The Fueling Station

In this episode of The Fueling Station , Ed Kammerer and Jonathan Stong — “The Pod-troleum Guys” — are coming to you live from Las Vegas at the WPMA Show with a deep dive into one of the most important material shifts in the fueling industry: fiberglass. Joined by OPW Product Manager, Elliot Gladden, the conversation explores how fiberglass has evolved from a niche material into a critical compone...

Season 5 of The Fueling Station is officially underway, and we’re launching it the only way we know how: live from the WPMA Expo in Las Vegas. In this kickoff episode, Ed Kammerer and Jonathan Stong — “The Pod-troleum Guys” — reflect on a record-breaking year across the retail fueling industry and look ahead to what’s shaping up to be an even bigger 2026. The guys break down: Why distributors, con...

In this special on-the-road edition of The Fueling Station, Ed Kammerer hitches a ride on the Petroleum Equipment Institute (PEI) "Members and Miles" RV Tour with PEI President Jason Blake. Broadcasting from the heart of the tour — an RV traveling the Southeast — Ed and Jason dive into critical conversations about the future of the petroleum equipment industry. Hear firsthand how PEI is...

In this special on-location episode of The Fueling Station, Ed Kammerer and Jonathan Stong – aka the “Pod-troleum Guys” – go live from the OPW Retail Fueling manufacturing facility in Smithfield, NC. Broadcasting from the heart of the operation, they host a behind-the-scenes look at the annual Distributor Seminar, a cornerstone event celebrating OPW's deep-rooted partnerships, product innovat...

Join us as our "Pod-troleum Guys" Ed Kammerer and Jonathan Stong sit down and talk with longtime marketing partner Dale Dean. In this episode, they explore the value of relationships in business and specifically the important role they play in the petroleum industry.

The latest episode of The Fueling Station podcast, hosted live at WPMA EXPO 2025 by Ed Kammerer and Jonathan Stong – aka the “Pod-troleum Guys” – featured a visit from Darren Wight, Executive VP of Client Success for DeanHouston+, OPW’s marketing-communications partner. Darren touched on how the development of content and marketing programs for petroleum-equipment manufacturers remains important i...

Ed Kammerer and Jonathan Stong – OPW’s renowned “Pod-troleum Guys” – launched Season 4 of The Fueling Station Podcast in an optimistic mood as they set up shop at the recent WPMA EXPO 2025 in Las Vegas. With the future looking bright for the petroleum industry, Ed and Jonathan welcomed Paul Nelson of Dover Fueling Solutions for an informative chat regarding the state of fleet fueling, which is a c...

In the year's final episode of The Fueling Station Podcast, OPW's renowned "Pod-troleum Guys," Ed Kammerer and Jonathan Stong, take a look back at the many highlights of 2024, including the important industry topics they discussed and educated their listeners on, the interesting people they met and the exciting sites they saw all over the world, and set the stage for an even be...

One of the most important parts of the retail-fueling ecosystem can be a vehicle wash. In this latest installment of The Fueling Station Podcast, OPW's "Pod-troleum Guys," Ed Kammerer and Jonathan Stong, welcomed the "Car Wash Guy," Mack Ewing of Turtle Wax Pro. During Turtle Wax Pro's first PEI/NACS Show as a member of the OPW Vehicle Wash Solutions family, Mack fill...

The "Pod-troleum Guys" – OPW's Ed Kammerer and Jonathan Stong – welcomed a special guest to The Fueling Station Podcast during their recent appearance at the PEI/NACS Show in Las Vegas: Perry Paganelli of CAF Outdoor Cleaning. The lively discussion touched on the importance of achieving and maintaining forecourt cleanliness along with the many benefits an appealing fueling experienc...

Things were hopping for Ed Kammerer and Jonathan Stong – the beloved "Pod-troleum Guys" – at the recent PEI/NACS Show in Las Vegas, but that didn't prevent them from sitting down with Justin Eybs, OPW Retail Fueling Product Manager, for a discussion on the latest advances in dispenser-sump technology. Specifically, they highlighted the benefits of the Pre-Plumbed DSE Dispenser Sump...

The latest episode of The Fueling Station Podcast, featuring "Pod-troleum Guys" Ed Kammerer and Jonathan Stong, shines a bright light on all things Diesel Exhaust Fluid, or DEF, as the guys welcome special guest Steve Cox of KleerBlue. The wide-ranging and informative conversation examines the current state of DEF usage in North America and around the world, along with the characteristic...

