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Dear PEI Member: Earlier this
month, Home Depot disclosed that its payment systems were breached at nearly
2,200 U.S. and Canadian stores in a cyber attack that may have stretched
back to April. Home Depot later announced that around 56 million customer
cards may have been compromised. Credit protection firm BillGuard said
losses will be at least $2 billion and could result in up to $3 billion in
fraudulent charges.
The breach at Home Depot is only the most recent in a
torrent of high-profile data compromises. AOL, eBay, United Parcel Service
(UPS), Goodwill, Neiman Marcus, PF Chang’s and Michaels have recently
experienced similar breaches. Data- and identity-related crimes are at
record levels.
Retailers are now seeing firsthand why EMV is necessary
and how technology costs pale in comparison to the direct and indirect costs
associated with a major data breach. Judging from what I heard from
petroleum marketers earlier this week at the Southern New England Energy
Conference, EMV is definitely in their sights. Most of those I talked with
plan to install the new technology, although many don’t plan to do it until
immediately before liability shifts to them. But a distinct minority of
petroleum marketers is still not convinced. Lessons learned the hard way by
some of the nation’s most visible corporations haven’t made an impression on
them. But as payment systems of big retail chains keep getting
hacked—compromising the credit card information of millions and millions of
U.S. consumers—my gut says the tide will continue to turn.
LAST MINUTE LAS VEGAS CONVENTION DETAILS
Tomorrow—Friday, September 26—is the last day to take advantage of
money-saving
advance registration rates for the
2014 PEI Convention
at the NACS Show, October
7-10 in Las Vegas. This year’s show features a sold out trade show as well
as a strong lineup of education sessions. Just as important are the many
opportunities the convention offers for networking with and learning from
your peers. Advance registration saves $150 per attendee.
PEI’S RECOMMENDED PRACTICES ON LUBE EQUIPMENT REVISED
The second edition of PEI’s Recommended Practices for the Design and
Maintenance of Fluid Distribution Systems at Vehicle Maintenance Facilities
(PEI/RP700-14) is now available from PEI. The 2014 edition supersedes and
replaces the 2009 edition of RP700.
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PEI’s centralized fluid distribution systems manual for
vehicle maintenance facilities was first published to serve an industry that
had little written industry guidance and few regulatory standards to help
designers and installers safely and efficiently produce and contain the
pressures required to move these viscous fluids.
The recommended practices apply to stationary,
centralized fluid distribution systems for vehicle-related new and used
fluids, such as motor oil, gear oil, transmission fluid, hydraulic fluid,
grease, antifreeze and windshield washer fluid. The equipment covered
includes supply containers (e.g., tanks, totes, drums, kegs, pails), piping
and tubing, pumps, compressors, hoses, reels, control handles and other
equipment typically used to construct these systems.
The document was revised by the PEI Vehicle Maintenance
Fluids Equipment Committee: Phil Parker (chairman); Harrell “Doc” Blair,
McKinney Petroleum Equipment; Bill Parker, Lincoln Lubrication Systems; Don
Smith, Balcrank Corporation; and Alex Stuart, Beneficial Systems.
If you design and/or install vehicle fluid distribution
systems, you should have a copy of this revised document. Order online ($40
for members; $95 for nonmembers) at
www.pei.org/rp700.
INDUSTRY NOTES
According to EPA’s recently updated Action Initiation List of newly
launched regulations, the agency in June started work on a notice of
proposed rulemaking for the 2015 RFS (Renewable Fuels Standard) but
it will take “more than 12 months.” That schedule would mean the agency is
unlikely to release the next RFS proposal until at least next June, pushing
issuance of the final version toward the end of the 2015 compliance year.
EPA has repeatedly fallen behind schedule on releasing the annual RFS fuel
targets, and only last month sent the final 2014 RFS for White House
pre-publication review—the last major step before its publication in the
Federal Register. EPA’s notice underscores long-running industry
criticisms that the agency for years has violated a statutory mandate to
issue the annual RFS targets before the compliance year begins.
Mansfield Oil Co. has merged its retail assets with Empire
Petroleum Partners LLC. The merger will add close to 900 retail store sites and the
combined network of dealer-only stations will include more than 1,200
locations.
U.S. exports of petroleum products reached a monthly record in August
as refiners boosted rates, the American Petroleum Institute (API) said
September 19. Shipments of fuel increased to 4 million barrels a day last
month, up 7.5 percent from a year earlier, according to API’s monthly
report. Imports of crude oil dropped 6.2 percent from a year earlier
to 7.6 million barrels a day, the lowest imports for August in 18 years.
California Governor Jerry Brown recently signed into law several
bills designed to boost use of clean air vehicles in California. One bill
allows 15,000 additional electric and partial zero-emissions vehicles, or
70,000 total vehicles, to get green stickers that allow driving in carpool
lanes, even when driving solo. Another bill requires freeway high-occupancy
toll lane operators to allow clean air vehicles to drive for free or reduced
rates. A third bill requires the property owner, rather than the person
leasing it, to install an electric vehicle charging station and its
infrastructure in most cases. California makes up 40 percent of the nation’s
electric vehicle sales.
