Press Release

TMS automates Amtrak at Ivy City, DC

Toronto, August 12, 2008 – TMS just finished working with Savage Associates, Inc., in conjunction with Larson and Company and TPC in installing refueling automation systems for Amtrak at their Ivy City facility in Washington, DC.  The Ivy City location is in close proximity to Union Station, home to the Headquarters for Amtrak and is a major refueling point for Amtrak’s high speed Acela Express, Northeast Regional, and Silver Star lines.  The refueling automation system is used to track the refueling of the locomotives and diesel inventory levels.

Savage Associates, Inc of Berkeley Heights, NJ has provided professional services for the design, supply, and/or installation of over 1200 petroleum, industrial, and military storage and loading arm transfer and distribution systems since 1948.

For information: http://www.petrochemtech.com
Contact: petrochem1@hotmail.com
Phone: (908) 322-6920
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TMSexhibits at 2008 ILTA in Houston, Texas

Toronto, June 11, 2008 – TMS exhibits the most stable and reliable Terminal Management Software system on the market, the TMS6000 at this years ILTA (International Liquid Terminals Association) annual exposition. Guy Roberge and Jason LeVine demonstrated the first ever wireless solution for the Toptech Multiload SMP offered in the market. Designed solely by TMS, the wireless solution is a perfect fit for mobile pumping skids that are becoming a mainstay in the railcar offloading environment. We would like to thank our loyal distributors, customers and soon to be customers that took the time to visit our booth, meet our personnel, and evaluate our products.(Download)

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TMS exhibits at Annual Atlantic Regional Energy Expo

Toronto, April 22, 2008 – TMS combined forces with Savage and Associates to exhibit Terminal Automation Solutions to the Atlantic Regional Energy Expo in Atlantic City this week.  TMS, developer of the TMS6000 Terminal Management Software package, displayed how its low-cost alternative to Terminal Automation is a perfect fit for the Atlantic Region.  We would like to thank Brian and Mark Savage for their generosity at this year’s expo.  We would like to thank all those that took the time to visit our booth, meet our personnel, and evaluate our products.

Savage and Associates have been providing hardware solutions to the petroleum business for over 70 years.  From the first Top loading Arm to the first EPA approved Vapor Recovery System, Savage and Associates are leading the way to the future of liquid and vapor handling.

For information:  http://www.petrochemtech.com/about.htm                              Contact:  petrochem1@hotmail.com
Phone: (908) 322-6920
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TMS at 57th NPGA Southeastern Convention and International Expo

Toronto, March 30, 2008 – TMS exhibited the state-of-the-art Volumetric Propane Dispenser  at the 57th NPGA expo in Atlanta, GA.  TMS also displayed its Piston Prover along with the TMS6000 suite of Automation software; the TMS6000 for plants and terminals and the TMS6000m, a truck based data capture software solution. We would like to thank all of would like to thank those that took the time to visit our booth, meet our personnel, and evaluate our products. (Download)

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Quarles Petroleum Inc. utilizes the TMS6000interface to the Toptech TDS

Toronto, February 7, 2008 – Quarles Petroleum, Inc. utilizes the TMS6000 interface to the Toptech TDS system to secure new business.

            Quarles Petroleum, Inc. has been operating since 1939 providing energy products throughout the Virginia and Maryland area.  Donna Cornwell was recently asked about the need to integrate the TMS6000 Automation package with the Toptech TDS system Donna Cornwell responded, “Quarles Petroleum has just completed a major renovation project at our Fredericksburg, Virginia terminal.  Part of this renovation project was designed to attract terminal exchange partners.  TMS integration to TopTech TDS allowed us to accommodate Shell Products US as our new terminal exchange partner.  If we had not been able to offer this integration we most likely would not have been able to strike an agreement.”  (Download)

Donna Cornwell
Quarles Petroleum, Inc.
Transport & Purchasing

For information: http://www.quarlesinc.com

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TMS6000 interfaces with the Toptech TDS system

Toronto, January 20, 2008– Total Meter Services, Inc. announces the completion of its integration to the TopTech TDS (Toptech Data Services) system. The TDS is a service provided by TopTech that allows users to gather and use transaction data from remote terminals.  Total Meter Services TMS6000 operates at the physical plant controlling and automating bulk plant operations such as driver verification, transaction capture and BOL (Bill of Lading) printing.  The TMS6000 then outputs the transaction data in the compatible data file recognized by TDS. The transaction data is sent immediately to TDS servers located at Toptech's facility. Each TDS customer's data is immediately available via the Internet by accessing the TDS website

