Five medium-duty beverage trucks fueled by propane autogas began operation at Nestlé Waters North America’s Los Angeles location. The trucks will deliver Arrowhead Mountain Spring Water to area businesses and residents. The location utilizes on-site refueling for its diesel-powered trucks, and the company has chosen to add an on-site propane autogas fueling station, as well. Nestlé Waters purchased the medium-duty... read more
Trebby Catron joined propane equipment distributor Bergquist as area sales manager for Minnesota and North Dakota. He has 27 years of experience in the propane industry, 22 as a manager of retail operations. read more
New York’s Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) issued draft permit conditions for the Finger Lakes LPG Storage LLC’s proposed underground storage facility in upstate New York. The release of the draft permit conditions is the next step leading to an issues conference on Feb. 12, 2015, and it gives all parties a chance to review them, the agency announced. DEC... read more
The Western Propane Gas Association, which represents propane marketers throughout California, appointed Joy Alafia president and CEO. Her duties include furthering initiatives of the organization as they relate to autogas, individual consumer markets, agricultural and commercial use, and propane safety, according to the organization. Alafia previously served as director of business products with the California Association of Realtors, and spent... read more
The National Propane Gas Association’s Women in Propane Council announces a new slate of officers whose terms will begin at the start of 2015. Cindy Platz-Belmont, co-owner of Delta Liquid Energy, will serve as chair of the Women in Propane Council and Kelly Bosak, Ferrellgas, was named vice chair. Tracy Kirkman, part owner of Ehrhart Propane & Oil, will continue... read more
U.S. Sens. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., and Al Franken, D-Minn., sent a letter to U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz, urging the administration to do more to prevent another propane crisis this year. The administration has taken some steps recommended by Baldwin and Franken to avoid a repeat of last year’s propane crisis, including the collection of more data to... read more
Each of us has exactly 168 hours a week – 8,736 hours a year – to accomplish all we will ever get done. Time is the only resource that perishes hour-by-hour, minute-by-minute. You never have another today. Tomorrow is a different day – today can never be recaptured. We can waste other resources, but usually can buy more. If you... read more
John Geiger was named sales and marketing manager at Ditech Testing. The company says he will work to expand its footprint into the Southeast and parts of the Midwest. Geiger joined Ditech from Trinity Industries and has served the propane industry for more than 25 years. Ditech Testing refurbishes and recertifies propane tanks and cylinders. read more
Lone Star NGL LLC, a joint venture between Energy Transfer Partners LP and Regency Energy Partners LP, is constructing a third 100,000-barrel-per-day natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation facility at Mont Belvieu, Texas, the companies announced. The fractionator is fully subscribed by multiple long-term contracts and is necessary to handle the increasing NGL barrels delivered via Energy Transfer Partners’ and Lone... read more
