By Tony Huppert, CEO, Team Oil Inc. I recently returned from a meeting in Las Vegas. As I sat and watched the Fremont Experience light show highlighting the greatness of the USA while enjoying America the Beautiful being played, pride overwhelmed me. The pride overshadowed the negativity one hears every day from the political parties…
The Common Denominator
By Tony Huppert, CEO, Team Oil Inc. I read an article stating that most American’s support a higher minimum wage and employer paid health care. The survey should have went on to ask if most American’s would support employer paid vacations, sick leave, transportation cost, home improvement expenditures and peace on earth. Surveys will supply…
Highway Tax Support
By Tony Huppert, CEO, Team Oil Inc. There seems to be an ongoing saga of a shortage of funds for highway maintenance in the U.S. I’m not a fan of designated taxes for roads. It is like designating a tax for the military and then a tax for every other need. With that said, I…
Life Choices
By Tony Huppert, CEO, Team Oil Inc. Justin and Shanna Ellefson, brother and sister, decided a long time ago that working their way to pay for higher education might not be easy, but it beats the alternative. Not only does working to pay for higher education help lower their education debt, but it also teaches…
Abbreviations
By Tony Huppert, CEO, Team Oil Inc. In this new tech world we live in it is hard for an old guy like me to keep up with, everything. Text messages are sent to me with abbreviations in them that can change the meaning of the message, with an old interpretation. I have a couple…
You Just Never Know
By Tony Huppert, CEO, Team Oil Inc. At the beginning of 2014, my partner and son, Eric, asked me what my thoughts were on a sale price, because he was approached by a purchaser, for the Team Oil Travel Center. I told Eric, one year’s gross would be fine. Eric made the comment, “What if…
Community Involvement
By Tony Huppert, CEO, Team Oil Inc. The government’s knee jerk reaction following hurricanes Katrina and Sandy was having meetings and studies and then more meetings on coordinating a way to respond to energy outages that caused hardship and stress on the citizens. People react differently in a crisis, causing long lines and unruly people…
Holiday Shopping Results
By Tony Huppert, CEO, Team Oil Inc. The holiday shopping results for this year have been mixed. Reports have been negative on the expected sales reports. My son and business partner Eric and I differ on our opinions on the sales reports. He believes the economy is doing better, so the retailers didn’t have the…
Costly Words
Tony Huppert, CEO, Team Oil Inc. I am the second youngest of 13 siblings. My father passed away when I was 11, leaving my mother to raise us. The family checkbook was titled “Steve and Carmen.” Upon the death of my father, the bank froze my mother’s checking account because of the word “and.” I…
Know Your Customers
By Tony Huppert, CEO, Team Oil Inc. Knowing your customers means more than knowing what they are going to purchase when they visit your store. The ability to remember each customer’s needs is an art but, it is more important to know if the customer is a private person and doesn’t want you to notice…