2024 Top Propane Retailers: Highest gallon sales - LP Gas - LP Gas magazine

2024 Top Propane Retailers: Highest gallon sales - LP Gas

2024 Top Propane Retailers: Highest gallon sales

LP Gas’ annual ranking of the largest retail propane companies in the U.S. is measured by gallon sales.

See below who made the list, ranked by 2023 retail propane gallon sales.

See a breakdown of 2024 rankings:

Overall list of retailers
National retailer ranking
Multi-state independent ranking
Single-state independent ranking

| Company | Location | Gallons | |
| 1. | AmeriGas Propane | King of Prussia, Pa. | 823,000,000 |
| 2. | Ferrellgas | Liberty, Mo. | 602,143,000 |
| 3. | Suburban Propane Partners | Whippany, N.J. | 396,400,000 |
| 4. | Superior Plus Propane | Rochester, N.Y. | 317,800,000 |
| 5. | Growmark Inc. | Bloomington, Ill. | 270,356,134 |
| 6. | ThompsonGas LLC | Frederick, Md. | 200,000,000 |
| 7. | DCC Propane LLC | Lisle, Ill. | 150,000,000 |
| 8. | Blossman Gas Inc. | Ocean Springs, Miss. | 125,000,000 |
| 9. | EDP | Chicago | 118,000,000 |
| 10. | Empire Gas Co. Inc. | San Juan, Puerto Rico | 110,360,000 |
| 11. | MFA Oil Co. | Columbia, Mo. | 100,000,000 |
| 12. | Dead River Co. | South Portland, Maine | 86,000,000 |
| 13. | CHS Inc. | Inver Grove Heights, Minn. | 84,100,000 |
| 14. | Lakes Gas Co. | Wyoming, Minn. | 68,200,000 |
| 15. | Paraco Gas | Rye Brook, N.Y. | 64,662,600 |
| 16. | Pinnacle Propane | Irving, Texas | 50,000,000 |
| 17. | Eastern Propane & Oil | Rochester, N.H. | 49,300,000 |
| 18. | Co-Alliance Cooperative Inc. | Indianapolis | 46,500,000 |
| 19. | Sharp Energy Inc. | Georgetown, Del. | 45,000,000 |
| 20. | Lettermen’s Energy | Overland Park, Kan. | 35,981,344 |
| 21. | Matheson | Irving, Texas | 33,773,298 |
| 22. | Valley Wide Cooperative | Nampa, Idaho | 30,000,000 |
| 23. | Federated Co-ops Inc. | Princeton, Minn. | 28,255,421 |
| 24. | Scott Petroleum Corp. | Itta Bena, Miss. | 27,000,000 |
| 25. | ALCIVIA | Cottage Grove, Wis. | 26,715,000 |
| 26. | Meritum Energy Holdings | San Antonio | 26,660,940 |
| 27. | Crystal Flash Inc. | Grand Rapids, Mich. | 23,320,000 |
| 28. | Dooley’s Petroleum Inc. | Willmar, Minn. | 17,680,000 |
| 29. | American Cylinder Exchange-Rhine LLC | West Palm Beach, Fla. | 17,280,000 |
| 30. | Delta Liquid Energy | Paso Robles, Calif. | 17,095,180 |
| 31. | Central Farm Service | Truman, Minn. | 15,461,000 |
| 32. | Premier Cooperative | Mount Horeb, Wis. | 14,900,000 |
| 33. | Country Visions Cooperative | Brillion, Wis. | 13,200,000 |
| 34. | Herring Gas Co. Inc. | Meadville, Miss. | 13,100,000 |
| 35. | Foster Fuels Inc. | Brookneal, Va. | 11,900,000 |
| 36. | Energy Partners LLC | Missoula, Mont. | 11,000,000 |
| 37. | Pearl City Elevator | Lena, Ill. | 10,924,606 |
| 38. | Superior Fuel Co. | Duluth, Minn. | 10,540,000 |
| 39. | Christensen Inc. | Richland, Wash. | 10,500,000 |
| 40. | D.F. Richard Energy | Dover, N.H. | 10,043,480 |
| 41. | Cole Oil & Propane | Lomira, Wis. | 9,450,000 |
| 42. | 21st Century Energy Group | New Castle, Pa. | 8,724,000 |
| 43. | Milton Propane | Milton, Wis. | 8,700,000 |
| 44. | Northern Star Cooperative Services | Deer River, Minn. | 8,564,000 |
| 45. | Marsh Energy Inc. | Greeneville, Tenn. | 8,450,000 |
| 46. | Northwest Propane | Carrollton, Texas | 7,723,170 |
| 47. | Enderby Gas Inc. dba Bishop Energy | Gainesville, Texas | 7,991,376 |
| 48. | CoEnergy Propane | Redmond, Ore. | 7,100,000 |

