If you own a mobile oil change business and have at least 100 monthly customers or 300 total customers, you may consider purchasing oil in bulk to save costs. Oil is a big cost in the mobile oil change business, although not as much as labor. But whatever savings you make means more profit for your small business.
As the founder of Oil Change Guys, let me share a few secrets with you. You see that bulk providers tend to be regional, and sometimes for the best service and price, you might find that it’s more a matter of area than brand. Although for customers it is more about brand. Some larger fleet customers will specify the brand and you want to make sure you can deliver, otherwise your competitor gets the account instead of you.
We have always found that a proper deal with a local regional supplier can indeed be significant, even to the point where representatives from the regional oil company visit you and see what they can do to help you. Including things like interest-free loans and / or purchase-based financing agreements or purchase guarantees. This can help you with expansion dollars to take on larger local and regional accounts and expand your business, buy new units, or buy a pesky competitor, who can add accounts without long travel times.
To find a bulk oil supplier you will probably need to check. Let’s say you are in OH, for example. This is good status for workers and vendors, which means there are some really good options and a bit of competition for you to get better services, extras, and a lower price. Of course, also across the river in KY you will find a support structure available through Valvoline, although they may also consider it competition from their own in-house mobile oil change units. They have mobile oil change company software.
Of course, if you are fleeting and intending to do more, you may not want to put all your eggs in one basket, as some larger fleets prefer Chevron, which has a large following and others will only use Shell Rotella; http://www.rotella.com/ A good place to check which intermediaries are in your area to serve your oil needs is to check with your local School District, why not check with the Superintendent of Transportation, where do they buy?
your bulk oil for buses? Could that give you a good clue?
In fact, it pays to shop around when looking for a bulk oil distributor and it also makes sense to use a local supplier as they may end up referring business to you, because they know you will be using their products. So think about this, as your supplier is part of your business team, in every way. They know it and you should know it too.