Florida tow truck company to begin producing biodiesel for own fleet

In Florida, a tow truck company that set up a side business last year to collect waste cooking oil from restaurants near Miami is taking the next step to produce biodiesel. Though the oil storage is currently a code violation, Westway Towing is seeking permission to also set up biodiesel production that would reach about 130,000 gallons per year. The plan is to use the biodiesel to supply the company’s fleet of 40 tow trucks and sell the rest to others.