5. How Many Dispensers Do You Need?

Major c-store installations should include at least 4 MPDs or multipumpdispensers. Four MPDs means 8 fueling positions or 8 vehicles fueling at once. Larger sites have as many as 10 or 12 MPDs.

Personally, I believe that 8 dispensers or 16 vehicles is the optimum that the cashiers are able to watch. The reason for offering so many dispensers is to handle peak load. Most people fuel going home from work as a rule so c-stores can do 50% of their business between 4 to 7 p.m.