CHEEK COMPLETES APPOINTMENT OF 2012 PEI COMMITTEES
2012 PEI President Joey Cheek has appointed members to the committees
responsible for writing and updating the 13 recommended practices published
by PEI. The association appreciates the contribution each committee makes to
the betterment of the petroleum equipment industry.Aboveground Tank
Installation Committee. Responsible for PEI's Recommended Practices
for Installation of Aboveground Storage Systems for Motor-Vehicle Fueling
(RP200) and for monitoring technical developments related to the
installation of these systems.
Kirk N. Mercer, R. W. Mercer Company, Jackson, MI (chair)
John Albert, Missouri Department of Agriculture, Jefferson City, MO
Steve Bernstein, Jones & Frank, Charlotte, NC
Robert E. Bonnewell, METCO, Blair, WI
Jeanne Murphy Murck, Core Engineered Solutions, Inc., Herndon, VA
Mike Raymond, Mascott Equipment Company Inc., Portland, OR
Mark Sisco, East Coast Associates, Inc., Roseland, NJ
Bill R White, D&H/United Pump Supply, Lubbock, TX
Timothy K. Woofter, Stanwade Metal Products, Inc., Hartford, OH
AST Overfill Protection Committee. Responsible for writing and
revising PEI's Recommended Practices for Overfill Prevention for
Shop-Fabricated Aboveground Tanks (RP600).
Sonny Underwood, Mid-South Steel Products, Inc., Cape Girardeau, MO (chair)
John Albert, Missouri Department of Agriculture, Jefferson City, MO
Tracy Barth, MFA Oil Company, Columbia, MO
Chris Collura, JMP Solutions, Tampa, FL
Terry D. Cooper, Acterra Group, Inc., Marion, IA
Brad Holmes, Clay & Bailey Mfg. Co., Kansas City, MO
Alfred Reid, Broward County EPA, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Dana Schmidt, Steel Tank Institute, Division of STI/SPFA, Lake Zurich, IL
Jeff Smith, Liquid Automation, Alpharetta, GA
Aviation Fueling Committee. Responsible for writing PEI's
Recommended Practices for the Design, Installation, Service, Repair and
Maintenance of Aviation Fueling Systems (RP1300).
Jim O'Day, O'Day Equipment, LLC, Fargo, ND (chair)
Robert A. Becker, Glen Ellyn, IL
Michael J. Brunmeier, Petro-Chemical Systems, Inc., Fond Du Lac, WI
Mark W. Cowie, White-Tucker Company, Houston, TX
Roy Creley, Lakes Region Environmental Contractors, Belmont, NH
Penelope Ellis, FuelMaster Syn-Tech Systems, Tallahassee, FL
Arthur H. Hoffmann, A. H. Hoffmann, LLC, Ocean, NJ
Charles B. Hubbard, Oil Equipment Sales & Service Co., Inc., Chesapeake, VA
Gordon Johnson, Millennium Systems International, LLC, Westminster, MD
John B. Lindner, Epic Aviation, LLC, Salem, OR
Ron McDowell, Facet International, Tulsa, OK
Scott Milsted, Mascott Equipment Company Inc., Portland, OR
Thomas M. Riddle, TolTest Inc., Whitestown, IN
Steve Thickstun, Advanced Fuel Systems Inc., Columbus, OH
Brian Wiegert, Rounds & Associates, Urbandale, IA
Bulk Plant Installation Committee. Responsible for developing and
writing PEI's Recommended Practices for Installation of Bulk Storage
Plants (RP800).
Terry D. Cooper, Acterra Group, Inc., Marion, IA (chair)
Georges Boyazis, Advantage Earth Products, Jacksonville, FL
Roy Creley, Lakes Region Environmental Contractors, Belmont, NH
Wayne Geyer, Steel Tank Institute, Division of STI/SPFA, Lake Zurich, IL
Mark L. Lipa, Neumayer Equipment Co., St. Louis, MO
David Mac Donald, Prevent A Spill Inc., Huntington, IN
William C. Morgan, Collins Equipment Corp., Cleveland, OH
Charlene Numrych, Liquid Controls LLC, Lake Bluff, IL
Brian J. Savage, Savage Associates Inc., Watchung, NJ
John Steward, Blackmer, A Dover Company, Grand Rapids, MI
Rick Zillig, Morrison Bros. Co., Dubuque, IA
Diesel Exhaust Fluid Committee. Responsible for writing PEI's
Recommended Practices for the Storage and Dispensing of Diesel Exhaust Fluid
(DEF) (RP1100).