In the latest episode of The Fueling Station, OPW’s Ed Kammerer and Jonathan Stong – the “Pod-troleum Guys” – take the podcast International as they check in from the recent UNITI Expo in Stuttgart, Germany. While there, they highlighted the differences in the retail-fueling markets in Europe when compared to North America while noting that ensuring a safe, efficient and reliable fueling process i...

Ed Kammerer and Jonathan Stong – OPW Retail Fueling’s “Pod-troleum Guys” – report from OPW’s manufacturing facility in Smithfield, NC, where the company was hosting its 2024 Distributor Summit. This get-together is an annual opportunity to showcase new and existing OPW products and educate distributors – the lifeblood of OPW’s supply chain – while illustrating how the products, operations and peop...

Flexible piping has been used successfully in product-piping systems at retail-fueling sites for many years. So, why hasn’t flexible piping been a first-choice technology in vent-pipe applications? In the latest episode of The Fueling Station podcast, recorded at the recent SE Petro Show in Myrtle Beach, SC, OPW’s Ed Kammerer and Jonathan Stong – the “Pod-troleum Guys” – answer that question and a...

OPW's "Pod-troleum Guys," Ed Kammerer and Jonathan Stong, welcomed special guest Shawn Austin, Executive Vice President of National Distribution for JF Petroleum Group, who stopped by for a chat at the recent 2024 WPMA Show in Las Vegas, NV. The guys did a deep dive on the evolution of the design, construction, installation and cost of fueling systems for use at retail-fueling sites...

OPW's "Pod-troleum Guys" – Ed Kammerer and Jonathan Stong – launched Season 3 of The Fueling Station podcast at the 2024 WPMA Show in Las Vegas, NV. The guys gave us a taste of what to expect in Season 3, which will build on the foundation that Ed and Jonathan laid in the first two seasons. This includes focusing on important topics in the retail-fueling industry and the ways that O...

In the latest episode of “The Fueling Station” podcast, OPW’s “Pod-troleum Guys,” Ed Kammerer and Jonathan Stong, welcomed Scott Boorse, Director of Technical Programs & Industry Affairs for the Petroleum Equipment Institute (PEI) to the show. Their discussion revolved around the importance of ensuring safety in all aspects of retail fueling, with an emphasis on PEI’s current efforts to create...

In the latest episode of The Fueling Station, hosts Ed Kammerer and Jonathan Stong – the “Pod-troleum” Guys – visited with David Hardy, OPW Retail Fueling’s District Manager for the state of Texas, who spoke enthusiastically about the state of the industry in one of its most important regions. Specifically, there has been a lot of momentum in the installation of next-generation flexible-piping sys...

OPW's renowned "Pod-troleum Guys" – Ed Kammerer and Jonathan Stong – kicked off their trade-show (and podcast) season at WPMA 2023 in Las Vegas by recognizing their one-year anniversary and highlighting the robust show attendance and new products OPW has to offer as the retail-fueling industry continues to rebound. Special guest Dave Duncan, National Account Manager of IRPCO, also s...

Join host Ed Kammerer live from the 2022 PEI/NACS Show in Las Vegas as he is joined by Dan Boyle and extra special guest Scott Mehman. Together, Ed and his guests give an inside look at API tagging and some of the exciting new technology that is helping to revolutionize the industry!

OPW Director of Training Lewis Bell joined The Fueling Station podcast host Ed Kammerer from the floor of the recent PEI/NACS Show to discuss the importance of training and how OPW Retail Fueling has developed a wide range of materials that have been designed to make the training process for its equipment and systems as easy, comprehensive and helpful as possible.

Twenty-five years after OPW introduced its revolutionary PISCES fiber-reinforced plastic (FRP) piping, also known as fiberglass "flex" pipe, the company remains a top producer of extruded piping that is used in retail-fueling systems. In the latest edition of The Fueling Station Podcast, OPW's "Pod-troleum Guys" Ed Kammerer and Jonathan Stong take to the manufacturing floo...

One of the most significant additions to the product menus at retail fueling sites in the past 15 years has been Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF), the use of which became mandated when the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency was looking for new and better ways to reduce the amount of sulfur-heavy emissions from diesel-powered trucks and automobiles and their harmful effects. In the latest edition of Th...

In the latest episode of The Fueling Station podcast, Ed Kammerer and Jonathan Stong — the "Pod-troleum" Guys — take their show on the road to OPW Retail Fueling's headquarters in Smithfield, NC. There, they speak with Greg Kennedy, Director of Operations for OPW-RF, who discusses how advances in fiberglass-composite manufacturing processes are improving performance for OPW's f...