AmeriGas Propane

Location: King of Prussia, Pennsylvania

Founded: 1959

Owner: UGI Corp.

2023 FY retail gallons: 823,000,000

Outlets: 1,380; States: 50

Customers: 1,200,000

Employees: 5,160; Bobtails: 2,640; Transports: 320

Officers: Raymond Kaszuba, interim president; Michelle Bimson Maggi, VP, law; Kevin Kelleher, VP, supply & logistics operations; Josh Hobson, controller

Operations managers: James Palkovic, VP, field operations East Division; Koury Ensley, VP, field operations West Division; Tom McMahon, VP, field operations Central Division

Ferrellgas

Location: Liberty, Missouri

Founded: 1939

Owners: Publicly held (OTC: FGPR) and employee owned through the Ferrell Cos. Inc. employee stock ownership plan

2023 FY retail gallons: 602,143,000

States: All 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico

Outlets: 803; Employees: 4,005

Officers: Tamria A. Zertuche, president & CEO; Michael E. Cole, CFO

Operations managers: VPs: Chet Reshamwala, head of Blue Rhino; Geoffrey Jaynes, Blue Rhino operations; Tim Sayers, retail operations; Brian Numrich, trading & distribution; Jill Rhoades, production; Meg Sharp, operations support; Lisa Zuppas, strategic operations

Suburban Propane Partners

Location: Whippany, New Jersey

Founded: 1928

Owner: Publicly held

2023 FY retail gallons: 396,400,000

Outlets: 700; States: 42

Customers: 1,000,000

Employees: 3,240; Bobtails: 1,021

Transports: 10

Storage volume: 22,000,000 gallons

Company tanks at customer sites: 1,100,000

Acquisitions: 1 (1,100,000 gallons)

Officers: Michael A. Stivala, president & CEO, member of the board of supervisors; Michael A. Kuglin, CFO; Steven C. Boyd, COO; Douglas T. Brinkworth, SVP, product supply, purchasing & logistics; Neil E. Scanlon, SVP, information services; Daniel S. Bloomstein, VP, controller & CAO; Francesca Cleffi, VP, HR; A. Davin D’Ambrosio, VP & treasurer; M. Douglas Dagan, VP, strategic initiatives, renewable energy; Bryon L. Koepke, VP, general counsel & secretary; Keith P. Onderdonk, VP, operational support; Nandini Sankara, VP, marketing & brand strategy; Michael A. Schueler, VP, product supply; Alejandro Centeno, VP, operations; VPs, area operations: Daniel W. Boyd, John D. Fields, Samuel Hodges, Brent C. Stubbs

Superior Plus Propane

Location: Rochester, New York

Founded: 1922

2023 FY retail gallons: 317,800,000

Outlets: 199; States: 22

Employees: 2,500; Bobtails: 985

Transports: 75

Acquisitions: 2 (Acme Propane, CA; Tehachapi Branch-Kern River Propane, CA)

Officers: Andy Peyton, president; Jason Fortin, SVP, business transformation; VPs: Chris DeFilippo, marketing; Andy Desmann, finance; James Devens, operations; Tommy Manion, operations; Steve Murk, HR

Operations managers: GMs: Dan Dixon, Bob Lewis, Mike McCormack, Jeff Stanton, Dan Stowell, James Watson

Growmark Inc.

