Propane Dealer Archives

It’s not the K!!!

Jan 8, 2021 | Heating Oil Dealer, Propane, Propane Dealer, Tank Monitoring

Written by: Philip Baratz, president of Angus Energy The requirement to predict both consumption numbers based on heat usage in addition to baseload usage was ALWAYS difficult. Not only has it always been difficult, but this year it has become even more difficult. We...

The odds have changed, has your behavior?

Dec 4, 2020 | Fleet Optimization, Heating Oil Dealer, Propane Dealer, Tank Monitoring, Technology

by Philip Baratz Imagine you are sitting at a blackjack table with a $25 bet placed. The dealer is showing a 5, and you have been dealt a 6 and a 5. The hand is looking good, so what do you do? Anyone who has ever played blackjack, or any other “game of chance”,...

Strategies you can implement NOW to address an unpredictable winter

Nov 20, 2020 | Fleet Optimization, Heating Oil Dealer, Propane Dealer, Technology

Angus has studied many fuel delivery issues over the past few years, and this year there are several unique issues that we have never encountered before. Our industry has always been challenged by unpredictable deliveries based on K-Factor. While there is a...

K-factors are suffering from the pandemic, as well

Sep 16, 2020 | Fleet Optimization, Propane Dealer, Tank Monitoring, Technology

Written by: Philip Baratz, president of Angus Energy We are all familiar with the famous disclaimer: “Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results”. In our world, that of HISTORICAL K-factor deliveries, past performance is heavily relied upon –...

We have been data geeks for almost 3 decades

Jun 22, 2020 | Company Culture, Heating Oil Dealer, Propane Dealer, Technology

We have used data to help our clients track hedges for their pricing programs, to notify them when their margins were far away from their budgeted amounts, and to let them know when their customers’ tanks were running low. With access to an almost endless about of...

THE WORLD HAS CHANGED. AND YOU ARE ABOUT TO BECOME LESS EFFICIENT

May 7, 2020 | Heating Oil Dealer, Propane Dealer, Small Business, Tank Monitoring

Imagine if all of your customers were new customers. We all love new customers. They are excited about us and we are about them. We have no receivables or service issues with them, and they have never complained to us about anything. Most importantly, they are...