T HE VOICE AND RESOU R CE F O R I OWA’ S F U E L IN DU S TRY
FUELIowa Pushes for Opt Out Provision in Bottle Bill pg. 4
Can C-Stores Sell CBD Products in Iowa? pg. 10
Legislators Hear Industry Concerns pg. 14 Dyno Oil Shares Challenges with Handling Beverage Containers pg. 18 VOLUME 73, NO.2 2019 MAR. / APR.
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ON THE COVER FUELIowa is proud to be the voice and resource for Iowa fuels at Iowa’s Statehouse.
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RETAILING CBD PRODUCTS
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
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MEMBER SPOTLIGHT
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INDUSTRY INSIGHT S
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IN MEMORIAM
P R E SIDENT ’S PE R S PE CT I V E When the Board of Directors set the strategic plan for the next three years, they defined four strategic areas of focus: advocacy, growth, communication and
Dawn Carlson, CAE President & CEO FUELIowa 515-224-7545
education. These four areas encompass what FUELIowa does best. They leverage the prime opportunities for advancing the association and the industry itself. In this issue, we focus on ADVOCACY. Our advocacy goal is to secure our position as the leading influencer on fuel issues, capitalizing on our professional and technical expertise. The association rebrand was a first step in achieving this goal. The new name succinctly defines our area of expertise and who we represent. It aligns with our vision to be the voice and resource for Iowa’s fuel industry. Through our mission statement, the Board defined the primary focus of our advo-
EXECUTI VE COM M I T TEE Jason McDermott Chair McDermott Oil Company Cascade 563-852-3510
cacy. FUELIowa will advocate for innovative and quality fuel options, consumer and environmental protection, and fairness in the marketplace. All areas have come into play with this year’s legislative session as FUELIowa pushes for infrastructure grants to equip our industry to offer E15. Articles in this issue detail our advocacy efforts. Now our focus is on raising awareness and keeping FUELIowa top of mind for legislators, media, regulators and key stakeholders. This effort will involve staff and members alike for it to be successful. We are excited about this strategic focus and the value it will bring to our
Scott Cornish Vice Chair Petroleum Services Co LLC Coralville 319-368-2886 Doug Coziahr Treasurer Nebraska-Iowa Supply Company Omaha 402-393-8350
members as we influence policy. We appreciate your support and involvement in Mark Cobb Immediate Past Chair Cobb Oil Company Brighton 319-694-2200
our efforts.
Dawn M. Carlson, CAE
B O A RD O F D IRECT OR S Chris Biellier Associate Director Seneca Companies Davenport | 563-332-8000
Bev Jessen Director Johnson Oil/Cylinder Express Battle Creek | 712-365-4740
John Long Director Dyno Oil Company Spencer | 712-262-2921
Jim Bocken Associate Director Core-Mark Midcontinent, Inc. DBA Farner-Bocken Company Carroll | 712-792-7412
Todd Kanne Director Community Oil Company Carroll | 712-792-2722
Jim Pauk Director W&H Coop Oil Co Humboldt | 515-332-2782
Steve Kimmes Director Kimmes Enterprises LLC Carroll | 515-681-7890
Matt Scheetz Director The Depot Express Tiffin | 319-545-9514
Tia Eischeid Director Al’s Corner Oil Co Carroll | 712-673-2723
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2019 ADVOCACY BOTTLE BILL, TOBACCO AGE, FUELING INFRASTRUCTURE
By Dawn Carlson, President & CEO and Reo Menning, Executive Vice President
Three legislative initiatives that impact the bottom line of FUELIowa’s members are the advocacy priorities during the 2019 session. Two of the three were part of FUELIowa’s proactive legislative priorities. See legistlative priorities in the yellow bar. B OT T L E & CAN REDE MPTION L AW The Senate and House have both proposed bills that will allow convenience stores to opt out of taking cans and bottles for redemption. At the same time, these bills increase the handling fee paid by beverage distributors to redemption centers from 1 cent to 2 cents per container. The goal of the bill is to ensure this post-consumer waste is handled by establishments designed to take trash. Convenience stores were never designed to handle waste. Pushback on the bill is from three angles. First, will there be enough places for the public to redeem bottles and cans if convenience stores are no longer in the mix, particularly in rural areas? Second, should the “bottle bill” continue to be in place, or should it be replaced by comprehensive recycling? And third, who will pay the additional penny to the redemption centers? Beverage distributors have the most to gain from keeping the status quo. Redemption rates continue to decline for various reasons. For every can or bottle that is not redeemed, beverage distrib-
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2019 LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES E15 Fueling Infrastructure
utors keep the nickel. In 2018, bever-
the financial impact this will have on
age distributors pocketed $28 million in
convenience stores and is looking
unredeemed money. This is in addition
for ways to mitigate the impact. One
to the recycling value they retain from
specific idea is to raise the minimum
the bottles and cans redeemed.
markup to help convenience stores recoup some of the lost profit while
FUELIowa urges the allocation of
discouraging smoking and vaping at
resources to assist retailers with
the same time.
first-time access to grant monies to install equipment compatible
I NF RAS T R U CT U RE F U NDING
with E15. All resources available should be considered for a grant
Fact: 85% of the retail sites in
program, including promotional
Iowa have fueling infrastructure
tax credits and excise tax incen-
which is not legally compatible with
tives currently used to encourage
E15.
consumer purchases of ethanol-blended fuels.
Fact: Both Federal and State incentives are encouraging the
Remaining UST Funds
growth of E15, as are private grants.
As the Iowa Underground Storage Tank (UST) Cleanup Fund con-
Fact: FUELIowa supports the
tinues to operate without new
growth of E15 as an innovative
funding, remaining monies should
fuel and urges Iowa lawmakers to
be prioritized to focus on active fuel marketing businesses with UST fund- eligible expenses. Narrowing this focus ensures the rural fuel distribution network is preserved as intended. Bottle and Can Redemption FUELIowa urges lawmakers to allow convenience-type businesses to opt- out of the bottle and can redemption requirements until the law is repealed or substantially overhauled. With redemption outlets closing, stores are bearing the container handling costs while other businesses are profiting from this dysfunctional, outdated law. Economic Prosperity FUELIowa supports a competitive business climate with a clear business-friendly tax system, broadband internet access statewide, streamlined permit and tax procedures and future-ready workforce development.
FUELIowa is advocating for the opt out provision for convenience stores and urging legislators to look to the $28 million in unredeemed funds to bolster redemption centers or comprehensive recycling. The unredeemed money
rethink State incentives and funding options to provide support for the infrastructure upgrades necessary for all Iowa fuel retailers to safely and legally offer E15 and higher percentages of ethanol-blended gasolines.
belongs to the public and should be used for public purposes. MIN IMU M AG E F O R S AL E O F TO BACCO P R O DU CT S Eleven states have now raised the minimum age to purchase tobacco and vaping products to 21 in response to the FDA threat to remove vapor products from convenience stores. In April, Senator Charles Schneider proposed a bill to do the same in the state of Iowa. The bill is being pushed by major tobacco and vapor manufacturing companies, who are looking to head off the U.S. Federal Drug Administration’s (FDA) proposal to limit the sale of vaping products to vaping shops only.
