Fuel Oil News articles from March 2001

Fuel Oil News archives from March 2001

Techs get education choice at NAOHSM Convention.
March 1, 2001... On-line bulletin boards, chat rooms and Web casts are great resources for learning the latest technical information, but they still pale in comparison to an old fashioned face-to-face discussion with heating oil peers. For two days each year,...

NEFI to host "Energy Odyssey 2001".
March 1, 2001... The New England Fuel Institute will host "Energy Odyssey 2001," which includes the 2001 Heating and Energy Exposition and NEFI's simultaneous two-day annual convention. Both events will be held at the John B. Hynes Convention Center in Boston...

Emergency reserve storage bill expected in Vermont.
March 1, 2001... A bill was expected to be introduced in early February that would create a Vermont emergency reserve for heating fuels. Representative Kathy Keenan of St. Albans said the bill would be modeled after a Massachusetts program and that the Public...

Whitman confirmed to head EPA.
March 1, 2001... The Senate approved Gov. Christine Todd Whitman of New Jersey in January to oversee the Environmental Protection Agency. Whitman resigned as governor of New Jersey following the EPA post confirmation. Donald T. DiFrancesco, the Democratic...

New York City may suspend heating oil tax.
March 1, 2001... New York City legislators were likely to agree to temporarily suspend the city's 4-percent tax on heating oil for two months. New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani had requested that the City Council last fall provide him the authority to...

Calif. utility wants DOE to impose cap on wholesale electricity prices.
March 1, 2001... Southern California Edison has urged immediate action on legislation giving Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham authority to temporarily cap wholesale electricity prices in Western states. Testifying before the Senate Energy & Natural Resources...

IDEX Corp. completes Liquid Controls acquisition.
March 1, 2001... Dennis K. Williams, chairman, president and CEO of IDEX Corporation, and Fred C. Wacker III, president and principal shareholder of Liquid Controls, L.L.C., announced the acquisition of Liquid Controls by IDEX. Liquid Controls is headquartered...

R.E. Michel purchases Alabama HVAC distributor.
March 1, 2001... The R.E. Michel Co. has purchased the significant assets of RC & H Supply, a Huntsville, Ala., wholesale distributor of HVAC products. Established in 1990, the founders, Danny Rollins and Glenn Cooper, who have a combined 44 years of industry...

Comments from the field.
March 1, 2001... I recently received a letter from Earl Warren Bennett of Bennett Distributing in Marengo, Ohio, who wanted to vent some of his frustrations with consumers who blame their supplier when their heating equipment fails. He lamented that certain...

Petroleum product use reflects higher prices.
March 1, 2001... In 2000, after four years of consecutive growth, United States petroleum deliveries stalled at their 1999 level. This was despite economic growth that, for the year as a whole, was likely the greatest in over 15 years. Gasoline deliveries,...

Oil industry veteran launches consulting firm.
March 1, 2001... Ray Bellemore, former owner of Bellemore Oil, Merrimack, N.H., has announced the formation of Bellemore Energy Consultant, LLC, a consulting firm for oil heat dealers and petroleum distributors. Bellemore brings more than 40 years of experience...

PMAA to co-market e-business platform.
March 1, 2001... The Petroleum Marketers Association of America plans to team with FuelQuest, Inc. to continue developing the e-business opportunities of its represented marketers. Through a new co-marketing agreement with FuelQuest, PMAA plans to help the...

Hudson Valley OHC honors Fischbeck.
March 1, 2001... The Hudson Valley Oil Heat Council has established a golf outing and scholarship fund that will honor William C. "Bill" Fischbeck, former HVOHC president who passed away prematurely last year. The first annual Bill Fischbeck Memorial Day of...

ANSI approves ASHRAE Standard 90.1-1999.
March 1, 2001... Standard 90.1, the energy conservation standard published by the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, has been approved by the American National Standards Institute ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1-1999,...

Hearth Products Association publishes history of industry.
March 1, 2001... A new publication from the Hearth Products Association traces the history of the hearth-products industry. Family of Fire, released in late December, celebrates the 20th anniversary of the trade association in 250 full-color pages of history,...

Honeywell holds ControlPro controls training classes.
March 1, 2001... Service technicians can sharpen troubleshooting skills and get the latest information at Honeywell's ControlPro 2001 oil and hydronic heating controls training. The popular one-day training will be held in 35 sessions -- 11 more than last year...

Fuel Price Index 03/01.
March 1, 2001... Fuel Price Index 03/01 CURRENT CHNG FROM CHNG FROM PRICE LAST MONTH LAST YEAR CASH/SPOT PRICES UNLEADED GASOLINE .8545 +.0682 +.1209 ...

