Plant managers, operations managers and district managers gathered in Columbia for the annual managers meeting on July 19-20, 2017. The meeting’s theme was “Navigating the Future” and featured guest speaker Mike Abrashoff, former commander of the USS Benfold and author of the best-selling book “It’s Your Ship.” The meeting began with a look at the…
Jennifer Bach, Break Time director of marketing and merchandising, was recently selected to receive the MFA Oil Executive MBA scholarship. The scholarship is granted through the MFA Oil Foundation to one MFA Oil employee per year in conjunction with the Trulaske execMBA program at the University of Missouri-Columbia. “I hope this program will give me…
The Drive into Summer sweepstakes is back for Break Time, Jiffy Lube and Big O Tires customers. The giveaway which offers customers a chance to win a new 2017 Harley Davidson Street Glide, valued at $20,999, runs from July 1 through Aug. 15. Customers can enter into the sweepstakes once per day at any Break…
Break Time will soon have a more efficient and easier way to process store data. New system updates to PDI Workforce, a C-store management software system, are currently being implemented at all Break Time locations in the form of handheld scanners. The handheld scanners will have the capability to automatically store received product/vendor delivery data…
MFA Oil continues to expand into new territory in Arkansas. The company recently acquired DeClerk LP Gas, Inc. in Pocahontas, Ark., effective June 21. DeClerk LP Gas has been in operation since 1938. “The purchase of DeClerk LP Gas ties together our central and eastern operations within Arkansas and will greatly improve our efficiencies and…
The MFA Oil marketing department recently received recognition for its communications work at the 2017 Cooperative Communicators Association’s Excellence in Communications awards ceremony, which was held in Baton Rouge, La. The MFA Oil marketing department brought home the following awards: 1st Place – Member newsletter/newspaper/tabloid (budget less than $100,000) 1st Place – Annual report (budget…
After 14 years as a bulk and propane plant manager with the company, Andy Hays will take over Bob Barton’s position as district manager of southwest Missouri and Oklahoma operations, effective September 1. Hays joined MFA Oil in 1996 as a bulk plant manager and then left in 1998 to pursue a career as an…
Bicycle riders attempting to trek across Missouri recently received a boost in Moberly, Mo. MFA Oil employees served a free breakfast, including breakfast burritos and biscuits and gravy, to the 580 bikers passing through the city on June 15 as part of Bike Across Missouri or Big BAM, the annual cross state bike tour and…
Approximately 600 mid-Missourians recently got a taste of some big-sized family fun. For the third year, Big O Tires sponsored Tons of Trucks in Osage Beach, Mo. The free event, which was held June 3 at Osage Beach Middle School, allowed families to explore more than 20 fire trucks, police cars, dump trucks, tractors and…
The Jamestown, Mo. Petro-Card 24 is moving across town to a new address with bigger storage tanks and a newly available product for purchase. Dyed diesel will now be an option for customers, along with gasoline and traditional diesel fuel. Dyed diesel is sold tax-free and is meant for off-road vehicles such as tractors, generators…
Construction is underway on a new plant and office near West Siloam Springs, Okla. The plant, which is about five miles from the Arkansas state line, is being built to enhance operations acquired through last year’s acquisition of Fuels and Supplies. It will feature four 20,000-gallon flame-resistant bulk fuel tanks with double walls to prevent…
Three bulk plant managers stand to receive upgrades to their company trucks for their sales efforts during the company’s 2016-17 motor oil and grease sale. Mark Hailey, Dan Schaefer and Dale Parman will each get to choose up to $4,000 in upgrades to their trucks at an MFA Oil-owned Big O Tires store. The Trick…