2 New Cat Scales in NC

[CChambers]

Anyone traveling through or live in Greensboro NC or Salisbury NC, we are finishing two 7-Elevens and each will have a Cat Scale. Greensboro opens mid October and Salisbury opens mid November. Safe travels.

[jasin1]

Originally Posted by CChambers

Anyone traveling through or live in Greensboro NC or Salisbury NC, we are finishing two 7-Elevens and each will have a Cat Scale. Greensboro opens mid October and Salisbury opens mid November. Safe travels.

Thanks for the info

[gearhead]

7-eleven with a scale?
We have a 7-eleven under construction in Liberty and it seems massive compared to what I knew as a corner convenience store.

[CChambers]

Originally Posted by gearhead

7-eleven with a scale?
We have a 7-eleven under construction in Liberty and it seems massive compared to what I knew as a corner convenience store.

They are in the Diesel market for sure. Not full blown truck stops by far but we are putting high speed diesel, DEF at the pump and scales at a few. Some have restaurants inside also, Laredo Taco or Roost Chicken.

Liberty? What state?

[gearhead]

Originally Posted by CChambers

They are in the Diesel market for sure. Not full blown truck stops by far but we are putting high speed diesel, DEF at the pump and scales at a few. Some have restaurants inside also, Laredo Taco or Roost Chicken.

Liberty? What state?

Liberty,Texas
Just outside Houston on US 90. population 8,300.

[BauerAP]

Where is it going in Greensboro? We have a trip to Asheville in November and that’s a good fuel stopping area.
I know there are a couple in Mebane/Burlington area too.

[CChambers]

Originally Posted by BauerAP

Where is it going in Greensboro? We have a trip to Asheville in November and that’s a good fuel stopping area.
I know there are a couple in Mebane/Burlington area too.

4501 Old Burlington Rd. Across from the Sheetz.

[travelin texans]

Originally Posted by gearhead

7-eleven with a scale?
We have a 7-eleven under construction in Liberty and it seems massive compared to what I knew as a corner convenience store.

Trying, in their own way, keep up with Bucee's! Not a chance!
In Amarillo they built a new type of Toot N Totem, similar to 7-11s, with truck lanes w/ DEF, several gas pumps & a lone separate DEF pump which was great for my GMC with the fill port under the hood. IMO all stations should have the separate DEF pump so not to bog up truck lanes while filling with DEF only.

[CChambers]

Originally Posted by travelin texans

Trying, in their own way, keep up with Bucee's! Not a chance!
In Amarillo they built a new type of Toot N Totem, similar to 7-11s, with truck lanes w/ DEF, several gas pumps & a lone separate DEF pump which was great for my GMC with the fill port under the hood. IMO all stations should have the separate DEF pump so not to bog up truck lanes while filling with DEF only.

They are primarily built for truckers. You think all the DEF dispensers should be separate from the diesel dispensers?

[travelin texans]

Originally Posted by CChambers

They are primarily built for truckers. You think all the DEF dispensers should be separate from the diesel dispensers?

I meant that DEF only pump is NOT in the truck lanes but off the side of the parking lot completely separate from gas or diesel pumps.
The DEF pumps in the truck lanes were a PITA to use on my GMC due to the fill port on the passenger side under the hood, hoses weren't long enough to reach, that separate pump was great.

[CChambers]

Originally Posted by travelin texans

I meant that DEF only pump is NOT in the truck lanes but off the side of the parking lot completely separate from gas or diesel pumps.
The DEF pumps in the truck lanes were a PITA to use on my GMC due to the fill port on the passenger side under the hood, hoses weren't long enough to reach, that separate pump was great.

Gotcha. That makes sense. Good to hear user reviews.

On another note, why would GM put the DEF fill port under the hood versus at the fuel tank fill?

[gearhead]

Originally Posted by CChambers

Anyone traveling through or live in Greensboro NC or Salisbury NC, we are finishing two 7-Elevens and each will have a Cat Scale. Greensboro opens mid October and Salisbury opens mid November. Safe travels.

Sunday night we headed out of town to get eat dinner. There is a relatively new Sunoco on the edge of town, been there maybe 2 years. Convenience store, gas pumps, and truck pumps behind it. Driving past it I noticed it had a new Seven 11 sign on it.
Apparently 7/11 has a new business model.
We are covered up with FuelMaxx stations. Most are Chevron.
My latest pet peive is trying to shop at American owned businesses. I swore off the local Shell stations when the Millers sold to a "alphabet" name. Then the Heberts sold their local Chevron distribution company and stations. That left me with a Texas grocery chain that sold Conoco. So I bought a lot of that. Now they dropped Conoco and sell generic. Nope, I'm not buying that. I guess last man standing is WalMart.
I worked for Shell for 40 years and am mad at them for selling the Deer Park refinery to PEMEX and selling off their Permian oilfield.
OK, off my soapbox. The hurricane has about blown over...

