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| Our trucks can be seen throughout the York
County area delivering fuel to many homes, schools, and businesses. We pride ourselves in
on-time delivery, competitive fuel prices, and great customer service. For our business owners, we'll help you gain control over the buying practices of your drives by providing a detailed statement to your company that simplifies your bookeeping and improves control. Our site offers a wide range of information about us. If you don't find what your looking for on our site, please contact us. Our History Edris Oil Service was started in 1965 by Warren R. Edris when he purchased Gotwalt Oil. The company consisted of two old tank wagon delivery trucks. The company continued to be based at the Sinclair Terminal, also known as the 5 mile house, at Spring Grove Road and Rt. 30. |
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| In those days the the company was a
commission agent for Sinclair. This involved delivering home heating oil to Sinclair
customers who were then billed by Sinclar, and Edris Oil was paid a 2-cent commission on
each gallon sold. For this 2-cent commission the vehicles needed to be maintained,
insurance purchased, drivers paid, and the company was also responsible for the collection
of bad debts. Sinclair was later bought out by British Petroleum (BP) and Edris Oil was required to become a distributor. This required taking over the customer base and no longer being a commission agent. The customers were now Edris Oil Service customers and pricing and billing were now the companies responsibility. In 1974 we moved from the 5 mile house to a location in Thomasville, PA that was a garage with gasoline pumps. The interior was converted to office space and the bays were used as storage for motor oil and miscellaneous items. A new business was started on the property using the existing gasoline tanks to start a gas only service station. The company was incorporated in 1975 and about this time a new island was constructed and tank installed to sell on road diesel fuel. This was a great product to begin offering because it was one of the few on road diesel pumps in the area. The sales from this pump evolved from cash sales, to having a a manual charge account system to eventually our first key lock system. Under Warren's guidance the company grew by word-of-mouth. Great customer service along with competitive pricing spurred growth over the next 10 years. In 1986 Warren turned to his son, Steve, to join the company and help move it forward into the future. Steve pushed the company into the computer age and found that the key lock system was not satisfying the needs of their customers. In 1991, Edris Oil Service joined the Pacific Pride fueling network. This gave companies more sites to fuel at and better management reports for companies to control costs. The advantages of Pacific Pride created the need for more sites. In 1993, Edris
built another site at 1202 Camp Betty Washington Road,
just off exit 18 of I-83. Edris Oil Service continued to expand by adding a site at 3195 W. Market Street, also known as Pottery Hill, for those
who have been here a while, or just East of the Rt. 30 bypass) and the site at 445 Moulstown Road in Hanover. These sites were built near
major routes to provide the greatest convenience for anyone traveling in York County. The
network of Pacific Prides' cover Pennsylvania and the United States allowing customers to
buy fuel anywhere and receive one bill. For more information, contact us. |
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