Mike
Well-Known Member
Here we are with a winter that is shaping up to be one of the colder in quite some time, and all I am hearing from the truck stop is crickets in terms of winterizing their diesel fuel.
I have been looking at various TA/Petro locations, and the no longer seem to be putting the little card on the fuel hose stating that the fuel is winterized. I looked further into the app, and in the areas where winterized fuel is usually available all winter long, they completely removed any mention of winterized fuel at the locations. The more southern areas, where they treat it specifically during cold days, it still shows up.
Checked for any information released by Pilot/Flying J, and there is nothing since 2016 showing where they are making winterized fuel available. At least, nothing that I have found.
Love's appears to be the only one of the big chains where I am seeing any current information about winterizing the fuel. They even have a link to an updated map on their page discussing this: Winter Fuel Program
Of course, Love's is the only place I don't regularly fuel, maybe that will have to change during the winter months.
I bring this up because there is a much higher number of trucks gelling/icing already this winter, and January just got here.
If anybody has links to updated information from any of the truck stops, post it here. Fuel gelling/icing issues after filling up in areas where winter fuel should be available? post here.
Also, this would be a good place to post any procedures you have performed to get a gelled truck moving again, other than the long term process of getting the truck towed to an indoor facility.
I have been looking at various TA/Petro locations, and the no longer seem to be putting the little card on the fuel hose stating that the fuel is winterized. I looked further into the app, and in the areas where winterized fuel is usually available all winter long, they completely removed any mention of winterized fuel at the locations. The more southern areas, where they treat it specifically during cold days, it still shows up.
Checked for any information released by Pilot/Flying J, and there is nothing since 2016 showing where they are making winterized fuel available. At least, nothing that I have found.
Love's appears to be the only one of the big chains where I am seeing any current information about winterizing the fuel. They even have a link to an updated map on their page discussing this: Winter Fuel Program
Of course, Love's is the only place I don't regularly fuel, maybe that will have to change during the winter months.
I bring this up because there is a much higher number of trucks gelling/icing already this winter, and January just got here.
If anybody has links to updated information from any of the truck stops, post it here. Fuel gelling/icing issues after filling up in areas where winter fuel should be available? post here.
Also, this would be a good place to post any procedures you have performed to get a gelled truck moving again, other than the long term process of getting the truck towed to an indoor facility.