HWRT Oil Company, LLC
PO Box 484 , Alton, Illinois, United States

Our mission is to provide our customers with a competitive, dependable, and quality supply of gasoline and diesel fuel and to service our customers in a fair, honest, and friendly manner.

History

The Schrimpf family are the owners of HWRT Oil Company, LLC.  Emil W. Schrimpf started in the petroleum business in 1932 with one 250 gallon tank truck and one service station under the name Piasa Motor Fuels.  Upon his death in 1941, his son Bob assumed operation of the business while still in high school. From 1946 through the mid 1970s, Bob put Piasa on an aggressive growth program adding 25 retail service stations, a transportation division, an asphalt division, and lubricants division.  Bill, Bobs son, joined Piasa in 1969 after graduating from the University of Tulsa with a degree in Petroleum Marketing.  In 1976, the aggressive growth continued as the current Hartford Wood River Terminal was purchased from Arco Pipeline. The Facility had a 250,000 operating capacity at the time.  Immediately, changes were made to the terminal. Hartford Wood River Terminal built four new 80,000 barrel tanks, which more than doubled the storage capacity of the terminal. A computer controlled loading system was integrated at the loading rack as well as the addition of an in-line ethanol blending system.  On May 1, 2004 HWRT Oil Company, LLC (HWRT) was formed. This new company purchased three terminals on the TEPPCO system from Crown/LaGloria, which expands HWRTs marketing presence in the Midwest.

Why Choose HWRT?

Since 1976, HWRT has worked closely with customers to provide them with the solutions they need for gasoline and fuel supply.  HWRT feels a responsibility to provide customers with a consistent and dependable supply of gasoline and fuel at a competitive price. This commitment to our customers is the driving force and mission of HWRT.

Customers have many different options when purchasing product from HWRT. These options include, but are not limited to:

• Daily pricing FOB the load rack
• Fixed price contracts ranging from 10 days to 2 years
• Indexed price contracts ranging from 3 months to 1 year
• Flexible pricing options include triggers, caps and floors
• Throughput agreements for committed volumes 1 year or longer

With People…

Our personnel play an important role in maintaining HWRT as a complete petroleum connection. We take pride in focusing on our customers while relying on over 500 years (average tenure is 18 years) of combined experience in the petroleum industry.

With Multiple Supply Points…

HWRT has product available at many terminals throughout the Central U.S. By having dependable product at various locations, our customers have the ability to take advantage of market disparities. In addition to our current supply points, we have interest in expanding our marketing footprint into new markets that are beneficial to both our customers and HWRT.

With Technology…

All HWRT company owned terminals utilize a terminal automation system. This system provides convenience and security for our customers. It also has the ability to provide real-time BOL transmissions and allocation control by linking to industry leading information suppliers like TDS and TABS.