Location: Bloomington, Illinois

Founded: 1927

Owners: Member-owned farmer’s cooperative

2023 FY retail gallons: 270,356,134

Outlets: 58; States: 24

Officers: Kevin Malchine, chairman of the board; Mark Orr, CEO; Kelvin Covington, VP Energy

ThompsonGas LLC

Location: Frederick, Maryland

Founded: 1946

2023 FY retail gallons: 200,000,000

Outlets: 152; States: 25

Acquisitions: 4

Officers: Erik Peterson, CEO; Jim Davis, COO; Scott Jackson, CFO; Sriram Iyer, CIO; Jennifer Jarboe, CHRO; Scott Miller, CLO; Jordan Landrum, EVP; Jeff Kerns, chairman

Operations managers: Jon Loeb, SVP, sales & marketing; VPs: Rob Hollasch, finance; Dan Carrigan, business development; Travis Ochs, supply; John Stone, IT; Mark Detloff, safety; Gary Fremder, data & analytics

DCC Propane LLC

Location: Lisle, Illinois

Founded: 2017

Owner: Publicly traded

2023 FY retail gallons: 150,000,000

Outlets: 142; States: 21; Employees: 900

Officers: Matt Dantinne, CEO; Killian Bane, CFO; Ron Snyder, COO; Tylene Kami, VP, HR; Andy Hewison, SVP, IT; Warren Patterson, SVP, renewable energy & services; regional VPs: Jason Foster, West; Will Rudich, East; Robbie Scott, VP, strategy & corporate development; Reena Mistry, sales & marketing director; directors: Brad Brooks, strategic sourcing; Jessica Kelsey, digital & IT; Tim Brown, performance; Dr. Richshalla Papillion, HSE; Eric Gibson, legal affairs

Operations managers: GMs: John Pianki, Pacific Northwest; Kevin Bennett, Rocky Mountains; Eric Payne, Central Plains; Kelly Arlis, Great Lakes; Gary Hanna, Central Illinois; Ryan Kratzenberg, Smoky Mountains; Kenneth Prince, Midwest; David Darrah, New England

Blossman Gas Inc.

Location: Ocean Springs, Mississippi

Founded: 1951

Owners: Blossman family

2023 FY retail gallons: 125,000,000

Outlets: 82; States: 16; Customers: 225,000

Employees: 1,100; Bobtails: 305

Acquisitions: 5

Officers: Stuart Weidie, president & CEO; David Reynolds, COO; Frank Parent, CFO; Todd Reinke, CAO

Operations managers: Regional VPs: John Fowler, James Harris, Don James, Scott Prewitt, Keith Stringer, Kevin Tobolski

EDP

Location: Chicago

Founded: 2012

2023 FY retail gallons: 118,000,000

Outlets: 54; States: 19; Customers: 206,500

Employees: 700; Bobtails: 304; Transports: 30

Storage volume: 6,960,000 gallons

Acquisitions: 2

Officers: Thomas Knauff, CEO; Boyd McGathey, president & COO; John Casper, CFO; David Stroupe, executive VP, corporate development; Kathy Johnson, executive VP & chief HR officer

Operations managers: Chris Daly, senior VP, operations; regional VPs: Bill Wiest, East; Merle Edington, Southwest; Andy Fellman, Northwest; Paige O’Dell, Central; VPs: Russ Head, safety; Daniel Dixon, corporate development; Jim Rushing, sustainability strategies; directors: Travis Dunham, supply & logistics; Brenda Griffie, field technical support; Paula Laney, field training & continuous improvement; managers: Cathy Adams, customer experience; Laura Hawkinson, business intelligence

Empire Gas Co. Inc.

Location: San Juan, Puerto Rico

Founded: 1967

Owners: González Simounet family

2023 FY retail gallons: 110,360,000

Outlets: 110; States: 3; Customers: 12,000

Employees: 705; Bobtails: 107; Transports: 60

Storage volume: 17,000,000 gallons

Company tanks at customer sites: 15,000

Acquisitions: 3

Officers: Ketty González Simounet, COO; Ramón González Simounet, VP & CFO; Xavier González Simounet, treasurer; Waleska González Simounet, AVP

Operations manager: Jose Sisco, corporate general director

MFA Oil Co.

