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The Technical Committee on Automotive and Marine Service Stations is responsible for writing the Code for Motor Fuel Dispensing Facilities and Repair Garages (NFPA 30A). The Code is used throughout the United States as the basis for legal regulations governing the storage, handling, and dispensing of flammable and combustible motor fuels. NFPA 30A is currently silent on how to incorporate electric vehicle fueling systems at traditional motor fuel dispensing facilities, which leaves the local fire READ MORE
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A controlled laboratory study conducted by the Coordinating Research Council (CRC), intended to provide clarity on the cause of corrosion of metallic components in tanks storing ultralow sulfur diesel fuel, was released August 2, 2021. This is what we learned from the 402-page study, available here. Background. Beginning in 2007, a considerable amount of anecdotal evidence indicated that the incidence of corrosion-related diesel fuel underground storage tank (UST) component failures had increased substantially. Results and READ MORE
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As of mid-April 2021, any card fraud detected at automated fueling dispensers is the responsibility of the fuel retailer if EMV technology has not been implemented on the forecourt. Since that time, payment card chargebacks related to the chip card liability shift have become a significant issue for all gasoline retailers, small and large alike. Chargebacks that were in the $400 to $2,000 per month, per station, range—common in May and June—have escalated. We’ve learned READ MORE
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E-15 has been in the news a lot lately. Here is where we are today: Rulemaking proposed in January 2021 by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to modify or eliminate E15 dispenser labels and loosen underground storage tank (UST) system requirements remains under review by EPA. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled late June 2021 that EPA could grant economic hardship waivers from Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) compliance to small refiners that failed to maintain a READ MORE
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The EMV deadline is just around the corner and D&H United is here to help you become compliant using the latest technology from Gilbarco. Whether it be new dispensers or upgrade kits we have the personnel and expertise to get you ready to take chip card transactions. Our technical teams are experts at EMV dispensers, upgrade kits, and POS and can help you avoid the impending penalties and fees for not being EMV compliant. Our READ MORE