Red Giant Oil
1701 South 3rd St, Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States

Red Giant began doing business in 1910 selling oil and other products to farmers and farm equipment dealers in the Midwest. The name was later changed to E-Z Manufacturing Company and incorporated in the year 1946. Just two years later, our name was permanently changed to Red Giant Oil Company.  Fred J. Galvani, who had been a salesman for the company, purchased Red Giant Oil Company in 1959. Five years later, he purchased Searle Petroleum Company from the Harry Searle family, which had owned and operated that lubrication business since 1889.  In the mid 1980’s, Red Giant Oil/Searle Petroleum Company began selling new railroad engine oil to two Class 1 railroads. Today, the company is the largest supplier of locomotive engine oil in North America.  Fred Galvani continued working at the company along with his son-in-law, Gary L. Bills, until his death in 2004. With the untimely death of Mr. Bills in 2005, the company became woman-owned by Fred’s widow, Lorraine Galvani, and his daughter, Sherryl G. Bills-Taylor. The company remains a family-owned business and continues to expand its lubricating and manufacturing capabilities under the leadership of Sherryl.

Services

• Red Giant Oil operates our own fleet of tractors and tank trailers. Currently, our trailer fleet is designated exclusively for either new or used oil transactions and there is no commingling of product which ensures product integrity on both fronts. With rail transportation directly into our facility we are able to load and unload railcars effectively. With our shuttlewagon, we can accommodate internal movement of tank cars… almost 100 per month. Be assured that your products are always professionally handled by our knowledgeable drivers.
• Red Giant Oil has been recycling oil for over 40 years and we meet all state and federal regulations for doing so. We have onsite laboratories at many of our facilities that allow us to analyze oil before we recycle it to ensure that there are no hazardous properties in the product which minimizes the generator’s liability. Our onsite laboratories also allow us to provide our customers with a Certificate of Analysis for each outgoing load to certify that it meets all state and federal requirements as well as any special requirements of the end user whether it be a re-refinery or someone burning the oil for energy recovery. We also have numerous centrifuges that allow us to mechanically separate impurities from oil in addition to the chemical and thermal treatments that we employ in the recycling process. When we finish processing the oil, we analyze it to verify that it is an “On Specification Fuel Oil” that is suitable for whatever use the buyer intends to use it for.  Red Giant Oil has the capacity to handle the recycling needs of waste streams for large industrial generators like mines and railroads.
• Red Giant Oil has our own oil analysis labs located in our Iowa, Wyoming and Texas facilities to complement our other services and products in testing both new and used oil. We use state-of-the-art equipment and can handle most analytical requirements associated with our customers’ needs. Customers are given a login to our lab results which show the findings from our tests and any assessments regarding what the results may suggest.