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US Foodservice-Atlantabegins fueling deliveryfleet with biodiesel

Published Monday, November 16, 2009

US Foodservice-Atlanta has become the first major foodservice distributor in Georgia to run its entire delivery fleet on biodiesel fuel. All of the Atlanta division’s 185 tractors and 210 trailers began using biodiesel fuel recently after its first 7,500-gallon delivery of B5, a blend of diesel containing 5% biodiesel, a form of diesel fuel made from vegetable oils, animal fats, or recycled restaurant greases. Biodiesel is a sustainable, renewable alternative to diesel fuel that can reduce greenhouse gases and other emissions. The biodiesel fuel costs on average about a penny more per gallon. Its use ...

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