As state lawmakers consider incentives
FDA’s proposal is aimed at cutting
to help grow E15 sales, FUELIowa is ed-
down teen use.
ucating them on the above facts. Infrastructure funding is needed more than
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ensure access to this fuel and therefore, growth of this fuel. Without the appropriate fueling infrastructure, fueling stations will not be able to offer the product, or worse yet, they will feel forced to offer it through incompatible equipment that would leave them in violation of federal law, without insurance and at risk of causing environmental contamination. FUELIowa is advocating for a multi-year funding stream from the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) “statutory allocation fund” which does not impact road funding. In addition, road funding could see a significant increase if the Department of Revenue’s (DOR) excise tax calculation was “recalibrated” to align with the law. GET IN VOLVE D Progress has been made on these three issues impacting members of FUELIowa. The 2019 legislative session is the first of a two-part session, allowing for consideration of most issues that survive funnel deadlines and make it to the Unfinished Business calendar by the time the legislature adjourns in May.
FUELIOWA CEO REAPPOINTED TO IOWA UST FUND BOARD Governor Kim Reynolds has appointed Dawn Carlson to another four-year term on the Iowa Comprehensive Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Fund Board of directors. Carlson was first appointed to the Board in 2010 and has served the past nine years in this role. Since 2016, the Board has focused on closing claims with no additional funding. At this time, there are approximately 100 open claims remaining with the Fund and it is projected that the reserve balances will be depleted within two to three years. When the balances are depleted, funding for tank closures
WHAT CAN M E M B ERS D O TO A SSIST ? FUELIowa members can weigh in on these important issues and convey support for the association’s advocacy agenda.
and NFA reopener expenses will end. NFA is a term used to describe sites that have received a No Further Action statement from the
Stay engaged with the association’s agenda, requests and
Iowa DNR. Quite often, these sites
calls to action.
are subjected to claim reopening with additional testing or remedia-
Develop and maintain a personal relationship with elected
tion expenses incurred. FUELIowa
lawmakers.
members uncertain of the status of their claim should contact our office
Send people to the Statehouse when help is needed.
or contact the Fund Administrators office at 515-725-8450.
Invest in your business by giving to the FUELIowa PAC. Be kind. Send a thank-you to lawmakers that interact with you.
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THANK YOU FUELIOWA MEMBERS FOR PARTICIPATING IN THE LEGISLATIVE BRIEFING AND STATEHOUSE VISITS IN DES MOINES Participants visited one-one-one with their elected officials and shared important perspectives on bottle and can redemption expenses, fuel retail infrastructure expenses involved in offering E15 and opportunities for retailers to make money on tobacco and vapor products while policymakers consider ways to decrease the number of smokers.
“FUELIowa’s “Day on the Hill” was successful for each member who took the time to drive to Des Moines and meet face to face with legislators. It’s the face-to-face contact and building a relationship with Senators and Representatives that makes the difference on issues that we as an industry care about. It’s our job to help them better understand the industry we all work in and it takes all of us working together to elevate our voice as FUELIowa.” D OU GL AS C OZ I AH R, Nebras ka I owa S u p ply Comp a ny
“As business owners benefiting from the advocacy efforts of FUELIowa, it is our obligation to support the legislative efforts by connecting with our elected officials, contributing to the PAC and working together to advance our agenda. We’re all in this together and it takes every one of us putting the effort in to be successful.” D ON BUR D, Otter C re e k C o unt r y Sto re s
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2019 PAC C O N TRIB UTO RS CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED AS OF APRIL 4, 2019
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Don Burd Dawn Carlson Mark Cobb Scott Cornish Todd Kanne Jason McDermott
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ADVOCATE ($750-$999) PARTNER ($500-$749)
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CONTRIBUTOR ($250-$499) $350
Bev Jessen
$300
Thomas Brooke
FRIEND ($250) $250 $250 $200 $200 $200 $150 $150 $125 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $50 $50 $50
James Greer Carrie Tedore Doug Coziahr Keith Crandall John Gilroy Lisa Abens Mark Nelson Ace Ettleman Alan Boeckman Ron Burmeister BW Gas & Convenience Holdings, LLE-PAC Chad Dejoode Tia Eischeid Jennifer Likes Don Montgomery David Scheetz Delone Wilson Jim Bocken Rod Gittins Shawn Groen
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RETAILING CBD PRODUCTS WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR FUELIOWA MEMBERS?
By John Maynes, Regulatory Affairs Manager
FUELIowa members participating in the convenience store industry have likely come across one or more articles in an industry trade publication highlighting the growing opportunities in the retail cannabis industry. Cannabis is the parent plant for hemp and marijuana; hemp consisting of the fiber of the cannabis plant and marijuana consisting of the buds and leaves. The cannabis plant contains a wide variety of compounds but the two most relevant compounds to FUELIowa members reading this article are cannabidiol (CBD) and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). Marijuana can contain high concentrations of THC in its buds and leaves. THC is the psychoactive compound in marijuana that is appealing to its users. In 2012, Colorado and Washington became the first states to legalize the recreational use of marijuana. Since 2012, eight additional states and the District of Columbia have followed suit and legalized the use of recreational marijuana. 2019 is expected to see the legalization of marijuana continue to gain momentum. A minimum of four additional states, including the state of Illinois, are expected to explore the legalization of recreational marijuana through legislation that has a strong chance of passing through its respective process. The growth outlined above does not take into consideration a similar movement occurring as it relates to state acceptance of med-
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ical marijuana. 2018 saw states such as
product in addition to a 10% state sales
various disorders such as epilepsy. CBD
Missouri, Oklahoma and Utah legalize
tax. While most state’s employ around
products can be found in many forms
the medical usage of marijuana under
a 15% tax rate on marijuana sales, con-
including gels, creams, oils, gummies,
varying state laws.
sumer demand makes marijuana sales
and more.
a revenue generator for state lawmak-
WHAT’S DRIVING THE TREND T OWA R D S S TAT E ’ S L E GA L I Z I N G T H E USE OF MARIJUANA? The answer is simple: state lawmakers can no longer
ers and that opportunity is drawing
In December of 2018, Congress passed
their attention.
the Agriculture Improvement Act, commonly referred to as the Farm Bill.
