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Dear PEI Member: The PEI staff
(pictured above with this year’s Toys for Tots donations) wishes our members
and friends the joy of this special Season and a most prosperous New Year.
Please let us know how we can be of assistance to you in 2019. It is our
honor and privilege to serve this great industry.
EARLY
BIRD ENDS JAN. 7 FOR PEI YOUNG EXECUTIVES
Early bird registration ends Jan. 7 for the
2019 PEI Young Executives Winter Conference, Feb. 6-8, aboard the Queen
Mary in Long Beach, California. PEI members ages 21 through 45 are invited
to spend two days alongside industry veterans and emerging disruptors
interacting as panelists, mentors and leadership stimulators. In
addition to a semiformal opening night, the conference offers roundtables,
two panel sessions and an uncensored Q&A session with “your average
American” — a police detective who recently purchased a Tesla.
Four
executives from PEI member companies will share “What Worked … and What I’d
Never Do Again.” Panelists are: Joey Batchelor, president and CEO of
Guardian Fueling Technologies; Paola Bravo, president and CEO of S. Bravo
Systems; Thomas J. Dion, executive vice president of Wildco-PES; and Dennis
Rethmeier, CEO of Western Pump Inc.
Five
experts who are changing the fueling forecourt will explain how PEI members
can turn threats into opportunities during a panel called “Disruption
Alphabet Soup: EMV, EVs and Other OMG SNAFUs.” Other topics include
artificial intelligence, mobile fueling and service as a subscription.
Early bird
registration is $495 for current Young Executives members and $595 for new
Young Executives.
Click here to register and for details.
NEW WEB PORTAL FOR PEI MEMBERS
A new online feature is now available for managing your PEI account. The “My
PEI” website combines user profiles, member benefits, company data, shopping
and payment preferences in one easy-to-use portal. Because passwords are
always encrypted, you will need to create a new password. You can activate
your new PEI account in less than 3 minutes. Remember, your online profile
makes it easier for other PEI members to find you in the 2019 PEI Directory.
For more information and to get started,
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BRIEFLY
NOTED
“The number of fatal, work-related injuries declined at gas stations in
2017 after a three-year high in 2016. … The data come from the U.S.
Bureau of Labor Statistics' just-released ‘Census of Fatal Occupational
Injuries in 2017.’ … On the retail side of the fuel business, which includes
both service stations and convenience stores that sell fuel, the number of
work-related fatalities dropped to 37 last year from 44 in 2016 and 39 in
2015. In 2014, there were 29 work-related fatalities, BLS reported.”—Oil
Express Alert, Dec. 18, 2018
“French companies, Akuo Energy, Atawey, JcDecaux and Galleries Lafayette
are to deploy 33 refuelling stations in urban and suburban areas of Paris
and other French towns and cities, before expanding the project across
Europe. These stations will provide fuel for 400 hydrogen-powered
vehicles.”—PetrolPlaza, Dec. 17, 2018
“The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has updated the
underground storage tank (UST) section of its website with
education and training materials, as well as adding new
data on UST performance for the end of fiscal year 2018.—www.convenience.org,
Dec. 14, 2018
“The IRS announced today that Tesla, Inc. has sold more than 200,000
vehicles eligible for the plug-in electric drive motor vehicle credit during
the third quarter of 2018. This triggers a phase out of the tax credit
available for purchasers of new Tesla plug-in electric vehicles beginning
Jan. 1, 2019. Qualifying vehicles by the manufacturer are eligible for a
$7,500 credit if acquired before Jan. 1, 2019. Beginning Jan. 1, 2019, the
credit will be $3,750 for Tesla’s eligible vehicles. On July 1, 2019, the
credit will be reduced to $1,875 for the remainder of the year. After Dec.
31, 2019, no credit will be available.”—www.irs.gov, Dec. 14, 2018
MEMBERSHIP APPLICATIONS
Delaware distributor. Coastal Pump & Tank Inc., 17401 S. DuPont Hwy.,
Harrington, DE 19952, applied for distributor division membership. William
Towers is president of the company, which was established in 1990. Coastal
Pump & Tank Inc. sells and services petroleum handling equipment, including
new installation, parts, repair, renovation and removal. Sponsored for PEI
membership by Glen Corkill, Source North America, Dania Beach, Florida.
ADMITTED TO PEI
- Core Environmental Consultants, Inc., College Point,
New York (affiliate)
- The Pinnacle Corporation, Arlington, Texas (affiliate)
- Genisis Global LLC dba Advanced Petroleum Systems,
Miami Gardens, Florida (distributor)
- Seterr, Veracruz, Mexico (service & construction)
- Fuel Tech Support Inc., Hayward, California (service &
construction)
- Precision Environmental Services Inc., Tulare,
California (service & construction)
- Northeast Tank Service, Guilford, Connecticut (service
& construction)
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