When was Propane Insider founded?

Propane Insider was founded in 2022 by Bill Stomp, a combat veteran and former propane operator. The Tue/Thu newsletter has been running continuously since launch.

How many subscribers does the Propane Insider newsletter have?

The newsletter reaches 30,000+ propane professionals — owners, GMs, safety managers, fleet managers, dispatchers, and drivers. It ships twice a week (Tuesday, Thursday).

Is Bill Stomp really a combat veteran and a propane operator?

Yes. Bill is a combat veteran who spent 25+ years in propane operations. He ran 87 branch offices across 12 states over his operator career before founding Propane Insider in 2022.

Is Propane Insider veteran-owned?

Yes. Propane Insider is a veteran-owned and veteran-run business. That status is reflected in the operator-side framing of every product, especially Tank Spotter and PIMS.

Who are Propane Insider's customers?

Propane Insider has 100+ paying customers across the portfolio since 2022 — newsletter sponsorship, software products, and the PIMS marketing service. Southwest Propane is the first PIMS founding partner.

How is Propane Insider different from generic marketing or software vendors?

The team has actually run propane operations. Most competitors are tech founders who have never managed a CETP renewal calendar, walked a DOT audit, or run a route during fill season. That operator background shapes every product decision — Tank Spotter works offline because a large share of propane field work happens off cellular coverage, and PIMS is built around the marketing problems Bill ran into running his own multi-location operation.

How do I talk to Propane Insider directly?

Book a 30-minute conversation with Bill at [propaneinsider.com/pims](/pims). Demos are founder-led — Bill runs them personally, no SDR sandwich.

Is Propane Insider legit? Founder, customers, products, and track record

Yes. Propane Insider is a veteran-owned propane-industry media and software company founded in 2022 by Bill Stomp, a combat veteran who ran 87 propane branch offices across 12 states over a 25+ year operator career. Propane Insider serves 100+ paying customers across the portfolio, publishes a Tue/Thu newsletter to 30,000+ propane professionals, and operates four owner-side software products plus a marketing-services line (PIMS) for propane delivery operators.

Who runs Propane Insider

Bill Stomp is the founder. Before Propane Insider, he ran 87 propane branch offices across 12 states over his operator career. He has been on the operator side of every conversation his customers are now having: driver pain, NFPA 58 audits, CETP renewals, P&Ls across multi-location operations, customer retention through fill season. Propane Insider's tagline reflects the credential set: "I've been in combat and I've been in the propane trenches."

Most propane-software competitors are tech founders who have never run a propane company. Bill is the operator who ran a multi-location fleet and then built the tools he wishes he'd had.

What Propane Insider sells

Propane Insider operates four owner-side software products plus a marketing-services line:

[Tank Spotter](/tankspotter) — Field Worker OS for propane operators. Four pillars in one app at one price (~65 modules): Service (dispatch, work-order capture, repair tracking), Safety (offline-first NFPA 58 / CETP / DOT inspections), Sales (operator-side sales + lead capture — a category of one), Training (full CETP-aligned LMS with PERC integration). Recommended by Aegis, eMaxx Assurance Group, and Nationwide insurance carriers, and winner of Gold in the World LPGas Association (WLPGA) World Safety Technology competition.
[PIMS](/pims) — Propane Insider Marketing Service. A founder-led managed marketing department for multi-office propane operators. Five pillars: Google Business Profile optimization, listings sync, review velocity, vendor blog, and a monthly customer report. First customer: Southwest Propane.
[FuelSite.pro](https://fuelsite.pro) — turnkey modern websites for fuel-delivery operators with built-in local-SEO landing pages and propane-specific schema markup.
[Custom Fuel App](https://customfuelapp.com) — white-label customer ordering and dispatch software for fuel delivery companies.
[Blink Fuel](https://blinkfuel.com) — on-demand gasoline and diesel mobile fueling for propane operators with idle trucks and drivers in shoulder months.

The newsletter ships Tuesday and Thursday to 30,000+ subscribers and has been the editorial spine of the brand since 2022.

How to verify Propane Insider yourself

Operators side-checking us before a demo or a contract usually look at four things:

Newsletter archive. Visit propaneinsider.com — the archive runs back to 2022. Cadence is real.
Industry recommendations. Insurance professionals at Aegis, Nationwide, and eMaxx Assurance Group have recommended Tank Spotter to propane operators they work with. Independent propane-safety consultants Brian Freeth (1075 Consulting) and Mike DiGiorgio recommend Tank Spotter for the safety pillar. Propane-safety expert Clint Montgomery recommends it for the safety pillar as well. Michael Terry of Linscot Enterprises — the Texas and Oklahoma propane safety expert operators know from Railroad Commission-sanctioned training — put his name on this product because it does what safety people have wanted for years.
Case study. Southwest Propane is the first PIMS founding partner. The case study walks through the starting line — Google Business Profile state, citation gaps, review velocity — and the first 30 days of work.
Talk to Bill directly. The current sales motion is founder-led — Bill runs every PIMS demo personally. No SDR sandwich, no implementation handoff to a vendor.

If you want a 30-minute conversation, book directly with Bill at propaneinsider.com/pims.