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datELinE CaLEndar oF EVEnts ���With higher and fluctuating fuel prices, Americans are seeking more fuel efficient cars,��� Schaeffer said. ���The new U.S. federal fuel efficiency standards that will required a 54.5 mpg average by 2025 will significantly boost clean diesel auto sales because diesel cars are 20 to 40 percent more fuel efficient than gasoline versions.��� Schaeffer said the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) forecasts that compared to 2012 the price of diesel fuel will decline by about 3 percent in 2013 to $3.83/gallon. TacOanDInDuSTryaLLIES aSSISThurrIcanEvIcTIMS When Hurricane Sandy trudged ashore in October, she left a broad, $70 billion path of destruction in her wake. More than 250 deaths were attributed to the storm. Just missed by the worst of Sandy���s wrath was Cranston-based Taco, Inc. ���It looked at first like we were the bulls eye, but as fate would have it, we missed the worst of the assault,��� said Johnny White, Taco���s president and CEO. Taco, a leading developer and manufacturer of plumbing and hydronic-based heating and cooling equipment and accessories for use in residential, commercial and institutional applications worldwide, braced for the storm. ���The next day, it was clear to us that we had a mandate,��� added White. ���We were spared by the storm���s worst, but there are huge areas, especially to our south and west that took the hurricane���s full hit, and they���ve still not recovered. Shortly after the storm, we met as groups within the company, and with our reps and wholesalers. It was immediately apparent that���because Sandy hit hard in hydronics country���we���d have to work hard to keep up with replacement orders.��� Among those eager to join forces with Taco to help with recovery and supply efforts was Greg Talbot, VP of sales for Wales-Darby, Inc., an Islandia, NY-based manufacturer���s rep firm. Taco���s Steven Pearson, VP, OEM sales, and Ken Anderson, VP of sales, Northeast region, joined a group of industry representatives and contractors at Wales-Darby���s location in Islandia for a meeting hosted by Kevin Rooney, CEO, Oil Heating Institute of Long Island. Attendees included representatives from several oil heating companies and Hunter Botto, New York state PHCC president. ���We learned, among other things, that recovery efforts are now just the tip of the iceberg, and that more than 40,000 homes will require new heating systems���most of them hydronic,��� said Talbot. ���Our focus at Taco is to eliminate any bottlenecks in the pipeline,��� said Anderson. ���The focus is filling orders as quickly as we possibly can and to coordinate assistance wherever possible.��� March The Work Truck Show 2013 March 6-8, 2013 Indiana Convention Center Indianapolis, IN www.ntea.com aPrIL Atlantic Region Energy Expo 2013 April 30 ��� May 2, 2013 Atlantic City Convention Center Atlantic City, NJ www.areetradeshow.com At Taco, the manufacturer���s employees are working overtime, and with overlapping shifts to meet the need for replacement products. Also, vendors were asked to expedite material and component shipments to meet the need. ���We set up a task force that meets daily to streamline the delivery of products into areas affected by the storm,��� explained Todd Facey, Taco Sr. VP of Sales and Marketing. ���We���re also working with many of our OEM partners to help them ramp up boiler production and shipments.��� Taco has also set a group on their FloPro Team Neighborhood to connect contractors affected by Sandy with other contractors around the country that are willing to provide assistance at www.flopro. taco-hvac.com. FUEL OIL NEWS (ISSN 0016-2396), Canada Publication Mail Agreement #1588621, is published monthly by Bev-Al Communications, Inc. 1030 W. Higgins Road, Suite 230, Park Ridge, Il 60068. Circulated free of charge to qualified individuals in the oil heating industry in the United States. Additional and/or personal copies are available on a paid subscription basis only. 1-year subscription rates: $28.00 USA. $40.00 Canada and Mexico via service postage. $90.00 other foreign countries via air-mail postage. Single copies: $8.00 U.S. via first-class postage. $12.00 other Canada/Mexico/Foreign via airmail postage. Payable in US currency. Periodicals postage paid at Park Ridge, IL and additional mailing offices. Copyright 2013 by Bev-Al Communications, Inc. Reproduction of any portion or portions of this publication is specifically prohibited without written consent. Postmaster: Send address changes to FUEL OIL NEWS, PO Box 4290, Port Jervis, NY 12771. 4 January2013| FuELOILnEWS|www.fueloilnews.com