DOT releases new transportation regulations
July 1, 2005 By LP Gas
The Department of Transportation issued a series of new rules this spring governing the transportation of propane.
Read More Need new customers? Look online
July 1, 2005 By LP Gas
No matter what the weather and how efficiently and effectively your propane business runs, nothing happens — and no money is made — without customers.
Read More Credit and Collections Strategies: In a Word – Proactive
July 1, 2005 By LP Gas
A problem in the propane industry today is that a lot of companies are struggling financially because prices are increasing, leading to higher accounts receivable balances.
Read More It’s Working
July 1, 2005 By LP Gas
From mid-2001 through mid-2003, the $23 million spent for consumer education generated a $35 million net increase to the propane industry’s bottom line income – a 17.5 percent return on investment in the residential market over a 10-year period, according to a Virginia research firm.
Read More Learned it at Pinnacle
July 1, 2005 By Patrick Hyland
Since Pinnacle is the National Propane Gas Association’s premier educational conference, I would like to share some lessons I learned in four days of meetings and conferences in sunny Palm Springs last month.
Read More Core Values … Now and in the future
July 1, 2005 By LP Gas
We have all heard it. Safety pays. Safety first. Safety is number one. For the propane industry, safety is more than a simple slogan; it is a core value.
Read More Limiting liability
July 1, 2005 By LP Gas
Accidents happen, and in the propane industry far too many tragic mistakes wind up in a courtroom in search of compensation for property damage, personal injury or even death.
Read More The Open Road
June 1, 2005 By LP Gas
Propane’s recreational vehicle segment is steadily growing, as aging baby boomers with disposable incomes are taking to the highways in well-appointed style.
Read More Emotional exhaustion
June 1, 2005 By LP Gas
It’s common these days to hear about someone suffering from exhaustion. Yet the standard medical reference book identifies no disease or illness called exhaustion. So why are so many being treated for something that doesn’t even exist?
Read More Propane’s tale of the tape
May 1, 2005 By Patrick Hyland
The American Petroleum Institute reports that nationwide retail sales of propane — excluding chemical use — in 2003 was 11.8 billion gallons, a 1.1 percent drop-off from 2002 sales.
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