The snowcat bobtail from Ebbetts Pass Gas Service. Photo courtesy of Ebbetts Pass Gas Service

LPG Spotlight: Ebbetts Pass Gas Service

February 22, 2019 By Joe McCarthy

California propane retailer maintains service to mountain customers with a propane-fueled snowcat bobtail capable of climbing snow-covered trails.

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2019 LP Gas Top Propane Retailer rankings

February 21, 2019 By LP Gas

Take a look at this year’s LP Gas Top Propane Retailer rankings, our annual listing of the largest retail propane companies in the United States, measured by 2018 gallon sales.

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A Propane Personality: Larry Osgood

February 14, 2019 By Joe McCarthy

A conversation with Larry Osgood, the president of Consulting Solutions LLC

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Chris Earhart, president of Virginia-based Dixie Gas & Oil and chairman of the National Propane Gas Association, speaks during the World LPG Association’s World LPG Forum last fall in Houston. Photo courtesy of World LPG Association

Faces & Places: January 2019

February 12, 2019 By LP Gas

A look around the propane industry

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LPG Spotlight: VanderYacht Propane

February 11, 2019 By Joe McCarthy

Northwest propane retailer solves challenges of servicing mountain customers with versatile truck.

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Motive Ventures partnered with Zenith Power Products to develop a high-output, heavy-duty LPG industrial engine. Photo courtesy of motive ventures

The next wave of LPG technology

February 8, 2019 By Chris Lewis

A heavy-duty industrial engine and a cogeneration boiler gain global attention.

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Delivering propane in extreme weather is serious business

February 8, 2019 By Brian Richesson

It is with the 2019 polar vortex that we praise the men and women of the propane industry whose jobs call for working on the front lines, braving whatever weather is thrown at them to keep the gallons flowing and their customers warm.

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Wearable tech aids in research of worker fatigue

February 5, 2019 By LP Gas

A research report from the American Society of Safety Professionals Foundation outlined how wearable tech aids in understand workplace fatigue.

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The course helps drivers avoid injuries from slips, trips, falls and repetitive stress. Photo courtesy of Carriers Edge

Online course helps drivers avoid injuries

February 4, 2019 By LP Gas

An online training course for the trucking industry helps educate drivers to reduce injuries caused by often-overlooked hazards.

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Workplace fatalities fall in 2017

February 1, 2019 By LP Gas

The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries reports 43 fewer workplace fatalities occurred in 2017 than in 2016.

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