Biodiesel is creating a cleaner energy future, supports thousands of green California jobs, and is part of the carbon reduction solution. These are just three of the many positive affects biodiesel is having. We don’t have to wait for a sustainable fuel option, it’s already here.
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To avoid getting stuck in work zones, research your route before you hit the road and check for upcoming work zones. When possible, avoid work zones completely by using any market detours that are available.
www.fmcsa.dot.gov/ourroads/tips-traveling-safely-work-zones
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Why biodiesel? Because biodiesel is a simple solution for users. It fits with today’s diesel infrastructure meaning it fits in with existing vehicles and technologies.
Proven over billions of miles at various blend levels, biodiesel works. About 90 percent of medium and heavy-duty truck Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) approve up to B20 in engines and all OEMs approve up to B5.
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When you come across a work zone, you will come across crews. Safety for crews in work zones, as well as the vehicles that travel through them, is critically important. Drivers should be on the watch for workers coming in and out of work zones and be extra careful of flaggers who may be directing traffic patterns. Be sure to give workers extra room, slow down, and be prepared to stop.
https://fmcsa.dot.gov/ourroads/tips-traveling-safely-work-zones
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| 2021-01-04 04:51:32 EST Calif. Fuel Marketer Valley Pacific Buys Cross Petroleum; Terms Undisclosed Valley Pacific Petroleum Services, one of the largest marketers in California, has acquired Cross Petroleum for undisclosed terms, EnergyExits, the advisory firm for Cross, said in an announcement Monday. The deal includes 65 open dealers, seven bulk plants and seven cardlock facilities in Northern California, EnergyExits said. Cross, of Redding, California, distributes wholesale fuel, bulk fuel, lubricants and home heating fuel to a semirural customer base between the Sacramento, California, region and the Oregon border, the advisory firm said. The transaction increases Valley’s annual fuel volume by about 20%. Nathan Crum, president and CEO of Valley, estimated his company’s volume at 350 million gal per year, split evenly between gasoline and diesel, including biodiesel and renewable diesel. Despite the firm’s size, Crum said in an interview, as a family-owned and operated business that likes to “take good care of its employees,” Valley plans to stay within California and expand “opportunistically.” “We have over 300 employees. We are not looking to get to 1,000,” he told OPIS. “As other marketers decide to hang up their cleats, we’re here to help them out. We want to continue to have the feel of a family business. We take care of employees and have high employee retention.” Cross Petroleum’s employees will continue working for Valley, Jimm Cross, president of Cross Petroleum, said in an interview, adding that the sale was the “right thing to do” for the Cross family and its employees. The business was founded in 1961 by Royal and Gladys Cross, according to the company’s website. The family still has non-petroleum investments in various rental properties and the mini-storage business, Cross said. “They are all working for a much larger company now,” he told OPIS. “There’s still a lot of consolidation going on. We saw this as an opportunity. We were very measured and careful with the process.” The sale process took a total of two years, including a few months “respite” because of the uncertainty created by the COVID-19 pandemic, said Doug Milner, managing partner of EnergyExits, in an interview. Buyer and seller were otherwise unaffected by the pandemic, Milner said. Cross Petroleum has been a successful, third-generation family business, with annual gallonage “in excess of 60 million,” he added. It was a good time to sell, with downstream petroleum business valuations high, and potential tax increases looming under a Biden administration, Milner said, noting the transaction closed on Dec. 31. Valley has averaged an acquisition every 18 months in recent years, and revenues have grown to nearly $1 billion from $27 million in 1994, Crum told OPIS. He said Valley is Chevron’s largest marketer in California and has branded supply contracts with 76 and Valero, as well. The company also supplies rural dealers under its private-label Patriot brand. Of Valley’s 200-unit gas station network, only two sites are company-operated, he said. About half of Valley’s business is supplying dealers — the rest is servicing the agricultural industry, Crum said. “Nine of the top 10 agricultural counties in the country are in California and we service eight of the nine,” he told OPIS. Established in 1947, Valley traces its roots to Durrel Woolsey, who joined Standard Oil as a commissioned agent, according to an online company history. In 1954, Woolsey became a wholesale distributor for the company and in 1970, he established Woolsey Oil Co. as an independent marketer. In 1994, the business was sold to current owner Norm Crum. –Reporting by Donna Harris, dharris@opisnet.com; Editing by Barbara Chuck, bchuck@opisnet.com Copyright, Oil Price Information Service |
One benefit of biodiesel is the many sources of energy it can be created from. Biodiesel feedstock describes the raw materials used to supply biodiesel production and can include cooking oil, animal fats, or crops such as pennycress. This helps reduce greenhouse emission by as much as 86% and with help from scientists we can do so much more.
Biodiesel: the fuel of tomorrow.
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This week’s safety post highlights the dangers of work zones and the importance of staying focused when traveling through areas with construction. Reduced speeds and sudden stops are common in work zones. Be sure to slow down and avoid any distractions. Don’t allow anything to take your concentration away from the road.
www.fmcsa.dot.gov/ourroads/tips-traveling-safely-work-zones
