Increase of Up to 15% Effective Across All Petroleum Products Beginning Early February In late December, suppliers indicated prices would increase by only 12%, but then circled back on Jan. 20 announcing another hike — bringing the total increase to 15% and putting into motion what’s called a “double dip”... Read More +
Northern California Farmers Turn to SCL for Preparation, Guidance as Year Closes As 2020 comes to a close and businesses across the board continue to wrestle with shutdown mandates, our partners in agriculture are experiencing a mixed bag of conditions as they prepare for planting and producing in the months... Read More +
Why Weather, Technology, and Potential Shortages Should Be a Priority In addition to Santa Ana winds that periodically increase the threat of wildfires throughout the state, fleets and trucking companies also have to consider hazards associated with driving in heavier rains, and navigating snow on some routes. As we move... Read More +
Save Your Customers Time and Provide a Much-Needed Revenue Stream For years in the automotive industry, the response to car battery troubles was largely reactionary. When vehicles broke down, customers would call a tow truck, tow their vehicle to a service shop, and the service shop would then test the... Read More +
In Effect Since May, New Specs Focus on Improving Fuel Economy, Reducing Greenhouse Gases Following requests from automakers for more robust engine oils adept at meeting the demands of today’s engines, new ILSAC GF-6 and API SP specifications for motor oil have now been in effect for over five months,... Read More +
SCL Customers Can Lock in Current Pricing by Ordering Now Through October 25 For the second time in 2020, major oil suppliers have announced hikes of up to 10% on finished lubricants effective October 26, breaking the tradition of increasing prices only once annually. An increase in the cost of... Read More +
Invitation-Only Virtual Event Offers Expert Perspective for Heavy Duty Industries Every year, the Chevron Reliability Maintenance Conference (RMC) serves as the premier summit for heavy duty equipment industries, gathering leading experts together to share their perspectives on current economic conditions, new technologies, products and more. This year, the event –... Read More +
With 4th Quarter Looming, Person-to-Person Contact Down, Positivity Up for Some As 2020 moves along, budgets tighten and operations change, SCL is seeing a major shift in the way our customers operate and the trends they’re experiencing in business. From automotive to construction, here are eight patterns in industries across... Read More +
Effective Through July 2021, Increase Marks 3rd Consecutive Year Hike Despite an economy hamstrung by coronavirus-related closures and 6 million unemployed Californians, new tax rates for gas announced by the State of California effective July 1 increased again another $0.032 per gallon, bringing the total per gallon tax to $0.505.... Read More +
6 Short-Sighted Decisions and Alternative Solutions for the Long Term The coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc on everything from small business owners to entire industries and racial unrest has only further stifled consumer buying across the board. The gut reaction for SCL customers may be to batten down the hatches... Read More +
4 Areas of Focus That Can Make All the Difference in a Season of Rebound More than just instituting social distancing practices and measures like solo test drives to abide by state coronavirus (COVID-19) guidelines, there’s still marked uncertainty for SCL partners in the automotive industry. Auto sales of all... Read More +
City, County Officials’ Push Includes In-Store Retail, a Win for Automotive In light of a recent announcement by Gov. Gavin Newsom that counties will be allowed to re-open businesses faster in Stage 2 under new criteria, San Diego County leaders presented their case to move at an accelerated rate and... Read More +
Sector-by-Sector Rundown Shows Employers Required to Provide Face Coverings, Disinfectants and Other Specifics by Industry As Gov. Gavin Newsom and state officials continue to roll out California’s Resilience Roadmap, businesses identified in stage 2 are now opening their doors – county by county – with adapted operations to account for... Read More +
Amidst COVID-19 Era Companies Seek Ways to Protect Employees According to the CDC, “It may be possible that a person can get COVID-19 by touching a surface or object that has the virus on it and then touching their own mouth, nose, or possibly their eyes.” A new CardlessSwipe option... Read More +
Enhancing Communications, Connecting with Routine Services Will Be Key While uncertainty lingers about when and how restrictions surrounding the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic will begin to ease, car dealerships and automotive shops should already be brainstorming ways to bring in customers. In California, as Gov. Gavin Newsom and local governments begin... Read More +