ADVANCED DIGITAL DATA, INC.
March 1, 2001... 6 Laurel Drive (973) 584-4026 Flanders, NJ 07836 Fax: (973) 584-3205 E-mail: redmond@addsys.com Primary Market: North America Contact Person: John Redmond Type of Service(s) Offered: Custom software, training,...

Fleet fueling.
March 1, 2001... Wet-hose operations can be a profitable diversification option for heating oil dealers. There have always been fleet trucking and construction companies that preferred someone else to come to their sites to fuel their vehicles. The...

Computers increase efficiency.
March 1, 2001... Computerized office management systems can help fuel oil dealers Just as an efficient truck and delivery equipment are essential in delivering oil, the computer software office-management system has become more and more necessary to running...

Oil color.
March 1, 2001... Over the past several years we have constantly heard stories about high oil price and availability of fuel oil. But I would like to address another often-discussed topic: oil color. The color of oil, however unimportant it may seem,...

Get the homeowner involved.
March 1, 2001... Let me start by saying that the phone number in the last article was incorrect. The correct number is shown at the bottom of this page. I apologize to the owner of the phone number listed. Well, we are now on the downswing of the finest...

APEX SOFTWARE.
March 1, 2001... 19 Garden Lane (877) 273-9645 Wakefield, MA 01880 Fax: (781) 224-1731 E-mail: mnardone@apexoilsoftware.com Primary Market: Northeast Contact Person: Mark Nardone Type of Service(s) Offered: Windows-based software...

AUTOMATED WIRELESS ENVIRONMENTS/PETRODATA.
March 1, 2001... 125 Rt. 181 (973) 663-6990 Lake Hopatcong, NJ 07849 Fax: (973) 663-9548 Primary Market: North America Contact Person: Kerrie Sullivan Type of Service(s) Offered: Wireless fleet-fueling program, wireless service...

BRADY.
March 1, 2001... 6555 W. Good Hope Rd. (800) 216-8396 Milwaukee, WI 53223 Software Offered: BradyTraxx data management software for asset, inventory, stockroom and tool-crib tracking and inventory management. Used in conjunction with bar-code...

BREEN SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT.
March 1, 2001... 600 Blair Park, P.O. Box 507 Williston, VT 05495 (802) 879-4212 Fax: (802) 878-1717 E-mail: matt@breensys.com Primary Market: United States Contact Person: Matthew Portens Type of Service(s) Offered: Complete...

CMI SOLUTIONS.
March 1, 2001... 6701 Carmel Rd., Ste. 205 (704) 759-9950 Charlotte, NC 28226 Fax: (704) 759-9830 E-mail: rwalljr@cmisolutions.com Primary Market: United States Contact Person: Rory Wall, Jr. Type of Service(s) Offered: Financial...

CNC.
March 1, 2001... 1 Agress Rd. (732) 786-1495 Perrineville, NJ 08535 Fax: (732) 786-1494 E-mail: cnc@skyweb.net Primary Market: United States Contact Person: Dick Newkirk Type of Service(s) Offered: Systems for fuel oil, petroleum...

COMTREK, INC.
March 1, 2001... 440 Whipple Hill Road Richmond, NH 03470 (800) 398-7373 Fax: (603) 239-7432 E-mail: vcomtrek@monad.net Primary Market: Northeast and Canada Contact Person: Wesley Vaughan Type of Service(s) Offered: Software,...

CONTRACTOR ONE SOFTWARE INC.
March 1, 2001... 45 Guilford Lebanon, PA 17046 (315) 673-0888 Fax: (315) 673-1597 E-mail: jfuller1@twcny.rr.com Primary Market: North America Contact Person: John Fuller Type of Service(s) Offered: Integrated accounting software...

CROWN SYSTEMS, INC.
March 1, 2001... 66 Tadmuck Road, Suite 3 Westford, MA 01886 (978) 692-0400 Fax: (978) 692-0640 E-mail: crownsys@netzero.net Primary Market: Northeast United States Contact Person: Mike Ahdab Type of Service(s) Offered:...

DAVIS ASSOCIATES.
March 1, 2001... P.O. Box 730 Belle Mead, NJ 08502 (800) DAVIS99 Fax: (908) 874-8955 E-mail: joeldavisassociates@att.net Primary Market: United States Contact Person: Joel Davis Type of Service(s) Offered: Computer software for...