Location: Columbia, Missouri

Founded: 1929

Owners: Farmer-owned cooperative

2023 FY retail gallons: 100,000,000

Outlets: 190; States: 7; Customers: 50,000

Employees: 525; Bobtails: 245

Storage volume: 9,000,000 gallons

Company tanks at customer sites: 30,000

Officers: Jon Ihler, president & CEO; Jeff Raetz, CFO; SVPs: Kenny Steeves; James Greer; Ed Harper, VP

Dead River Co.

Location: South Portland, Maine

Founded: 1909

2023 FY retail gallons: 86,000,000

Outlets: 70; States: 5

Officers: Casey Cramton, president & CEO; Jeremy Young, EVP, CFO; Guy Langevin, EVP, CAO

Operations managers: VPs: Al Bugbee, regional operations; Alan Dorr, procurement & wholesale; Doug Goodman, regional operations

CHS Inc.

Location: Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota

Founded: 1929

2023 FY retail gallons: 84,100,000

States: 44; Employees: 10,000-plus; Transports: 380

Officer: Scott Pearson, VP, propane

Operations managers: Sales managers: Kyle Wolf, North; Rick Rugless, South; directors: Tyler Kelly, supply; Bryan Wendt, propane risk & asset development; Tyler Kelly, trading; Andy Ernst, marketing manager

Lakes Gas Co.

Location: Wyoming, Minnesota

Founded: 1959

Owners: Sargeant family

2023 FY retail gallons: 68,200,000

Outlets: 54; States: 6

Employees: 325; Bobtails: 152; Transports: 6

Acquisitions: 1

Officers: Trent Hampton, president & CEO; Steven Savitz, CFO; Tony Buck, VP, safety & supply

Operations managers: Ben Guzzi, director, business operations; David Anderson, North division; Aaron Huizenga, East division; Chris McGuire, West division; Amy May, Central division; Jason Hellendrung, physical operations

Paraco

Location: Rye Brook, New York

Founded: 1968

Owner: Christina Armentano

2023 FY retail gallons: 64,662,600

Outlets: 27; States: 8; Customers: 119,000

Employees: 425; Bobtails: 100; Transports: 12

Storage volume: 1,466,000 gallons

Officers: Joe Armentano, CEO, chairman of the board; Christina Armentano, COO, EVP; John Moore, CFO

Operations managers: GMs: Will Fabrizio, centralized operations; Dan Scicutella, field operations

Pinnacle Propane

Location: Irving, Texas

Founded: 2010

Owner: SHV Energy

2023 FY retail gallons: 50,000,000

Outlets: 41; States: 9; Customers: 80,000

Employees: 385; Bobtails: 184; Transports: 8

Storage volume: 9,050,000 gallons

Officers: Massih Niazi, CEO; Barbara Vecchio, CFO; Per Nielsen, CCO

Operations manager: Tom Davis, COO

Eastern Propane & Oil

Location: Rochester, New Hampshire

Founded: 1932

Owners: Clement & Anderson Family

2023 FY retail gallons: 49,300,000

Outlets: 16; States: 5; Customers: 99,150

Employees: 533; Bobtails: 134; Transports: 5

Storage volume: 2,568,000 gallons

Acquisitions: 2

Officers: Charles V. Clement III, chairman & president; Thomas Manson, CEO; Charles V. Clement IV, CTO; Meghan Anderson, CCO; Josh Anderson, VP, sales & marketing; Diane Brown, CFO; Robert Young, COO; Kathy Ford, SVP, business systems; Timothy Condon, general counsel & VP, human resources & risk management; Mark Stone, VP, information services; Bob Lefebvre, VP, supply; Penney Mabey, AVP, customer care; Mike Gagne, AVP, fleet; Jenn Guldemond, AVP, finance & controller; Arthur Burns, AVP, logistics; Jennifer Kinville, AVP, human resources; Evan Bonney, AVP, risk management; Tony Romano, AVP, supply; Kathy Donlon, assistant to the president

Operations managers: regional managers: William Massey, New Hampshire east & Maine; Brandt Lambert, New Hampshire central/west; James Blake, Massachusetts & Rhode Island

Co-Alliance Cooperative Inc.

