Lewis Oil

Lewis Oil is a 50 Year Old, family-owned, business. The technical term for the industry is 'jobber' or “Marketer”. Lewis Oil serves a 14 county area in North Central Florida, delivering 30 million gallons of petroleum products to convenience stores, farms, construction sites, and most importantly, act as First Responders for local, state, and federal emergency agencies and large grocery and medical concerns. Other customers include Shands and North Florida Regional Hospitals, the University of Florida, all local TV and radio stations, and the local power plants.

Lewis Oil Company, Inc. is a family business, founded by H. Wendell Lewis.Mr. Lewis, served as an employee of Standard Oil since 1962, and took over the companys products distribution agency in Gainesville in 1973 under the corporate name of Wendell Lewis, Inc. The name was changed to Lewis Oil Company, Inc. in 1981.In the following years, Mr. Lewis also formed or bought out other corporations related to the same industry including Petroleum Aids, Inc., and Lewco, Inc.

Current Operations
Mr. Lewis and his wife, Jualene, are now retired, but the business continues to be operated with his tradition of service and excellence by members of his family.

About Wenda Lewis
Wenda Lewis, VP & CEO of Lewis Oil Co., has personally raised over $500,000 for the Alzheimers Association and Alz Place.Ms. Lewis is a senior member of the FPMAs Board of Directors and is well versed in the issues of the industry. She is networked throughout the state, region, and in particular with Chevron/Texacos National Leadership.

Lewis Oil Background
Lewis Oil is a 50 Year Old, family-owned, business. The technical term for the industry is “jobber” or “Marketer”. Lewis Oil serves a 14 county area in North Central Florida, delivering 30 million gallons of petroleum products to convenience stores, farms, construction sites, and most importantly, act as First Responders for local, state, and federal emergency agencies and large grocery and medical concerns. Other customers include Shands and North Florida Regional Hospitals, the University of Florida, all local TV and radio stations, and the local power plants. Heating fuel is delivered during the winter.

It is important to understand the difference between Jobbers and retail gas stations. First, there are only 75 jobbers serving twenty-five million Floridians. Only jobbers have the infrastructure to transport, deliver, and store gasoline and oil. A typical gas station has about 24,000 gallons of fuel on hand and cannot get gas on their own except from a jobber. In times of crisis or in emergency conditions, jobbers can move a million gallons of gas directly into the command centers or fueling stations of the First Responders. It is correct to classify jobbers as critical First Responders.

The basic concerns of Floridas jobbers, much like most businesses, center on government regulations, environmental oversight, and taxes. Leadership on energy related committees is of interest to the FPMA and jobbers like Lewis Oil. Issues like the RFS (ethanol), the Domestic Fuels Act of 2012 (HB 4345), the sub-issue of E-15 (of particular concern to humid Florida), and the new EPA UST rules are on all jobbers list of critical issues. Beyond energy issues, many jobbers also own convenience stores, which are getting hit hard with a myriad of new and onerous ADA rules and trivial lawsuits.The Lewis Oil Company is active community members, active in local and state politics, donating thousands of dollars to local charities and conservative candidates.