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The National Biodiesel Board will be exhibiting at the Great West Truck Show, June 25-27 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Blue Sky Shipping will be on hand to present their new web connection for shippers looking for truckers using biodiesel. Join us at booth #1446.


Who's Using Biodiesel?
We met these truckers at the Mid America Trucking Show in Louisville, March 2009..


Stanley Endicott of Kokomo, Indiana

"Biodiesel is a good product. I've used it for three years and I have had NO problems with it."


John Wieczorek of Perry, Missouri
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"Biodiesel is the best fuel for helping out the farmers and helping out the American economy. It burns clean with no smoke."


Rick Brumback of Versailles, Kentucky

"I have been using biodiesel in my truck for almost five years. It burns cleaner with no power loss or any problems. As long as I can get biodiesel, I will keep putting it in my truck."
John F. Smith II of Murfreesboro, Tennessee -------
"I think that biodiesel is a very good product and it does a very good job."


Steven B. Jennings of Lafollette, Tennessee

"My truck runs quieter and has more power with biodiesel. The more biodiesel we use, the less foreign oil we consume, which is good for the United States."


Geoff and Amy Summerville of Tuscola, Illinois

"Our truck fleet runs on B11 (11% biodiesel, 89% diesel). I treat the fuel below 20 degrees just like I always have and have not had any jelling issues. Biodiesel lubricates and cleans the engine better."


James Williamson of Faulkville, Alabama

"First time I tried biodiesel, I did change my fuel filters--it was surprising to see the cleaning effect that happened. After my truck mileage went up and my truck ran better, I highly recommend biodiesel."


Daniel and Lisa Dailey of Cardington, Ohio

"Biodiesel is clean burning and better for the environment."


Jeff Thomas of Hamlet, Indiana

"Biodiesel is cleaner burning and (sometimes) less expensive."


Larry W. Langley of Perrysville, Indiana

"We use biodiesel in our farm equipment at 20% and in our trucking business at 5%. We are completely happy with the results and hope to continue using it in the future."


Russell Stauffer of Fredericktown, Ohio

"I like using soy diesel. It gets better fuel mileage than regular diesel. I haul cattle long distance and feel that I don't need additives when using soy diesel because it lubricates the engine and fuel system. It's great."


Jessica F. Morse of Penrose, Colorado

"This country needs new forms of diesel, like biodiesel."


Jim and Gracie Wolff of Liberty Center, Ohio

"I use biodiesel when I find it at truckstops on I80 mostly. I wish it was more available. It burns clean and provides plenty of power."


Dewey Upchurch of Byron, Illinois

"Biodiesel is the up and coming future to help our economy and help stay away from foreign oil."


Isaac M. Kuhne of Wardensville, West Virginia

"Biodiesel helps to clean the system out from fungus from regular diesel. It's a good product because it comes from renewable sources."    

George Martin, Director USB, Kentucky; Jim Domagalski, Director USB, Michigan; Jaime Vincent, Communications Director, Kentucky Soybean Promotion Board and Tom Verry, Director of Outreach, National Biodiesel Board at the 2009 Mid America Trucking Show.

MATS Survey:

Throughout the show the NBB and Kentucky Soybean Promotion Board ran an online survey of Owner Operators, independent, and company drivers. Of 276 responses:

92 percent were familiar with biodiesel

75.8 percent have a positive impression of biodiesel

57 percent have at least tried biodiesel

94 percent would use biodiesel in the future

Supporting American farmers tops the list of reasons for using biodiesel with 59 percent choosing this

40 percent chose energy independence as a biodiesel benefit

 

The National Biodiesel Board, Kentucky Soybean Promotion Board and United Soybean Board jointly participated in the largest U.S. based trucking show—Mid America Trucking Show (MATS), which attracts close to 60,000 truckers to Louisville, Ky. every year.

On National Biodiesel Day, Wednesday, March 18, the National Biodiesel Board announced the results of lifecycle carbon dioxide (CO2) reduction demonstration. The six-month demonstration culminated in a report showing California-based fleet States Logistics’ CO2 reduction of 72.9 tons compared to straight petroleum diesel. States Logistics can use this report as a marketing tool to show customers. Eventually, this quantified data may be used to sell carbon offsets on the voluntary markets, but today they clearly show States Logistics’ efforts towards reducing CO2 and other pollutants.

“We were really pleased to see the quantified reduction of CO2 and other pollutants,” said Ryan Donovan, VP of Operations and Business Development of States Logistics. “This is something that we can take to our customers, like Clif Bar & Company, and they can show their customers. We all benefit from having this information available to show the efforts being made to reduce carbon footprint throughout the supply chain.”

States Logistics ran seven trucks: four on soy-based B5 (5% biodiesel and 95% petroleum diesel) and three on B99 (99% biodiesel and 1% petroleum diesel). The B99 trucks (three-axle International model 8600) ran 48,198 miles and consumed 8,770 gallons over the six month period. The equivalent straight petroleum diesel output would have been 89.9 tons, but with B99, the output was 19.8 tons for a savings of 70.1 tons. The B5 fleet (two-axle flat bed) traveled 61,433 miles and consumed 7,090 gallons of B5. Equivalent petroleum CO2 output would have been 71.4, with B5 the output was reduced to 68.6 for 2.8 tons of CO2 reduction. In addition to CO2 reduction, an estimated 119 pounds of particulate matter were eliminated from the exhaust during the six month period. Carbon monoxide (CO) was reduced by over 500 pounds, hydrocarbons (HC) by over 50 pounds, and sulfur dioxide (SO2) by close to 40 pounds.


Check out the BioTrucker Fuel Card article in the January issue of Work Truck Magazine.

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Pick up a copy of Driving Times at your favorite truck stop and find out how you can encourage truckstops to carry biodiesel. Check out the BioTrucker Fuel Card ad and the article on truckstops that carry biodiesel.

For a biodiesel marketing kit aimed at truckstops, please email
biodiesel@shriverproductions.com


Biodiesel CO2 Credits Could Become a Valuable Trading Commodity for Fleets

The carbon credit trading system is up and running in the U.S.  Currently, carbon credits are trading on a “voluntary market.”  The U.S. is considering a cap and trade market where carbon emissions are limited or “capped” for industries and companies.  Even in a voluntary market, many companies are gearing up for buying and selling carbon credits either to make up for a short fall in carbon reduction or to make money from carbon reduction measures.  Biodiesel is one of the tools used to cut down on carbon or more specifically, carbon dioxide (CO2) and therefore develop credits for trade.

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to interviews from MATS 2008:
Tom Verry of the National Biodiesel Board
Jaime Vincent of the Kentucky Soybean Promotions Board
Joel Thorsrud
, USB Director


Click below to listen to interviews from GATS 2007:

Tom Verry of the National Biodiesel Board

Soybean farmer Rick Stern on producing biodiesel feedstock

Trucker Tony Hamilton on using ProMiles to find biodiesel

Ryan Donovan and Matt Montford of Sates Logistics on using biodiesel in their California fleet

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