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The Sustainable Tomkins Board of Directors recognizes "FITZGERALD BROTHERS Bus & Limo Co." as a company showing signs of Sustainablity in 2008 for using Bio-Fuel in its Tour Busses.

Soy Bean Oil or Waste Animal Fat Bio Fuel? Soy Bean is a better grade.
Smells Like a Chicken Barbque as the vehicle goes down the road.

We here at FitzGerald Brother’s Transportation are proud to be able to say our fleet of vehicles runs on bio-diesel. As you can see from our website, our use of biodiesel is just one of our many steps taken to improve the environment. But many people might be wondering “what’s so special about biodiesel?” Well for starters, even basic diesel engines are more fuel efficient than gasoline engines. A gallon of gasoline only has 85% of the energy of a gallon of diesel, so a diesel engine can travel farther on less fuel. A diesel engine also lasts longer than a gasoline engine, reducing the amount of raw materials to maintain a vehicle. However, both basic gasoline and diesels engines have the same problem; they cause pollution (and lots of it!). Whether it is carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, or just plain old smoke, there’s no denying that most engines aren’t too good for our environment. Since our entire business is founded on the operation of vehicles every day, we felt that it was our duty to do as much as we could to prevent pollution. With that goal in mind, we decided to switch our vehicles over to clean biodiesel; to better serve the environment and better serve you.

With all the talk of “global warming” and “greenhouse gases” these days, there has been a huge focus on reducing emissions. Our use of biodiesel does just that. A lifecycle analysis of biodiesel funded by the U.S. Department of Energy found that pure biodiesel decreased emissions by more than 75% over regular diesel. If you’re wondering, a lifecycle analysis is a study of the environmental impact of a product over its lifetime, starting at its production and ending with its disposal. In its production stage, biodiesel even results in at least 4 times the energy it took to make it. Not only is biodiesel better for the environment, it is also safer! Since biodiesel is made from organic materials, it is completely nontoxic, and it is also biodegradable. Even more, it is much less combustible than regular gasoline. As such, biodiesel is one of the cleanest and safest fuel types to transport and store.

Biodiesel is good for the environment, but it is also good for the economy. We don’t need to rely on foreign fuel deposits for our biodiesel; we can get it in our own backyard! Our biodiesel is produced in America, and biodiesel provides more than 50,000 Americans with jobs. The biodiesel doesn’t have as far to travel to get to us, which again helps to reduce pollution caused by transport of conventional fuel.

There are many environmental benefits to using biodiesel, and FitzGerald Brother’s Transportation is proud to do its part in helping the environment. There’s one last thing to mention about biodiesel: the delicious smell! If you catch a whiff of summer barbecue, there’s a good chance you really smell our biodiesel. So happy sniffing, and we hope you enjoy your time with our “green clean” fleet of vehicles!

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