Aiming to capitalize on the lack of truck stop options between Kansas City, Mo. and Sedalia, Mo. on U.S. Highway 50, Break Time opened a store catering to truckers’ needs last week in Warrensburg, Mo. The new truck stop is positioned at the intersection of highways 13 and 50. “The location lends itself to a…
MFA Oil held its annual managers meeting on July 25 and 26 at Old Kinderhook Resort in Camdenton, Mo. There bulk and propane plant managers, operations managers, district managers and business development personnel convened to focus on “Commitment to the Mission,” which was the meeting’s theme. The meeting was kicked off by motivational keynote speaker…
The question of who to contact is the last thing you want to ask as you try to arrange for time off work due to a medical reason or leave of absence. Whether it be your own health issues or those of someone on your team, it is vital that you contact the correct personnel….
When MFA Oil acquired Basin Propane in Vernal, Utah, it stretched the company’s western presence far beyond the cooperative’s traditional operating territory. Since that acquisition in 2015, the propane plant in Vernal has served as MFA Oil’s only outpost west of the Rocky Mountains until now. This spring, a new propane plant was opened in…
MFA Oil has transitioned transactions for Petro-Card 24 sites and Preferred Card sales to the Enterprise One (E1) system. The changeover to E1 will consolidate operations and allow inventories to be tracked daily rather than on a monthly basis as it was in the old legacy system. “In the grand scheme of things not much…
The following column is written by Mark Fenner, president and CEO, and was originally published in the Summer 2018 issue of Momentum magazine. I was recently asked by an employee what I think MFA Oil Company will look like in the future and whether I feel we are still prospering. Both are great questions and…
The following column is written by Mark Fenner, president and CEO, and was originally published in the Summer 2018 issue of Momentum magazine. I was recently asked by an employee what I think MFA Oil Company will look like in the future and whether I feel we are still prospering. Both are great questions and…
Competition among convenience store chains has heated up as retailers battle to win over consumers by redefining and expanding the concept of convenience. As customers’ expectations of a convenience store have evolved, Break Time has adjusted to meet their needs. Break Time’s Marketing and Merchandising department is the team tasked with coordinating all the moving…
Rusty Coats, who has led our Big O Tires operations since he was hired in 2003, is retiring after decades of faithful service to the automotive industry. His career began in the early 70s at COMO Tire, where he worked with his father, Russ Coats, who owned and operated tire stores in Columbia and Jefferson…
Will Reniker, senior warehouse manager, was recently selected to receive the MFA Oil Executive MBA scholarship. This scholarship is granted through the MFA Oil Foundation to one employee per year in conjunction with the University of Missouri’s Trulaske execMBA program. Reniker has worked for MFA Oil for 14 years, working his way up from his…
Employees sent in dozens of questions for the management team prior to the last quarterly meeting. Several of the questions were answered in the meeting and shared via video. Here are a few more. What will MFA Oil look like in ten years?Mark Fenner, president and CEO – The company will likely be much larger and…
Employees from the Northeast and Northwest BPLP districts were recently recognized by their co-workers with the Peer Award. The award is given based on co-worker feedback to Mark Fenner, president & CEO, and Janice Serpico, chief human resources officer, during the Facetime with Fenner sessions. Northeast Award Winners Fred Trowbridge, BP/LP Area Manager, Fulton, Mo….