December 21 is the official start of winter, and temporary heat is once again a necessity on construction jobsites across much of the country. Temporary heat enables projects to stay on schedule throughout the winter, which is especially important as developers face a backlog of projects heading into 2023. Heat keeps workers warm of course, […]
Tag: propane delivery scheduling
How Tank Monitors Can Help You Offset Diesel Price Increases
While propane marketers continue to navigate challenges such as an ongoing driver shortage and high steel prices, they now face yet another blow to the bottom line: diesel prices. The price of diesel reached its peak average in March at $5.25/gallon. This was up from $4.06/gal at the beginning of the month, $3.74/gal at the beginning […]
Using Tank Monitors to Manage Inventory this Winter
The US propane market is preparing for a possible “Armageddon” heading into the winter months, according to a recent article by Bloomberg. NPGA reports that propane spot prices have recently been at their highest levels since February 2014. This fall’s high prices are being attributed to low inventories resulting from increased global demand, relatively flat […]
Generac launches delivery ticket creation with Cargas Energy integration
Generac’s best-in-class integration with Cargas Energy is getting even better. Last year, we introduced the first tank monitoring bi-directional integration with Cargas – making it fast and easy to add account information to Generac from Cargas. We’re taking that even further by enabling you to schedule deliveries in Cargas directly from Generac – using the […]
Product Announcement: Smart Scheduling with Generac
As more fuel marketers rely on monitoring across more of their tanks, we are excited to announce Generac’s newest innovation, Smart Scheduling! A Real-Time Scheduler for Monitored Accounts Our new Smart Scheduling feature enables fuel marketers to plan ahead and schedule your deliveries directly in Generac. With this new feature, you can view deliveries and […]
Product Announcement: Estimated Fill Date to Improve Real-Time Forecasting for Monitored Tanks
Real-time tank level is the most accurate view of your customer’s tanks but tank level percentage can only help you plan so much. As fuel marketers increasingly use real-time tank level in their delivery scheduling, Generac is committed to using these measurements to provide the most accurate forecasting methods to determine when to deliver. The […]
Product Announcement: Ullage To Know Where You Can Drop the Most Gallons
As fuel marketers look to use real-time tank level in their delivery scheduling, Generac is introducing Ullage as a way to know where you can drop the most gallons. Schedule based on Efficiency and Overall Gallons Ullage provides the amount of droppable gallons available for an account. With this knowledge, fuel marketers are able to […]