DAVIS INSTRUMENTS.
March 1, 2001... 3465 Diablo Ave. Hayward, CA 94545 (510) 732-9229 Fax: (510) 732-9188 E-mail: sales@davisnet.com Primary Market: United States Contact Person: Kirsten Fisher-Ebine Type of Service(s) Offered: Electronic weather...

DRM (DR MICRO, INC.).
March 1, 2001... 279 Crowell Rd. Chatham, MA 02633 (800) 255-5242 E-mail: drm@drmnet.com Primary Market: Northeast Contact Person: David Rauscher Type of Service(s) Offered: Turnkey systems for small- to medium-sized fuel oil...

EWA, INC.
March 1, 2001... 13873 Park Center Road Herndon, VA 20171 (877) 868-8101 Fax: (512) 868-9115 E-mail: MDiMegli@ewa.com Primary Market: United States Contact Person: Michael DiMeglio Type of Service(s) Offered: EWA Fuel Registration and...

ELITE SOFTWARE.
March 1, 2001... P.O. Drawer 1194 Bryan, TX 77806 (409) 846-2340 Fax: (409) 846-4367 E-mail: info@elitesoft.com Primary Market: United States Contact Person: Kristi Fox Type of Service(s) Offered: Residential energy-analysis...

FACTOR SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS.
March 1, 2001... 1108 S. 4th St., P.O. Drawer G Ckickasha, OK 73018 (800) 654-3678 Fax: (405) 222-0061 E-mail: info@factor.com Primary Market: United States Contact Person: Rick Davis Type of Service(s) Offered: computer...

INFO-SYSTEMS INC.
March 1, 2001... 233 St. Jean Longueuil, Quebec, Canada J48 2X4 (450) 674-1441 Fax: (450) 674-8124 Primary Market: North America Contact Person: Joanne LaBelle Type of Service(s) Offered: See our ad in this issue

INTELLIGENT ELECTRONICS.
March 1, 2001... 1100 N. Tustin Ave., Ste. 103 Anaheim, CA 92807 (714) 632-1124 Fax: (714) 632-1128 E-mail: adrianm@jet-techmate.com Primary Market: North America Contact Person: Adrian Montgomery Type of Service(s) Offered:...

JOHNSON DEGREE DAY SYSTEMS.
March 1, 2001... 3800 Wynn Rd. Kalamazoo, MI 49001 (616) 343-1221 Fax: (616) 343-7505 Primary Market: United States Contact Person: Diane Johnson Type of Service(s) Offered: Degree-day recorders.

K-SYSTEMS, INC.
March 1, 2001... 5060 Bitter Rd. Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 (800) 221-0204 Fax: (717) 795-7715 E-mail: tedk21@aol.com Primary Market: United States Contact Person: Ted Kuhn Type of Service(s) Offered: Complete service provider of...

K & K COMPUTER SOLUTIONS, INC.
March 1, 2001... 123 N. Cross St., P.O. Box 342 Danville, IN 46122 (800) 783-6560 Fax: (317) 745-3132 E-mail: kathleenb@kkcomp.com Primary Market: United States Contact Person: Kathleen Barrett Type of Service(s) Offered:...

LIQUID CONTROLS, LLC.
March 1, 2001... 105 Albrecht Dr. Lake Bluff, IL 60044 (847) 295-1050 Fax: (847) 295-1057 Contact Person: Tom Tschanz Type of Service(s) Offered: Meters and associated mechanical and electronic registration equipment with local servicing...

MARKET LINE COMPUTERS.
March 1, 2001... 317 Harrington Avenue Closter, NJ 07624 (800) 284-4877 Fax: (201) 768-4335 E-mail: micsoft@bellatlantic.net Primary Market: United States and Canada Contact Person: Andy Alper Type of Service(s) Offered: Windows...

MBA SYSTEMS.
March 1, 2001... 2005 Fair Oak Ave. Hatboro, PA 19040 (215) 957-1450 Fax: (215) 957-5319 E-mail: royhrose@aol.com Primary Market: United States Contact Person: Roy H. Rose Type of Service(s) Offered: Fuel oil dealer accounting...

MICRO-ANALYSTS ASSOCIATES, INC.
March 1, 2001... 24 Brant Avenue Clark, NJ 07066 (732) 499-7400 Fax: (732) 499-7324 E-mail: oilpro@erols.com Primary Market: United States and Canada Contact Person: Doug Ritter Type of Service(s) Offered: Data and history...

MIDWEST COMPUTER REGISTER CO.
March 1, 2001... P.O. Box 376 Hampton, IA 50441 (515) 456-4847 Fax: (515) 456-4600 Primary Market: Worldwide Contact Person: Maurice Vosberg Type of Service(s) Offered: On-board truck computer registers.