[CChambers]

Originally Posted by gearhead

Sunday night we headed out of town to get eat dinner. There is a relatively new Sunoco on the edge of town, been there maybe 2 years. Convenience store, gas pumps, and truck pumps behind it. Driving past it I noticed it had a new Seven 11 sign on it.
Apparently 7/11 has a new business model.
We are covered up with FuelMaxx stations. Most are Chevron.
My latest pet peive is trying to shop at American owned businesses. I swore off the local Shell stations when the Millers sold to a "alphabet" name. Then the Heberts sold their local Chevron distribution company and stations. That left me with a Texas grocery chain that sold Conoco. So I bought a lot of that. Now they dropped Conoco and sell generic. Nope, I'm not buying that. I guess last man standing is WalMart.
I worked for Shell for 40 years and am mad at them for selling the Deer Park refinery to PEMEX and selling off their Permian oilfield.
OK, off my soapbox. The hurricane has about blown over...

That is correct.

7-11 bought out Speedway and I had heard they were working towards Sunoco.

I’ve only been in the fuel game for a couple years so I’m still learning the games they play.

Sounds like Speedway bought out Hess several years back and now they’re selling to 7-11. Nature of the beast I guess.

[travelin texans]

Originally Posted by CChambers

That is correct.

7-11 bought out Speedway and I had heard they were working towards Sunoco.

I’ve only been in the fuel game for a couple years so I’m still learning the games they play.

Sounds like Speedway bought out Hess several years back and now they’re selling to 7-11. Nature of the beast I guess.

The thing is that regardless whose name may be on the signs the fuel in their tanks most likely comes from the same source as it always has.

[flybouy]

Originally Posted by travelin texans

The thing is that regardless whose name may be on the signs the fuel in their tanks most likely comes from the same source as it always has.

Yup, the tanker trucks I've seen are mostly tagged with the name of the fuel delivery company and not the brand of fuel inside the tank. Locally where I live there are a few exceptions, Sheetz is one of them.

[gearhead]

Yeah gasoline is a generic commodity. The difference is the additive packages, and hopefully oversight of the station owners.
Although, a couple of Chevron stations just made local TV news for no response to complaints of water in the gas. State regulators haven't helped either. Ongoing story.
I saw a Speedway just last week re-branded to 7/11.

[travelin texans]

Originally Posted by gearhead

Yeah gasoline is a generic commodity. The difference is the additive packages, and hopefully oversight of the station owners.
Although, a couple of Chevron stations just made local TV news for no response to complaints of water in the gas. State regulators haven't helped either. Ongoing story.
I saw a Speedway just last week re-branded to 7/11.

After working 30+ years in the industry I'll guarantee if there's water in the fuel it's the issue at the retail establishment or trucking companies NOT the fuel refiner, too checks for quality on the refiners end.

[notanlines]

More than I wanted to know about gasoline:
https://www.sheetz.com/subpages/faqs.jsp#q06 Where does your gas supply come from? Sheetz, Inc. is not in the business of buying or refining crude oil from any country. Furthermore, we do not import gasoline but instead buy it on a domestic basis. Therefore, we do not know or control where the crude oil or gasoline comes from. We buy gasoline from refineries located on the U.S. East and Gulf coast and other trading companies who are in the business of purchasing and refining crude oil. The U.S. needs to import about 60% of its crude oil requirements and 10% of its gasoline needs. Currently, the leading supplier of crude oil to the U.S. is Canada, followed by Saudi Arabia, Venezuela, Mexico and the United Kingdom. However, because crude oil is transported to the U.S. from so many places and immediately "mixed" in tanks and petroleum pipelines for transportation to the refineries, it's impossible to determine exactly "where" the crude oil came from. Likewise, in most areas of the U.S. gasoline from different refiners is mixed together for transportation by a common pipeline network. Additionally, a gallon of gasoline may be traded several times before reaching its final destination, further complicating tracking a gallon's origin.

[gearhead]

Originally Posted by travelin texans

After working 30+ years in the industry I'll guarantee if there's water in the fuel it's the issue at the retail establishment or trucking companies NOT the fuel refiner, too checks for quality on the refiners end.

I agree. 35 years in Shells Deer Park Texas complex and 5 years upstream.

[CChambers]

Originally Posted by gearhead

Yeah gasoline is a generic commodity. The difference is the additive packages, and hopefully oversight of the station owners.
Although, a couple of Chevron stations just made local TV news for no response to complaints of water in the gas. State regulators haven't helped either. Ongoing story.
I saw a Speedway just last week re-branded to 7/11.

7-11 bought out Speedway earlier in the year. They will be rebranding most of them to 7-11’s.