WASHINGTON STATE STUDYING VAPOR RECOVERY REGULATIONS
The Washington legislature directed the Joint Legislative Audit and
Review Committee (JLARC) to conduct a study of the regulations and
registration fees administered by the Washington Department of Ecology and
the local clean air agencies that regulate businesses that emit gasoline
vapors. Additionally, JLARC staff will compare Washington’s approach to
regulating gasoline vapors with the approaches used by other states and the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. SLARC staff will present its
preliminary report at the December 2014 JLARC meeting and the final report
at the January 2015 meeting. We have attached a
2-page summary of JLARC’s Study of Gasoline Vapor Regulation.
WOMEN-OWNED FIRMS REACHED NEW MILESTONE IN 2014
As of 2014, it is estimated that there are nearly 9.1 million women-owned
businesses generating over $1.4 trillion in annual revenues in the United
States. Between 1997 and 2014, when the number of businesses in the United
States increased by 47 percent, the number of women-owned firms increased by
68 percent—nearly 1½ times the national average. The growth in the number
(68 percent), employment (up 11 percent) and revenues (up 72 percent) of
women-owned firms over the past 17 years exceeds the growth rates of all but
the largest publicly traded firms, topping growth rates among all other
privately held businesses over this period. When large, publicly traded
firms are excluded, women-owned firms comprise 31 percent of all privately
held firms and contribute 14 percent of employment and 11 percent of
revenues.—The 2014 State of Women-Owned Businesses Report,
commissioned by American Express OPEN.
Note: Thirty-seven women have joined PEI Women
since the formation of the group was announced September 4.
Click here to join. Fee is only $100 for a lifetime membership.
APPOINTMENTS AND PROMOTIONS
Hockman-Lewis Limited, West Orange, New Jersey, will open a new regional
sales office in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The office, which will open in
November, will be managed by Matt Davis, Hockman-Lewis’s vice president of
sales. Besides growing the company’s Asian distribution network, Davis will
continue to be responsible for sales in the Middle East and Africa.
MEMBERSHIP APPLICATIONS
Guatemala distributor. Talleres Soto, S.A., 9 Av. 10-24 Zona 12
Reformita, Guatemala, Guatemala 01012, has applied for distributor division
membership. Victor S. Soto is project manager for the firm, which was
established in 1983. The company represents AileOilEqp, Catlow, Fueltec,
Gilbarco, Goodyear, Nupi, PetroClear and RedJacket. Talleres Soto also
provides construction and maintenance services to its customers. Sponsored
for PEI membership by Kent Reid, VeederR, Simsbury, CT.
Mexico distributor. Arte Comercializadora de Nuevo Laredo S.A. de
C.V., Leona Vicario #3150, Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico, C.P. 88240, has
applied for distributor division membership. Arturo Martinez Morales is
president of the firm, which was established in 1996. The company sells
equipment manufactured by CentralIL, Franklin, Gilbarco, OPW and VeederR.
Sponsored for PEI membership by Andrew Knapp, Franklin, Madison, WI.
Vapor recovery equipment manufacturer. Aereon, 5051 Commerce Crossing
Drive, Louisville, Kentucky 40229, as applied for manufacturer division
membership. Teri Lyons is marketing communications specialist for the firm,
which was established in 1979. The company makes equipment that captures
terminal and service station hydrocarbon vapors which is sold through
distributors. Sponsored for PEI membership by Kent Reid, VeederR, Simsbury,
CT.
www.aereon.com
Puerto Rico software developer. Artisoft Laboratories, LLC, 8169
Calle Concordia, Suite 413, Ponce, Puerto Rico 00717, has applied for
affiliate division membership. Arnaldo Rivera is a software engineer for the
firm, which was established in 2011. The company develops software for gas
stations. Sponsored for PEI membership by Ted Warn, ProgrsElec, Knightdale,
NC.
www.artisoftlabs.com
ADMITTED TO PEI
- Phillips Sales and Service Inc.,
McMinnville, TN (dis)
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Qingdao Accugauge Instrument Co.,
Ltd., Qingdao, China (mfr)
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Barwood Petro Trading, St.
Catherine, Jamaica (S&C)
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Fommor S.A., Desamparados De Alajue,
Costa Rica (S&C)
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George Bryant Construction Inc.,
Alta Loma, CA (S&C)
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Midwest Energy Solutions Inc.,
Kansas City, KS (S&C)
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Petro y Mas, Santo Domingo,
Districto Nacion, Dominican Republic (S&C)
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Robertson Loia Roof Architects &
Engineers, Alpharetta, GA (aff)
- Andres Cardona, Servicio Oxnard SA de
CV, Ecatepec, Estado de Mexico, Mexico (O&E)
- Ben Zakarian, Zak’s Auto Shack Inc.,
Twain Harte, CA (O&E)
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