Case Study:
Established in 1966, Shamrock Cabinets is one of the Midwest’s most renowned makers of custom fixtures, manufacturing cabinets for residential homes and new construction, working with builders and directly with customers all over the Kansas City area. To bring in raw materials and to deliver finished cabinets, Shamrock operates its own fleet of box trucks and service vans.
CUSTOMER:
INDUSTRY:
LOCATION:
SHAMROCK CABINETS
MANUFACTURING
KANSAS, USA
Onsite Fleet
Fueling
Customer Overview
Shamrock was fuelling their own vehicles and had seen that with two employees in each vehicle, time was being lost fueling trucks at gas stations. Bulk fuel storage wasn’t an option due to complex regulations at their city location. They had tried having someone in house to check truck fuel levels and drive each truck to a station at night to refuel, but it wasn’t efficient. The company was looking for a provider of a better fueling solution.
Challenge
World Kinect carried out a detailed review of Shamrock’s existing fleet fueling operations and fleet card cost analysis, recommending Shamrock to introduce Onsite Fleet Fueling in addition to the fleet cards.
World Kinect Solution
World Kinect technicians now arrive onto Shamrock site every Monday, Wednesday, & Friday to deliver fuel directly into Shamrock’s trucks and vans.
The trucks are fueled with diesel and vans with gasoline at the same delivery.
Fleet cards are used as a backup solution when vehicles must travel long distance or after very busy days when vehicles need fuel before the next onsite fleet fueling delivery.
Shamrock no longer needs to worry about fueling their vehicles.
Drivers are spending time on the road instead of fueling at gas stations, saving the business time and money.
Shamrock does not need to deal with onsite tank regulations – “an EPA nightmare”.
Business Impact
COST SAVINGS
IN DRIVER
MAN HOURS
NO TIME WASTED FOR FUELING AT GAS STATIONS
When we discovered World Kinect, we thought that was about the most perfect solution. We are not required at Shamrock to worry about fueling the vehicles. We don't have to touch it. Plus, there's some degree of liability to just pumping your own fuel.
A lot can happen at a gas station. So, if you take that out of the process, then the drivers leave here, they go directly to the job site, they come directly back to Shamrock. It's a huge benefit.
BOB LESLIE, PURCHASING,
SHAMROCK CABINETS, USA
Source energy
and fuel
REDUCED REGULATORY
& LIABILITY CONCERNS
Onsite Fleet Fueling now takes care of about 90% of Shamrock’s fuel needs, the other 10% are met with fleet fuel cards.
Our delivery technician arrives after hours, using the gate code, and fuels when the Next To Nature’s vehicles are parked overnight.