This summer we will push a configuration update to your devices that will improve alerting timeliness and extend battery life to 10+ years! The following default device settings will be updated: Devices will record tank level and check for alerts more often (every 4 hours) Produces more timely alerts More timely detection of rapid consumption […]
Tag: propane efficiency
How to Efficiently Deliver to Temp Heat Accounts this Winter
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, […]
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 […]
Generac Named to Inc. Magazine’s Inc. 5000 List of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies
BOSTON, MA – Aug. 18, 2021 — Generac, a leading provider of IoT tank monitoring and logistics optimization services, has been named to Inc. magazine’s prestigious Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in America. Generac ranks 1,226th on the 2021 list with 393% growth during the period 2017-2020. The Inc. 5000 represents a […]
1 Way Propane Marketers are Combatting the Tank Shortage and Rising Price of Steel in 2021
This post is an updated version of an older blog post from 2019. A perfect storm has been brewing in the global steel market. Strong demand has collided with supply shortages, causing the price of steel to reach an all-time high and inventory levels to plummet. Like other sectors of the economy, the propane industry […]
3 Ways the Pandemic has Worsened the Driver Shortage, and 3 Ways Tank Monitoring can Help
For years, industries across the board have been struggling to recruit truck drivers amidst a growing driver shortage. Factors such as an aging driver population, fewer drivers in the pipeline, and an under-representation of women and minorities in the field have made it increasingly difficult to hire and retain reliable drivers. This is especially true […]
Product Announcement: See The Efficiency of Every Delivery
Tank monitoring should help you drive down the delivery costs for your business. At Generac, we want to give you better control and insight into these costs with consistent improvements to our Delivery Efficiency Dashboards. Analyzing Efficiency Per Account AND Per Delivery Generac is the only tank monitoring solution where you can see a real-time […]
Employee Spotlight: Chandra Little
Chandra Little is the Lead Mechanical Engineer here at Generac! She leads her team in the design and implementation of our tank monitors and moves us generationally forward as time goes by. Q) Tell me about where you’re from and how you ended up in Massachusetts? A) I grew up in Houston, Texas. I came […]
Employee Spotlight: Chris Brablc
Chris Brablc, a New York native turned Bostonian, is Generac’s Senior Director of Marketing. With his extensive background in the startup scene and killer marketing wisdom, Chris rises to the occasion when it comes to solving interesting challenges with the Generac Team! Q.) What brought you to Generac? A.) I met Amos, co-founder of Generac […]
What to Do when Grain Drying Runs Up Against Heating Season
It has not been the easiest year for the Midwest. Not only did the polar vortex of Winter ’19 send temperatures plunging into the minus 20s, 30s, even 40s below zero across the region, but a record-breaking year of rainfall overwhelmed the Mississippi River, causing historic levels of flooding. Now we are seeing the repercussions of […]