Location: Indianapolis

Founded: 1927

Owners: Farmer-owned cooperative

2023 FY retail gallons: 46,000,000

Outlets: 26; States: 3; Customers: 46,529

Employees: 75; Bobtails: 59; Transports: 3

Storage volume: 2,570,000 gallons

Company tanks at customer sites: 46,292

Acquisitions: 2 (Plymouth Propane & Rochester LP Gas)

Officers: Kevin Still, president & CEO; Scott Logue, EVP; Todd Masten, VP, energy

Operations managers: Mike Hayden, director of propane; managers: Chuck Boyd, Todd Duncan, Todd Shaw, Jeff Witham, Shane Young

Sharp Energy Inc.

Location: Georgetown, Delaware

Founded: 1981

Owner: Chesapeake Utilities Corp. (CPK)

2023 FY retail gallons: 45,000,000

Outlets: 29; States: 7; Customers: 89,500

Employees: 325; Bobtails: 129; Transports: 9

Storage volume: 9,126,000 gallons

Acquisitions: 1; 850,000 gallons (J.T. Lee and Son’s)

Officer: Andy Hesson, VP, propane operations

Operations manager: Eric Mays, director, propane operations

Lettermen’s Energy

Location: Overland Park, Kansas

Web: lettermensenergy.com

Founded: 2021

Owners: Privately held

2023 FY retail gallons: 35,981,344

Outlets: 39; States: 18; Customers: 38,000

Employees: 221; Bobtails: 101

Storage volume: 1,365,000 gallons

Acquisitions: 6; 9,100,000 gallons acquired (CountryStyle Propane, Scotty’s Propane, WIN Propane, Mountain Country Propane, Central Propane, Hub City Propane)

Officers: Stephen Wambold, CEO; Bill Ruisinger, CFO; Randy Schott, COO; Jim Saladin, CMO; Kelly Bosak, CPO; Eric Kruger VP of BD; Brian Herrmann, CAO

Operations managers: regional VPs: Bryan Wright, Southwest; Eric Nelson, Northwest; Joe Pischke, Great Lakes; Rick O’Connor, Midwest; Dan Thompson, Central. GMs: Mark Lolkus, Andy Johnson, Eric Antrim, Ed Hansen, Bob Martin, Chris Anderson, Jesse Pelayo, Karl Winbigler, Tom Kastrava; directors of sales: Eric Bates, West; Kevin Ohnoutka, East

Matheson

Location: Irving, Texas

Founded: 1927

Owner: The Nippon Sanso Holdings Group

2023 FY retail gallons: 33,773,298

Employees: 4,500; Bobtails: 76

Valley Wide Cooperative

Location: Nampa, Idaho

Founded: 1920

2023 FY retail gallons: 30,000,000

Outlets: 19; States: 7; Customers: 34,000

Employees: 138; Bobtails: 68; Transports: 4

Storage volume: 1,319,000 gallons

Company tanks at customer sites: 25,000

Acquisitions: 1; 250,000 gallons (Salt River Propane)

Officers: Dave Holtom, CEO; Brad Locke, CFO; Greg Mapes, COO

Operations managers: Regional managers: Tom Daniels, Central; Barry Bergholm, Eastern; Jake Astorquia, Western

Federated Co-ops Inc.

Location: Princeton, Minnesota

Founded: 1942

Owner: Federated Co-ops Inc.

2023 FY retail gallons: 28,255,421

Outlets: 21; States: 2; Customers: 42,210

Employees: 74; Bobtails: 56; Transports: 7

Storage volume: 1,778,000 gallons Company tanks at customer sites: 41,000

Officer: Glenn L. Lood, president

Operations managers: Mike McMahon, CEO; Mark Grave, director of energy

Scott Petroleum Corp.

