Biodiesel: “A Great American Success Story”

Biodiesel has had a transformative impact on our economy—renewing tax incentives could keep the momentum going. On February 11, House leaders sent a letter to Congress calling for a multi-year extension of biodiesel and renewable diesel tax incentives. In their letter, legislators from both sides of the aisle cited the fuel’s success in reducing toxic […]

Prepare for the Unexpected to Prevent a Worse-Case Scenario

A Wild Ride It was a situation the Davenport Municipal Airport could never have anticipated: a man fleeing the cops by vehicle ran his car through an airport gate, sped down the taxiway and crashed into the AVGas fueling platform, causing a fire that destroyed the pumping system. While the crash could have been devastating […]

What’s In Your Fleet Mix?

  Fleets come in all shapes and sizes—so it’s no surprise that every fleet has its own unique fueling requirements. As technology evolves, companies are beginning to expand their fleets with electric vehicles and equipment that runs on biofuel. That means companies that once dealt only with petroleum and/or diesel now have much more varied […]

Is Your Facility Ready for the EPA UST Regulation Deadline?

The Countdown Has Begun In 2015, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) updated regulations surrounding underground storage tank (UST) facilities for the first time since 1988. The new rules, which affect nearly every UST facility in some way, were put in place to prevent and better detect leaks and releases. While most of the rules have […]

Is Your Fuel Dispenser’s Payment System EMV-Ready?

Gas station pumps have been one of the last outlets to integrate EMV chip payment technology, but not because business owners don’t see the value. Many pumps in use today are more than 10 years old and weren’t built with the flexibility to adapt to new forms of payment, meaning owners need to make serious […]

Minot Air Force

The Project Our Government Division was mobilized on Sunday, July 23rd to Minot Air Force Base in Minot, ND, where we provided emergency replacement services to permanently repair a non-functional emergency fuel shut off (e-stop) electrical circuit for their Hydrant Refueling System during a scheduled flight line shut down. The circuit included approximately 30,000 linear […]

Eastern Iowa Airport – Aviation Fueling Systems

The Eastern Iowa Airport contracted with Acterra Group to update their general aviation aircraft fueling system. The new self-service system, to be completed in August 2017, will allow pilots to fuel their aircraft without involvement of the airport’s fixed base operator. Aviation Fueling Systems Acterra’s experience constructing and servicing aviation fueling systems allowed us to […]