A nationwide shortage of truck drivers has propane retailers and distributors struggling to find enough operators to properly pilot their fleets, and may force employers to substantially up their pay scales if they hope to be in high gear when the snow flies.
Read More We have recently seen the sentencing of leaders who failed to adhere to core values, standards and laws designed to protect stakeholders and stockholders alike.
Read More Piece by piece, the propane industry is finally accumulating vital data about itself, its markets and its competition in detail it has never known.
Read More The most successful companies seem to recruit the very best talent, retain top producing individuals and get the most out of their employees. Weak ones often have high turnover, can’t keep positions filled and make mistake after mistake in their hiring process.
Read More Conferees are trying to iron out differences in the Energy Policy Act of 2005 passed by each House.
Read More Over the past few years, propane industry distributors have been more and more concerned about their role as the link between equipment manufacturers and propane retailers. These distributors, who have been among the staunchest supporters of the industry, say price-cutting competitors offering lower prices, but virtually no customer service, are squeezing them out. They’re frustrated over losing business to competitors who sell exclusively on bargain-basement pricing.
Read More In my 20-plus years of experience in the retail propane industry, working with one major and many independent marketers, I have seen many different ways to operate a propane company. So, what distinguishes the better operators that produce superior financial results and organic market growth from the laggards?
Read More At this writing, two teams in the National Basketball Association will have won their respective conferences and will square off in a couple of days to play a seven-game series to determine the world champion.
Read More I remember running home on the last day of grade school. Soon we would pack the old car and head up to the lake for the summer.
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