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WINTER 2012 ARIZONA PETROLEUM MARKETERS ASSOCIATION Return to Work: Get Employees 2012 Annual Conference – Policy, Back on the Job and Save Money 4 Politics, Petroleum – Review 9-10 Cochise Companies’ 21st Annual 2012 Annual Conference Golf Trade Show 6 Tournament Photo Spread 12-13 PMAA Battles Extreme Price Volatility 8 2013 Membership Directory Pull-Out ARIZONA PETROLEUM MARKETERS ASSOCIATION APMA_NL.indd 1 12/4/12 8:52 AM Petroleum Marketers Management Insurance Company Now Offering Pollution Liability Coverage in Arizona! 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APMA’s secondary purpose is to provide members with business and social functions. These include an annual conference, workshops, seminars and industry speakers. APMA holds two golf tourna- ments – one benefitting the APMA Scholarship President Vice President Treasurer Foundation and the other in conjunction with Lenora Nelson Bill Champlin Dave Alexander the annual conference. In addition, APMA holds Bennett Oil HollyFrontier Refining Caljet monthly membership meetings as well as vari- & Marketing Co. ous association committee meetings. APMA is a member of the Pacific Oil Conference and the Petroleum Marketers Association of America. APMA’S OBJECTIVE • Encourage members to be actively engaged in association activities and legislative grass- roots efforts • Provide resources for education, training and PMAA Director Executive Director the exchange of ideas • Encourage members to maintain high busi- Warren Lueth Amanda Gray ness ethics and a positive image for the in- Union Distributing dustry • Advise and educate membership to enable them to run their businesses effectively and profitably APMA Board of Directors Arizona Petroleum Marketers Association David Armstrong ............ Ballard Spahr Steve Kornman ................... SC Fuels P.O. Box 44536 • Phoenix, AZ 85064 Bill Aust ..... Biltmore Bank of Arizona Troy Little ................Quik Mart Stores PH: 602.330.6762 • FAX: 602.391.2817 Alan Calvert ...................... Calvert Oil James Marker .........Western Refining E-mail: [email protected] Garth Davis ....................Supreme Oil Jess Miller ............Diamond Trucking www.APMA4u.org Jason Davis ...Arizona Fuel Distributors Andy Rodriguez ...Musket Corporation Apryl Erekson ...... Cochise Companies Eric Savage .......................... Circle K APMA Fuel Monitor Steve Hallum ...................Hallum Inc. Cameron Trejo ......................Trejo Oil is published by Cereus Graphics Bill Harvard .... Wells Fargo Insurance Sally Voyles ....... Pioneer Distributing 2950-2 East Broadway Rd., Phoenix, AZ 85040 cereusgraphics.com Articles and other contributions to this publication are the sole opinion of the author or contributor and are not to be interpreted as the work or opinion of the APMA. Indeed, APMA provides no warranty or representation concerning the accuracy of articles or other contributions to this publication and hereby expressly disclaims the same. FUEL MONITOR 3 APMA_NL.indd 3 12/4/12 8:52 AM Message from the President fire dancers. Be sure not to miss next respected organization. APMA is YOUR year’s conference! organization and will grow with your As your new President, it will be my help. Please forward your ideas and goal to continue the growth of APMA. suggestions to any Board Member and As a member of APMA, you have ac- they will be included in our meetings. cess to a valuable tool- make sure you As 2012 comes to a close, I would use it to improve your business! This like to thank each and every member of can be accomplished by membership APMA for their involvement and support and committees working together. I of this association. I have thoroughly will work with the Board of Directors to enjoyed the many people in our industry make sure APMA continues to provide that I now call friends. Many thanks to programs filled with information for ev- the Board of Directors, all of the Com- ery member involved in the Petroleum mittees and those who have carried the Lenora Nelson Industry. responsibilities during difficult times of President It is imperative that APMA has a transition. I especially want to thank I first want to thank everyone who strong presence in Arizona, an exis- Sally Voyles for her commitment to and attended the APMA Annual Conference tence and capability to be involved efforts on behalf of APMA during her in October. If you did not attend the with new legislation and issues that af- term as President. conference, you missed a tremendous fect our industry and our businesses. I appreciate your passion and ener- opportunity to learn, socialize and enjoy Amanda Gray has truly “hit the ground gy as we all serve the Petroleum needs the spectacular beauty of Sedona. The running” since she took on the posi- of the great state of Arizona! conference was full of helpful informa- tion as Executive Director. Amanda has Sincerely, tion specific to our industry and needs. the skills and ability to take APMA to We enjoyed beautiful evening cocktail the next level of professionalism and to Lenora Nelson parties, scrumptious food and amazing ensure that APMA is a purposeful and President Return to Work Get your injured employees back on the job and save money Injured workers who miss more than six months of work only that that just because an employee is have about a 50 percent chance of returning to their jobs. And the injured doesn’t mean the individual likelihood of returning continues to drop the longer they are off. can’t be useful. The reverse also is true. Injured workers who miss no days Return to work is all about from work have the best chance of a full recovery from a workplace finding the worker some light duty, injury. And if you can find ways to keep your employees working, modified duty or just temporary duty you’ll be controlling your workers’ compensation costs. to serve as a “bridge” from being un- SCF Arizona can help you develop and implement your own able to do his or her regular job, until RTW program. It provides these tools and services, free, to existing the doctor clears the worker to return policyholders: to normal duties. • A detailed RTW manual available on our web site Improved morale (scfaz.com) It’s important that employers let • Instructional seminars their injured workers know they are • A network of professionals to assist you wanted. Studies show that the lon- Tod L. Dennis • Vocational rehab counselors ger an injured worker is out of work, Association Coordinator • Loss control consultants the less likely it is that he or she will SCF Arizona • Claim adjusters return. Injured workers also tend to Why do it recover more quickly and have higher morale when they see their employer wants them back. You’ve probably figured out that your workers’ compensation When you have a return-to-work program, it means you are mak- premium is one of the leading costs of running your business. The ing a commitment to your employees by identifying a plan of action best way to control premiums is by reducing the number of work- to get them back to work quickly and safely. And after all, aren’t your place injury claims filed, but when an injury does occur, a return-to- employees your most important asset? work program helps you manage the cost of the claim by increasing A return-to-work program is easy to manage, too. Just imple- the likelihood that the injured worker will be able to return to work menting a program hooks you into a plan that is designed to open within 8 days of the injury. If the injured worker gets back to work up communication channels among the worker, the medical provider, within 8 days, the insurance industry discounts the loss against the the loss control consultant, the SCF Arizona’s claims representative employer’s experience rating. This softens the