Fuels


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    Global Partners brings pay-by-text to over 300 c-stores

    The service texts the user, who can input the pump number to fuel up and automatically charge the card on record.

    By Oct. 30, 2024
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    Amazon, BP team up on fuel discount

    Customers can connect their Amazon account to the new Earnify app, which rolled out earlier this month, for a combined 10 cents off per gallon.

    By Oct. 24, 2024
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    Sunoco, 7-Eleven add fuel payment options

    The two deals add digital payments for fleets to a combined 12,500-plus additional sites.

    By Sept. 30, 2024
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    Vertex Energy files for bankruptcy with $422M of debt

    The Texas-based refiner says its chapter 11 filing stemmed from its struggles to capitalize on the renewable fuels market.

    By Sept. 26, 2024
  • A photo of 18-wheel trucks at diesel fuel pumps. the canopy over the pumps says Love's. A mobile phone is superimposed over part of the left side of the picture, showing a map of the area around Dayton, Ohio, with the words "Love's Travel Stop."
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    Love’s adds digital payment method

    Relay Payments allows for greater security while buying fuel and other fleet necessities, and is now available at more than 2,200 truck stops.

    By Sept. 23, 2024
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    Phillips 66 augments fleet fueling payment options

    The DriverDash mobile app allows fleet drivers to pay for fuel more safely at more than 5,500 Phillips 66, Conoco and 76-branded gas stations.

    By Sept. 16, 2024
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    2 Southern fuel wholesalers merge

    Mississippi-based Waring Oil has acquired the commercial fuels division of Lavigne Oil, which specializes in servicing Louisiana retailers.

    By Aug. 29, 2024
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    Love’s surpasses 100 EV chargers

    The retailer will break ground on four NEVI-funded charging stations in Pennsylvania and four in Kentucky this year.

    By Aug. 22, 2024
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    TA breaks ground on first public truck charging station

    The new project is expected to go live by early 2025 with four 400 kilowatt chargers followed by a 1 megawatt charger in 2026.

    By July 26, 2024
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    Citgo testing loyalty program additions

    The fuel company will pilot several new features for its Club Citgo platform in six states over the next few months.

    By July 25, 2024
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    Circle K accepting QuikQ’s fuel cards and security platform at 381 stores

    While food deals have stolen the c-store value spotlight this year, operators have quietly offered more ways for customers to also save at the pump.

    By July 23, 2024
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    Onvo debuts private label fuel, first branded gas station

    The East Coast retailer also brought Relay Payments’ fuel payment technology to 22 of its locations this week.

    By July 11, 2024
  • 5 burning c-store industry questions for the rest of 2024

    With uncertainties inside and outside stores, convenience retailers have their eyes on consumer spending, EVs, gas consumption and employment levels.

    By , July 10, 2024
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    EG America joins WEX’s fuel savings network

    Members can now receive pre-negotiated fuel discounts as well as savings on “other essential products and services” at the retailer’s locations.

    By July 1, 2024
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    7-Eleven unveils first ‘social promotion’ for fuel discount

    Customers can get 30 cents off one fill-up now through June 10 with the promotion, which is focused on social media and word of mouth.

    By June 4, 2024
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    Maverik brings on another fuel and fleet card partnership

    TransConnect Services, which also works with 7-Eleven, Casey’s General Stores, Kwik Trip and other major retailers, wants to expand its reach in the western half of the U.S.

    By May 28, 2024
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    Gilbarco debuts EV charging infrastructure for c-stores

    The new platform offers site selection assistance and EV funding options, as well as charging hardware and software.

    By May 15, 2024
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    TravelCenters of America brings on AtoB’s fleet fuel cards

    Drivers who have the card can receive a fuel discount of 42 cents per gallon every time they fill up.

    By May 3, 2024
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    Chevron, Brightmark grow dairy digester network with Southwest renewable plant

    The facility will transform manure into biogas from Caballero Dairy in Eloy, Arizona.

    By Nathan Owens • April 17, 2024
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    Shell USA nixing Volta brand this summer

    The oil giant is laying off the EV charging subsidiary’s employees on May 31, with “the vast majority” of them being offered jobs at Shell, according to a WARN notice. 

    By April 9, 2024
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    Sponsored by Franklin Electric Fueling Systems

    3 ways to leverage must-have c-store equipment for operational savings

    Learn how c-store operators are leveraging equipment to cut maintenance costs and maintain a competitive edge.

    April 1, 2024
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    When should retailers replace their fuel tanks?

    Many tanks are approaching their warranty expiration after an EPA rule change three decades ago. But experts say proper maintenance can extend the service life well beyond that period.

    By March 6, 2024
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    Huck’s adds touchless payments for fleets

    The convenience retailer is the latest to add this capability as it seeks to win over more business from corporate accounts and professional drivers.

    By March 6, 2024
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    RaceTrac adds fleet card to payment options

    Adding the ability to use Fuelman cards is the latest enhancement the convenience retailer has made to its business.

    By Feb. 26, 2024
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    Hutch’s updates fuel monitoring tech

    The Oklahoma-based convenience retailer tapped Warren Roger’s fuelWRAp system to monitor fuel stocks and pinpoint problems quickly.

    By Jan. 24, 2024