J. Stephen Hieber POE, PWI, Incorporated, New Oxford, PA (chair)
Boyd Bosaw, Brenntag, Reading, PA
Rod Carter, Terra Environmental Technologies, Sioux City, IA
Steve Childers, Southern Pump & Tank Co., Charlotte, NC
Mike Conner, QuikTrip Corporation, Tulsa, OK
Tad C. Cooper, Acterra Group, Inc., Marion, IA
Brendan J. Foster, Benecor, Inc., Brighton, MI
Carl F. Greer, Jr., Service Welding & Machine Co., Inc., Louisville, KY
Brandon Grote, OPW Fueling Components,
Hamilton, OH
Jeff Lexvold, Xerxes Corporation, Minneapolis, MN
Randy Moses, Wayne, A GE Energy Business, Perkasie, PA
Steve Murray, Murray Equipment, Inc., Fort Wayne, IN
Dave Polak, Blue1USA, Duluth, GA
Scott Roberts, Balcrank Corporation, Weaverville, NC
Terry Ross, Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores, Oklahoma City, OK
John Scandurra, Conklin Services & Construction Inc., Newburgh, NY
Jim Spooner, Colonial Chemical Company, Tabernacle, NJ
James E. Young, The Young Group, Johns Creek, GA
Electrical Continuity Testing Committee. Responsible for writing
and revising PEI's Recommended Procedure for Testing Electrical
Continuity for Fuel-Dispensing Hanging Hardware (RP400).
Blair D. Shwedo Sr., SouthEastern Petroleum Systems Inc., Charlotte, NC
(chair)
Bruce Bragg, Catlow, Tipp City, OH
Clark Conklin, Nebraska State Fire Marshal, Lincoln, NE
Mike Conner, QuikTrip Corporation, Tulsa, OK
Brent Erekson, Cochise Petroleum Equipment Company, Phoenix, AZ
Cathy Kwiatkowski, Oil Equipment Company, Inc., Madison, WI
Sheldon Schall, Wisconsin Dept. of Safety and Professional Services,
Madison, WI
Mark Wilson, Sheetz, Inc., Claysburg, PA
Fueling Dispensing Equipment Inspection and Maintenance Committee.
Responsible for writing PEI's Recommended Practices for Inspection and
Maintenance of Motor Fuel Dispensing Equipment (RP500).
Joey D. Batchelor, Guardian Fueling Technologies, Jacksonville, FL (chair)
Richard Basham, IRPCO, LLC Subsidiary Lewis-Goetz & Co., Poca, WV
Bruce Bragg, Catlow, Tipp City, OH
Ed Brazeau, Gilbarco Veeder-Root, Greensboro, NC
Roy Creley, Lakes Region Environmental Contractors, Belmont, NH
Bobby Dutcher, Atlanta Petroleum Equipment Co., Tucker, GA
Jim Howard, Hess Corporation, Woodbridge, NJ
Joe Laschke, Husky Corp., Pacific, MO
Marina Fueling System Installation Committee. Responsible for
writing PEI's Recommended Practices for the Installation of Marina
Fueling Systems (RP1000).
Paul J. Doyle, Petroleum Marine Consultants LLC, Wellington, FL (chair)
Charles S. Allsopp, First Petroleum Services, Inc., Raleigh, NC
Joey D. Batchelor, Guardian Fueling Technologies, Jacksonville, FL
Steve Brandt, Mid-State Petroleum Equipment, Inc., Hallsville, MO
Jason Carr, Stantec, Portland, ME
Ray DeLorenzo, Atlanta Petroleum Equipment Co., Tucker, GA
Laura Fisher, California State Water Resources Control Board, Sacramento, CA
Arthur H. Hoffmann, A. H. Hoffmann, LLC, Ocean, NJ
Charles B. Hubbard, Oil Equipment Sales & Service Co., Inc., Chesapeake, VA
Stephen W. Klesic, United Environmental Group, Sewickley, PA
Ryan Rethmeier, Western Pump, Inc., San Diego, CA
Ernest M. Roggelin, Florida Department of Health, Clearwater, FL
Jeffrey S. Underland, Petroleum Services, Inc., Baltimore, MD
Overfill, Release Detection and Release Prevention Equipment Testing
Committee. Responsible for writing PEI's Recommended Practices for the Testing
and Verification of Spill, Overfill, Leak Detection and Secondary
Containment Equipment at UST Facilities (RP1200).
