More truckstops pumping out DEF

Mastertech · Feb 28, 2011

BRIGHTON, Mich. There are now over 100 truckstops in the U.S. and Canada that offer diesel exhaust fluid for new, 2010 SCR trucks.
Pilot Travel Centers has 69 out of the 105 North American locations to have DEF pumps available, according to Integer Research, which runs the DEF site locator discoverDEF.com.
Texas has the most developed DEF pump network, with 11 locations, followed by Virginia with seven.
discoverDEF.com also lists over 3,000 locations that have packaged DEF, normally in 1 or 2.5 gallon jugs.
Integer Research also reports that DEF consumption by class 4 to 8 vehicles reached 2.3 million gallons in the month of December 2010.
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http://www.todaystrucking.com/news.cfm?intDocID=25770

JimDriv3r · Mar 1, 2011

Isn't DEF a little expensive for a liquid that consists of deionized water and urea?

He also noted that the "pump price" of DEF per gallon has declined steadily since last year, which is important as the lower the cost of DEF becomes, the lower the overall price of operating an SCR-equipped vehicle becomes - particularly in the face of rising diesel fuel costs.

"Most [truck] manufacturers calculated operating costs of new SCR-equipped vehicles based on a DEF price of $3 per gallon, but [the price] has been dropping since October in the U.S., when it was $2.99 per gallon," Goodfellow explained. "DEF is now being priced on a location-by-location basis, much in the same way as diesel, and our data shows the price ranges from between $2.69 to $2.79 per gallon. It's also likely to decrease further as the retail network develops."
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http://fleetowner.com/green/archive/def-availability-increases-cost-down-0225/

‘Olhand · Mar 1, 2011

I still find it mind boggling that some manufacturers found the only way to meet EPA standards was to create an engine--that gets even less fuel mileage on ULSD and then require us to buy another additive in order to run the engine--price of diesel+price of pdf? Who is foolin who here?

25(2)+2 · Mar 1, 2011

It's going in more places, many of the Loves I stop at have the pump, usually on the outside set. It tends to freeze up, though.

allycatt2 · Mar 1, 2011

diesel exhaust fluid...what the #### is the federal goverment smoking??????????

ironeagle2006 · Mar 1, 2011

Easy HOG PISS.

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