MOBILE COMPUTING CORP.
March 1, 2001... 6877 Goreway Drive, Unit 3 Mississauga, Ontario, Canada L4V 1L9 (905) 676-8900 Fax: (905) 676-9191 E-mail: marketing@mobilecom.com Primary Market: North America Contact Person: Blair Melton Type of Service(s)...

PETROVISION, INC.
March 1, 2001... 70 Essex Road Westbrook, CT 06498 (800) 459-8439 Fax: (860) 399-2507 E-mail: sales@petrovisionmapping.com Primary Market: North America Contact Person: Kirk Blanchard Type of Service(s) Offered: Computerized...

QUASIMODO LTD.
March 1, 2001... 1987 Leslie St. Don Mills, Ontario, Canada M3B 2M3 (416) 441-9878 Fax: (416) 441-2143 E-mail: quasimodo@quasimodosolutions.com Primary Marketing Area: Canada Contact Person: Ron Sourani Types of Service(s)...

RADIANT SYSTEMS.
March 1, 2001... 1000 Alderman Dr. Alpharetta, GA 30005 (770) 772-3000 Fax: (770) 772-3052 Primary Market: North America Contact Person: Mark Shane Type of Service(s) Offered: Technology solutions, system integration, implementation,...

RURAL COMPUTER CONSULTANTS, INC.
March 1, 2001... 104 S. Main St. P.O. Box 197 Bird Island, MN 55310-0197 (320) 365-4027 Fax: (320) 365-4435 E-mail: rccsales@rccbi.com Primary Market: United States Contact Person: K.J. Amberg Type of Service(s) Offered:...

SCHLUMBERGER MEASUREMENT DIV.
March 1, 2001... 1310 Emerald Rd. Greenwood, SC 29646 (800) 833-3357 Fax: (864) 223-0341 E-mail: flow-meas@greenwood.rms.slb.com Primary Market: Worldwide Contact Person: Simon Garner Type of Service(s) Offered: Flowmeter-mounted...

SCULLY SIGNAL CO.
March 1, 2001... 70 Industrial Way Wilmington, MA 01887 (800) 272-8559 Fax: (617) 692-8620 E-mail: sales@scully.com Primary Market: North America Contact Person: Celia-Marie Dancewicz Type of Service(s) Offered: Electronic...

SHAFER'S SERVICE SYSTEMS.
March 1, 2001... 109 E. Lexington El Cajon, CA 92020 (800) 826-4430 Fax: (619) 440-5421 E-mail: sales@shafers.com Primary Market: United States and Canada Contact Person: Gary Mears Type of Service(s) Offered: Business management...

SYMAT, INC.
March 1, 2001... 1 Merchant St. Sharon, MA 02067 (781) 784-1270 Fax: (781) 784-1273 E-mail: info@symat-inc.com Primary Market: East and Midwest Contact Person: Rennie Uhlin Type of Service(s) Offered: In-house computer systems,...

TAURUS SYSTEMS, INC.
March 1, 2001... 125 Watson Mill Rd. Saco, ME 04072 (207) 666-3167 Fax: (207) 666-3168 E-mail: tsi1bob@aol.com Primary Market: Northeast Contact Person: Robert Bertulli Type of Service(s) Offered: Complete computer systems,...

UNITED DATA SYSTEMS.
March 1, 2001... 11 Stewart Ave. Huntington, NY 11743 (800) 876-4837 Fax: (361) 549-6977 E-mail: sales@udsystems.com Primary Market: Northeast Contact Person: Giles Goss Type of Service(s) Offered: In-house computer hardware and...

VANCOR SYSTEMS, INC.
March 1, 2001... 16 Weiss Drive Towaco, NJ 07082 (973) 335-6855 Fax: (973) 335-4375 E-mall: evert@vancorsystems.com Primary Marketing Area: United States Contact Person: Evert Holgerson Type of Service(s) Offered: Petroleum software ...

VERSYSS COMMERCIAL SYSTEMS.
March 1, 2001... 140 Gould St. Needham Heights, MA 02494 (800) 837-7977 Fax: (781) 433-0995 E-mail: tperry@versyss.com Primary Market: United States Contact Person: Tom Perry Type of Service(s) Offered: Complete hardware and software...

VERTICAL MARKETING INC.
March 1, 2001... 11000 Hunters View Rd. Ellicott City, MD 21042 (410) 995-0133 Primary Market: United States Contact Person: Paul Roop Type of Service(s) Offered: Fuel oil dealer software. Hardware Offered: Yes Software Offered:...