Edward S. Kubinsky, Jr., Crompco, LLC, Plymouth Meeting, PA (chair)
Scott C. Boorse, Wawa Inc., Wawa, PA
Danny Brevard, Accent Environmental Services Inc., Pollok, TX
Jim Brown, Belshire Environmental Services Inc., Foothill Ranch, CA
Brian Durge, Tanknology, Austin, TX
Lorri Grainawi, Steel Tank Institute, Division of STI/SPFA, Lake Zurich, IL
Brian Harmon, Tait Environmental Services, Inc., Anaheim, CA
Kevin Henderson, Kevin Henderson Consulting LLC, Brandon, MS
Jim Howard, Hess Corporation, Woodbridge, NJ
Ron Kingsbury, UST Services Corporation, Owings, MD
Paul Miller, U.S. EPA OUST, Washington, D.C.
Steve Purpora, Purpora LLC, Saukville, WI
Tank Installation Committee. Responsible for PEI's Recommended
Practices for Installation of Underground Liquid Storage Systems
(RP100).
Leland M. Freeman, Petroleum Solutions, Inc., Victoria, TX (chair)
Blake Bammer, Jones & Frank, Raleigh, NC
Carl E. Bayliss II, B C & C, LLC, Winchester, VA
Joey Cheek, JMP Solutions, Tampa, FL
Michael W. Farmer POE, Farmer Co., South Williamsport, PA
Duane Grippe, O'Day Equipment, LLC, Fargo, ND
Michael Mizicko, Western Pump, Inc., San Diego, CA
David J. Piercey, JD2 Environmental, Inc., West Chester, PA
Peter R. Rollo, DNREC/Tank Management Branch, New Castle, DE
Timothy R. Smith, U.S. EPA OUST, Washington, D.C.
Kevin Strenke, SouthEastern Petroleum Systems, Inc., Charlotte, NC
Greg Thomas, C. E. Thomas Company, Gardena, CA
Bill R White, D&H/United Pump Supply, Lubbock, TX
UST System Inspection and Maintenance Committee. Responsible for
writing PEI's Recommended Practices for the Inspection and Maintenance of
UST Systems (RP900).
Brad Hoffman, Tanknology Inc., Austin, TX (chair)
Scott C. Boorse, Wawa Inc., Wawa, PA
John Burwell, Xerxes Corporation, Minneapolis, MN
Glenn E. Farmer, D&H/United Pump Supply, Arlington, TX
Laura Fisher, California State Water Resources Control Board, Sacramento, CA
Duane Grippe, O'Day Equipment, LLC, Fargo, ND
Ann Hines, Arkansas Oil Marketers Assn., Little Rock, AR
Jim Howard, Hess Corporation, Woodbridge, NJ
Paul Miller, U.S. EPA OUST, Washington, D.C.
David J. Piercey, JD2 Environmental, Inc., West Chester, PA
Ed Rachins, Mutual Oil Co., Brockton, MA
John Scandurra, Conklin Services & Construction Inc., Newburgh, NY
Sonny Underwood, Mid-South Steel Products, Inc., Cape Girardeau, MO
Brian Wiegert, Rounds & Associates, Urbandale, IA
Vapor-Recovery Installation Committee. Responsible for writing
PEI's Recommended Practices for Installation and Testing of
Vapor-Recovery Systems at Vehicle-Fueling Sites (RP300).
B. J. Benton POE, United Pump and Controls, Inc., Suwanee, GA (chair)
Victor Ayala, D&H/United Pump Supply, Schertz, TX
Scott C. Boorse, Wawa Inc., Wawa, PA
John W. Bracknell, Crompco, LLC, Braselton, GA
Jason Carr, Stantec, Portland, ME
Steve Purpora, Purpora Engineering LLC, Saukville, WI
Dennis Rethmeier, Western Pump, Inc., San Diego, CA
Jeffrey S. Underland, Petroleum Services, Inc., Baltimore, MD
Vehicle-Maintenance Fluids Equipment Committee. Responsible for
writing PEI's Recommended Practices for the Design and Maintenance of
Fluid-Distribution Systems at Vehicle Maintenance Facilities (RP700).
