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Contents
SPRAGUE SIGNS DEAL WITH BIOFINE SEPTEMBER 2023
SEPTEMBER 2023 | VOL . 88 NO . 7
2023
TANK TRUCK
DIRECTORY
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ON THE COVER
A fuel delivery truck highlights the Tank Truck Directory featured in this issue . Fuel Oil News photo by Stephen Bennett .
DEPARTMENTS
4 EDITOR ’ S NOTE 6 NEWS 10 BUSINESS OPERATIONS 30 HVAC / HYDRONICS 42 CLASSIFIEDS 43 AD INDEX
BUSINESS OPERATIONS 12 Sprague Resources Signs Agreement with Biofine
14 Tank Truck Directory
A resource for equipment purchasing .
26 Ray Murray Inc . Celebrates 50th Anniversary
32 OESP Marks 70th Anniversary at Awards Ceremony
34 Primary Secondary Systems : Part One
George Lanthier delves into the details in the first part of a two-part column .
39 To Hedge or Not to Hedge
Rashaan Baskerville on the ABCs of weather hedging .
40 Going All In
Shane Sweet talks with Chris Scaturro , new owner of Upstate Energy .
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