Zach Studer is now part of a select group of experts in the lubricant industry. Studer, senior manager of distribution, procurement and quality control, recently passed a test offered by the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (STLE) to become a Certified Lubricant Specialist (CLS). He is now one of 1,003 lubricant professionals to hold…
Danny Montgomery is the newest member of the company’s sales team. Montgomery, who had been managing the plants in Unionville and Milan, Mo., will now serve as a business development representative for Kansas and Oklahoma. Montgomery’s responsibilities will include working with bulk fuel and propane plants in his territory to increase sales by identifying new…
The Missouri Propane Gas Association (MPGA) selected new leadership at its annual meeting in July. MFA Oil District Manager Luke Fitzpatrick was elected as the organization’s president. The 2022-23 MPGA board of directors includes two additional MFA Oil employees: Bill Jung, BPLP territory safety and maintenance manager, represents the association’s third district Jason Bond, Neosho, Mo., and…
Jeff Goodwin, Mid-South and Ohio Valley district manager, has announced he plans to retire in February 2023. Goodwin, the company’s longest tenured district manager, has been with MFA Oil for 24 years and has served as a district manager for the entirety of his employment with the company. Kenny Steeves, senior vice president of MFA…
Mechanic Steven Whittenberg has been selected as the 2022 Big O Tires ASE Technician of the Year. Whittenberg, who works at the Big O Tires store on Missouri Boulevard in Jefferson City, Mo., will receive a $1,000 cash prize and a trip to the ASE Technician of the Year Awards Banquet at the Sheraton San…
Short supplies and high demand for steel, brass, copper, gauges and valves have made it harder for propane tank manufacturers to satisfy requests from propane companies. To help alleviate the shortage of available tanks, the Arkansas Liquified Petroleum Gas Board issued a rule in 2021 that allows tanks that have lost their nameplate to be…
Six students joined MFA Oil this summer for the company’s 2022 internship program. Here is a look at each intern and what has kept them busy this summer. James Ferguson Hometown: Lowry City, Mo.College: College of the OzarksMajor: Computer ScienceMFA Oil Department: IT Service Desk What was the main project you worked on over the…
MFA Oil Company recently loaned a bobtail propane truck to the Missouri Department of Transportation’s (MoDOT) Motor Carrier Services/Safety and Compliance Division for a day of training. Luke Fitzpatrick, west central district manager, and Chad Laune, plant manager, arranged for the delivery of the bobtail truck to a MoDOT facility in Jefferson City. Missouri Highway…
MFA Oil Company opened its newest Petro-Card 24 fueling station at 46005 Hwy 10 in Hardin, Mo. The new facility is open to the public, offers red diesel, clear diesel and unleaded gasoline, and replaces an older location which was located on 1st Street in downtown Hardin. “Our new Hardin Petro-Card 24 provides our area…
Congratulations to the following employees on their recent promotions: Big O Tires Chadwick Angerer, service coordinator, WarrensburgKyle Atteberry, senior store manager, Jefferson City (Jefferson St.)Phillip Bellamy, mechanic I, Columbia (Peachtree Dr.)Abbey Bryant, sales advisor I, Chillicothe Matthew Carroll, mechanic I, Hollister Wyatt Carter, sales advisor II, Rolla Matthew Chase, mechanic I, Hollister Kelsey Fair, assistant…
MFA Oil announces its Eighth Annual Charity Golf Scramble and Concert benefitting Operation Homefront raised $160,000 in donations in support of America’s military families. The event was held on June 6, 2022, in Columbia, Mo., at The Club at Old Hawthorne with more than 230 golfers. Since 2015, MFA Oil has raised over $1.16 million…
Benny Farrell, a farmer from Maryville, Mo. and fixture on the MFA Oil Board of Directors for decades, died Saturday June 4. Farrell served on the MFA Oil board for 27 years, including 21 as its chairman. He played a fundamental role in guiding the cooperative to a number of important accomplishments, such as the…