NATSO along with the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) and the Society of Independent Gasoline Marketers of America (SIGMA) filed public comments on a proposed regulation that would impose significant reforms on the market for Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs) that would be detrimental to many NATSO members. The proposal is part of a proposed …

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — NATSO, the national association for truck stops and travel plazas, along with other organizations representing the biodiesel supply chain, have praised a bipartisan group of lawmakers for introducing legislation to extend the biodiesel tax credit.  “This legislation underscores the fact that the biodiesel tax credit has strong Democratic support in the House …

Jeff Hove: Since the inception of the U.S. EPA Renewable Fuels Standard (2007), the downstream petroleum industry has been taking great risks to fulfill the intent of Congress. Blending renewable fuels is expensive and requires new equipment, new suppliers, complex RIN credit tracking, and new risks associated with marketing new products. The otherwise successful RFS was …

In the coming weeks, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is expected to propose regulations that would reform the market for Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs), which are the “credits” EPA uses to ensure that refiners satisfy their obligations under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). Although the supposed purpose of these reforms is to “improve transparency” and …

Truck stops have incorporated a number of side businesses to keep up with the changing needs of customers – gaming, branded restaurants, and crude-oil hauling to name a few.  But generating electricity hasn’t even been on the radar.  Now, as the prospects for electric trucks shift from concept to reality, Neil Chatterjee believes electricity generation …

The U.S. EPA’s Renewable Fuel Standard provides incentives for marketers to increase margins and be more competitive. Since its inception, the RFS has generally been a very successful program as blenders across the U.S. improved margins. If current legislative proposals move forward, marketers could witness another 13 years worth of similar incentives. But renewable identification …

NATSO Inc., the national association representing the travel plaza and truckstop industry, and the Alternative Fuels Council (NATSOAltFuels.com), today launched a new RIN Management Service designed to help fuel retailers that blend and sell renewable fuels to more efficiently participate in the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program and manage their Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs).  The …

NATSO submitted formal comments to the Environmental Protection Agency on August 17, outlining the off-highway fuel retailer community’s concerns with how the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) has been implemented in recent months, while providing the agency several ideas for how the RFS can be improved. The comments are in response to the agency’s proposed renewable …