DALLAS – Truckers can now use their laptops or any computer to find truck-accessible biodiesel fueling sites along their planned routes. The National Biodiesel Board (NBB) and ProMiles have made available biodiesel locations in ProMiles XF, the commercial vehicle/truck routing and mileage software for professional drivers and fleets.

The NBB, ProMiles, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), and the Oil Price Information Service (OPIS) are working together to produce a continuously updated and accurate list of truck-accessible biodiesel locations to be included in mapping software. This first set of locations is now incorporated into ProMiles XF software and available for truckers.

ProMiles XF software is available on CD and features address-to-address truck routing. Truck accessible fueling locations are marked for pre-route planning or on-the-road searches, without the need for Internet access. Now, truck-accessible fueling locations that carry biodiesel can be found, along with information including the blend, such as B-20 (20-percent biodiesel and 80-percent petro-diesel), hours of operation, and more. Utilizing OPIS IDs to identify the fueling locations ensures accuracy. The first release of software includes a subset of truck accessible biodiesel locations out of the nearly 600 identified on the NBB’s trucking Web site, Biotrucker.com. The NBB will continue to add more locations as OPIS IDs are assigned.

Biodiesel is a renewable fuel for diesel engines that is made from domestic vegetable oils and animal fats. It can be used in any diesel engine at a B-20 blend or lower, with few or no modifications. Biodiesel significantly cuts harmful environmental emissions. Today, more than 700 major fleets use biodiesel commercially, and more than 1,100 retail filling stations, half of which are truck-accessible, make B-100 and various blends available to the public.