BP reached an agreement to purchase 9 gigawatts (GW) of solar development projects in the U.S. from independent solar developer 7X Energy. The acquisition represents a significant step towards BP’s target of growing its net developed renewable generating capacity to 20GW by 2025 and aim to bump up to 50GW by 2030. The deal will…
NATSO, SIGMA Unite on Federal Priorities
The National Association of Truck Stop Operators (NATSO), representing the nation’s truckstops and travel plazas, and SIGMA: America’s Leading Fuel Marketers, have formed a strategic alliance on federal legislative priorities and advocacy initiatives that enhances the government relations capabilities for their members. Working with the SIGMA Board of Directors and Legislative Committee, NATSO will manage…
Speedway Hiring 100 Fuel Delivery Drivers
Speedway will hire 100 drivers over the next 100 days to fill growth-related fuel delivery driving positions with its private fuel delivery fleet, Speedway Transport Operations. The full-time and part-time driving positions open primarily in the Southeast United States, with focus on fleets based in North Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, South Carolina and Florida. Speedway Transport…
CEFCO Revamps Location in Gun Barrel City, Texas
CEFCO Convenience Stores announced the reopening of its newest store in Gun Barrel City, Texas. The 24-hour location at 2309 West Main St., now features the chain’s CEFCO Kitchen foodservice concept. CEFCO customers will be pleased to find a robust offering of hot and cold food items, including “Fresh Yo!” self-service frozen yogurt, CEFCO Kitchen…
7-Eleven to Install 500 EV Ports by End of Next Year
7‑Eleven is accelerating its environmental ambitions. The iconic retailer is undertaking a massive installation project, with a goal of building at least 500 Direct Current Fast Charging (DCFC) ports at 250 select U.S. and Canada stores by the end of 2022. Owned and operated by 7‑Eleven, the new DCFC ports will increase convenient charging options…
Windshield Service Centers
MasonWays Dual and Single Windshield Service Centers come with optional easy-to-change slide-in signage poster frames for advertising and promotional sales. Posters create advertising visibility for traffic passing your site as well as those fueling their vehicles. These durable, economically priced units are designed for locations requiring a complete all-in-one valet for the customers convenience to […]
EMV-Compliant Island Payment Terminal
Dover Fueling Solutions (DFS) announced the launch of OPW Fuel Management Systems’ Petro Vend 300E (PV300E) fuel island terminal, the industry’s first EMV-compliant island payment terminal for fleet in the U.S. that delivers secure, accurate and reliable fuel tracking for 24-hour unattended fueling operations. The PV300E offers secure EMV processing direct from the terminal and […]
Travel Plans Increase, As Does Price of Gas
Americans are conflicted about summer travel this year. With more people vaccinated and the economy opening, 57 percent of Americans plan to take at least one road trip this summer, up substantially from 2020’s 31 percent, according to GasBuddy’s annual summer travel survey. The biggest roadblock? High gas prices. The national average price of gasoline…
GPM’s Parent ARKO Releases Q1 Financials
Richmond, Va.-based ARKO Corp., the seventh-largest convenience store chain in the U.S., announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2021. The company operates or supplies fuel to approximately 2,950 locations in 33 states and Washington, D.C., comprised of approximately 1,325 company-operated stores and approximately 1,625 dealer sites to which it supplies fuel.…
Enable EMV at the Pump
Sound Easy Pump is a semi-integrated, secure solution that can easily and cost-effectively enable EMV at the pump in a couple of hours or less. It supports contactless via card tap or NFC, QR code scanning, PIN-on-glass, remote key injection, MSR and EMV chip and PIN. Sound Easy Pump is Visa Ready certified for providing […]