These are alerts for the industry
The Magellan terminal located in Grand Forks, ND has notified the Minnesota Department of Commerce Weights and Measures Division that the terminal did not have biodiesel available for loading at the rack between…
Continue Reading
UPDATE – NOTICE OF BIODIESEL OUTAGE AND WAIVER AT MAGELLAN TERMINAL – GRAND FORKS, ND
The Magellan terminal located in Grand Forks, ND has notified the Minnesota Department of Commerce Weights and Measures Division that the terminal does not have biodiesel available for loading at the rack as…
Continue Reading
NOTICE OF BIODIESEL OUTAGE AND WAIVER AT MAGELLAN TERMINAL – GRAND FORKS, ND
Commercial Driver’s License Skills Testing Special Event: • DPS-DVS is offering appointments for commercial learner permit holders to take their commercial driver’s license skills test on Saturday and Sunday, May 7th and 8th.…
Continue Reading
COMMERCIAL DRIVER’S LICENSE SKILL TEST – SPECIAL EVENT ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, MAY 7TH & 8TH
EMA The U.S. EPA issued a temporary emergency waiver today that allows the nationwide sale of E15 during the summer driving season effective May 1, 2022. The temporary waiver is authorized under Clean…
Continue Reading
EPA ISSUES EMERGENCY WAIVER PERMITTING THE SUMMERTIME SALE OF E15
Gov. Tim Walz signed a bill passed by the Minnesota Legislature providing bonus pay for eligible COVID-19 frontline workers. Details of the program, including the application process and timeline, are still being finalized.…
Continue Reading
MINNESOTA FRONTLINE WORKER PAY
The Minnesota Department of Transportation will end spring load restrictions (SLR) in the SOUTHEAST and METRO frost zones Monday, May 2, 2022 at 12:01 AM. Spring load restrictions will end in the SOUTH…
Continue Reading
SEASONAL LOAD LIMIT NOTIFICATION: SPRING LOAD RESTRCITIONS END IN ALL FROST ZONES
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a press release announcing two new proposed tobacco product standard regulations. One regulation would prohibit the use of menthol as a characterizing flavor both in cigarettes…
Continue Reading
FDA PROPOSES REGULATIONS PROHIBITING MENTHOL IN CIGARETTES AND CHARACTERIZING FLAVORS IN CIGARS
If your company lost revenue because of COVID-19, you could receive up to $26,000 per employee back from the U.S. government as a tax credit. If your business had a reduction in gross…
Continue Reading
STILL SEARCHING FOR COVID-19 RELIEF FUNDING? HERE IS WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT THE EMPLOYEE RETENTION TAX CREDIT
EMA Recently, the NFPA Standards Council voted not to issue the proposed Tentative Interim Amendment (TIA) which would have added a new section to the 2021 edition of NFPA 30A (Code for Motor…
Continue Reading
NFPA STANDARDS COUNCIL REJECTS OVERLY RESTRICTIVE FIRE SAFETY RULES FOR EV CHARGING AT GAS STATIONS
The USDA announced this week it will provide new funding under the Higher Blend Infrastructure Program (HBIP) to help gasoline retailers and distributors to upgrade infrastructure for the distribution of higher blends of…
Continue Reading
USDA TO PROVIDE $100 MILLION IN HIGHER BLEND INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS TO MARKETERS
This weekend the Minnesota Department of Public Safety (DPS), Driver and Vehicles Services (DVS) we will be hosting a CDL Skills Testing event. Commercial Driver’s License Skills Tests – Special Event DPS-DVS is…
Continue Reading
COMMERCIAL DRIVER’S LICENSE SKILL TEST – SPECIAL EVENT ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, APRIL 9TH AND 10TH
MN Dept. of Commerce EAP raised the maximum Crisis benefit from $1,200 to $3,000 to further assist EAP households struggling to pay increasing energy costs. The additional Crisis funds will help households fill…
Continue Reading
CRISIS MATCH RAISED TO $3000
The Minnesota Department of Transportation will start spring load restrictions in the NORTH-CENTRAL SLL and NORTH zones Monday, March 21, 2022 at 12:01 AM. Read more here.
Continue Reading
SEASONAL LOAD LIMIT NOTIFICATION
This Saturday and Sunday, March 19th and 20th, DPS-DVS is offering appointments for commercial learner permit holders to take their commercial driver's license skills test. Read more here.
Continue Reading
Commercial Driver’s License Skills Tests -Special Event March 19th and 20th, 2022
The MN Dept. of Agriculture made available its Biofuels Infrastructure Grant Program which will award up to $6.6 million to offset the cost of investing in retail petroleum dispensers, fuel storage tanks, and…
Continue Reading
REMINDER – APPLY BY TODAY March 17, 2021: Grant Available for Convenience Stores & Service Stations to Add Higher Ethanol Blend Options
The Minnesota Department of Transportation will start spring load restrictions in the CENTRAL SLL zone Friday, March 18, 2022 at 12:01 AM. Winter load increases end in the NORTH-CENTRAL and NORTH zones Saturday,…
Continue Reading
SEASONAL LOAD LIMIT NOTIFICATION
The Minnesota Department of Transportation will start spring load restrictions in the SOUTH and SOUTHEAST SLL zones Monday, March 14, 2022 at 12:01 AM. Read more here.
Continue Reading
SEASONAL LOAD LIMIT NOTIFICATION
The Minnesota Department of Transportation will end winter load increases in the SOUTH and SOUTHEAST SLL zones Monday, March 7, 2022 at 12:01 AM. Read more here.
Continue Reading
SEASONAL LOAD LIMIT NOTIFICATION
The MN Dept of Agriculture made available its Biofuels Infrastructure Grant Program which will award up to $6.6 million to offset the cost of investing in retail petroleum dispensers, fuel storage tanks, and…
Continue Reading
REMINDER: Grant Available for Convenience Stores & Service Stations to Add Higher Ethanol Blend Options: Apply by March 17, 2021
From EMA:The EMA asked the federal appeals court in Washington D.C. to review the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) December 2021 final rule that increases the stringency of greenhouse gas emissions for model year…
Continue Reading
EMA Challenges EPA Rule That Would Hurt Energy Marketers