The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued an administrative complaint Thursday against Ferrellgas and AmeriGas, alleging the two companies illegally coordinated to reduce the amount of propane in their cylinders sold to Walmart. The FTC issues an administrative complaint when it has reason to believe the law has been violated and it believes a proceeding is in the public interest. For... read more
Ferrellgas Partners LP formed an alliance with Mansfield Oil Co. to market propane autogas to fleets across North America. Mansfield will offer Ferrellgas customers access to Mansfield’s services, which include transportation fuel management programs that are designed to move customers from gas or diesel to propane. According to a press release, Mansfield is also bringing its invoicing and reporting capabilities to... read more
The LP Gas Hall of Fame welcomed five inductees to the Class of 2014 during a dinner and awards ceremony on April 11 in Atlanta. They are William B. McHenry (Pro-Gas Sales & Service), Casey Jarvis (JARCO), Daniel N. Myers (NPGA), J. Charles Sawyer (Sawyer Gas) and Dwain Willingham (Propane Resources). William B. McHenry emerged from western Michigan and Muskegon-based... read more
Ferrellgas Partners LP acquired Country Boys Gas, an independent propane retailer based in Commerce, Ga. According to Ferrellgas, this is the company’s third acquisition in its fiscal year that began Aug. 1, 2013. Motor Propane Service, a Wisconsin retailer, and KanGas Corp., located in Kansas, were also acquired. read more
The LP Gas Hall of Fame welcomed five inductees to the Class of 2014 during a dinner and awards ceremony on April 11 in Atlanta. They are Casey Jarvis (JARCO), William B. McHenry (Pro-Gas Sales & Service), Daniel N. Myers (NPGA), J. Charles Sawyer (Sawyer Gas) and Dwain Willingham (Propane Resources). Edward Peters Jarvis Jr. had such a keen mind... read more
TouchStar acquired PC Systeme, a cloud-based telematics and mobility software provider based in Vienna, Austria. TouchStar will integrate PC Systeme telematics and mobility services into its logistics and enterprise mobility portfolio. The addition gives TouchStar a new range of GPS fleet-tracking products. According to a press release, the PC Systeme team will become part of TouchStar, which has offices in... read more
Mission Linen, a textile rental company, added six propane autogas vehicles to its fleet of 500. It also recently added a number of compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles. All of the vehicles are being utilized in three of the fives states in which Mission Linen conducts business – Arizona, California and Texas. According to a press release, Mission Linen’s new... read more
Blue Star Gas is funding and spearheading the installation of 11 24-hour propane autogas public refueling stations in Washington’s Puget Sound region, the company announced. The refueling sites will service more than 400 customer vehicles in the Pacific Northwest. Customers can gain access to the pumps via a card-reading system, which also enables users to track fuel savings and miles-per-gallon... read more
Ferrellgas says it is contesting citations totaling $73,000 levied by the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) following a 2013 explosion at the company’s Blue Rhino propane tank production facility in Tavares, Fla. The 33-page report from the OSHA lists 20 “serious” violations and six “other-than-serious” violations at the plant following the July 29 incident, which injured eight workers and... read more
Dish Network debuted a fleet of 47 customer service vans fueled by propane autogas in the Los Angeles area. The company unveiled its Roush CleanTech Ford E-250 cargo vans during an event titled, “Driving Cleaner Solutions for Our Customers and Communities.” According to Erik Carlson, Dish’s executive vice president of service and installation, the 47-van rollout is part of a... read more