Although the legalization of medical
The legislation contained language
or recreational marijuana isn’t going to
removing industrial hemp and indus-
happen in Iowa anytime soon, support
trial hemp derived co-products from
is growing. A recent poll conducted by
classification as a Schedule I controlled
the Des Moines Register shows 78% of
substrance (ex: heroin), punishable
Iowans support the expansion of Iowa’s
as a felony. Although the removal of
existing medical marijuana law to allow
industrial hemp from the list of Sched-
patients to use marijuana for medicinal
ule I controlled substances is a step in
purposes. Just 18% of persons polled
the right direction for CBD proponents,
opposed ex-
hurdles remain. The Food and Drug
purposes.
ignore the revenue
pansion for medicinal The same poll shows
Administration has stated publicly that
Iowan’s split with 48% in favor and
generating opportunities that legalized marijuana presents.
hemp-derived CBD products remain
subject to FDA approval before they
48% op-
can be marketed and sold. To date,
posed
no such approval has been granted by
to the
FDA leaving the sale of CBD products
legal-
in a state of regulatory limbo.
ization of recreational usage,
According to research estimates,
just 4% remain
the combined sales of medical and recreational marijuana generated sales in the United States between $7.5 billion and $9.5 billion in 2017. As straints, revenues generated from the sale of legalized marijuana may serve as an economic glider for states. Total revenue growth from marijuana is expected to explode as more states take up the issue and high population states like New York and New Jersey appear poised to accept varying forms of marijuana sales. The opportunity for states to generate revenue through marijuana or CBD related products is bountiful. Growing consumer acceptance and demand for the products is met by the same acceptance for taxation. For example, Washington state has a 37% marijuana excise tax attached to the sale of the F U E L I O WA // w w w. F U E L I o w a . c o m
derived from now legal industrial hemp is sorted out on the federal level,
undecid-
FUELIowa members must remain mind-
ed. Just
ful of Iowa laws and regulations. Iowa
one year
allows the sale of CBD products to
ago a similar
state’s face growing budget con-
Even when the status of CBD products
poll was conduct-
persons in possession of a state-issued medical cannabidiol registration card
ed by the Des Moines Register. In that
after an exam and consultation by a
poll 39% of those polled supported
registered health care practitioner.
legalizing recreational usage while 58%
The manufacturing and dispensing
opposed it.
of medical CBD is regulated by the Iowa Department of Public Health.
To date, Iowa lawmakers have held
The manufacture of medical CBD is
no real discussions on the legalization
limited to the two licensees approved
of marijuana. However, hemp derived
in Iowa, MedPharm and Iowa Relief.
CBD is a different story. Hemp is a
Subsequently, only the five licensees
fiber of the cannabis plant containing
that have been granted licenses for
almost no THC (less than 3%). CBD is a
the dispensing of medical CBD may do
compound capable of being extract-
so with the protection from prosecution
ed from the hemp plant and contains
afforded in Iowa Code Chapter 124E.
no psychoactive properties. CBD
Those facilities are in Sioux City, Coun-
consumer demand has grown expo-
cil Bluffs, Des Moines/Windsor Heights,
nentially in recent years because of its
Waterloo, and Davenport.
medical benefits for fighting anxiety, insomnia, inflammation, arthritis, and
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following the procedures outlined above and Iowa Code Chapter 124E are considered legal sales under Iowa’s governing laws and regulations. The Department of Public Health’s authority under Iowa Code Chapter 124E does not extend to other CBD products that may currently be available to retailers for resale to the public. This means that Iowan’s who sell, possess, distribute, or use CBD related products outside the scope of authority granted to the Iowa Department of Public Health are not protected by the law from criminal prosecution. Agencies with enforcement authority covering CBD products outside the scope of Iowa’s law include the federal Drug Enforcement Administration, the United States Food and Drug Administration, county attorneys, and local law enforcement.
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REGIONAL LUNCH & LEARNS BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WHILE EDUCATING
By Reo Menning, Executive Vice President
FUELIowa’s regional members meetings – termed “lunch and learns” – have been an excellent opportunity for members to educate legislators about issues important to our industry. More than 20 legislators and nearly 150 members attended the seven events held throughout the state this winter. The most discussed topic with legislators was the bottle bill. Members were able to share the financial and operational challenges they face with the growing volume of bottles and cans being redeemed in their stores. Members also had the chance to ask questions and share their challenges about other issues of concern, including CDL driver shortages, taxes and even speed cameras. Through the dialogue, legislators walked away with a better understanding of our industry and its importance to their constituents.
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challenges that lie ahead. Topics discussed were the impending UST system testing, fuel quality in Iowa, fueling infrastructure funding, and the minimum age to purchase tobacco products. As a result of member questions, feedback and concerns, FUELIowa developed a list, diagram and recommendations for members to consider with respect to the impending UST system testing that will begin in 2021. This diagram was shared at the last couple of meetings. See image on page 16. Staff also had the chance to share some of FUELIowa’s initiatives – including the strategic plan, the association’s rebranding efforts, our advocacy agenda, upcoming events and our new credit card services program. FUELIowa also used the meeting to raise awareness about the importance of a strong FUELIowa PAC in our advocacy efforts. Through these meetings, members pledged $7,600 to the PAC. Thank you to our PAC contributors (see page 8 for a full listing). And thank you to our regional meeting sponsor, Unified Contracting, who helped make these meetings possible.
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UPCOMING U.S. EPA-MANDATED UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK SYSTEM TESTING REQUIREMENTS Release Detection Testing: Annual Test, First Test Conducted by October 13, 2021. • Test System Configuration, Alarm, Battery Back-up, and Sensing
Devices. • Review Release Detection Records. • Probes, Floats, and Sensors Must Be Removed for Inspection.
Overfill Prevention Device Inspection: First Test Conducted by October 13, 2021 and Every Three Years Thereafter. • Overfill Device (Auto-Shutoff, Alarm, Ball Float) Must Be Removed to Confirm Functionality. • Ball Floats May No Longer Be Installed as a Primary Means of Overfill Prevention. • Auto-Shutoff Devices Seized in Drop Tubes Will Require Removal for Inspection. Damage is Likely. • FUELIowa Strongly Recommends Installation of In-Ground Testable Overfill Devices Prior to First Inspection. o Audible Alarms May Also Be Installed at an Activation Level BelowExistingOverfillDevice. o Auto-Shutoff: 95% of Tank Capacity - Audible Alarm: 90% of Tank Capacity. Spill Bucket, Under-Dispenser Containments, and Piping Containment Sumps: First Test by October 13, 2021 and Every Three Years Thereafter. • Applicable to Sites Using Secondary Containment for Interstitial Monitoring (SCIM) of Piping. • Test Conducted Using Vacuum, Pressure, or Liquid. Liquid Level = 4 Inches Above Highest Penetration. • Test Water Will Be Considered Hazardous Waste Upon Removal and Proper Disposal Will Be Required. • One Hour Test, If Liquid Level Drops 1/8 inch or More the Sump or Bucket Fails. • Sites Installed After November 28, 2007 Must Use SCIM and are Required to Test Sumps. • SCIM Sites Installed Prior to November 28, 2007 May Avoid Sump Testing by Changing Piping Leak Detection Method and Conducting an Annual Line Tightness Test. • FUELIowa Strongly Recommends Installation of Double-Wall Spill Buckets Prior To First Test Date. o Double-Wall Buckets are Not Required to Be Tested.
