About this episode

$4 gas prices and their implications for the convenience retail and transportation industries are discussed.

Hear more as we talk about what $4.00 gas means for the convenience retail and transportation industries now and in the coming months. Hosted by: Jeff Lenard About our Guest: John Eichberger, Executive Director, Transportation Energy Institute John has 25 years of experience in the fuels industry, including more than a decade leading the Transportation Energy Institute (formerly known as the Fuels Institute). Prior to that, he served for 15 years as vice president of government relations at NACS, with a focus on fuels- and energy-related issues.

People in this episode

Host: Jeff Lenard

Guest: John Eichberger

Topics covered

• gas prices
• convenience retail
• transportation industry
• energy issues
• fuel industry

Keywords

• $4 gas
• convenience stores
• transportation energy
• fuel industry
• energy policy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Transportation Energy Institute, National Association of Convenience Stores

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