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14 APRIL 2016 | FUEL OIL NEWS | www.fueloilnews.com FUELS EIA NE WS PENNSYLVANIA DEP OFFERS GRANTS TO SUPPORT ALTERNATIVE FUEL PROJECTS The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection is encouraging business and community leaders to be better caretak- ers of the environment by offering incentives for the purchase and use of alternative fuels and alternative-fuel vehicles. The depart- ment's Alternative Fuels Incentive Grant Program offers funding for innovative, advanced fuel and vehicle technology projects for cleaner alternative transportation within the commonwealth. "The use of alternative fuels and deployment of advanced alternative transportation technologies is a key component to making Pennsylvania the country's energy leader in the use of domestic alternative fuels—and in cleaning the air we breathe and protecting our climate," said DEP Secretary John Quigley. The AFIG Program will assist school districts, municipal authorities, nonprofits, corporations, LLCs, and partnerships registered to do business in Pennsylvania in offsetting the costs of implementing alternative-fuel transportation projects. The Alternative Fuels Incentive Grant Program is funded by annual gross receipts taxes on utilities. DEP is offering grants in the following project categories: Vehicle Retrofit or Purchase – To offset the incremental cost of purchasing alternative fuel vehicles or retrofitting existing vehicles to operate on alternative fuels. Alternative Fuel Refueling Infrastructure–To assist in the costs to purchase and install refueling equipment for fleet or home-based refueling. Biofuel Use–To support a portion of the cost to purchase high-content biofuels. Innovative Technology–To support research, training, development, and demonstration of new alternative fuels and alternative fuel vehicles. New this year, and in response to feedback from prior appli- cants, the AFIG program will remain open to receive applications throughout 2016. Applications will only be accepted online through the eGrants System. Hardcopy applications will not be accepted. Individuals are not eligible to apply for the AFIG program. The Alternative Fuel Rebate Program offers rebates to Pennsylvania resi- dents to assist with the cost of purchasing an alternative fuel vehicle. For program guidelines, application instructions, and more information on the Alternative Fuels Incentive Grant Program, visit: http://www.dep.pa.gov/Citizens/GrantsLoansRebates/Alternative- Fuels-Incentive-Grant/Pages/default.aspx#.Vs4xdJwrL-i TREMCAR OFFERS SERVICES TO ALL TANK TRADEMARKS Tremcar Inc. has opened several service centers across Canada and the U.S. Tremcar offers tank services, parts and pieces, certi- fication and maintenance for all tank brands. The company also has a considerable leasing and used-tank fleet inventory in which not all tanks are Tremcar. The company takes trade-ins, and says it does not discriminate against tank origin. Tremcar has two service centers in the province of Québec (Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu and Lévy); two in Ontario (London and Toronto); two service centers in Saskatchewan (Saskatoon and Weyburn); and one service center in Edmonton, Alberta. In the United States, Tremcar tank service operations are offered in Haverhill, Mass., and in Strasburg, Ohio. SMARTLOGIX, IOT PROVIDER OF PETROLEUM MANAGEMENT, INVENTORY AND TRANSPORTATION LOGISTICS, IS NOW SKYBITZ PETROLEUM LOGISTICS SkyBitz, a commercial telematics and a wholly owned subsid- iary of Telular Corporation, announced that SMARTLogix, a provider of petroleum management, inventory and transpor- tation logistics solutions, is now SkyBitz Petroleum Logistics. SMARTLogix, headquartered in Fort Mill, S.C., was acquired by SkyBitz in October 2015. "We are excited to add SMARTLogix as the SkyBitz Petroleum Logistics platform. Through the new SkyBitz orga- nization, SMARTLogix' customers will immediately benefit from the joint resources of Telular, SkyBitz, and SMARTLogix to provide our customers with a much broader set of products and services," said Henry Popplewell, president, SkyBitz. "The SmarTruck, SmartLynx, and SmarTank applications are ideal additions to SkyBitz' growing suite of solutions that offer our customers unmatched opportunities to significantly reduce their operating costs." SkyBitz Petroleum Logistics offers petroleum distributors a real-time solution for processing orders, managing dispatch functions, digitally capturing delivery information, and real- time truck, driver, and product GPS tracking. SkyBitz Petroleum Logistics customers are distributors of petroleum products (bulk fuels and lubes, used oil and packaged goods) as well as com- mercial and transportation fuel end users. "We are thrilled to become part of the SkyBitz business. We share their overall vision of continuous innovation of products and services that can deliver huge operating benefits to our customers. Our combined strengths and technical resources will allow us to accelerate new applications and solutions into the market," said Rick Martin, founder and former CEO of SMARTLogix and current senior vice president, business devel- opment, Telular. GREG CHARTRAND RETIRES FROM TREMCAR Tremcar sales representative Greg Chartrand is leaving the company for a part-time retirement. Chartrand plans to work as a consultant for one of Tremcar's distribu- tors in Western Canada. Darren Williams, vice president of sales, will oversee sales representation of Chartrand's region until further notice. l F O N eg nd