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CA L E NDA R O F E V E N T S
JUNE 10, 20 1 9 GOLF BENEFIT FOR CA M P C O U R AG E O U S
JU LY 2 5 -2 6 , 2 0 1 9
JAN UARY 1 4 , 2020
SUMMERFEST
ANNUAL MEETING &
Okoboji, Iowa
LEGISL ATIVE RECEPETION
Dubuque, Iowa
Des Moines, Iowa
Enjoy two days at beautiful Lake Oko-
Come and join FUELIowa members
boji! Have a drink lake side at Bridges
for a fun filled day of golf among your
This is your opportunity to hear first-
Bay Resort, tour the lake, enjoy 18 holes
peers for a great cause - Camp Cou-
hand from key decision makers on im-
of golf, hang at the resort or get out
rageous of Iowa. This year, we will play
portant issues impacting your business,
and explore all that Lake Okoboji has
Lacoma Golf Club, East Dubuque. After
as well as FUELIowa’s plans for 2020.
to offer.
Also, receive a legislative briefing and
golf, we will head down the street to Timmerman’s Supper Club for drinks, a prime rib feast, and presentation of the awards. This is an annual tradition and a true, can’t miss event.
put that knowledge to work as you meet your 2020 legislators in a fun and relaxed setting. Two valuable events packed into a single day.
Visit www.fueliowa.com and select “Training and Events” to register. To sponsor an event, call FUELIowa at 515-224-7545 or email jim@fueliowa.com
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S U FF E R ING U N DE R IOWA B OT TL E B ILL ME MB E R S POTLIGHT
By Reo Menning, Executive Vice President
AN I N T ERV IE W W I T H MA R K NELS ON, DYNO OI L As more bottle and can redemption centers close around the state, convenience stores are becoming the default redemption centers of the region. Every year, the number of bottles and cans redeemed at the small, minimally staffed stores increases. FUELIowa reached out to Dyno Oil to find out how convenience stores are managing redemption and at what cost. “We are accepting 30 percent more cans and bottles since the redemption centers in Spencer and Sprit Lake closed,� said Mark Nelson, President of Dyno Oil. He estimates that 100,000 bottles and cans are redeemed each month within his 13 store locations across northwest Iowa. Taking bottles and cans is not net zero for convenience stores as the law intended. Convenience stores were to be made whole on the nickel they gave out for each redeemed container plus a penny by the beverage distributors. But that is not what is happening. Instead of being a final location where beverage distributors would collect the containers, convenience stores are just another place where the cans and bottles accumulate before going to yet another collection site such as a redemption center or a recycling center. Convenience stores are now lucky to get 2 or 3 cents back per container, if anything,
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and they have the additional head-
the only option they have for getting
ache and costs of figuring out how to
rid of the bottles is to take them to the
get the containers to the next loca-
recycling bin at the Spencer City Recy-
tion.
cling Center.
“We used to pay the local redemp-
Employee time to manage redemption
tion center 3 cents per can to take
and to keep sanitary conditions has
them,” Nelson explained. “We wanted
always been a challenge for conve-
to keep them open and available to
nience stores, especially when only
us. But even at 3 cents per can, they
one employee is available. Dyno Oil
closed.”
has resorted to having a small table in their stores stocked with pop can flats.
Closure of the redemption centers has
When a customer brings in bottles and
also made it difficult for convenience
cans, they are required to place them
store chains like Dyno Oil to manage
on the flats and the number of con-
the redeemed bottles and cans once
tainers they can redeem at one time
they have them. Dyno Oil employs
is limited. This helps the employee to
a person full-time to drive a covered
rapidly count the number redeemed,
pickup from store to store to collect
and then, using gloves, carry the flat
the redeemed bottles and cans. He
back to dump the containers into
picks up at every store at least once a
bigger boxes of aluminum, plastic and
week. In the summer, that increases to
glass. But even with this approach, the
twice per week because of increased
employee is still pulled away from the
volumes.
counter.
Once the driver has a load, he takes
“Other customers are frustrated with
them to a new redemption center
being delayed,” says Nelson. “And we
that opened in Milford. But there
are frustrated, especially when the per-
is a catch – this redemption center
son is only there to redeem cans and
does not accept glass bottles, which
bottles and we don’t get any addition-
account for about 20% of what is
al business.”
“At least the glass is being recycled,” says Nelson, who believes the best solution is to replace the bottle bill challenge with a strong recycling program throughout the state. “Giving redemption centers an additional penny isn’t likely going to keep them open in rural areas like northwest Iowa. We paid 3 cents and they still closed.”
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per can. With margins getting tighter and tighter across stores, this is no small amount. “Convenience stores are preparing for large capital investments driven by regulatory requirements, and every dollar we can put toward these helps,” explained Nelson. What are these regulatory costs? Soon, stores will need to invest in new EMV systems to ensure secure credit card transactions. They will need to undergo new Federal testing requirements for UST system components, testing that is not likely to provide any incremental environmental protection. And if they want to sell E15 or higher blends of ethanol, many of them will need to replace the older, existing UST tanks and equipment. Altogether, these investments could reach $500,000 to $1 million per store location. “Every dollar we can put toward these required costs helps us to remain viable,” says Nelson. When he’s looking at his impending costs, he’s also noticing how much money the beverage distributors are pocketing because of the broken bottle bill system. According to the latest estimates, distributors are keeping nearly $28 million per year in unredeemed funds. That’s hard to stomach, especially when he thinks of their profit on unredeemed containers.”
Dyno Oil was founded in 1958 by Del Nelson. While an Iowa sales manager for Sinclair Refining Co. Del decided to start his own oil
“It doesn’t seem right that we are bearing the costs of the bottle bill,” says Nel-
company by leasing a
son. “We want to focus on what we do best – providing fuel, excellent service
closed bulk plant and four
and quality, convenient products to our customers. We don’t need the added
closed service stations from
burden of being essentially unfunded redemption centers.”
Sinclair Oil. Since 1958, Dyno’s has experienced steady growth in sales and has changed its emphasis to keep up with the times. Dyno Oil Co., Inc. was the second in the state of Iowa to market gasohol (gasoline + ethyl alcohol) and distributed ethanol all over Iowa. Today, Dyno Oil is led by Del’s son and President, Mark Nelson, along with his wife and Secretary/Treasurer, Nellie, and Vice President of Operations John Long. They operate 13 convenience stores located across northwest Iowa: Milford, Pocahontas, Emmetsburg, Spirit Lake, Spencer, Storm Lake, Hartley, Sanborn, Sibley, Albert City and Sac City, with their main office in Spencer.
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I N DU S T RY IN S IGHT experience with skimming devices and
released by the EPA in draft form. This
can assist law enforcement when a
is good news for marketers offering
device is discovered.