Location: Itta Bena, Mississippi

Founded: 1935

Owner: C&S Fuels LLC

2023 FY retail gallons: 27,000,000

Outlets: 59; States: 3; Customers: 40,000

Employees: 503; Bobtails: 101; Transports: 13

Storage volume: 2,550,000 gallons

Company tanks at customer sites: 34,000

Officer: Andy Hesson, VP, propane operations

Operations manager: Eric Mays, director, propane operations

ALCIVIA

Location: Cottage Grove, Wisconsin

Founded: 2021

Owners: Patron-owned cooperative

2023 FY retail gallons: 26,715,000

Outlets: 80; States: 4; Customers: 32,135

Employees: 420; Bobtails: 30; Transports: 7

Storage volume: 1,900,000 gallons

Company tanks at customer sites: 25,700

Officers: James Dell, CEO, president; Jude Wolf, VP, energy & retail

Meritum Energy Holdings

Location: San Antonio

Founded: 2015

Owner: Meritum Energy GP LLC

2023 FY retail gallons: 26,660,940

Outlets: 22; States: 4; Customers: 30,900

Employees: 270; Bobtails: 117; Transports: 7

Storage volume: 1,200,000 gallons

Officers: Chris Hill, CEO; Rob Chalmers, CFO; Tom Van Buren, COO

Crystal Flash Inc.

Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan

Founded: 1932

Owners: Employee-owned

2023 FY retail gallons: 23,320,000

Outlets: 15; States: 1; Customers: 30,000

Employees: 300; Bobtails: 54; Transports: 56

Storage volume: 1,000,000 gallons

Officers: Brad Gandy, CEO; Randy Gehrke, COO; Charles Kroll, CFO; Doug Beverage, CIO; Brad Morrill, CXO

Operations managers: Directors: Pete Aardema, bulk plant operations; Craig Broekhuizen, transportation; Tai Ly, customer support services

Dooley’s Petroleum Inc.

Location: Willmar, Minnesota

Founded: 1985

Owner: Randy Dooley

2023 FY retail gallons: 17,680,000

Outlets: 8; States: 2; Customers: 15,500

Employees: 65; Bobtails: 24; Transports: 11

Storage volume: 1,034,700 gallons

Company tanks at customer sites: 10,309

Acquisitions: 1; 1,450,000 gallons (Sheehan Gas)

Officers: Randy Dooley, CEO; Scott Jones, COO; Mike Johnson, CFO

Operations managers: Dan Selander, director of operations; Heidi Hagen, logistics; Scott Mitteness, service

American Cylinder Exchange-Rhine LLC

Location: West Palm Beach, Florida

Founded: 200

Owners: American Cylinder Exchange LLC and Rhine LLC

2023 FY retail gallons: 17,280,000

Outlets: 14; States: 17; Customers: 16,200

Employees: 142; Bobtails: 6

Forklift cylinder delivery trucks: 90

Storage volume: 510,000 gallons

Delta Liquid Energy

Location: Paso Robles, California

Founded: 1936

Owners: Platz family

2023 FY retail gallons: 17,095,180

Outlets: 9; States: 5; Customers: 16,047

Employees: 121; Bobtails: 49; Transports: 9

Storage volume: 1,800,000 gallons

Officers: D. Frank Platz, CEO; William Platz, president; Cynthia Belmont, VP, administration; Robert Jacobs, VP, business enterprises; Phil Comstock, VP, retail operations

Central Farm Service

Location: Truman, Minnesota

2023 FY retail gallons: 15,461,000

Outlets: 10; States: 2; Customers: 7,800

Employees: 31; Bobtails: 15

Storage volume: 1,618,000 gallons

Officer: Steve Scholtz, VP, energy

Operations manager: Jim Jung, energy operations manager

Premier Cooperative

Location: Mount Horeb, Wisconsin

Founded: 1893

2023 FY retail gallons: 14,900,000

Outlets: 7; States: 1; Customers: 15,000

Employees: 30; Bobtails: 20

Storage volume: 800,000 gallons

Company tanks at customer sites: 15,700

Officer: Matt Severson, CEO

Operations manager: Tim Lease, energy division manager

Country Visions Cooperative

Location: Brillion, Wisconsin

Founded: 1923

2023 FY retail gallons: 13,200,000

Outlets: 6; States: 2; Customers: 15,000

Employees: 37; Bobtails: 31; Transports: 1

Storage volume: 1,400,000 gallons

Company tanks at customer sites: 15,000

Officers: David Neal, VP, energy; Carl Kiedrowski, energy division manager

Operations managers: John Leurquin, central; Carrie Kowalczyk, western; Dennis Taylor, northern

Herring Gas Co. Inc.

