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Food truck safety incident reminds stakeholders to remain vigilant to exposures Posted on 25 Sep 2014 in the Current Issue & Featured categories.

Propane has always been a safe, portable fuel that perfectly serves the fast-food industry. There was a time when food trucks were referred to as roach coaches and could generally... Read more»

Blue Bird acquired, to go public Posted on 24 Sep 2014 in the News categories.

Houston investment firm Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp. acquired Blue Bird Corp., which makes and sells propane-powered school buses. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the deal is worth about $500 million.... Read more»

Legal-theory scenario leads court to dismiss gas company from CSST case Posted on 24 Sep 2014 in the Current Issue & Featured categories.

Our office was recently involved in a Connecticut case over allegations that corrugated stainless steel tubing (CSST) manufactured by Omega Flex Inc. was defective because a lightning strike perforated it,... Read more»

Gas leak risk reason for recall of fireplaces, stoves, inserts and log sets Posted on 24 Sep 2014 in the News categories.

  Hearth & Home Technologies is recalling, in collaboration with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, about 20,000 propane and natural gas fireplaces, stoves, inserts and log sets because the... Read more»

Steady communication, tracking daily events should be part of your plan Posted on 24 Sep 2014 in the Current Issue & Events categories.

As I sit down to pen this column in mid-August, there are a multitude of topics I’d like to cover. It’s a tad early, but this is roughly the time... Read more»

First winter without Cochin will pose test Posted on 23 Sep 2014 in the Blue Flame Blog categories.

More than 50,000 barrels per day of propane transportation capacity was lost with the Cochin Pipeline’s reversal this year. According to ICF International, Cochin was the largest single source of... Read more»

Proposed legislation addresses pitfalls that led to propane shortage Posted on 22 Sep 2014 in the News categories.

Rep. Bob Latta, R-Ohio, introduced the Propane Supply and Security Act, legislation that he says will address the root causes of the propane shortage experienced last winter in a number... Read more»

Officials, regulators cooperate as propane industry prepares for winter Posted on 22 Sep 2014 in the Current Issue & Featured categories.

Hoping to ease the trials and tribulations that beset last winter, propane providers are pulling out all of the stops to make a successful go at the coming cold weather.... Read more»

Freightliner taps PIthon engine again Posted on 19 Sep 2014 in the News categories.

Freightliner Custom Chassis Corp. chose Powertrain Integration‘s PIthon 8.0-liter V8 LPI engine to power its S2C Propane concept bus. The engine was also previously selected for the Freightliner S2G truck... Read more»

Paraco Gas names vice president of sales Posted on 19 Sep 2014 in the News categories.

Paraco Gas Corp. appointed Dan Kostecki vice president of sales. The company says Kostecki has more than 20 years of management and sales experience. He most recently was northeast regional sales manager... Read more»