Philip J. Parker, Samson Corporation, Swannanoa, NC (chair)
Harrell Blair, McKinney Petroleum Equipment, Mobile, AL
Bruce Doughty, SyTex West, Inc., Las Vegas, NV
Bill Parker, Lincoln Industrial Corp., St. Louis, MO
Donald Smith, Balcrank Corporation, Marietta, GA
Steve Spiros, Superior Equipment Co., Inc., St. Louis, MO
LUNDBERG LETTER LOOKS AT 2012 RETAIL GASOLINE MARKET
The January 4, 2012, issue of the well-written and insightful
Lundberg Letter offers predictions about the retail gasoline
market in 2012. These are Lundberg's, but we think they are right on target:
- Tough lending market. Continued difficulty in getting loans for
ground-ups, upgrades, and especially lifelines for struggling retailers.
- As 2012 begins, retailers are passing through
higher gasoline taxes to motorists due to the 45˘-per-gallon ethanol
subsidy (passed through in wholesale as a 4.5˘-per-gallon price hike), so
retail pump prices will be 4.5˘-per-gallon higher than they otherwise
would have been.
- Gasoline demand recovery due to pent-up demand and a good possibility
of lower pump prices in 2012. Retail prices, currently more than 20˘-per-gallon
below the 2011 average, may evolve into a lower-price year overall in
spite of some adamant statements in the press predicting large price hikes
this Spring.
- Costs of doing retail business. Increasing rents
and utility bills require more margin.
- Costs of compliance. Regulatory costs rising on
items like underground tanks and health care, plus legal costs to protect
from and respond to "price gouging" witch hunts.
- Majors' retreats. They are handing station
networks to jobbers, and both majors and jobbers are handing over
company-ops to dealers. Many of these transformed retail businesses may
prove unable to work on skinny margins.
- Hyper slowdown. Hypermarkets/big-box gasoline
retailing is growing at a snail's pace overall.
BRIEFLY NOTED
Northwest Pump & Equipment, based in Portland, Oregon, will open its
16th branch in Boise, Idaho, on February 1. The new branch―the
company's first in Idaho―is located at 11677 West President Drive, Boise,
Idaho 83713. Phone: 208-376-0109. Fax: 208-376-0125.
Clay & Bailey Manufacturing Company, Kansas City, Missouri, has
appointed Tengrove Marketing, El Dorado Hills, California, as its
representative in Oregon, Washington and British Columbia. Phone:
530-676-7292.
Containment Solutions, Conroe, Texas, has been nationally recognized
as a Women Owned Business Enterprise, certified by the Woman's Business
Enterprise National Council. The certification is a subset of the broader
Minority Owned Business classification.
MEMBERSHIP APPLICATIONS
Argentina nozzle and coupling manufacturer. Elaflex Latin America,
Talcahuano 925 piso 1 Martinez, Buenos Aires, Argentina 1640, has applied
for manufacturer division membership. Frank De Poli is director for the
firm, which was established in 2009. The company manufactures nozzles, hose,
couplings and expansion joints for upstream and downstream petroleum
applications. The equipment is sold through distributors. Sponsored for PEI
membership by Eduardo Boga, ARPECUR, Montevideo, Uruguay.
www.elaflexlatinamerica.com
California signage company. SignResource, 6135 District Boulevard,
Maywood, California 90270, has applied for affiliate division membership.
David Sindelar is vice president, sales for the firm, which was established
in 1969. The company is a national sign manufacturer that
specializes in providing signage products and installation services for the
petroleum and convenience store industries. Sponsored for PEI membership by
Griffin Williamson, TotalPro, Rialto, CA.
www.signresource.com
Florida lighting distributor. American LED Lighting Solutions, 8833
Perimeter Park Boulevard, Suite 504, Jacksonville, Florida 32216, has
applied for affiliate division membership. David Pierce is the primary
contact for the firm, which was established in 2010. The company is a
full-service lighting solutions company for LED lighting products. Sponsored
for PEI membership by J. Wayne Anthony, Leotek, Milpitas, CA.
www.aledsolutions.com
Missouri consulting engineering firm. TranSystems Corporation, 2400
Pershing Road, #400, Kansas City, Missouri 64108, has applied for affiliate
division membership. Jeffrey E. Herner is assistant vice president of the
firm, which was established in 1994. The consulting engineering firm focuses
on all modes of the transportation industry. Sponsored for PEI membership by
David Crouse, OPW-FC, Hamilton, OH.
www.transystems.com
ADMITTED TO PEI
- Western Pumps & Construction Ltd., Lusaka, Zambia (S&C)
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