Location: Meadville, Mississippi

Founded: 1946

Owners: Herring family

2023 FY retail gallons: 13,100,000

Outlets: 21; States: 2; Customers: 42,000

Employees: 175; Bobtails: 69; Transports: 4

Storage volume: 1,900,000 gallons

Company tanks at customer sites: 28,734

Officers: Ed Herring, chairman of the board; Jody Herring, president; Tommy Smallwood, VP; Colby Bass, CFO

Operations managers: Troy Marcukaitis, Hayden Herring, Mike Conerly, Chris Hamilton Sr., Molly Tucker

Foster Fuels Inc.

Location: Brookneal, Virginia

Founded: 1921

Owner: Watt R. Foster Jr.

2023 FY retail gallons: 11,900,000

Outlets: 6; States: 1; Customers: 20,000

Employees: 240; Bobtails: 26; Transports: 9

Storage volume: 380,000 gallons

Company tanks at customer sites: 11,000

Officers: Watt R. Foster Jr., president & CEO; Darrell St. John, SVP & CIO; Karen Walker, EVP; Darryl Whitesell, CFP & general counsel

Operations managers: Rick Tate, VP, propane technical operations; Lindie Honsberger, VP, propane services

Energy Partners LLC

Location: Missoula, Montana

Founded: 2001

Owners: Missoula Electric Coop / CHS Inc.

2023 FY retail gallons: 11,000,000

Outlets: 7; States: 1; Customers: 18,600

Employees: 66; Bobtails: 23; Transports: 1

Storage volume: 830,000 gallons

Officers: DeWayne O’Brien, GM; Bridget Mentel, controller; Tucker Eslinger, safety director

Operations managers: Dustin Smith, Dustin Bertot, Bob Dube, John Thomas, Mike Muller, Tim Buchanan

Pearl City Elevator

Location: Lena, Illinois

Founded: 1917

Owners: Board of directors

2023 FY retail gallons: 10,924,606

Outlets: 7; States: 1; Customers: 2,696

Employees: 15; Bobtails: 8

Storage volume: 450,000 gallons

Company tanks at customer sites: 1,156

Officers: Rodrigo Zorbaran, CEO

Operations managers: Greg Burckhardt, energy operations manager

Superior Fuel Co.

Location: Superior, Wisconsin

Founded: 2006

2023 FY retail gallons: 10,540,000

Outlets: 5; States: 3; Customers: 21,787

Employees: 122; Bobtails: 18; Transports: 4

Storage volume: 1,132,000 gallons

Company tanks at customer sites: 10,858

Officers: Robert Hall, CEO; Ryan Gunderson, president; Joe Stariha, CFO

Operations managers: Ben Crosby, VP, operations; Cody Jones, VP, sales

Christensen Inc.

Location: Richland, Washington

Founded: 1980

Owners: The Christensen family – Gary, Annette, Brandon, Tony, Justin, Quentin & Keagan Christensen

2023 FY retail gallons: 10,500,000

Outlets: 16; States: 3; Customers: 12,000

Employees: 500; Bobtails: 14; Transports: 7

Storage volume: 180,000 gallons plus up to 20 rail cars

Company tanks at customer sites: 1,500

Officers: Tony Christensen, CEO & president; Scott Phillips, CFO

Operations managers: Tim Wolthuis, eastern Washington & Idaho; Travis Paulson, western Washington

D.F. Richard Energy

Location: Dover, New Hampshire

Founded: 1932

Owner: D.F. Richard Family LP

2023 FY retail gallons: 10,043,480

Outlets: 1; States: 2; Customers: 15,000

Employees: 60; Bobtails: 12

Storage volume: 390,000 gallons

Officers: Robert Richard, president; Ryan Jackson, CEO; Linda Nye, CFO; Abigail Rooney, controller

Operations managers: Ryan Card, operations manager; Michael Lapanne, assistant operations manager; David Warriner, propane service manager; Steven Vachon, oil service manager

