Switching gears
May 1, 2007 By LP Gas
General Motors’ decision to provide a dedicated propane engine with enough muscle to power bobtails was just the answer to pleas from frustrated propane marketers nationwide.
Read More Driving your business
March 1, 2007 By LP Gas
Along with trucking industry-equivalent pay and benefits, professional drivers want up-to-date rigs, respect and open communication channels with management and the dispatching staff. As a nationwide shortage of drivers threatens fleet-efficiency throughout many trucking-oriented businesses, propane companies have an advantage in that many road-warriors also have a strong desire to be home at night.
Read More Managing driver performance is vital
December 1, 2006 By LP Gas
Propane fleet operators often struggle when it comes to developing an effective driver performance management program. The challenge for most companies in this industry is usually the first logical step of any performance management program: defining and developing a productivity measurement.
Read More Rally ’round the bobtails
October 1, 2006 By Patrick Hyland
They are at it again. The Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has published yet another proposed increase for the infamous bobtail tax.
Read More Let’s Talk
May 1, 2006 By LP Gas
Like any North American company operating a fleet, the propaneindustry is experiencing the financial and customer service painassociated with high driver turnover.
Read More Road warriors
March 1, 2006 By LP Gas
Caroline Guay was looking out the window of her home one-day several years ago when she saw something out of the ordinary.
Read More Auxiliary Power Units
January 1, 2006 By LP Gas
Propane industry engineers are not sitting idle as truckers face pressure to cut pollution from tractor-trailer engines left running once the rigs complete a long day’s haul.
Read More Bobtail efficiency: a marketer’s edge
December 1, 2005 By Randy Doyle
The subject of bobtail efficiency is always relevant to propane marketers. Educational sessions on any aspect of this subject have no problem attracting attendees and interest.
Read More Finding good drivers is a tough haul
September 1, 2005 By LP Gas
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 Safety First
February 1, 2005 By LP Gas
After killing his wife in 1995, a distraught man drove away and attempted to commit suicide by ramming his vehicle into a propane delivery truck. The man received only minor cuts and bruises, but the propane truck driver received major injuries to his back and neck and ended up on permanent physical disability.
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