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Flexible piping has been used successfully in product-piping systems at retail-fueling sites for many years. So, why hasn’t flexible piping been a first-choice technology in vent-pipe applications? In the latest episode of The Fueling Station podcast, recorded at the recent SE Petro Show in Myrtle Beach, SC, OPW’s Ed Kammerer and Jonathan Stong – the “Pod-troleum Guys” – answer that question and also explain, with the help of special guest Dan Boyle, the many benefits that both the distributor and the end user can realize when flexible vent pipe is utilized at the fueling site.

OPW's "Pod-troleum Guys," Ed Kammerer and Jonathan Stong, welcomed special guest Shawn Austin, Executive Vice President of National Distribution for JF Petroleum Group, who stopped by for a chat at the recent 2024 WPMA Show in Las Vegas, NV. The guys did a deep dive on the evolution of the design, construction, installation and cost of fueling systems for use at retail-fueling sites. Specifically, they highlighted how this evolution – especially in the area of prefabricated or pre-plumbed components and systems – has helped create new best practices at the fueling site that result in a safer, more efficient, more cost-effective,  more reliable, more risk-averse and more environmentally friendly retail-fueling operation.

OPW's "Pod-troleum Guys" – Ed Kammerer and Jonathan Stong – launched Season 3 of The Fueling Station podcast at the 2024 WPMA Show in Las Vegas, NV. The guys gave us a taste of what to expect in Season 3, which will build on the foundation that Ed and Jonathan laid in the first two seasons. This includes focusing on important topics in the retail-fueling industry and the ways that OPW's products and systems can help fuel retailers optimize safety, reliability, efficiency and environmental consciousness at their sites, all while providing a memorable and loyalty-building fueling experience for their customers.

In the latest episode of “The Fueling Station” podcast, OPW’s “Pod-troleum Guys,” Ed Kammerer and Jonathan Stong, welcomed Scott Boorse, Director of Technical Programs & Industry Affairs for the Petroleum Equipment Institute (PEI) to the show. Their discussion revolved around the importance of ensuring safety in all aspects of retail fueling, with an emphasis on PEI’s current efforts to create a series of Recommended Practices dedicated strictly to safety measures, the first of which highlights ways to optimize fall protection at fueling facilities. In the end, maximizing safety means leaving the facility as safe when you leave as it was when you arrived, with OPW’s industry-leading fuel-storage and -dispensing equipment lending a hand in that endeavor.

In the latest episode of The Fueling Station, hosts Ed Kammerer and Jonathan Stong – the “Pod-troleum” Guys – visited with David Hardy, OPW Retail Fueling’s District Manager for the state of Texas, who spoke enthusiastically about the state of the industry in one of its most important regions. Specifically, there has been a lot of momentum in the installation of next-generation flexible-piping systems and spill-containment equipment, which dovetails with OPW’s recent release of the DSE and TSE models in the new E-Series family of Dispenser and Tank Sumps.

OPW's renowned "Pod-troleum Guys" – Ed Kammerer and Jonathan Stong – kicked off their trade-show (and podcast) season at WPMA 2023 in Las Vegas by recognizing their one-year anniversary and highlighting the robust show attendance and new products OPW has to offer as the retail-fueling industry continues to rebound. Special guest Dave Duncan, National Account Manager of IRPCO, also stopped by to offer his unique perspective on the state of new regulations that will be affecting the hanging hardware market niche.