The Petroleum Quality Institute of America (PQIA) is pleased to announce Dennis K. Burke, Inc. has joined PQIA's growing list of supporters working to help assure the quality and integrity of motor oils, transmission fluids, and other lubricants in the market. Dennis K. Burke, Inc is a family owned business headquartered in Chelsea, Massachusetts. The company has been delivering diesel fuel, gasoline, and a complete line of lubricants since 1961.
Greg Dunker, General Manager of the Lubricants Division at Dennis K. Burke says, "Dennis K. Burke is devoted to supplying our customers with high quality products and services. The service PQIA provides is very important in protecting the consumer and helping our industry's reputation. We are pleased to support PQIA in that they help assure a level playing field and have done an excellent job shining a light on the issue of substandard motor oils in the market."
PQIA President Thomas F. Glenn says "We welcome the support of Dennis K. Burke and its commitment to quality demonstrated by its willingness, like all our supporters, to agree to our Supporter Code of Conduct." Further, Glenn adds, "While it is clear we still face serious challenges with poor quality off-spec lubricants in the market, it is with the help of Dennis K. Burke and our other supporters that we are able to continue our work."
To date, PQIA has identified over 20 different brands of packaged motor oils and AFTs on retail shelves that can cause damage to car engines or transmissions. In addition, dozens more brands have been found that fail a claimed specification or are labeled with false or misleading claims.
About PQIA
PQIAs mission is to serve the consumer of lubricants by testing and reporting on the quality and integrity of lubricants in the marketplace. It is expected that this improved visibility of quality will lead to wider conformance by lubricant manufacturers to specification and performance claims. PQIA supporters include Afton, Chevron, CHS Industries, CITGO, Eni USA R&M Co., Gulf Lubricants, Phillips 66, Lubrizol, Infineum, Lubricating Specialties Co., Pinnacle Oil, Universal Lubricants, Warren Distribution, Warren Oil, Safety-Kleen, Chemlube, G.H. Berlin Lubricants, Circle Lubricants, Leahy-Wolf, Ocean State Oil and Domestic Fuels and Lubes, and now, Dennis K. Burke. Click PQIA for more
About Dennis K. Burke
Dennis K. Burke, Inc. distributes Citgo Lubricants throughout New England. The Company headquarters are located in Chelsea, Massachusetts, and Burke manages fuel terminal positions from Maryland to Maine. Dennis K. Burke, Inc. is a leading distributor of diesel fuel, gasoline, and alternative transportation and heating fuels throughout the Northeast.