For the fourth straight week, gasoline prices have risen according to data from AAA on Monday. Gasoline prices have risen 32.7 cents over the last month as crude prices also have increased. Over the past week alone, gasoline is up 11.8 cents which is 9.4 cents higher than they were a year ago before the […]
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Energizing a Southwestern PA Public Transit System: A Case Study One of Guttman Energy’s largest partners is a large Public Transit System Company in Southwestern PA. To remain a reliable mode of transportation for thousands of people, the Transit System Company needed to eliminate all unnecessary inefficiencies and navigate the volatile fuel market—but doing so […]
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Gasoline blends fall into two categories as it pertains to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) standards: summer-blend and winter-blend. The difference between the two, somewhat literally, boils down to differences in Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP). Reid Vapor Pressure is a measure of a fuel’s volatility, that is, its tendency to evaporate at higher temperatures. The most […]
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There are many factors which affect the freight industry. Labor costs, load availability, available truck utilization, and diesel prices are among them. While there are still supply chain obstacles present, experts say we have already seen the worst of them. Companies nationwide kicked into high gear to keep up with the demand for freight haulers […]
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Fuel management is no easy job, yet it’s one of the most essential to keeping your business running. Keeping your fleet on the road requires more than simply putting gas in the tank. But with so much going on in the day-to-day of your business, how are you supposed to keep track of it all? […]
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When the temperatures drop 29 degrees Fahrenheit within a 12-hour period, you can guess that power plants in those regions are working overtime and burning fuel to keep the electricity on. During the cold snap that occurred over the Christmas holiday, the largest US grid operator saw almost a quarter of power plants shut down. […]
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Alpine LogisticsAlpine Logistics, a final-mile delivery company, needed the perfect plan to support their 3-truck fleet. To get deliveries from their final distribution hub to their destination, they needed reliable fueling options that worked with their budget as a small business. Fleet Fueling Challenge: Seeking Solutions Fit for a Small FleetAlpine Logistics was already working […]
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The new year roared in somewhat uneventful in the commodities market. The markets seemed to be finding a stride, finding their way back to fundamentals and technical data while straying from a 2-year pattern of extreme volatility. 2023 seemed like it was going to yield markets that would follow norms, the usual prior to February […]
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Supporting a Large-Scale Vegetation Management Company Guttman Energy knows that when handling vegetation management, there isn’t much leeway to get your wires crossed—logistics must be precise, because multiple operations depend on the removal of unwelcome vegetation on its infrastructure. So, when a full-size Vegetation Management Company approached Guttman looking for solutions to support a significant […]
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After almost three years of global supply chain issues, many supply chain managers still have a bleak outlook going into 2023 with most believing the supply chain will not be back to normal until at least 2024. One reason there is hope that supply chains will stabilize after this year is due to the introduction […]
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