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GRAIN VALLEY, Mo., July 13 /PRNewswire/ — Did you know you may not be getting your money’s worth at the fuel pump? At warmer temperatures, liquids — including diesel and gasoline — expand, decreasing the amount of energy (Btu) per gallon purchased. The “Turn Down Hot Fuel” campaign will educate consumers on how “hot fuel” may have them paying higher prices than necessary for fuel. The campaign is spear-headed by a professional truckers’ organization, the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA), and includes a Web site, http://www.turndownhotfuel.com.

The phrase “hot fuel” refers to expanded diesel fuel or gasoline that is sold at retail pumps at temperatures higher than the century-old government standard of 60 degrees. That is the temperature/volume used in the petro-chemical industry to measure all petroleum liquids at the refinery and every point after the refinery, except at the retail pump. continue reading...