Toptech Systems, Inc., part of the Liquid Controls Group, a unit of IDEX Corporation and can be contacted directly for more information about the TDS system. (Download)

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TMS6000 exports to Quickbooks Suite of Accounting Software

Toronto, December 12, 2007 – The TMS team has finished product interface to the Quickbooks Accounting package.  The development work by the TMS team now allows communication between the TMS6000 software suite and the Quickbooks accounting software package. At the end of the development process, the TMS6000 software system was sending files directly into Quickbooks. Invoices were being created by Quickbooks with the gallons, price, service charges & taxes with data coming from the TMS6000 system. (Download)

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TMS completes Toptech MultiLoad product interface

Toronto, June 12, 2007 – Toptech Systems, Inc., part of the Liquid Controls Group,
cordially opened its doors to the development team of Total Meter Services, Inc.
The meeting was facilitated by the Liquid Controls Group, a unit of IDEX Corporation
(NYSE: IEX). The purpose of the meeting was to enable the creation of an interface
between the Toptech MultiLoad II Single Meter Preset (SMP) and the TMS6000
Terminal Management Software package.

The TMS team was able to complete the product interface to the MultiLoad II Single
Meter Preset (SMP). The development work by the TMS team now allows
communication between the SMP preset and the TMS6000 software suite. (Download)

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TMS Automates Coors/MMI Ethanol plant

Toronto, January 15, 2007 – Coors Brewing Company has created an innovative system for making productive use for the millions of gallons of waste beer at its Golden, CO brewery. They convert it to ethanol. The trend toward environmentally friendly fuels has caught on like a whirlwind in Colorado. Waste beer, a by-product of brewing process, is refined to create 3 million gallons of ethanol per year. The refining is done through a partnership with Merrick and Co. The 200-proof ethanol is then blended with gasoline and sold in the Rocky Mountain region.

Total Meter Services, Inc. (TMS) was contracted by Coors/Merrick to supply Terminal Management Software to control and track the flow of the ethanol. The waste beer is piped from the Coors Brewery to the Ethanol refinery. After the waste beer is converted into ethanol the final product is then dispensed to tractor trailers for delivery to regional fuel companies.

The TMS6000 Terminal automation software package was deployed to MMI ETOH to capture custody transfer data of refined ethanol that is released to trucks for customer delivery. MMI ETOH needed a few key components that the TMS6000 readily provides. MMI ETOH needed to record who the driver’s ID, the customer of delivery, and print a bill of Lading. In addition, MMI ETOH needed to have the capability to print reports and be able to monitor the system remotely.

Total Meter Services, Inc provided Coors/Merrick with state of the art technology to
support their state of the art fuel alternative. It is imperative that bulk plant technology
keep up with the technology of alternative fuels so they chose the leaders in bulk plant hardware and software technology to complete their latest project. (Download)

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Completes installation of new loading racks and
Terminal Management Software for Foster Fuels, Inc.

Toronto, June 21, 2007 – “Biodiesel is a non-toxic, biodegradable diesel replacement
fuel that is manufactured from domestically-produced oils such as soybean oil...” (Foster Fuels 2007) As “Green” energy grows in popularity so is the need to house the resource and ensure that every precious gallon is accounted for accurately.

Foster Fuels, Inc. of Brookneal, VA has contracted with Total Meter Services to construct and automate its new biodiesel bulk plant. TMS was asked to fabricate and install the 9 position top loading and 5 position bottom loading racks. The skids were fabricated in Total Meters Service’s Toronto facility and shipped to Virginia for installation. To compliment the new bulk plant is the installation of the TMS6000 Terminal Management Software. The TMS6000 is a custody transfer software application that will allow Foster Fuels, Inc. to monitor, track and report the loading of all biodiesel in their new facility as well as monitor fuel volumes in real-time.

Total Meter Services, Inc partnered with Liquid Controls, an IDEX company and its
distributors to offer Foster Fuels state of the art technology to support their state of the
art fuel alternative. It is imperative that bulk plant technology keep up with the
technology of alternative fuels so Foster Fuels, Inc. chose the leaders in bulk plant
hardware and software technology to complete their latest project.(Download)

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