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November 2016 Issue
SIDELIGHTS
Notable for propane industry interests, President-elect Donald Trump has reportedly tabbed Scott Pruitt, attorney general of Oklahoma, as U.S. Environmental Protection Agency administrator; ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson as secretary of state; and Rick Perry, former Texas governor, as secretary of energy.
EVENTS
NPGA Benchmarking Council Groups A-F
Jan. 12-13
West Palm Beach, Florida

NPGA Benchmarking Council Groups G-L
Jan. 19-20
West Palm Beach, Florida

NPGA Winter Board Meeting
Jan. 29-31
San Antonio

PERC Meeting
Feb. 9
Dallas

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Photo: iStock A look back: Our propane industry takeaways from 2016
2016 served as a successful year for the propane industry, from learning about an upward trend in odorized propane gallon sales to the Propane Expo’s move to Nashville, Tennessee. With that in mind, Editor-in-Chief Brian Richesson reflects on the highs and lows of the last 12 months of the year for the propane industry. Read more...
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A CLOSER LOOK
Photo courtesy of Combined Energy Services FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
Hours-of-service restart rule
for truckers preserved 

A bill passed late into the night Dec. 9 that will fund the federal government into April 2017 also provides some relief for the trucking industry, including operational propane vehicles. Find out why.
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NEWS latest headlines from LPGASMAGAZINE.COM
David Lugar Propane industry loses
‘true champion’

David Lugar, an executive at AmeriGas and former chairman of the National Propane Gas Association board of directors and Propane Education & Research Council, died Nov. 18 at age 59. Learn about his career in the propane industry. Read more...
 
INDUSTRY VOICES
Blue Bird school bus Blue Bird CEO discusses rise
in propane school bus sales

Blue Bird Corp.’s propane school bus sales increased 33 percent this year compared to figures reported in 2015, according to the company's latest financial report. LP Gas magazine connected with Phil Horlock, president and CEO of Blue Bird, to get his take on the propane autogas school bus market.
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PRODUCT SHOWCASE view more at LPGASMAGAZINE.COM/PRODUCTS
Superior Energy Systems Transloaders maximize safety, efficiency in propane railcar transfers
Superior Energy Systems’ transloaders, or portable rail towers, are constructed for maximized safety and efficiency when transferring propane and other natural gas liquids between railcars and tanker trucks. Learn more about the towers.
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LP GAS GROWTH SUMMIT
LP Gas Growth Summit Retailers reflect on the
2016 LP Gas Growth Summit

Propane retailers who attended the 2016 LP Gas Growth Summit, including Sterling Fuels & Logistics, dba Affordable Propane’s Tim Jackson; Pecos Propane’s Allegra Pacheco; Georgia Gas Distributors’ Gordon Cunningham; and Florida Public Utilities’ Lyn Cacella, share their impressions and takeaways from the event.
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LP GAS HALL OF FAME
hall of fame LP Gas magazine unveils
Hall of Fame class of 2017

National propane association leaders. Codes and standards experts. Equipment developers integral to industry growth. These are among the ways to describe some of the individuals selected for the LP Gas Hall of Fame as part of the 2017 class, which LP Gas magazine announced last month. Find out who makes up the class.
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