Defense costs provide safety incentives
June 1, 2007 By Jay Johnston
Beyond the standard insurance company costs of marketing, loss control and underwriting, we have liability defense costs.
Read More Fugitive on the loose
June 1, 2007 By LP Gas
A Confidential Study of fugitive emissions in California says that the propane industry should find ways to reduce the amount of fuel released into the atmosphere during and after product transfer – or risk losing the exemptions it has long enjoyed with state air pollution authorities.
Read More Our industry’s progress depends on everyone doing their fair share
June 1, 2007 By LP Gas
2007 marks the 10th anniversary of the Propane Education & Research Council (PERC). As evidence of its commitment to the industry’s continued progress at this important juncture, the council has launched an important new campaign to improve the assessment collections process and increase participation in the annual Sales of Natural Gas Liquids and Liquefied Refinery Gases survey conducted by the American Petroleum Institute (API).
Read More Taking action against the silent killer
May 1, 2007 By John McCoy
Carbon monoxide poisoning has earned the notorious designation as the silent killer because it is colorless, odorless and silent.
Read More Eyes wide open to degrees of change
May 1, 2007 By Lisa Bontempo
The following issues of price gouging, war spending, climate change and homeland security are worth watching even as they impact the industry to different degrees.
Read More Safety in New World: a tough order
May 1, 2007 By Jay Johnston
Nationwide, business managers are trying to quantify the process of safety to an exact science. In short, they believe they can turn the topic of safety into a sort of New World order.
Read More Resolving conflict in the family business
May 1, 2007 By Carl Hughes
Sibling rivalries. Father–son power battles. Non-active vs. active shareholder issues. Patriarchs unable to relinquish the reins to the next generation. A family-owned propane company’s conflicts come in all types and variations.
Read More Switching gears
May 1, 2007 By LP Gas
General Motors’ decision to provide a dedicated propane engine with enough muscle to power bobtails was just the answer to pleas from frustrated propane marketers nationwide.
Read More Blue Bird takes flight
May 1, 2007 By LP Gas
The distinctive rumble of school buses will be a bit less noisy next fall as hundreds of school children ride the first wave of propane-dedicated vehicles on the market since 2002.
Read More Envirogard driving full line of propane mowers against the competition
May 1, 2007 By Brian Richesson
Jim Coker has spent the last three years traveling around the country, visiting dealers and potential customers and expressing just how far his Envirogard propane lawn mowers have come.
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