Propane industry news roundup: October 2007
October 1, 2007 By LP Gas
Railroad chairman touts propane’s clean-air role AUSTIN, TEXAS – Railroad Commission Chairman Michael L. Williams keynoted a meeting…
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September 1, 2007 By LP Gas
Fisher Controls recalls some regulators ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI – Fisher Controls issued a safety notice on July 10…
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August 1, 2007 By LP Gas
For the second time in three years, a federal appeals court has rejected the Department of Transportation’s attempts to rewrite hours of service rules for commercial truck drivers.
Read More The Heat is On
July 1, 2007 By LP Gas
The Propane Education and Research Council (PERC) has discovered another hot project aimed at increasing the fuel’s use nationwide.
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July 1, 2007 By LP Gas
Propane Days drew more than 300 attendees this year to Washington, D.C., its highest mark since the program began in 2005. The event attracted 154 last year.
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June 1, 2007 By LP Gas
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 Welcome to winter
March 1, 2007 By LP Gas
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 Sub-par temps, par golf
February 1, 2007 By LP Gas
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 Industry responds to Katrina
October 1, 2005 By LP Gas
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 New consumer safety education materials available
September 1, 2005 By LP Gas
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.
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