LItter Quality Propane - About

A Brief History of Litter Propane

In 1926, Robert E. Litter (21) worked as store manager for J.C. Penney's retail location in Chillicothe, OH. The same year, Robert E. received a letter from James Cash Penney, the retailing giant's founder, requesting Bob to travel to New York City to personally meet with him in his office. After traveling to New York City by train, J.C. offered Bob an executive position within the corporation. Bob was very appreciative, but declined the offer because he was getting ready to go into business for himself. J.C. replied, "I'm not surprised. I'm sure you'll be a success".

By 1928 Robert E. had saved enough money to buy his first delivery truck. Bob decided to haul, deliver and sell coal to the residents of Chillicothe, Ohio. After incorporating in 1932 under the name of "Bob Litter's Fuel & Heating Company", he worked long hours and seven days a week building his customer base. Sales were conducted via Door to door in those days. After loading, hauling and delivering to his customers, Bob would spend the rest of the evening knocking on potential customers' doors. Bob kept a rock in the cab of his truck to use to knock on the many doors to save his knuckles from too much abuse.

In 1938 Bob learned about a new product called propane. He decided to begin selling gas because he believed propane would eventually replace coal. Over time, Bob was proven right. Being the entrepreneur that he was, Bob explored other businesses and ventured into other industries that have all proven to be good investments.

In 1969 Robert E. turned the reigns of the business over to his son Robert W. Bob Jr. became involved in all aspects of the business and was instrumental in its continued growth.

In 2005 Robert W. appointed his son Matthew Litter as President of all business operations, where Matt presides to this day. Matt is proud of and believes very strongly in the philosophies that his grandfather taught. He teaches each of them to the company's many employees so that His Grandfather's knowledge and experience will benefit its customers long in to the future.

Matt Litter	Clarence Hixson	Derrick "Andy" Jones	Tim Colburn	Rick Turner	Jim Harris	Mike Setty	Casondra Beasley
Nate Adams	Angie Hart	Juanita Wollenberg	John Rowland	Heidi Cunningham	Brad Cosenza

Matt Litter

President of Litter Quality Propane and the company's creative engine, Matt's been awarded two US Patents along with numerous Trademarks and Copyrights throughout his career. In 2010, some of his companies received Anheuser-Busch Inbev's nationally coveted "Best Practice" award for outstanding innovation. His other achievements include the invention of the "Voodoo" Hovermachine, which makes it possible to set propane tanks when adverse ground conditions exist, the creation of "The Wild Adventures of Buster Buffalo and His Sidekick Duke", the "Vapor Management", "Range", "Pick A Price" and "Bullseye Prebuy" propane programs. He continues developing new ideas and concepts with the goal of creating a better customer experience. Matt's favorite saying is, "There's a solution for every problem and problems with every solution".

Clarence Hixson

Clarence has worked for Litter Quality Propane for over ten years. Clarence is a bobtail delivery truck driver who services the Pickaway County area and the communities of Williamsport, Ashville and Circleville to name a few.

Derrick "Andy" Jones

Andy has worked for Litter Quality Propane for over four years. Andy is a very versatile employee who performs three skilled and important positions within the company. From late spring until late fall each year Andy serves as one of our three service technicians. He installs and removes tanks, checks and repairs gas systems and services company equipment. During the heating season Andy drives our Kenworth transport tractor to supply our bulk plants with the propane used for retail sales. Andy also is a bobtail delivery driver and services much of the eastern and northern sections of Ross County.

Tim Colburn

Tim has been an employee of Litter Quality Propane for over twelve years. Tim is our lead transport driver and spends most of his time in our new 2008 Kenworth T800 Conventional Transport Tractor. Tim's primary role is to make sure that each day the propane we have purchased is picked up and delivered to our bulk storage facilities to assure that propane is available for delivery to our customers.

Rick Turner

Rick has been with Litter Quality Propane for over seventeen years making him the most tenured employee in the delivery department. Rick leads our team of technicians as he is highly trained and certified but more importantly has many years of experience in the propane industry. Rick has set tanks, installed new services and repaired operational malfunctions in all the counties we service.

Jim Harris

Jim has been an employee of Litter Quality Propane for over thirteen years and serves as the manager for both the service and delivery departments. Jim is responsible for scheduling all service related work and propane deliveries. Jim is highly trained and certified and oversees all safety related issues. Jim works with many of our industrial customers in training their employees in the correct procedures for filling propane storage tanks.

Mike Setty

Mike has been with Litter Quality Propane for over three and a half years. Mike is a delivery driver who drives every type of delivery truck used by the company. Mike's primary responsibility is to our cylinder customers. On his cylinder delivery truck Mike delivers one hundred pound cylinders, thirty three pound forklift truck cylinders and twenty pound cylinders. Mike also supports bobtail delivery when things get hectic by driving a bobtail for residential deliveries. He also drives the Kenworth transport to supply our bulk plants with the fuel they require for customer deliveries.

Casondra Beasley

Ms. Beasley joined the Litter Quality Propane family in February of 2011 and comes to us from Rumpke Waste and Recycling formally RLS Recycling in Chillicothe. Cassie's primary responsibility is working with the delivery and service departments to assign and dispatch service work and delivery routes. Her duties also include preparation of statistical data, accounts payable and customer service inquiries. Cassie's outside interests include spending quality time with her fiance and her family.

Nate Adams

Mr. Nate Adams has changed positions with the company in recent months moving from our delivery department as a bobtail drive to our sales department as a sales associate. Nate has always enjoyed interacting with our customers and looks forward to working with our existing customers and bringing many new customers to Litter Quality Propane. Nate is very knowledgeable about all aspects of the propane industry and knows how to talk the language of the propane industry. Give Nate a call today to discuss any and all your propane needs.

Angie Hart

Angie has been with Litter Quality Propane for just over six years and has held three different positions in the office over her tenure. She has recently taken the position of Credit and Accounts Receivable Manager and is responsible for all issues concerning budgets, credit approval and denials, state and federal HEAP and payment questions. Angie is very intelligent and has a great working knowledge of the propane business.

Juanita Wollenberg

Juanita has been with Litter Quality Propane for over FORTY ONE YEARS! Needless to say Juanita has seen just about all there is to see in the propane business. She has held most of the positions in the office and today enjoys her position in charge of all data entry. Juanita still likes to take customer calls as many of our long time customers ask for her by name.

John Rowland

John is one of the newest member of the Litter Quality Propane team starting here in November 2008. John, however, is not new to the Litter family of companies coming to propane from Classic Brands where he held the position of area manager. His responsibilities here at Litter Quality Propane entail oversight of the sales and marketing strategies of the company. John develops and maintains the budgets for sales, marketing and advertising and directs the sales staff. John's outside interests include coaching baseball and basketball, golfing, playing the guitar and his membership in the Chillicothe Elks Lodge.

Heidi Cunningham

Heidi has been with the company a total of three years with a short break to ply her skills at both Alcoa and the Dave Strickland Insurance Agency. Heidi's responsibilities are many but primarily involve; dispatching the service and bobtail delivery vehicles, scheduling the transport deliveries for both our bulk plants and customer deliveries and is responsible for managing the office. Heidi knows the propane business inside and out and is comfortable rectifying a service issue or a billing question at any level.

Brad Cosenza

Brad has been with Litter Quality Propane for just over a year and a half. For sixteen years prior to coming to Litter Brad served as the City of Chillicothe's Parks and Recreation Director. As general manager of the company Brad is responsible for all aspects of the operation of the company and reports to the owners. Brad has two daughters Katelyn and Allison and lives in Chillicothe.