E15 and would allow the blend to be sold year-round to all vehicles 2001
PR O POS ED EPA US T S YS T E M TES TI NG: DO YO U KNOW THE R E Q U I R EM ENTS ?
and newer. Currently, during summertime RVP period (June 1-September 15), sales are not allowed in light of the statute limiting the 1-pound RVP waiver only to E10. There was a public hearing March 29 and comments on
W EIG H T S A N D M EA S U RES AL E R T S FUE LI O WA T O R I SE I N SKIM M I N G D E V I C E S The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship’s Bureau of Weights and Measures asked FUELIowa to alert retailers of a rise in skimming devices. Recently, Weights and Measures inspectors uncovered five blue-tooth capable skimming devices placed in-line with the wiring of the card reader inside of the dispensers. Last year, Weights and Measures inspections uncovered approximately a dozen skimming devices. FUELIowa members are encouraged to remain diligent in the security measures taken at their stores. Routine inspection, security tape, and changing out locks are three of the more common means being used by members to prevent skimmers from being placed in dispensers. Members that uncover a device they suspect to be a skimmer are encouraged to contact the
the proposed rule due April 29. FUELIoU.S. EPA’s 2015 Underground Storage
wa supports the RVP waiver portion of
Amendments change the way FUELIo-
this rule; however, we oppose the RIN
wa members will oversee their UST sys-
reform proposal. RINs represent Renew-
tems in the future. By October 13, 2021,
able Identification Numbers which are
FUELIowa members will be required to
the credits the EPA designed to ensure
conduct their first test in accordance
refiners satisfy their obligations under
with EPA’s guidelines on the following
the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS).
components within their UST system: Release Detection Equipment; Over-
“It is ironic that EPA would propose
fill Prevention Devices; Spill Buckets;
changes to expand sales of ethanol
Containment Sumps used for Interstitial
while simultaneously proposing chang-
Monitoring of Piping and Under-Dis-
es that would undermine the RFS which
penser Containments.
was designed to expand sales,” said Dawn Carlson, CEO of FUELIowa and
FUELIowa has summarized the test-
RINAlliance which is supportive of year-
ing requirements that are rapidly
round E15. “The RIN reform proposal
approaching. See Proposed U.S.
would disincentivize marketers who
EPA-Manadated Underground Storage
are successfully blending with ethanol
Tank System Requirements, page 16.
and biodiesel and be counterproduc-
Members are encouraged to contact
tive to the nation’s pursuit of energy
FUELIowa to discuss the details of their
independence. Our office has helped
site and identify the best path forward
marketers, small and large, across the
for their business.
U.S. to achieve success in blending
U . S. EPA R ELEAS ES E 1 5 E XPANS I ON R ULE W HI LE UNDER M I NI NG R F S RI N R ULES
ing the device. In many cases, Weights and Measures staff have more field
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the law intended.” With no evidence of RIN market manipulation, EPA clearly is proposing these rules to provide a small number of refiners an opportunity to avoid their obligation under the RFS, as they did when EPA granted the
FUELIowa staff or the Iowa Weights and Measure’s Bureau before disconnect-
with biofuels and RIN management as
The long-awaited proposal allowing gasoline blended with up to 15% ethanol to be sold year-round has been
small refinery exemptions. All parties interested in the success of the RFS should come together to oppose the RIN market reform proposal.
FUE LS IN S T IT U T E HO S T S D IE S EL FU EL Q UAL I T Y W O RK S H O P
serves as a vehicle to bring togeth-
quality of diesel fuel being supplied to
er fuel supply chain stakeholders in
their high-pressure diesel engines. In
a collaborative setting to address
order to comply with the regulations
emerging issues within the industry.
governing their engines, diesel engine
Diesel fuel quality and related issues
manufacturers argue that they need
have emerged as a strong topic of
tighter specifications on the diesel
discussion among industry participants,
fuel to be consumed in their engines.
including end-users. The Fuels Insti-
Engine manufacturers are asking that
tute’s diesel fuel quality workshop was
more strict oversight be given to the
an effort to assess diesel fuel quali-
diesel fuel moving through the supply
ty challenges by bringing together
chain. This focus has resulted in a num-
representatives from all segments of
ber of regulatory initiatives targeting
the industry including refiners, pipeline
the retail sector of the petroleum indus-
terminal operators, additive manufac-
try including tightening the allowable
turers, biofuel producers, carriers, bulk
levels of water in storage tanks selling
storage operators, retail operators, and
diesel fuel or biodiesel blended fuel;
end-users.
moving from 30-micron filters on retail
On February 19-20, FUELIowa was
diesel dispensers to 10-micron filters;
a participant in a diesel fuel quality
As state and federal policies drive
and placing the point of compliance
workshop hosted by the Fuels Institute
down emission standards for diesel
for meeting fuel quality standards solely
in Washington, D.C. The Fuels Institute
engine manufacturers, manufacturers
at retail fuel outlets.
was founded by NACS in 2013 and
have turned their attention toward the
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In addition to the initiatives outlined
The state of Iowa has its own state
separate room and ask people for their
above, ASTM Standard D975 (Stan-
OSHA program for private sector em-
IDs before they enter the room.
dard Specification for Diesel Fuel Oils)
ployees. As a result, the state of Iowa
is currently being evaluated for its
has its own posting requirements. The
FDA announced these plans in Novem-
applicability with today’s marketplace
following link will direct FUELIowa mem-
ber 2018, but this is the first time the
realities. The Fuels Institute’s diesel fuel
bers to a copy of the posters required
agency presented plans to the White
quality workshop brought perspectives
by Iowa’s OSHA office. At a minimum,
House. The guidelines have already
from each supply-chain stakeholder
posters must 8.5 x 14 or larger.
been cleared by the Department of
on the challenges they face as diesel
INSERT Image: Iowa OSHA Workplace
Health and Human Services.
fuel moves through the chain of sale to
Injury and Illness Poster
consumers. Although no single source was identified as the problem during the workshop, the overall outcome of the meeting was positive in that attendees were able to come to a con-
$ 6. 2 4B S ET TLEMENT IN V I S A, M AS TER C ARD ANTI TR US T S ET TLEM ENT
sensus that in order to truly address the quality of diesel fuel moving through
Visa, Mastercard and other bank
the chain of sale, each segment of the
defendants have agreed to a re-
distribution chain must do its own work
cord-breaking settlement in a class-ac-
to ensure the quality of the product be-
tion lawsuit. The defendants have
ing passed on to the next supply-chain participant. The Fuels Institute is currently in the process of collecting diesel fuel sampling data from members of the industry.
