The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), an agency of the Department of Transportation, has ordered about 5,000 33-pound composite cylinders manufactured by The Lite Cylinder Co. removed from service.
Read More Just as propane marketers nationwide had given up hope of squeezing a profit from yet another warm winter, a ferocious St. Valentine’s Day Blizzard punctuated a solid month of cold temperatures that saved a dismal heating season but wreaked havoc on the front lines.
Read More Like many of his peers in the LP-gas business, Johnny Williamson, branch manager of Four Point L.P. Gas, has seen the Georgia retailer’s sales volume stagnate over the past four heating seasons as a result of unseasonably warm weather that’s plagued many areas of the United States.
Read More After Hurricane Katrina ravaged parts of the Southeast United States, much of the landscape was dramatically altered. Entire cities were displaced, homes and real estate were destroyed, businesses were shut down and lives lost.
Read More The propane industry has three new powerful tools to communicate important safety information to its customers that demonstrate the industry’s serious commitment to the safety and well being of propane consumers. The new materials are the first in a series of new consumer safety education tools from the Propane Education & Research Council (PERC), since they purchased the Certified Employee Training Program (CETP), GAS Check and other safety products from the National Propane Gas Association (NPGA) in 2002.
Read More The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is offering to let motor carriers track their own hours of service via electronic or paper records.
Read More Another year is in the books and AmeriGas has comfortably retained its top spot in our annual LP Gas Top 50 retailer rankings.
Read More We encounter many challenges in this industry. One of the most compelling issues we face each year is ensuring a reliable supply of propane for our customers.
Read More The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program could get $3.4 billion in each of the next three years under the Poverty Reduction & Prevention Act of 2003.
Read More Look for another contentious conference over energy legislation in Congress this fall. Rather than slug it out provision by provision on the Senate floor, the Senate has passed the same bill it approved last year.
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