2018 NACS Consumer Fuels Report Surveys
Bimonthly survey responses from the NACS Consumer Fuels Report. ​

Three Insights on Frequent C-Store Customers
Frequent customer trips and transactions are vital to the success and profitability of the U.S. convenience and fuel retailing industry. ​

How Consumers React to Gas Prices
Insights from NACS Consumer Fuels Surveys highlight consumer perceptions related to gas prices and the economy overall. ​

What Consumers Think About Gas Prices
Insights from NACS Consumer Fuels Surveys on consumer perceptions related to gas prices and the economy overall. ​

2018 Could Get Interesting
The NACS Consumer Fuels Survey identifies four weak signals to monitor, before they become big challenges. ​

Convenience Stores Fuel America
A snapshot of facts and stats about the U.S. convenience and fuel retailing industry. ​

How Branded Stations Operate
That branded station on the corner is almost certainly owned and operated by an independent. ​

Selling America’s Fuel
Convenience stores sell 80% of the gasoline in the United States; most are one-store businesses and less than 0.4% are owned by the major oil companies. ​

Credit and Debit Card Usage at the Pump
The use of credit and debit cards at the pump is incredibly convenient, but that convenience comes at a cost. ​

Protecting Consumers from Skimmers
How real is the threat of having your credit card cloned by a skimmer, and what are retailers doing to protect you? ​

Why Gas Mileage Improves in the Summer
The pain of this transition to summer-blend fuel is felt throughout the country, but there are significant environmental benefits. And there is one other lesser-known benefit for drivers in the summer: increased fuel efficiency. ​

What UST Owners Can Do After a Flood
EPA resources cite best practices for helping underground storage tank owners and operators safely bring UST systems back into service. ​

When Mother Nature Strikes
Convenience stores do much more than sell daily essentials and an estimated 80% of the fuels purchased in the United States — they also play a critical role before and after a natural disaster like a hurricane strikes. ​

Is There Such a Thing as Bad Gas?
Your car runs sluggish or even stops and starts in fits. Could it be because of bad gas? Let’s look at the possibilities. ​

The Value of Premium
Changes in the marketplace have eroded premium gasoline’s sales, but premium still accounts for roughly 13% of all gasoline sales. ​

Pipelines’ Importance to Supply
The United States has 141 refineries and more than 150,000 fueling stations. Pipelines provide that critical link between them. ​

Assessment of the U.S. Fuel Distribution Network
An overview of the U.S. liquid fuels distribution system, evaluating the operations of each component of the value chain and assessing the complexities associated with delivering fuel to consumers. ​

Key Facts About Diesel
Why diesel historically costs more than gasoline and other takeaways about the diesel fuel and vehicles market. ​

Why Prices Historically Go Up in the Spring
Summer-blend fuels, infrastructure maintenance and, of course, an increase in seasonal demand all create challenges that can affect retail fuels prices. ​

Gas Prices: Rockets and Feathers
While there is some price asymmetry between price increases and decreases, it’s a stretch to say that prices go up like a rocket but down like a feather. ​

Why Gas Prices Vary Around the Country, or Around the Corner
Why are prices in California so much more than in South Carolina, or the national average? And how can they vary so much in one town? It comes down to three broad factors: taxes, fuel blends and margins. ​

The Price Per Gallon
No matter who owns the station, retail fuels prices are ultimately determined by four sets of costs: crude oil, taxes, refining costs and distribution and marketing. ​

Why Gas Is Priced Using Fractions of a Penny
Gas prices that end in 9/10th of a cent are standard practice today. It’s a practice that has its roots in the 1930s. ​

How Disasters Affect Fuel Prices
Higher prices at the pump often lead the public to assume a retailer is price gouging. ​

How Refineries and Pipelines Resume Operations
In the wake of an emergency or natural disaster, resuming operations at a refinery and pushing product through the pipeline is complex. ​

Changing Seasons, Changing Gas Prices
If it’s summer, that means hot weather, more driving—and changes in gas prices. ​

The History of Fuels Retailing
The first purpose-built, drive-up gas station made its debut over 100 years ago which is one of many significant events and innovations that have shaped the fuels retailing industry. ​

The U.S. Petroleum Industry: Statistics, Definitions
Current information about motor fuels demand, supply, refining, distribution and retail operations. ​

The Innovation That Forever Changed Fueling
A dozen or so customers probably never could have imagined what they were able to do at the pump one June 1964 day would reshape fueling forever — and also impact other retail channels. ​

Retail Fueling in Pictures
A look at some of the biggest moments in fuels retailing history. ​

The History of Self-Fueling
While not an immediate success, self-service gas stations have changed the convenience store industry forever. ​