Architecture & Engineering Industry News

Our Commitment to Understanding Regulatory and Industry Practices

August 27th, 2013 by Fiedler Group

In 1933, the American Petroleum Institute released an official publication — Disposal of Wastes at Service Stations and Bulk Plants.

The price? Ten cents.

How much have things changed in the industry across the last eighty years? Read the rest of this entry »

Number of Convenience Stores Rising

June 4th, 2013 by Fiedler Group

According to the 2013 NACS/Nielsen Convenience Industry Store count, the number of convenience stores in the United States increased by 0.7 percent, to a record high of 149,220 stores at the end of 2012. Read the rest of this entry »

Update on California ADA Litigation Reform

April 23rd, 2013 by Fiedler Group

Since 2005, 16,530 lawsuits concerning Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) violations were filed in federal courts. And more of these abusive lawsuits were filed in California than any other state across the country.  Read the rest of this entry »

Could Diesel Be the Future Fuel of Choice?

March 26th, 2013 by Fiedler Group

A new report from ExxonMobil suggests diesel may surpass gasoline as the fuel of choice by the year 2020. Read the rest of this entry »

Kroger Fuel Sales Tops Big-Box Retailers in Latest NACS Retail Fuels Report

March 5th, 2013 by Fiedler Group

The National Association of Convenience Stores recently released their 2013 NACS Retail Fuels Report summarizing the current status of the U.S. Petroleum Industry. Read the rest of this entry »

Texas Agency Promoting Smaller Government and Partnership with the Private Sector

January 29th, 2013 by Fiedler Group

Effective February 1st, the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) will no longer accept new requests to perform Architectural Barriers inspections. Read the rest of this entry »

[VIDEO] Nation’s Truck Stops; Chicken or the Egg?

December 10th, 2012 by Fiedler Group

A recent CNN article profiled the nation’s truck stops and their use of liquefied natural gas, questioning if the country is ready to embrace LNG in trucks. Read the rest of this entry »

UPDATE #2 — Clean Energy’s Natural Gas Highway

November 20th, 2012 by Fiedler Group

Across the last year we’ve highlighted our progress of work with regard to Clean Energy’s Natural Gas Highway.

In fact, if you missed them, you can read those posts here:
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Do State Agencies Have Too Much Power?

October 16th, 2012 by Fiedler Group

Earlier this year the California Chamber of Commerce raised concern that California Businesses are put at a competitive disadvantage due to Read the rest of this entry »

Construction of Clean Energy Fuels’ Natural Gas Highway Underway

October 16th, 2012 by Fiedler Group

Trucks powered by natural gas will soon be traveling across the country on America’s Natural Gas Highway Read the rest of this entry »