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Why Is Preventive Fuel Maintenance Critical for Your Stored Fuel Today?
The concept of preventive maintenance isn't new—we see it everywhere in our daily lives. You change your car's oil before it breaks down. You...
Biodiesel
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7 Signs of Diesel Fuel Contamination by Microbes, Fungus, and Bacteria
Maintaining today's stored backup fuels is a bigger job than it used to be. One major reason is that fuels themselves have changed. Ultra-low sulfur...
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Winter's Coming Fast — Is Your Fuel Operation Ready for What's Ahead?
September marks that familiar shift when fuel distributors across the northern regions start fielding the calls. Fleet managers asking about anti-gel...
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The Hidden Cost of Biodiesel Instability: Why Your Storage Tanks Are Working Against You
If you're a fuel distributor working with high concentrations of biodiesel than just the B2 to B5 that everyone uses, you know the frustration all...
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Blending Biodiesel with Diesel Fuel Isn't a Picnic in the Winter
The practice of mixing up to 5% biodiesel into diesel fuel without the necessity of labeling it as such is one of the reasons biodiesel use is higher...
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Storing Biodiesel Fuel? Avoid Biodiesel Sludge Problems
Sludge formation in stored fuels has always been a problem to reckon with. Today's ultra-low sulfur diesel fuels make it even more of a problem. And...
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Microbial Infestation of Fuel Tanks? Use a Fuel Cleaner for Bacteria
Anyone who stores or distributes fuel, including your local gas station, has “issues” with controlling and preventing the growth of bacteria and...
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Keys To Biodiesel Storage Life
For fuel professionals, the amount of information out there on the internet can feel like an overload at times. Especially when it comes to things...
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Minnesota diesel about to get a big dose of Biodiesel
When it comes to government rulings and regulations, sometimes it takes a lot longer for things to get implemented than was originally planned.
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Top Trends in Diesel Fuel Storage for 2018 - Biodiesel and Storage Tank Corrosion
Back in 2013, we published a blog post describing some anticipated and influential trends that were likely to be seen with stored fuel for the coming...