F D A PR ES ENTS F L AVOR ED E-CI G B A N TO WHI TE HOUS E BY NAC S
Once the data is collected and ana-
agreed to a $6.24 billion settlement subject to agreement at a hearing scheduled for November 7, 2019. Eligible class participants include merchants accepting Visa and/or Mastercard between January 1, 2004 and January 25, 2019. For more information
lyzed, the Fuels Institute will release a report documenting their findings. It’s
According to Axios sources, Food and
likely that the information supplied will
Drug Administration Commissioner
be used in future discussions about revi-
Scott Gottlieb handed White House
sions to ASTM Standard D975 and other
officials a plan to ban the sale of fla-
regulatory initiatives.
vored e-cigarettes in c-stores. Gottlieb
on the settlement, including your options under the terms of the settlement, visit www.PaymentCardSettlement. com.
has described the surge in teen vaping
O SH A W O RK PL A C E INJU RY A N D I L L N E SS P O S T IN G REQUIREM EN T S
as an “epidemic” and an important public health crisis. The agency’s plan would limit the sale of flavored e-cigarettes (other than mint/menthol and tobacco flavors) to adult only stores or stores with an
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The posting cycle for OSHA’s work-
adult-only section, essentially banning
place injury and illness reporting rule
the sale of these products in most con-
began February 1. OSHA injury and
venience stores. The agency would still
illness recording and posting require-
allow these products to still be sold in
ments apply to most establishments
vape stores (or other adult-only stores)
(workplaces) with more than 10 em-
and the Internet. Under the new FDA
ployees. OSHA requires employers to
enforcement policy, a store that sells
record and post all work-related injuries
flavored e-cigarettes must ask custom-
occurring during the previous calendar
ers for ID cards before they enter the
year.
store. To make this happen, the c-store
According to a Wall Street Journal re-
or gas station would need to build a
port, Visa and Mastercard will raise fees
V I S A AND M ASTERCAR D TO R AI SE F EES I N APR I L BY P MAA
in April. Increases on interchange fees,
limiters set to 65 mph or slower.
which retailers pay their banks when
wage will increase every year until it hits $15 in 2025.
accepting a card transaction, and
Also, that week, House Transportation
fees that the banks pay to Visa and
and Infrastructure Chairman Peter De-
On January 1, 2020, the minimum
Mastercard for processing payments,
Fazio (D-OR) and Senator Tom Carper
wage will rise from $8.25 an hour to
will also increase.
(D-DE), the Ranking Member on the
$9.25 an hour, then to $10 an hour on
Environment and Public Works Com-
July 1, 2020. Starting in 2021, the mini-
The companies justify the increases by
mittee announced their support for
mum wage will jump $1 each January
claiming security measures must be
an increase in the federal motor fuels
1 through 2025, when it will reach $15
enhanced to prevent fraud and theft,
tax to support the Highway Trust Fund
an hour.
and they continue to point out that
(HTF) in the short-term while Congress
retailers receive more sales if they ac-
determines how to pay for the nation’s
The new law gives businesses with 50 or
cept card payments. Yet both saw 33
infrastructure. A new surface transpor-
fewer workers a tax credit of 25% of the
percent increases in their fourth quarter
tation authorization bill, which authoriz-
higher wage cost next year, with that
2018 net income as compared to Q4
es the HTF fund, must be passed before
percentage declining over the next
of 2017.
the current law expires September 30,
few years before eventually reaching
2020.
zero. Companies can also give those
Increasing fees could also cover the
under the age of 18 a lower minimum
cost of the $6.25 billion settlement the
Chairman DeFazio has called on
wage, provided those workers do not
companies face after losing a U.S.
Congress to bring back earmarks,
exceed 650 hours annually.
antitrust case. Although that money
which he refers to as “Article I projects”
had supposedly already been set
bringing back congressional ability to
Illinois, which joins New York, New
aside, fees may be increased to also
request funding for specific projects in
Jersey, California and Massachusetts
offset costs of antitrust investigations in
their states or districts. “Why shouldn’t
with setting a $15 an hour minimum
Europe.
elected representatives, through a
wage, hasn’t raised its minimum wage
transparent process, be able to spend
in nearly a decade. Chicago had al-
a small amount of money, bring it
ready begun to increase the minimum
home, and show people what they’re
wage above the state minimum wage.
CO NGRES S REINT RO D U CES B I PAR T IS A N B IL L T O LO W ER D RI V ING A G E F O R TRUCKERS
going to get for a small increase in their gas tax?” Earmarks have been banned since 2011 and will require leadership to allow for them again.
During the week of February 25, Senators Todd Young (R-IN) and Jon Tester (D-MT) reintroduced the bipartisan “Developing Responsible Individuals for a Vibrant Economy Act,” also known as the “DRIVE-Safe Act,” and Rep. Trey Hollingsworth (R-IN) reintroduced a companion bill in the House. The bill would allow drivers 18 and older to operate across state lines if they meet rigorous training requirements. The training requirements would include at least 400 hours of on-duty time with 240
I L L I NOI S R AI S ES MI NI MUM WAGE TO $15 BY NAC S
hours of driving time with an experienced driver training them. Training would also be restricted to trucks
In February, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker
equipped with active braking systems,
signed into law a higher state minimum
video monitoring systems and speed
wage. Starting in 2020, the minimum
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B y G a r y K o e r n e r, Executive Vice President
R EGI S TER NOW FOR THE FUELI OWA GOLF BENEF IT FOR CAM P COUR A GEOU S If you like golf, prime rib, and serving your community, (and who doesn’t) this is the event for you. It is truly a great event for a great cause. Over the years, FUELIowa has raised nearly TWO MILLION dollars for Camp Courageous through our golf benefit, cent-a-gallon day, and generous donations from FUELIowa members and families. After record turnout and donations last year (120 golfers helped raise $32,500), we’ve decided to hold the event in Dubuque again this year. We will play the challenging Blue Course at Lacoma Golf Course followed by the cocktail reception and prime rib dinner at Timmerman’s Supper club just down the street. This was an incredible success last year, and so much fun. We are truly grateful to everyone who participated and the tremendous sponsorship support.
For those who may be new to this great event, you will enjoy 18 holes of golf with industry peers
B E N E F IT F O R CAM P COURAGEOUS
and friends of the camp in a four-person scramble, with shotgun start at 11 a.m. Enjoy a grilled lunch and then compete for the pin prizes for longest drive, longest putt, and closest to the pin. Stay cool with the beverage carts and compete in the putting contest. We will once again have tremendous prizes, like Yeti Coolers, fine scotch and wine, Amazon firestick, PROv1 golf packages and more. Plus, everyone will get to compete for the highly coveted, FUELIowa Golf Benefit Traveling Trophy. Last year, the winning group of Dan Ganahl, Jacque Hager, Russ Crooks, and Jeff Olson took home the trophy and they will be keen on defending their title - so put together a
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R EGI S TR ATI ON F ORM
foursome and let’s have some fun and raise money for the camp.
SELECT YOUR SP ONSORSHIP Dinner Sponsor (1).............................$5,000
Charlie Becker, Executive Director of
Lunch Sponsor (1)..............................$2,500
Camp Courageous, will be on hand to
Beverage Cart Sponsor (2).............. $1,500
meet you and your team and to thank
Includes four (4) golf registrations
you for your generous support, man-
Hospitality Hole (4) ........................... $1,500
age the putting contest, and hand out
Hand out items or drinks at your hole
the latest collectible model car, a 1967
Golf Hole Sponsor (18).........................$1,000
Chevy Camaro SS in metallic blue!
