KNOXVILLE, TN - Pilot Travel Centers, a retail operator of travel centers with more than 350 owned or licensed retail interstate locations in 41 states, announced installation plans for the roll-out of 100 diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) "at-the-pump" locations. The Company was the first travel center chain to make the commitment to offer diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) "at the pump" and will carry pre-packaged supplies of DEF at all 350 Pilot retail stores.
Pilot's initial plans call for the installation of 100 bulk dispensing pumps at locations spread out nationally and at a rate of 25 pumps per quarter beginning in the 3rd quarter of 2009 through the 2nd quarter of 2010.
The initial phases of Pilot fuel island DEF pump locations will include:
Amarillo, TX
Avondale, AZ
Bordentown, NJ
Brooks, OR
Carlisle, PA
Charlotte, NA
Cheyenne, WY
Denver, CO
Dexter, MI
Effingham, IL
Ft. Pierce, FL
Gallup, NM
Greenville, VA
Hepseria, CA
Houston, TX
Meridian, MS
Milford, CT
Murfreesboro, TN
Oak Creek, WI
Oklahoma City, OK
Santa Nella, CA
Seville, OH
St. Cloud, MN
Stanfield, OR
West Memphis, AR
"We have worked closely with Detroit Diesel Corporation and Daimler Trucks North America, as well as Gilbarco, to develop Pilot's bulk dispensing capabilities and a billing/transaction system that will meet our customers' need for ready DEF supply and fuel island convenience," said Mark Hazelwood, EVP for Pilot Travel Centers.
Virtually all of the heavy-duty engines in volume production today, that will continue to be sold after the new standards take effect, will utilize SCR to comply with the new 2010 standards set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. SCR technologies optimize engine function and, in turn, reduce fuel consumption and improve reliability and drive-ability for their owners.
