Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores has opened a new compressed natural gas (CNG) station in Fresno, California. This is its first location opened under the new Love’s Alternative Energy brand, which was previously called Trillium Energy Solutions.
“The Fresno station addresses a growing demand for lower-carbon fueling options for commercial trucking, refuse and transit fleets in this part of the country as it’s a significant logistics and supply chain hub,” Ryan Erickson, vice president of Love’s Alternative Energy, said in a Thursday news release. “This self-serving fueling facility gives our CNG fleet customers the ability to fuel on their schedule, competitive pricing, easy maneuvering for larger vehicles and comprehensive reporting on fuel consumption. In addition, the location supports California’s climate goals to target carbon neutrality.”
The unmanned location offers CNG only at its six fuel dispensers, and is a cardlock station, meaning customers must have an approved card to make fuel purchases, Love’s said. It’s accessible 24/7. The layout is designed for larger commercial vehicles and features high-speed dispensers.
- Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores is No. 15 on CSP’s 2025 Top 202 ranking of convenience store chains by store count.
The transaction tracking provides fleet managers with comprehensive data on each fueling event, Love’s said, including fuel amount, cost and specific vehicle and driver details.
Love’s now has 106 CNG stations in the United States and Canada.
CNG is produced by compressing natural gas to less than 1% of its volume at standard atmospheric pressure. CNG is used in light-, medium- and heavy-duty vehicles. A CNG-powered vehicle gets about the same fuel economy as one running on conventional gasoline.
“The Love’s Alternative Energy CNG fueling station is conveniently located off the CA-99 corridor in Fresno which is a premier location for business prosperity for the transportation and trucking industry,” said Will Oliver, president and CEO at the Fresno County Economic Development Corp. “This station will be successful for the state’s fuel economy and corresponding greenhouse gas emissions standards.”
As part of its 2022 Scoping Plan, California aims to achieve carbon neutrality by 2045, according to a release from Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office.
The Love’s Family of Companies, based in Oklahoma City, also includes Gemini Motor Transport, Musket Corp. and Speedco. Love’s Travel Stops operates 656 convenience stores and travel stops in 42 states. It provides services for professional drivers, fleets, four-wheel customers, RV drivers and more.
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