HISTORY

In 1947 Exxon established a railroad bulk plant in Sherman and Gainesville, TX.  On July 1, 1981 Bill Douglass bought out this Exxon consignee in Sherman, TX.  Included with the purchase was an Exxon Transport division, an Exxon Tank wagon division, an Exxon Lubricants division and a TBA (Tires, Batteries & Accessories) division.  Douglass Distributing was formed. 

On August 1 of that same year Douglass Distributing bought out another Exxon consignee located in VanAlstyne, TX.  This purchase expanded the Exxon Tankwagon and Lubricants divisions.  .

In 1982, Douglass Distributing purchased John’s Sandblasting (formerly a foundry) and expanded their compound located at 325 E Forest Avenue in Sherman, TX.  In 1983 Douglass Distributing built their Original Office

In 1983, Douglass decided to enter the world of retail.  They open their first store (Lone Star #4) located at 1716 Texoma Parkway in Sherman, TX.  This store was closed in April of 2006 to remodel and update the facility and reopened it September of that same year.

In 1986, Douglass Distributing acquired Schneider Energy of Gainesville, TX.  This brought the third expansion for the Exxon Transport, the Exxon Tank wagon and the Exxon Lubricants divisions.  This purchase also included an office and a bulk plant located there in Gainesville.

On February 1^st of 1988, Exxon withdrew from the delivery of fuel.  Douglass Distributing took action and founded Douglass Distributing Carrier, Inc and began transporting the fuel themselves. 
 

In April of 1988, Douglass purchased the Skating Rink/ Elk’s Lodge and the Pallet Company (formerly known as the Barq Soda Factory) to expand their compound.  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.

In April of 1989, a massive flood came to Gainesville, TX.  The flood was so bad all the creeks in Gainesville ran out of their banks.  Even the zoo in Gainesville flooded and many animals were loose in the city, including an elephant.  The elephant was submerged but managed to survive by keeping his trunk above water and hanging on to a tree with it.  The damage at the Douglass Distributing site in Gainesville was extensive.  There was six feet of water when the flooding stopped.  The water also took a storage shed over a 6 ft fence located on site.  The conditions brought by the flood made it too dangerous to continue to operate a bulk plant there so the office and bulk plant were closed.

The year 1990 was a big one for Douglass Distributing.  In March of that year, they 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.  In May of that same year, Douglass also expanded their Sherman compound by purchasing two pieces of property – the Washateria/ Pattern Shop and the Buffalo Oil Refinery property.

In February of 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.
 

In December of 1992, Douglass Distributing placed focus on their strengths and decided to discontinue the TBA (Tires, Batteries & Accessories) division.

In 1993, Douglass Distributing opened the award winning Lone Star #50 that is located at 2920 Hwy 75 North in Sherman, TX.  This continues to be one of their highest volume locations due to the fantastic placement at the corner of Hwy 75 and Hwy 82.

In 1995, Douglass expanded their family of brands once again by adding the Fina fuel brand.

In February 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.

The year of 1997 was another big one for Douglass Distributing.  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

In January of 1998 Douglass Distributing completed their office expansion.  The office that now stands is twice the size of the original office.  Then in May, Douglass bought out Mont Hendricks located in Farmersville, TX, which expanded their Tank wagon division Also that year they bought the property from Love Monument Field to expand the main compound further.

In 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.

In June of 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.

In December of 2001, Douglass Distributing began branding with Mobil fuels.  Then on June 1^st of 2002, Douglass bought out Blackburn Propane located in Kenefic, OK.

In June of 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.

Douglass purchased the Barney Holland Oil Company’s Shell Retailer Supply Agreements in February 2004. Barney Holland Oil Company remains a customer of Douglass Distributing for unbranded products. Not only did this acquisition expand the Transport Division, but Douglass was also able to start branding with Shell and Texaco fuels.

In July of 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. 

Douglass opened its first Post Office substation in May of 2006.  The United States Post Office is located at Lone Star #50 at Hwy 75 and 82.

Present day Douglass Distributing is proud to distribute 130,000,000 gallons of fuel annually.  Their carrier group consists of 15 trucks that run 24 hours a day/ 7 days a week.  Douglass has drivers on staff with access to all local terminals.  Douglass also maintains a maintenance staff of 8 full time technicians, which are also available 24 hours a day/ 7 days a week.  Their retail division now owns and operates 14 co-branded sites and employs over 200+ team members. 

Douglass Distributing is a widely recognized member of the North Texas Community and plays a vital role in that
community every day.