discoverDEF has added the 300th location with on-island Diesel
Exhaust Fluid (DEF) pumps for over-the-road bulk refilling. There
are now 43 U.S. states and two Canadian provinces with DEF
available at the pump.
In terms of DEF pump infrastructure, Texas continues to lead the
way and with 33 locations with pump facilities, accounts for
over 10% of the North American total. North of the border, Ontario
has three of the four newly installed units in the Canadian
market.
At truck stops, Pilot is the front-runner, operating 187
locations with on-island pumps as of November 3, 2011. Love's
Travel Stops are on track to meet their target of 125 installations
before the end of the year and currently have 87 US locations
with operational pumps.
A recently added pump, at the Stretch Truck Stop in Fond du
Lac, Wisconsin, was the state's first on-island pump at a truck
stop not operated by the three major truckstop operators (Pilot
Flying J, Love's Travel Stops, and TA Travel Centers of America).
Open 24/7, offering diesel fuel, and retailing DEF at $2.69/gallon,
the truck stop is representative of the increasing number of
smaller chains and independents providing DEF to drivers.