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MPCA 2007
NOVEMBER 14, 2007
MPCA MEMBER SERVICES: SAVE MONEY, INCREASE PROFITABILITY & KEEP YOUR MEMBERSHIP DUES LOW. WHAT HAVE YOU GOT TO LOSE?
1. Employment Reports: Criminal Background, Credit, Liquor Control,
Driver/Motor Vehicle & More.
2. Workers’ Compensation Insurance.
3. Health Insurance, Property & Liability Insurance, &
Financial Protection Services.
4. Credit Card Processing.
5. Office Supplies & Equipment.
6. Overnight Delivery.
7. Industry Publications.
8. Age Verification Materials.
9. Driver Safety History Compliance Kit.
10. Fuel Tax & Fuel Theft Pump Decals.
11. HAZMAT Security Plans.
12. Calendars.
A. WHAT IT’S ALL ABOUT. MPCA members who take advantage of the member services listed below accomplish 3 key objectives.
First, they save money and thus increase their company’s profitability.
Second, they help generate a very important source of “non-dues revenue” for
MPCA which helps to keep your MPCA membership dues as low as possible. Finally,
this “non-dues revenue” stream provides MPCA with the tools we need to protect
and advance your legislative and regulatory interests in
Truly a “win, win, win” scenario for all involved!
B. WHO IS ELIGIBLE. Every MPCA member service listed below is available to every MPCA member - marketer members, c-store members, associate members, etc.
C. A HEARTY “THANK YOU” TO MPCA’S 2007
PARTNERS! The 13 companies listed
below are MPCA’s 2007 Partners. MPCA sincerely appreciates the support that
each of these companies gives to the Association throughout the year and
strongly encourages all MPCA members to take advantage of their outstanding
goods and services.
2007 MPCA Partners: Altria; Alternative Risk Services; Amcon Distributing Co.; Anheuser-Busch; BP Products of North America; ConocoPhillips; ExxonMobil; Federated Insurance; J.D. Streett & Company, Inc.; Missouri Lottery; Reynolds-American, Inc.; Shell Oil Products, U.S.; and Valero Energy Corporation.
On behalf of MPCA’s Board and general
membership, we hope that these 13 MPCA Partners will continue their MPCA
Partnership in 2008 and beyond!
D. THE SPECIFIC MEMBER SERVICES.
1. EMPLOYMENT REPORTS: CRIMINAL
BACKGROUND, CREDIT, LIQUOR CONTROL,
DRIVER/MOTOR VEHICLE & MORE.
MPCA offers a program which includes a wide variety of services with online access designed to deliver Multi-State Criminal Record Reports, Social Security Number Verification, Liquor and Business License Reports, Motor Vehicle Reports and Commercial and Consumer Credit Reports.
This
program also offers MPCA members the advantage of “volume pricing” for these
services at below market rates.
Warning: Many online “background check” services DO NOT provide accurate or complete background checks and do not deliver on their promises, so be careful and please consider giving MPCA’s newest members service – Accudata – a try today!
►Contact Information. Phone: ACCUDATA Credit Systems at 573.893.7500 or call MPCA at 573.635.7117, ext. 10, and ask for Angie Rickard.
2. WORKERS’ COMPENSATION
INSURANCE: FMIT.
MPCA exclusively endorses the Fuel Marketers Insurance Trust (FMIT), administered by Alternative Risk Services (ARS), for all of your workers’ compensation needs.
FMIT is free, fast, easy and secure, and you may end-up saving thousands on your workers’ comp costs. What have you got to lose?
►Contact Information. Before
you renew your workers’ comp insurance, get a free quote from FMIT by calling
3. HEALTH INSURANCE,
PROPERTY & LIABILITY INSURANCE & FINANCIAL PROTECTION SERVICES:
FEDERATED INSURANCE.
MPCA exclusively endorses Federated Insurance, one of the largest, most trust-worthy and highest rated insurance companies, for all of your health insurance, property & liability insurance and financial protection needs.
►Contact Information. Do yourself a favor and before you renew your insurance policies take a moment to call 800.533.0472 for further details. Again, what have you got to lose?
4. CREDIT CARD PROCESSING: CHASE PAYMENTECH.
Fast, efficient and cost-effective electronic payment processing solutions from MPCA and the Petroleum Marketers Association of America (PMAA). This program provides innovative technology combined with attractive low transaction fees for the petroleum industry.
As the largest payment processor for businesses accepting payments via traditional point of sale, Internet, catalog and recurring billing, Chase Paymentech offers marketers a program with no hidden fees or charges that may drain the bottom line.
►Contact Information. Phone: 877.389.5634; fax: 214.849.3650; website: www.chasepaymentechsales.com/PMAA
5. OFFICE SUPPLIES &
EQUIPMENT: STAPLES.
MPCA and the Petroleum
Marketers Association of America (PMAA) have partnered with Staples Business
Advantage to provide an easy, efficient, cost-effective office supply
program.
Staples Business Advantage provides an easy, comprehensive, lowest total delivered cost program for office and technology supplies. Now you can focus more of your time on your core business. Now isn’t that a true Business Advantage?
Finally, this member service rate is cheaper than
ordering on the internet or going to your local Staples.
►Contact Information. Phone: 800.693.9900; fax: 248.465.1527; website: www.stapleslink.com; email: Rick Krieger or Gail Harrison - pmaa@staples.com.
6. OVERNIGHT DELIVERY: DHL.
Make your next day shipping a snap! MPCA, the Petroleum Marketers Association
of America (PMAA) and DHL Express have teamed up to bring you Ship
Ready. This money-saving member service
allows you to ship your overnight letters and packages and avoid weight
limitations, zone pricing, fuel surcharges and reconciling invoices.
Take advantage of the full suite of DHL services, including DHL Next Day, DHL 2nd Day, DHL Ground, and International services covering over 225 countries and territories around the globe. Save up to 25% on the full suite of DHL domestic and international shipping services.
►Contact Information. Phone: 800.696.2377; fax 888.461.4664; website: www.1800members.com/pmaa; email: Tanya Thompson - art@1800members.com
7. INDUSTRY PUBLICATIONS: OIL EXPRESS NEWSLETTER.
As a member, you are eligible to receive a $75 discount off the regular subscription rate for Oil Express, the nation’s only independent weekly newsletter for oil executives, petroleum wholesalers and c-store owners for more than 30 years.
In addition to the $75 discount, you will
also receive:
A. “Petroleum Marketing Secrets Revealed”, a
$199 value!
B. Electronic distribution in addition to and
advance of your mailed issues.
C. Instant email alerts for breaking news
coverage.
D. Preferred discounts to top OPIS conferences.
►Contact Information. Phone: 877.210.4287.
8. AGE VERIFICATION MATERIALS: “WE CARD”.
Get all the 2008 “We Card” age verification materials –
calendars, signage, training tools & counter tools - you need for all of
your locations.
►Contact Information. Phone: 800.934.3968 or visit the
website at: www.wecard.org.
12. CALENDARS: CRESTLINE.
Crestline is the licensed supplier of PMAA calendars, which include valuable energy and money saving tips. Crestline’s associates take pride in providing you superior customer service with an easy, stress-free ordering process.
►Contact Information. Phone: 866.844.8941; fax: 866.844.8941; website: www.crestline.com; email: Mike Randall - mrandall@crestline.com – or Gerry Morrissey - gmorissey@crestline.com.
MPCA STAFF
Ronald J. Leone, Esq., Executive Director, ron@mpca.org
Karen Antweiler, Asst. Executive Director, karen@mpca.org
Angie Rickard, Administrative Assistant, angie@mpca.org