Energy Distribution Partners, Chicago, Ill., acquired the multi-state, full-service energy businesses Liberty LP Gas and Liberty Community Gas, (together doing business as Liberty Propane), and the full-service heating oil business Meadows Petroleum Products, (Meadows Petroleum), Cetane Associates announced. The operation hubs of the acquired businesses are in Ottsville, Pa., Downingtown, Pa., and Georgetown, Del. Liberty Propane, founded in 2002 by ...

It’s been a long-held practice that the card brands make rate adjustments twice a year in April and October. After delaying some interchange fee increases because of the pandemic, the card brands have implemented the planned 2022 increases this April.  This year’s pricing updates are less noticeable than past years with most changes impacting dues and assessments, which are tiny ...

Drivers of millions of passenger, delivery, and emergency vehicles and off-road machines and equipment in the United States rely on diesel engines and fuel. Diesel Technology Forum (DTF) says it is the most energy-efficient internal combustion engine, getting the best value for each fuel dollar spent. “Diesel is the lifeblood of the global economy, reflecting its dominance across key sectors like goods movement, ...

Ray Energy announced the arrival of 100% fossil-free, low-carbon, renewable propane to the Northeast, providing a cleaner, alternative fuel to gas, diesel, and electric. Renewable propane, made from biomass and waste products, is free of fossil fuels, the company said. This reduces waste deposited in landfills and is 100% sustainable, it said. The fuel is sourced and produced entirely in ...

“After months of focusing almost exclusively on electric vehicles and heat pumps, President Biden finally acknowledged the important role renewable fuels are playing to enhance American energy and environmental security and lower consumer costs,” the National Fuels & Energy Institute said in a statement. “In fact,” the Institute informed its members, “Biden said his plan for a net-zero economy by 2050 is ...

Liquid Measurements & Controls, based in Limerick PA, has launched a Customer Portal.  Customers can access their purchases with Liquid Measurements & Controls going back to 2010. LMC offers a wide variety of fluid-measuring products, specializing in pumps and meters for loading and unloading at mobile and stationary locations. LMC’s online store is open 24 hours a day.  @http://lmncstore.com.

R.W. Beckett, North Ridgeville, Ohio, announced the launch of its GeniSys 7565, as “a controller of the future designed for today’s technician, engineered to improve the efficiency of troubleshooting and the ease of programming.” When paired with a smart phone in the field, it also provides the technician with real-time diagnostics of the current cycle and valuable details of previous ...

With attendance exceeding 3,100 participants and 190 exhibiting companies, Eastern Energy Expo reports a hugely successful convention and trade show as it marked the return to an in-person event – the first since 2019. The Expo received accolades from attendees, exhibitors and sponsors with more than 60 business programs convened during the event. This year’s event was hosted at the ...

The American Energy Coalition (AEC) is pleased to announce that Sid Harvey’s and R.W. Beckett have partnered to offer a challenge to their peers, customers and suppliers to contribute to the American Energy Coalition’s (AEC) Spring Fundraising Campaign. Together, Beckett and Sid Harvey will match all contributions to the AEC Spring Fundraising Campaign with twenty-five cents on every dollar contributed. ...

The rate of positive drug test results among America’s workforce reached its highest rate last year since 2001 and was up more than 30% in the combined U.S. workforce from an all-time low in 2010-2012, according to a new analysis released by Quest Diagnostics. The study, based on more than 11 million de-identified urine, hair and oral fluid drug test ...