Fuel Oil News articles from October 1999

Fuel Oil News archives from October 1999

Study Says Consumers Increasingly Choosing Non-Utility Providers.(Brief Article)
October 1, 1999

Ninth Largest Electric Utility Created in Carolina-Florida Deal.
October 1, 1999... Carolina Power & Light Co. will acquire Florida Progress Corp., parent company of Florida Power & Light Co., for $5.3 billion, creating the nation's ninth-largest electric utility. According to CP&L officials, the deal will give the company the...

Volvo Trucks Acquires Interest In Petro Stopping Centers.
October 1, 1999... Volvo Trucks North America has acquired an ownership interest in Petro Stopping Centers. The $30 million transaction makes Volvo the second largest equity holder in the company. Petro and its franchisees own and operate 51 travel plazas in 29...

Slifka Donates $1 Million To Multiple Sclerosis Society.(Brief Article)
October 1, 1999

Sid Harvey Authorized To Sell Peerless Boilers.
October 1, 1999... Sid Harvey Industries has been appointed as an authorized distributor for Peerless Boilers in all 82 Sid Harvey branches. Sid Harvey also announced that it has recently rolled out its "Equipment Central" concept. Several locations have been...

New York's Petroleum Business Tax to be Reduced.
October 1, 1999... Thanks to the efforts of the Empire State Petroleum Assn. (ESPA), New York State's petroleum business tax on commercial heating oil will be reduced by about 25 percent, effective April 1, 2001. The value of the tax cut is said to be about $5...

Beall Builds America's Biggest Tank Truck.
October 1, 1999... Beall Corp. of Portland, Ore. has recently built what is believed to be the largest highway-legal straight tank truck ever produced in the U.S. The 8,000-gal. tank was built in conjunction with Kenworth Truck for Cenex, one of the country's...

Making it in a Man's World.(Brief Article)
October 1, 1999

Petro Re-intensifies Its Acquisitions Strategy.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
October 1, 1999

Oil Heat Conference Discusses Important Business Issues.(Statistical Data Included)
October 1, 1999

Updating an Old Radiant System.(Brief Article)
October 1, 1999

What is Image?(Brief Article)
October 1, 1999

Who Is This Guy?(Brief Article)
October 1, 1999

Sharing Your Knowledge.(Brief Article)
October 1, 1999

New Jersey Dealers Upset Over Insurance Company Surcharge.
October 1, 1999... Officials from the Fuel Merchants Assn. (FMANS) of New Jersey have contacted the state's Department of Insurance to complain about a letter recently issued by State Farm Insurance Companies to its policyholders in the Garden State and a...