Fuel theft occurs every day in our economy, usually due to the loose controls associated with credit cards in businesses. Credit card thieves are creative and advanced in their ability to steal from…

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Why should my fleet use Pacific Pride cardlock?

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Pacific Pride Fleet Fuel card by Star Oilco   A prospective customer asked this question recently in an email: “Why should I use a Pacific Pride fleet card over a gas station credit card?” Below is Star Oilco’s answer to their request. There are many reasons why you should use a commercial cardlock solution for…

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Control Fleet Fueling with Pacific Pride Cards

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SEIZE CONTROL OF YOUR FUEL SPENDING WITH PACIFIC PRIDE FLEET CARDS Star Oilco’s Pacific Pride card can give you control over when and where fuel is bought. We guarantee the highest level of control by offering human support to make it easy for a small business. You have enough to manage and don’t need another…

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Fixing the problems with bugs growing in your diesel

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What to do about Biological Growth in Diesel Fuel. Fuel Marketer News has two great articles on biological growth in fuel tanks. Star Oilco as a diesel fuel delivery provider in Oregon and Washington is all to familiar with this emerging problem with ultra-low sulfur bio-diesel blend fuels. Where there is water, bugs can grow…

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Tier 4 Engines and Diesel Contaminants – Donaldson White Paper

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Managing bulk diesel fuel storage has become more complex in recent years. Especially in Oregon and Washington the chance of water finding it’s way into your fuel tank is a real concern. If water gets in your bulk fuel biological growth or “hum bug” won’t be far behind.  Donaldson has positioned itself with real concrete…

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Old School Fleet Fueling Key Lock System

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Corporate fueling in the past was a far more complicated task than today’s Pacific Pride, WEX, Voyager, Fuelman, and CFN fleet cards. Today, commercial fueling transfers data via satellite, securing and communicating in real time. Prior to commercial cardlock and computerized site controllers for fleet fueling management, Key Locks were the standard. The way that…