Blue Bird Body Co. is recalling certain model year 2012-13 Vision school buses manufactured from Jan. 10, 2012, to April 24, 2013, and equipped with a Roush CleanTech propane fuel system, according to a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) notice. Due to a reaction between the different metals, the affected vehicles may develop a propane leak where the aluminum... read more
Eight thousand more health professionals were added to the National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners since the new system for the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) medical examinations launched in May with 22,000 providers, according to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). Another 22,500 health professionals initiated the process to gain their certification, FMCSA says. According to FMCSA, all... read more
The Propane Education & Research Council (PERC) is now a member of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE), which, according to a press release, is an association made up of colleges and universities working to create a more sustainable world. As an AASHE member, PERC plans to educate higher education institutions about the benefits of... read more
Ed Hoffman was named president of Blossman Services Inc., a subsidiary of the Blossman Cos. According to a press release, Hoffman was the fleet and asset manager for Keystone Automotive Operations over the last five years. His overall work experience includes management roles in service, parts, fleet leasing, sales and marketing. He has experience in light-, medium- and heavy-duty truck classes.... read more
Natural gas producers have targeted wet gas in recent years for the higher value of its liquids content. This wet gas, with its prices traditionally linked to crude oil, includes natural gas liquids (NGLs) propane, ethane, butanes and natural gasoline. According to a report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), wet natural gas production has been increasing at a... read more
MFA Oil Co. acquired Brown Propane, a Missouri-based retail operation. MFA Oil will serve customers through Brown Propane’s operations in Neosho and Lanagan, Mo., and Grove, Okla. According to a press release, Brown Propane is MFA Oil’s seventh acquisition in the last year. read more
I believe the best formula for success within any business lies in its ability to train, inspire and motivate proactive compliance and internal initiative through individual development. You can hire anyone to perform a job, but can you train, inspire and motivate the employee to do it safely with confidence? We all need to develop before we are effective and... read more
The midterm elections are less than six months away, and members of Congress have largely abandoned any pretense of legislating. They’ve instead turned their complete focus to their campaigns. Although it looked like the Affordable Care Act was going to be the dominant issue to flood the airwaves this year, energy and environmental issues are beginning to emerge. With the... read more
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed increasing the number of refrigerant options to include additional low global warming potential alternatives. Among the options EPA proposed adding are flammable refrigerants such as propane, ethane, isobutane and R-441A. The proposed rule, if finalized, would list one or more of these alternatives as acceptable in a number of stationary air-conditioning and refrigeration... read more
The United States became a net exporter of liquefied petroleum gases for the first time in 2012, and a year later propane marketers across much of the country faced the greatest winter supply challenges of their lifetimes. This should be a golden era for propane considering the amount of gas available domestically from various shale plays, but inadequate storage in... read more
