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Look up common Toast Fuel terms, including market and ownership models, forecourt equipment, industry roles, and fuel compliance certifications.
These terms apply to Toast Fuel, Toast's forecourt and fuel-dispensing solution for gas stations and fuel retailers. Use this glossary to look up common industry terms for market and ownership models, forecourt equipment, industry roles, and required certifications.
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These terms describe how a fuel retail site is branded and who owns and operates it.
| Term | Definition |
| Branded / Major Oil Company (MOC) | Gas stations affiliated with major oil brands, such as Shell, Exxon, or BP. These sites must follow strict brand standards, have guaranteed fuel supply contracts, and are required to use POS systems and payment processors approved by the major oil company. |
| Unbranded | Independent operators who build their own brand identity, control their own pricing strategy, and choose their own POS providers without major brand compliance costs. Toast Fuel is designed primarily for unbranded sites. |
| COCO (Company-Owned, Company-Operated) | Sites where the oil company owns the property and directly manages both the gas station and the convenience store. |
| CODO (Company-Owned, Dealer-Operated) | Sites where the oil company owns the land or building, but a third-party independent dealer leases the location and runs the daily business. |
| DODO (Dealer-Owned, Dealer-Operated) | Sites where an independent dealer owns the land and operates the business entirely. |
These terms describe the outdoor fueling area and the hardware that supports it.
| Term | Definition |
| Forecourt | The outdoor area of the gas station where the fuel pumps and related equipment are located. |
| Automated Fuel Dispenser (AFD) | The fuel pump itself. The United States market is dominated by two main manufacturers: Gilbarco Veeder-Root and Wayne (Dover Fueling Solutions). |
| Dispenser Payment Terminal (DPT) / Outdoor Payment Terminal (OPT) | The card reader located directly on the fuel dispenser. Common platforms include Gilbarco's FlexPay and Wayne's iXPay. |
| CRIND | Stands for "Card Reader in Dispenser." Refers to the payment functionality that allows customers to pay directly at the pump. |
| Forecourt Controller (FCC) | The central hardware and software hub that bridges communication between the in-store POS system and outdoor devices, such as fuel dispensers, electronic price signs, and car washes. Toast uses the Allied NeXGen controller. |
| Underground Storage Tank (UST) | Tanks located beneath the forecourt that store the station's fuel inventory. |
| Automatic Tank Gauge (ATG) | Equipment that monitors the fuel levels, water levels, and alarms within the underground storage tanks. |
| Submersible Turbine Pump (STP) | The pump that pulls fuel up from the underground tank through the fill lines and into the dispenser. |
These terms describe the people and operational events involved in running a fuel retail site.
| Term | Definition |
| Jobber (Fuel Distributor / Wholesaler) | A third-party middleman who purchases fuel from oil companies, manages delivery logistics using tanker trucks, and sells fuel to retail stations. Jobbers often service equipment and are heavy influencers on which POS systems and hardware a station buys. |
| Cross-Drop | A costly operational error where a fuel delivery driver accidentally drops fuel into the wrong underground storage tank. |
| Pump Stacking | An advanced transaction feature that allows multiple payment authorizations to be queued per pump. |
| Fleet Cards | Commercial payment cards used by trucking companies and delivery businesses, such as WEX, Voyager, or Visa 2.0, that prompt for specific data like a driver ID or vehicle odometer reading. |
These terms describe the certifications and standards that govern fuel measurement and payment security.
| Term | Definition |
| NTEP (National Type Evaluation Program) | A "weights and measures" certification required to ensure fuel volume is pumped accurately and priced correctly using three-decimal pricing (for example, $3.499 per gallon). |
| PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) | Security standards designed to protect sensitive cardholder data. This certification is heavily enforced due to the high risk of payment fraud at unattended gas station pumps. |
| EMV | The certification standard required for securely processing chip and contactless cards at the pump. It protects merchants from liability for fraudulent transactions. |