PalFleet Truck Equipment Co. will expand its service and sales support activities to its customers in the northeast U.S. PalFleet has operated a location in Trenton, N.J., for five years with a General Motors chassis pool. Ed Gerken, president of PalFleet, says the Trenton location will now provide sales, installation, field service, operator training and inspections of Palfinger products to its... read more
Southcross Energy Partners LP acquired gathering, treating, compression and transportation infrastructure from Southcross Holdings LP. Among the assets acquired are two natural gas liquids pipelines that are currently under construction. One is a propane pipeline from Southcross Energy Partners’ fractionator in Bonnie View, Texas, to the Corpus Christi, Texas, area. The other is a Y-grade pipeline connecting Southcross Energy Partners’... read more
Power Solutions International (PSI) is presenting a new propane-fueled concept vehicle along with other alternative fuel products and services at the 2015 Alternative Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo May 4-7 in Dallas. Last year, PSI teamed with Navistar International Corp., a manufacturer of commercial trucks and buses, to develop a propane-fueled IC Bus, which will be ready for service during the 2015-2016 school year.... read more
Power Solutions International (PSI) agreed to purchase Powertrain Integration LLC, the on-highway power systems manufacturer in Madison Heights, Mich. The deal is valued at nearly $30 million and is expected to close in about 30 days. According to a press release, both companies share a long history and strong relationships with General Motors (GM). Powertrain Integration has provided GM on-highway... read more
Lone Star NGL LLC, a subsidiary of Energy Transfer Partners, plans to build a fourth natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation facility in Mont Belvieu, Texas. Energy Transfer Partners estimates that the fractionator will cost about $450 million, and it expects the fractionator to be operational by December 2016. According to a press release, the fractionator will be capable of handling... read more
Ford’s 2016 F-150 with a 5.0-liter V8 engine will offer a gaseous-fuel prep option, making it the only light-duty pickup that can run on propane or compressed natural gas (CNG), according to the company. “We surveyed customers likely to use natural gas or propane, and 72 percent told us they want to have alternative-fuel capabilities on the F-150 with the... read more
On any given day, we can Google some kind of incident involving propane. In addition to the old stuff on plaintiff attorney websites, actual current accidents pop up in the news around the country, reminding all stakeholders of the challenge to educate, train and facilitate customer safety outreach. All of us in the propane industry have an obligation to reach... read more
There are two years left in President Barack Obama’s term; there is a Republican majority in the Senate and House of Representatives; and there is no national, comprehensive energy policy in sight. Republican leaders of the 114th Congress continue to face strong opposition from within their own party and are finding veto-proof majorities difficult. This leaves the president with a... read more
ACME Alternate Fuel Systems Inc. will hold its ACME School July 13-15 in Mankato, Minn. The event provides propane autogas and diesel economizer training. Technicians, fleet owners and managers are invited to attend. According to a press release, Rick Nordstrom, an ASE-certified master technician with more than 30 years of combined automotive and alternate fuel system experience, will teach the... read more
APP Propane, based in Tacoma, Wash., acquired the primary propane assets of PC Propane & Gas, based in Montesano, Wash. The acquisition provides APP Propane with hundreds of additional customers. APP Propane serves homeowners, building contractors, commercial and industrial customers in western Washington and northwest Oregon. APP Propane ranked as the 35th largest propane retailer in LP Gas‘ Top 50 Propane... read more