Outside of School Shutdowns, California Governments and Transits Keep Moving From first responders to public transit authorities in cities from San Diego to Sacramento, and counties from Orange to San Bernardino, SCL customers in municipalities throughout the state are continuing to operate normally aside from school closures. A longstanding partner... Read More +
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is posing unprecedented challenges to all businesses. With the government stepping in to offer support, it can be a challenge keeping up with what benefits are available to your company and your specific situation. By familiarizing yourself you may identify opportunities to help your company finesse... Read More +
In Response to State-Wide Coronavirus Shutdowns, SCL Customers Experience Mixed Results After Gov. Gavin Newsom called for a statewide shutdown of non-essential business in California in light of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, many SCL customers in industrial manufacturing found themselves unaffected due to longstanding military, aerospace and medical industry contracts.... Read More +
SCL Partners Report Little Disruption to Projects Currently Under Way In the days following a state mandate by California Gov. Gavin Newsom that non-essential businesses close in an effort to minimize impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19), SCL customers reported little disruption to construction projects. The Association of General Contractors of... Read More +
With Sales Down, Dealerships and Shops Reduce Staff, Expenses to Remain Open Although some SCL partners reported a spike in new car sales immediately following a move by the Federal Reserve slashing interest rates to nearly 0%, most in the industry are relying heavily on their service departments to carry... Read More +
SCL Shares Insight on What Partners in Trucking, Logistics are Saying, Experiencing In the face of new state-sponsored shelter-in-place mandates, increasing measures to keep people at home worldwide, and economic disruptions in nearly all industry sectors globally, businesses are grappling with how to stay open and afloat. The coronavirus (COVID-19)... Read More +
UPDATE: March 19, 2020 1PM PST All CFN stations at SCL locations are open. The County of Marin has given SCL and employees permission to continue operations delivering fuel, oil, and other relates supplies so the County fleet can stay functional through the shelter in place process. Updated as... Read More +
SCL Offers Perspective as Coronavirus Continues to Disrupt Business Operations The federal government has lowered interest rates, national sport leagues have suspended games, travel from Europe to the United States has halted, and businesses nationwide are trying to calm customers as fears surrounding the global spread of coronavirus (covid-19) build.... Read More +
Shipping Delays, Disruptions in Manufacturing and Logistics Already Being Felt As China and now several other countries continue to experience devastating health effects of the coronavirus, impact is also being felt among American businesses, including automotive, manufacturing and oil. As industries across the board experience shipment delays and disruptions in... Read More +
How to Use Spikes as a Cue to Institute Positive Change, Streamlined Practices Price increases are often uncomfortable to discuss, but unfortunately they are an unavoidable part of our business. At SCL, our goal is to help you navigate these occurrences and, if possible, use them as opportunities to strengthen... Read More +
SCL Encourages Customers to Place Orders at Current Prices Major oil suppliers have announced a price increase up to 12% on finished lubricants that will hit the market in late February, marking the first national lubricant price increase of 2020. Increases of this type, traditionally announced annually, are typically tied... Read More +
Leer en EspañolHere’s Why It Should Be An Indicator, But Not The Indicator Over the past 20 years, the term absorption rate has risen in prominence throughout the automotive industry. With the changing landscape of dealerships – which have gone from primarily focusing on new and pre-owned car sales to now serving... Read More +
Leer en EspañolSouthern California Business Leaders Share What Keeps Them Up at Night After a devastating financial crisis in 2007 and 2008, not many investors could have predicted the rewards that came this decade. U.S. stocks are now on record as experiencing the longest bull market ever, and according to Bloomberg Businessweek, “gains... Read More +
SCL Customers Must Submit Claims Within 15 Days, Set Limits on Cards New changes announced by the Cardlock Fuel Network (CFN) includes a requirement by participants to submit all claims for fraudulent purchases within 15 days from when cards are invalidated instead of 30. CFN also further enforced that all... Read More +
SCL Prepaid Labels Align with Security Enhancements In an effort to “increase safety and security of its collection box procedures,” the USPS recently announced packages more than ½ inch thick weighing more than 10 ounces can no longer be dropped in mail collection boxes bearing only stamps. This means customers... Read More +
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