FFS Pro also gives you the opportunity to become certified on fuel management systems programming, including preparation, direct connection, network interface, setup, maintenance, and troubleshooting. Click here to get certified today!
The John W. Kennedy Company appreciates your business and continued support!
Set High and High High Alarms Without Using a Tank Chart
EVO™ Series software allows you to set the High and High High alarms without using tank charts to calculate percentages. Click here to learn more.
Get Certified on Fuel Management Software
Get certified on fuel management systems programming including preparation, direct connection, network interface, setup, maintenance, and troubleshooting. Click here to learn more.
The John W. Kennedy Company appreciates your business and continued support!
To coincide with the release of their Industrial 19DEF nozzles, OPW is releasing a series of compatible DEF breakaways and swivels. The 19D series (the 19DB Reconnectable Swivel Breakaway, 19DHS Barbed Hose Swivel, and 19DS Single Plane Hose Swivel) can be used with either the NPT or BSPP threaded 19DEF nozzles. The 19D series breakaways and swivels are manufactured entirely out of stainless steel and other ISO22241 materials.
The following is reproduced from an OPW newsletter.
The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) is proposing to amend 310 CMR 7.24(3) Distribution of Motor Vehicle Fuel, to update the tables of Stage I systems certified by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) since January 2, 2015, the date the current Stage I regulation was last revised.
The existing regulations at 310 CMR 7.24(3) is part of the Massachusetts Ozone State Implementation Plan (SIP) and the regulatory amendments will be submitted to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for approval into the SIP. A public hearing will be held to receive comments on the proposed amendments on:
August 1, 2017
10am – 12pm
Conference Room A
MassDEP Boston Office
1 Winter Street, Boston 02108
Testimony may be presented orally or in writing at the hearing. MassDEP will accept written comments until 5:00 p.m. on August 31, 2017. Written comments must be submitted by email to: DEP.Talks@state.ma.us or by mail to: Tom DeNormandie, MassDEP, One Winter Street, Boston, MA 02108. A copy of the proposed amendments and technical support document is available on MassDEP’s website at mass.gov/dep/public/publiche.htm.
Stage I Vapor Recovery Enforcement Discretion Directive
for Owners/Operators of Motor Vehicle Fuel Dispensing Facilities Subject to
310 CMR 7.24(3)
Attached is an Enforcement Discretion Directive, effective immediately, allowing the installation of Stage I enhanced vapor recovery (EVR) systems and components that are contained in California Air Resources Board (CARB) Orders issued since January 2, 2015 prior to the effective date of revisions to 310 CMR 7.24(3).
If you have any questions concerning the proposed amendments to 310 CMR 7.24(3), or the conditions of the above directive, please call the MassDEP Stage I hotline at 617-556-1035, ext. 1, or Jeff Gifford at 617-556-1144; jeffrey.gifford@state.ma.us.
Check out this new installation guide video from Franklin’s FFS Pro University, focusing on electrofusion welding for UPP piping, going through the entire process, including measuring, cutting, scraping, cleaning, marking, clamping, welding, and cooling:
Franklin Fueling Systems has announced the launch of a new group of below grade spill containers to their Defender Series line of overfill prevention and spill containment products. These containers offer double wall protection and come with a gasketed lock-down lid inside an 18″ steel manway, and are available to order immediately. For additional information, check out the official release from FFS PRO University, and for more information on the full Defender Series line including product information, datasheets, and other useful resources, head over to the official page on Franklin’s site.
For additional information or questions about Franklin products, be sure to call us at 1-800-451-4021.
The John W. Kennedy Company appreciates your business and continued support!
OPW has made their OPW University training videos free and accessible on their main website with no login or account required. Accessing these videos is simple:
From the home page, access the Tech Support menu and select either Fuel Management Systems or Retail Fueling. Depending on which you select, the menu path selection will be as follows:
With all merchants who accept credit cards facing the impending shift to the EMV standards, our partners at Petroleum Processing Solutions will be providing us with some helpful information to guide you through the EMV mine field of equipment, processing standards and requirements all will face in the next few years.
EMVCo is a worldwide group comprised of six member organizations (American Express, Discover, JCB, MasterCard, UnionPay, and Visa) and supported by numerous banks, vendors, and other industry stakeholders who act as associates. Among these associates, EMVCo is managed by a Board of Managers and an Executive Committee, as well as various Working Groups. Their goal is to facilitate the most secure payment transactions possible through utilizing and evolving the EMV Specifications through processes such as card and terminal evaluation, security evaluation, and management of interoperability issues.
Since the shift began towards EMV began here in America a year and a half ago, vendors and industry professionals have had to implement a great deal of new technology and processes into their businesses. Because it is an ongoing process, many questions are often asked about EMV, including what makes them more secure than traditional cards, how they are used, if “card-dipping” is the only way to use them, whether or not they will require a PIN, who will be liable for costs in the event of fraud, whether or not the shift EMV is complete, if an EMV card will work at a retailer not yet supporting the technology, and if an EMV card can be used while traveling outside the country.
Introducing EMV technology has come with its fair share of challenges and difficulties. According to industry professionals, certain trends have been established, and from these trends, the course of the payment industry can be speculated going forward. Among these findings are that most customers have chip cards in their possession, and that more stores will be accepting them in 2017. As well, chip cards have been found to reduce counterfeit fraud and protect the card’s magnetic stripe (while they remain), and thanks to using data from the previous year and a half to improve the technology, transactions using the chip are now much faster and easier. In addition, the loud beeping noises from EMV terminals are not likely to be necessary anymore. Also, while ATM card skimming fraud saw a rise in activity during 2016, upgraded ATMs compatible with EMV technology should deter further card skimming.
As EMV becomes the standard in payment processing technology, having the technology capable of accepting chip cards will no longer be an option for merchants. As of now, magnetic stripes are still accepted as the transition continues, but businesses that do not support the more secure EMV transactions could pay a heavy cost in the event of fraudulent transactions. As of October 1, 2015, a global POS counterfeit fraud liability shift went into effect in the United States, which holds that merchants that are not EMV certified are liable for any fraud resulting from a transaction with a customer in possession of a chip-enabled card.
If you would like to learn more about EMV and/or Petroleum Processing Solutions, contact us at (800) 451-4021.
The John W. Kennedy Company appreciates your business and continued support!