Cole Oil & Propane

Location: Lomira, Wisconsin

Founded: 1921

Owners: Tom, Tony & Traci Cole

2023 FY retail gallons: 9,450,000

Outlets: 3; States: 1; Customers: 9,875

Employees: 27; Bobtails: 21; Transports: 1

Storage volume: 498,000 gallons

Company tanks at customer sites: 8,500

Officers: Tony Cole, president; Tom Cole, VP; Traci Cole, VP

Operations managers: Nick Tasch, Ripon branch manager; Craig Tillema, Friesland branch manager; Mike Holzmann, service manager; Steve Schill, operations manager

21st Century Energy Group

Location: New Castle, Pennsylvania

Founded: 1962

2023 FY retail gallons: 8,724,000

Outlets: 7; States: 4

Milton Propane

Location: Milton, Wisconsin

Founded: 1967

Owner: John Arndt

2023 FY retail gallons: 8,700,000

Outlets: 6; States: 2; Customers: 13,500

Employees: 37; Bobtails: 18; Transports: 5

Storage volume: 550,000 gallons

Company tanks at customer sites: 10,100

Officer: John Arndt, president & CEO

Operations managers: Meghan Showen, corporate office manager; Mattie Arndt, corporate marketing manager; branch managers: Doug Fondriest, Mason King, Scott Arverson, Dale Medema, Walt Wingo

Northern Star Cooperative Services

Location: Deer River, Minnesota

Founded: 1922

Owners: Member-owned cooperative

2023 FY retail gallons: 8,564,000

Outlets: 7; States: 1; Customers: 12,000

Employees: 170; Bobtails: 19; Transports: 1

Storage volume: 675,000 gallons

Company tanks at customer sites: 11,000

Officers: Bradley Box, CEO; James Peterson, president; Victor Williams, VP; Travis Anttila, secretary; directors: Shirley Nixon; Ryan Fox; Barb Gunderson; Jason Newberg

Operations managers: Nicole Osse, assistant GM; Patrick Bleth, operations manager; Brenda Hendrickson, credit manager

Marsh Energy Inc.

Location: Greeneville, Tennessee

Founded: 1966

Owners: S.W. Marsh Family

2023 FY retail gallons: 8,450,000

Outlets: 7; States: 4; Customers: 16,000

Employees: 69; Bobtails: 24; Transports: 5

Storage volume: 420,000 gallons

Officers: Chris Marsh, president & CEO; Lori Finchum, secretary & CFO

Operations managers: Rodney Markham, regional VP; Kristine Mitchel, controller; Larry O’Bryant; managers: Rick Smith, Ben Raby, Kevin Cretsinger, Justin Graham, Grey Wells, Ralph Brooks, Dee Linkeous

Northwest Propane

Location: Carrollton, Texas

Founded: 1946

2023 FY retail gallons: 7,723,170

Outlets: 4; States: 1; Customers: 14,100

Employees: 45; Bobtails: 16; Transports: 6

Storage volume: 524,000 gallons

Officers: J. B. Wood, president; Tim L. Wood, VP; Jerry L. Hatzfeld, secretary treasurer

Operations managers: J. Ben Wood, operations; Andrew Hatzfeld, personnel

Enderby Gas Inc.

dba Bishop Energy

Location: Gainesville, Texas

Founded: 1945

Owner: Jim Bishop

2023 FY retail gallons: 7,521,646

Outlets: 7; States: 2; Customers: 19,500

Employees: 105; Bobtails: 29; Transports: 33

Storage volume: 792,000 gallons

Officers: Jim Bishop, president; Claudia Ledford, secretary

Operations managers: Max Eubanks, manager, supply & distribution; Chad Gregg, GM; branch managers: B.B. Reedy, Sherman & Princeton; Boyd Sanders, Paris

CoEnergy Propane

Location: Redmond, Oregon

Founded: 2001

2023 FY retail gallons: 7,100,000

Outlets: 2; States: 1

Employees: 31; Bobtails: 8; Transports: 1

Storage volume: 210,000 gallons

Officer: Bryan Adams, president & CEO

Operations managers: directors: Kevin Karpstein, field operations; Stormy Stormo, customer service

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