Holtzman Corporation
5534 N. MAIN ST , MOUNT JACKSON, Virginia, United States

Since 1972, Holtzman Corp. has been proud to serve the residents, businesses, and agricultural leaders of the Shenandoah Valley and beyond, providing them with high quality products and services ranging from oil and propane to industrial lubricants to restaurants.  Founded on the values of honesty, integrity, and fair dealing, we respect our customers for what they are: The purpose of our existence.  Holtzman Corp. was founded in Mount Jackson, VA and now has facilities and offices across Virginia in the cities of Strasburg, Luray, Leesburg, Harrisonburg, Culpeper, and Moorefield, WV. Stop by one of our offices or show rooms in Mount Jackson, Strasburg or Luray, or call in to discuss your needs with one of our customer service representatives. We would love to serve you.

Holtzman Oil  is a product of Virginia. Our founder, Bill Holtzman, got his start working in the apple industry after graduating from Virginia Tech and continuing on to Cornell for his Masters in Pomology. Bill returned to Virginia and spent the 1960’s working in apple production for T.B. Byrd and Senator Harry Byrd, at Turkey Knob Orchards in Mount Jackson, VA.  He worked for the Byrds for 11 years before he decided to start his own company.

In July 1972, Bill bought Gulf distributor Nelson Oil Company from Nelson’s trustee. He had $5,000 in cash and borrowed $37,000 from First Virginia Bank with his Thunderbird as collateral. He continued working with Turkey Knob Orchards through the end of the year while getting Holtzman Oil off the ground in the evenings and on weekends.  In December of 1972, he hired a local teenager named Rick Koontz to help out part time after school. Today, Rick has been with the company for over 45 years and is now the Vice President of Holtzman Oil. At the end of first calendar year, the company made $18.00 in profit. The full time staff was made up of 1 secretary, 3 drivers, and 1 warehouse manager. The company had 3 oil trucks and one pickup. That year they moved less than 1 million gallons of product.

The years went by and Holtzman Corp. continued to grow. In 1997, Bill started the propane side of the business with his son, Todd. Todd is now the General Manager of Holtzman Propane  and also runs an ice manufacturing and distribution business called Valley Ice. Today, the Holtzman businesses deal with Gasoline, Diesel, Heating Fuel, Propane, and Lubricants while also offering HVAC installation and maintenance, an ice manufacturing and distribution business, a full service truck and automotive shop, an in-house construction company, 3 Denny’s restaurants and many other services.  

Today, Holtzman Oil is the largest oil company in the region, providing products to over 150 gas stations, serving tens of thousands of residential, commercial and agricultural customers with oil and propane products and employing over 300 people. Growing to become the largest regional Oil Company has required lots of hard work, and here at Holtzman Corp. we value the community and the employees which have made it their mission to see the business to where it is today.

AUTOMATIC FILL

Our Automatic Fill plan tailors our delivery schedule to your household’s usage and needs, allowing you to focus on things other than monitoring your propane tank. We use the Degree Day Forecasting System to monitor your propane usage. The system uses information on daily weather conditions, your tank size and estimated usage to come up with a delivery schedule.  Deliveries are targeted when your tank is between 10%-20% full. Our sophisticated system re-evaluates your usage and projected delivery dates each time a delivery is made, so the delivery system is constantly improving.  The best part is Automatic Fill customers save 5 cents per gallon on each delivery! In addition to this, Holtzman Propane has on-call delivery service year-round if you find yourself out of fuel. Our answering service will contact the on-call driver and the driver will contact you.  We take all out-of-gas situations very seriously and an in-house investigation is done to determine the reason. The on-call driver will fill your tank, perform a leak test, and then re-light your appliances.  Should an automatic customer run out of fuel, there are no after hours delivery fees, and our drivers will respond promptly.

BIODIESEL

Holtzman is proud to offer Biodiesel, our diesel fuel equivalent. This fuel source is cleaner burning and better for the environment than traditional diesel.  We have B100 Biodiesel at our three bulk plants in Mt. Jackson, Leesburg, and Luray. We can make any blend necessary to accommodate our customers’ needs. We also offer a B5 blend at several of our retail locations.  We package Biodiesel in drums and pails. We also make bulk deliveries.

LUBRICANTS 

Holtzman Corp. is a full-service lubricant distributor, Chevron 1st Source Lubricants Marketer and JAX Food Grade Distributor. We supply a complete line of lubricants in all package styles, as well as bulk deliveries to all types of business and industry in Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Maryland.  Through Holtzman you get technical support, lube surveys and recommendations, lubricant equipment, oil analysis, and 24-hour service. A Certified Lubrications Specialist is on staff to answer questions and serve your needs.