Includes four (4) golf registrations Cigar Sponsor (1).............................. $1,000
After you complete your round, we’ll
Putting Contest Sponsor (1).................$500
head just down the street to Timmer-
Gift Bag Insert ......................................$500
man’s Supper Club for a cocktail
Provide 150 items
reception overlooking the beautiful
Pin Prizes Sponsor .................................$500
Mississippi River Valley, followed by a
Personal Donation................. Any Amount
delicious Prime Rib Dinner and presentation of the awards. This is a great
PA R N T E R I N F O R M A T I O N
way to spend a day building relationships, rewarding your team, and raising
Contact _________________________________
money for the camp.
Company _______________________________ Address _________________________________
HOW TO REGISTER Complete the registration form to the
You can also find the
City _________________________ State ______
right and email to Jim Ewing,
registration form at
Zip ______________________________________
Jim@fueliowa.com, or fax to
fueliowa.com – under EVENTS.
515-224-0502.
Email ____________________________________ Phone ___________________________________ Fax ______________________________________ Website __________________________________
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facility for individuals of all ages with disabilities. The camp was estab-
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lished in 1972 and has grown to serve over 8,000 individuals with disabili-
Sec Code ________________________________
ties in a year-round program.
Billing Address (If different than contact information.) Address __________________________________
MISSION STATEMENT
City __________________________ State ______
The mission of Camp Courageous is to provide exceptional year-round
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recreational and respite care opportunities for individuals with special needs and their families. The camp is run primarily on donations, giving all individuals the opportunity to give through gifts of time, materials, money,
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$1.68 M ILLIO N DIVIDEN D PAI D TO FU ELIO WA INSURA N CE PAR T I CI PA N TS FUELIowa members taking advantage of FUELIowa Risk Management Insurance, powered by EMC, received great news recently, with the announcement of a $1.68 million dividend for 2018. Dividend checks were mailed out to FUELIowa members in late Feb-
continue to value FUELIowa and the great advocacy, regulatory consulting, and business programs designed to help members succeed.” FUELIowa Risk Management Insurance is an exclusive benefit to FUELIowa members. If you are not in the program, please speak to your agent to learn more about it and to get a quote. You can also call Jim Ewing of FUELIowa at 515-224-7545 or email him at jim@fueliowa.com and he can put you in touch with our agency partners.
ruary, rewarding members for another stellar year of safety in the workplace. The dividend amount itself is based upon the claims experience of all FUELIowa members in the program, so continuous improvement in safety and managing worker’s compensation helps fuel the dividend. In fact, the 2018 dividend nearly eclipsed last year’s record dividend amount of $1.76 million, an incredible performance. “We are pleased to have another phenomenal year providing the best Property & Casualty Insurance for fuel
The 2018 FUELIowa Insurance dividend of $1.68 million being announced at the
marketers, convenience store owners
FUELIowa Annual Meeting. Pictured from left to right, Bob Schueler, LMC Insur-
and all of our qualifying members,”
ance, Dale Anderson, EMC Insurance, Jason McDermott, FUELIowa Board Chair,
said Dawn Carlson, President and CEO of FUELIowa. “We hope this dividend helps fuel your business and that you 28
and Dawn Carlson, President and CEO, FUELIowa.
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M E MB ER HA PPE N I N G S W E LCOME NE W FUELIOWA M E M B E R S In 2018, we added 50+ new members, a record! Please join us in welcoming our most recent new members to the FUELIowa family. Together, we make a big difference. West Lake General Store out of Storm Lake
Growmark Energy offers pre-blended E15 at more terminals (courtesy of Ethanol Producer Magazine)
technology, backed by the resources,
GROWMARK Energy has started offer-
ecosystem that is safer, cleaner and
ing pre-blended E15 at 17 additional
more accessible.”
Effective immediately, Growmark will offer pre-blended E15 at several Magellan Terminals: Bettendorf, Iowa; Carthage, Missouri; Des Moines, Iowa; Doniphan, Nebraska; Enid, Oklahoma; Fort Smith, Arkansas; Heyworth, Illinois; Kansas City, Kansas; N. Little Rock, Arkansas; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma;
Colony Point located in
Scott City, Kansas; Sioux Falls, South
Faircast out of Fairfield
Omaha, Nebraska; Palmyra, Missouri; Dakota; Springfield, Missouri; Topeka. Materials will be available only Sept. 16-April 30, unless a formal rulemaking allowing a one pound RVP waiver is issued.
W E LCOME NE W FUELIOWA HE ALTH TR UST MEM B E R S We are pleased to welcome several new members to our Health Trust! We look forward to serving you! Stamp Co dba Cantebury BP Amoco Larson Oil & Distribution Company. Inc Kramers Inc. In these times of rising medical costs, do yourself a favor, call us and get a quote! 515-224-7545
Kwik Trip partners on Wisconsin Biogas Project (courtesy of NACS) Kwik Trip will become one of the primary dispensers of national gas vehicle fuel for the landfill, biogas project. The project, slated to go online later in 2019, will transform cow manure and trash into renewable fuel. That fuel will be injected into an interstate transmission pipeline, and in turn be sold to power fleets of compressed national gas (CNG) vehicles. Kwik Trip will dispense the CNG fuel from the pipeline and offer it at Kwik Trip’s own CNG fueling stations across the Midwest.
Shell Buys U.S.-Based Electric Vehicle Charging Company (courtesy of NACS) Royal Dutch Shell PLC is expanding its electric vehicle footprint in the U.S. with the acquisition of Greenlots, an EV-charging and power management company based in Los Angeles, according to PR Newswire. Greenlots serves EV owners with charging infrastructure and offers charger hosts and grid operators software-based products to manage and optimize grid power flows. The acquisition is aimed at making EV charging more accessible and more attractive to utilities, businesses
Inside Hy-Vee’s New Hybrid Concept – Fast & Fresh Grocery and convenience store retailer Hy-Vee Inc. combined elements of what it knows best — supermarkets and c-stores — to introduce its newest concept: Hy-Vee Fast & Fresh. Making its debut in Davenport, Iowa, in December, Hy-Vee Fast & Fresh is similar to a c-store in that it has fuel pumps and grab-and-go items, but it is unique because it also functions as a
and communities.
smaller-scale grocery store, according
“As power and mobility converge,
Christina Gayman.
there will be a seismic shift in how people and goods are transported,” Brett Hauser, CEO of Greenlots. “Our 30
ate this transition to a future mobility
terminals.
Andy’s Quick Stop out of Kiron
Williamsburg
scale and reach of Shell, will acceler-
to Hy-Vee Director of Public Relations
“Hy-Vee Fast & Fresh stores are a new concept intended to serve the busy
customer who needs a more conve-
general manager Dan Dix said they
1. Quality of communication: measures
nient grocery and meal experience
carefully plan each growth effort
whether the contact was friendly or
while on the go,” Gayman explained.
performed within the company. It
polite.
has been the growth of the ethanol
2. Technical competence: measures
industry, that has helped to spur growth
whether questions were answered
within New Cooperative. “Back before
correctly and in sufficient detail.
