Douglass Distributing
Douglass Distributing founded 1981 in Sherman, TX by William “Bill” Duglass.
Acquisitions
- 1981 - Douglass Distributing bought out Exxon consignee located in VanAlstyne, TX. This purchase expanded the Exxon Tankwagon and Lubricants divisions.
- 1982, Douglass Distributing purchased John’s Sandblasting (formerly a foundry) and expanded their compound located at 325 E Forest Avenue in Sherman, TX.
- 1983, opened their first store (Lone Star #4) located at 1716 Texoma Parkway in Sherman, TX.
- 1986, Douglass Distributing acquired Schneider Energy of Gainesville, TX. This purchase also included an office and a bulk plant located there in Gainesville.
- 1988, Douglass Distributing founded Douglass Distributing Carrier, Inc. In addition, Douglass purchased the Skating Rink/ Elk’s Lodge and the Pallet Company (formerly known as the Barq Soda Factory). This same year Douglass bought out T.M. Hughes in Celina, TX. With this purchase they expanded their Tank wagon division and started carrying Mobil Lubricants.
- 1990 Acquired Sooner Oil located in Denison, TX. It was at this time that Douglass started in the Propane business and also began branding with Phillips 66 fuel.
- 1991, Douglass Distributing bought out Young Oil Company in McKinney, TX. This expanded their Transport business and they also began branding with Shell fuels. In March of that year they began branding with Citgo fuels.
- 1996, Douglass Distributing bought out Bolin Oil located in McKinney, TX. This expanded the Douglass tank wagon division. Also during this year, Douglass bought out Hall Oil located in Bonham, TX.
- 1997 In July, Douglass opened Lone Star #67 located at 312 North Hwy 75 in VanAlstyne, TX. This was the first store of its kind in this area. The complex included Burger King, with an indoor playground, a Subway and a Baskin Robbins – and of course a state of the art convenient store. This same year, Douglass also bought out Burton Oil Company in Sherman, TX, which expanded the Propane division
- 1999, Douglass Distributing bought out Montgomery Oil located in Paris, TX, which expanded the Lubricants division. That same year, Douglass also traded property in Carrollton for two existing retail stores in Denton.
- 2000, Douglass purchased the Everett Funeral Home to expand the compound and bought out Sooner Propane located in Madill, OK. Later this year, Douglass began using CFN (Commercial Fueling Network) to expand our unbranded fuel division.
- 2001, Douglass Distributing began branding with Mobil fuels. Then on June 1st of 2002, Douglass bought out Blackburn Propane located in Kenefic, OK.
- 2003, Douglass Distributing bought out another Propane business – Suburban Propane located in Sherman, TX. They also began branding with Diamond Shamrock/ Valero at this time.
- 2004 Douglass purchased the Barney Holland Oil Company’s Shell Retailer Supply Agreements in February. Barney Holland Oil Company remains a customer of Douglass Distributing for unbranded products.
- 2005, Douglass Distributing bought out Hunt Company Oil located in Greenville, TX. This expanded their Transport division. Later that year in October, Douglass expanded their Propane division by purchasing Hoganson Propane located in Sherman, TX.