Big rig island opens at Mountain West Cenex
BERL TISKUS | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 11 months, 2 weeks AGO
Mountain West Cenex has opened a new fuel island in Ronan dedicated to serving 18-wheelers. (Berl Tiskus/Leader)
Reporter Berl Tiskus joined the Lake County Leader team in early March 2023, and covers Ronan City Council, schools, ag and business. Berl grew up on a ranch in Wyoming and earned a degree in English education from MSU-Billings and a degree in elementary education from the University of Montana. Since moving to Polson three decades ago, she’s worked as a substitute teacher, a reporter for the Valley Journal and a secretary for Lake County Extension. Contact her at [email protected] or 406-883-4343. | May 8, 2025 12:00 AM
CHS Mountain West Co-op opened a new facility that’s specifically designed for 18 wheelers two weeks ago. The new five-pump station is located just south of the current Cenex building in Ronan.
“We have on-road diesel with high speed dispensers and satellite pumps so drivers can fill from both sides of their trucks," said Dusty Smith, senior manager of operations for CHS Mountain West.
The business also offers DEF, a liquid solution used in diesel engines to reduce harmful emissions.
The pumps take credit or debit cards but not cash, Smith said.
“There is lots of room and parking, and it’s a nice new facility,” he added. “I hope truckers try us, like us, and come back.”
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