Seneca Companies Invests in Automated Tube Bundle Hydroblasting Technology
the age of ethanol, we thought ev-
3. Range of services: measures wheth-
erything was going out on a train. We
er one’s personal expectations and
really considered how long some of
requirements were fulfilled.
Seneca Companies’ Waste Solutions
these facilities were going to be able
4. Customer focus: measures whether a
Services division is pleased to an-
to be open all year long,” he said. “Eth-
personal concern was addressed with
nounce their investment in automated
anol really helped continue to grow
a tailored/specific solution.
hydroblasting technology. “Automat-
grain assets in communities without rail
5. Accessibility: measures the availabili-
ed equipment is changing the water
service for NEW Co-op. There was a
ty of customer service in store
blasting industry by making it safer and
period we were unsure if we should be
more efficient,” said Chris Biellier, vice
investing in some of those little eleva-
president of Environmental Services
tors.” Said Dix.
and strategic partnerships. The remote operation of cleaning tools allows the operators to distance themselves from the nozzles and potentially
REG Biodiesel Refueling Station Com-
hazardous confined space environ-
ing to Seneca
ments. The controls, with the aid of
The Seneca location for Renewable
high-quality mounted video cameras,
Energy Group is going to be a testing
allows the Seneca operator to control
ground for a new concept for the
the hydroblasting tools inside the con-
company. REG revealed its new diesel
fined space while being located safely
fueling station it plans to open up in
outside. Operators no longer need to
spring. The company’s leaders said the
enter the confined space except for
plan has been in the works for some
initial setup for enclosed evaporator
time.
units. “We’ve been talking about having a diesel fuel retail project since 2010 or 2011,” said Jon Scharingson, executive New Cooperative Continues to Grow
director of sales and marketing for
Careful consideration and lots of strate-
REG. “It makes great sense to build our
gizing is what it takes to keep growing
first fueling station in Seneca.”
a cooperative.
Fuels Institute Board of Advisors The Fuels Institute has announced new members to its Board of Advisors, including FUELIowa member Joseph Zietlow of Kwik Trip. “We are excited to welcome experienced individuals to the Board of Advisors to help lead the organization,” said John Eichberger, executive director of the Fuels Institute. “Each advisor brings with them a wealth of knowledge and unique perspectives that will help guide the Institute’s agenda and strengthen its ability to deliver value to the transpor-
NEW Cooperative, Inc., which is made
tation energy community.”
up of more than 40 locations, continues to see growth, even in times of
Kwik Trip’s Joseph Zietlow named to
an agricultural economic downturn.
QuikTrip named Best in Customer Service 2019 for Cstores by News-
Whether it is within their feed division,
week
agronomy or grain departments,
20,000 Cstore Shoppers were surveyed with a score awarded on:
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RI SK IMPR OVE ME NT Article courtesy of the Risk Improvement Department, EMC Insurance Companies, D es Moines, Iowa
THREE WAYS YOUR FUEL DELIVERY
Help prevent deliveries to inadequate
er is still going to call the fuel provider
COULD GO WRONG
or non-existent tanks by conducting
for a fix, so it’s up to you to get the
Mishaps during fuel delivery tend to
annual indoor tank inspections and
delivery right in the first place.
be expensive, but most of them are
requiring drivers to double-check the
preventable if your drivers are
product and location on the delivery
following industry best practices. Here
ticket before they begin filling.
are three of the most common ways that deliveries can go wrong
OVERFILLING A TANK OR UNINTEN-
and some tips for avoiding them.
TIONALLY SPILLING FUEL Spilled fuel—even a small amount— DROPPING THE WRONG PRODUCT IN THE TANK
DELIVERING TO A TANK THAT’S NO LONGER THERE As consumers have migrated from fuel oil to propane for home heating, many have removed their unused basement fuel tanks. But if the oil lines on the outside of the house aren’t capped or cemented closed, it may not be obvious to a delivery driver that the fill spout leads directly to the open basement. Or sometimes there is a tank at the end of the line, but it’s in poor condition and likely to leak oil once filled. Depending on the amount and type of fuel released, accidentally contaminated homes may require extensive environmental remediation or even demolition. 32
Filling up a tank with the wrong type of fuel could put an entire fleet of vehicles out of commission while racking up a lot of expenses. To avoid misdelivering fuel at a convenience store or other multi-product location, connections should be identified clearly by product (we like color coding and written labels). Clear labeling on fill connections is especially important as more deliveries are completed by a common carrier, which may send a different transport driver each week who is unfamiliar with the facility’s setup. Remember, brokering fuel to a common carrier doesn’t get you off the hook if there’s a mistake—that custom-
can be a big deal if it’s not handled correctly. Start by making sure delivery rates are limited to the tank vent capacity to reduce the chance of a spill or tank rupture. Drivers should also double-check the purchase order and stick the tank to ensure they aren’t overfilling.I n the event of a small spill, drivers can usually clean it up quickly and easily by spreading a sorbent material on any free liquid that can’t be pumped up. Make sure your drivers are prepared for spill response by stocking trucks and bulk plants with spill response kits, protocols for containing a spill and a list of emergency phone numbers. For more information, go to www.emcins.com and select Loss Control.
At Renewable Energy Group (REG), we help grow your business while meeting the needs of an ever-evolving marketplace. We know the fuel industry is changing fast, and we are here to support you with a wide range of high-quality, ratable fuels at competitive prices — including REG-9000 biodiesel, ULSD and blended fuels. Plus, our experts can help you navigate tax incentives, renewable fuel requirements and RINs for increased profit margins.
REG has been at the forefront of the biofuel evolution since the beginning — and we continue to fuel the industry into the future.
For more information and terminal locations in your area, contact Tony Spuzello at (844) 405-0157 or tony.spuzello@regi.com © 2019 Renewable Energy Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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IN MEMORIA M R EMEMBERI NG TH E S AP P B R OT HERS
Brothers William “Bill” Sapp and Lee Sapp, co-founders of the chain of Sapp Bros. travel centers, died early April 2019 within days of each other. Bill Sapp was 86 and Lee Sapp was 90. Both resided at the Ashland Care Center. In 2015, Bill and Lee Sapp were inducted into the Omaha Business Hall of Fame. Bill and Lee, along with late brothers Ray and Dean, founded Sapp Bros. Inc. by purchasing a car dealership in Ashland. They owned several other dealerships but were best known for their truck stops with the signature coffee pot-shaped signs. The first one was WI L L I AM S APP
LEE SA P P
1932 - 2019
1929 - 2019
Veteran
Veteran
built in Omaha in 1971, and there are now 17 locations in nine states. The Sapp Family has been in business and members of FUELIowa since 1971. Today, the company is led by grandson, Andrew Richard who serves as CEO of Sapp Bros., Inc. and President of Sapp Bros. Petroleum, Inc.
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THANK YO U SP O NSO RS D I A M O N D
P L A T I N U M
G O L D
B R O N Z E
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