CocoaVan
New member
It's December 2009, and apparently 10% of Pilot Travel Centers still dispense Low Sulfur Diesel (LSD) at their primary retail pumps (at the auto plaza, not the big truck lanes). There's one about 10 miles from my house at exit 77 on I-81. I stopped there earlier this week in the midst of a rainstorm. I really didn't think to check for the ULSD or LSD sticker, as I was admittedly more concerned about staying dry and everywhere I go ULSD is the norm. Fortunately, I spied the LSD sticker before putting the nozzle in the fuel filler. I went inside and spoke to the shift manager, who knew exactly what I was talking about. He said the labels are correct and they don't need to cutover to ULSD until 2010, and I offered to buy him a calendar. He also pointed out a ULSD pump off to the side, which was blocked by a utility trailer -- brilliant. When I got home, I checked the Pilot Travel Centers web site, and you can readily see which stations don't offer ULSD as their primary diesel fuel. There were 55 stations listed like the one near my house, and that's roughly 10% of the total. Too high of a failure rate for my liking.
We are on our fourth model year of diesels prohibited from using LSD, and fortunately I find LSD-dispensing stations to be quite uncommon in my part of the US. Most franchised brands strive for product consistency across geographical locations, but I guess that's not important to Pilot. So when I'm driving down the highway and am thinking about fueling up, I will ignore Pilot Travel Centers. At least until December 1, 2010.
Brian
We are on our fourth model year of diesels prohibited from using LSD, and fortunately I find LSD-dispensing stations to be quite uncommon in my part of the US. Most franchised brands strive for product consistency across geographical locations, but I guess that's not important to Pilot. So when I'm driving down the highway and am thinking about fueling up, I will ignore Pilot Travel Centers. At least until December 1, 2010.
Brian