Congratulations to the following employees on their recent promotions: Big O Tires Aundrayson Adams, assistant manager, Springfield, Glenstone Ave. Geoffrey Bagnall, mechanic, Norman, Okla. Christian Eickhorst, assistant manager, Jefferson City, Missouri Blvd. Thomas Hoseth, store manager, Jefferson City, Missouri Blvd. Demario Johnson, assistant manager, St. Roberts Stephen Mars, territory manager, Northwest Arkansas Nick Moser, store…
Employees recently sent in questions they would like to see addressed by the management team. Due to the volume of questions that were sent in, we have sorted them into five posts related to the following categories: general business, technology, BPLP operations, growth and human resources. What are our goals and vision as a company?…
Employees recently sent in questions they would like to see addressed by the management team. Due to the volume of questions that were sent in, we have sorted them into five posts related to the following categories: general business, technology, BPLP operations, growth and human resources. What can be done to get everyone to abide…
Employees recently sent in questions they would like to see addressed by the management team. Due to the volume of questions that were sent in, we have sorted them into five posts related to the following categories: general business, technology, BPLP operations, growth and human resources. Is it possible for CSRs to do ride-alongs with…
Employees recently sent in questions they would like to see addressed by the management team. Due to the volume of questions that were sent in, we have sorted them into five posts related to the following categories: general business, technology, BPLP operations, growth and human resources. Will we roll out the E1 upgrade this year?…
Employees recently sent in questions they would like to see addressed by the management team. Due to the volume of questions that were sent in, we have sorted them into five posts related to the following categories: general business, technology, BPLP operations, growth and human resources. What are we doing to attract new customers and…
The MFA Oil Company Board of Directors has named Jon Ihler interim chief executive officer effective April 25, 2019. Ihler will be responsible for overseeing the company’s day-to-day operations of the refined fuel, propane, Petro-Card 24, Break Time, Big O Tires and Jiffy Lube operations across an eight-state region. Ihler succeeds Mark Fenner, who had…
A series of district meetings aimed at informing MFA Oil delegates about the company’s performance, products, pricing outlook and other news recently concluded. Each of the six district managers discussed their region’s fuel volume, patronage, key performance indicators they are monitoring to improve delivery efficiency, and the company’s ongoing search for acquisition opportunities. Biodiesel Guest…
Winners of MFA Oil Company’s 2019 college scholarships have been selected: Trenton Bargfrede, son of Randall Bargfrede, plant manager of the Salisbury, Carrollton, Brunswick and Glasgow bulk/propane plants for the BP/LP division, is a winner of the C.F. Robertson Scholarship. Trenton attended Sweet Springs R-7 High School, where he was the valedictorian and has been…
Charlie Alexander has been selected as the 2019 recipient of the MFA Oil Executive MBA scholarship. The scholarship is granted through the MFA Oil Foundation to one employee per year in conjunction with the University of Missouri’s Trulaske execMBA program. Alexander, who serves as the company’s Big O Tires operations director, joined MFA Oil in…
All of the 2018 Peer Awards have been handed out, and we wanted to publicize the remaining list of recipients. The awards were given to employees based on co-worker feedback to Mark Fenner, president and CEO, and Janice Serpico, chief human resources officer, during last year’s Facetime with Fenner sessions. Congratulations to those who received…
On Jan. 23, as Danny Snider, a driver out of MFA Oil’s Sweet Springs, Mo., plant, was returning to the highway after an evening delivery, he noticed something strange. Smoke was pouring out of a Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDoT) shed near Concordia, Mo. Seeing as no one else was around, Snider pulled over to…