The McPherson Companies

The McPherson Companies (TMC) has a strong heritage of providing leadership in the petroleum distribution business. With more than 45 years of service, TMC has built a record of delivering quality products and a full line of petroleum services to its customers. TMC began as McPherson Oil Products in 1971 when lubrication engineer Charles K McPherson Sr. (Mac) purchased a rural fuel jobber in Oneonta, Alabama. Business boomed, and soon McPherson was awarded lubricant distribution rights with Shell and Mobil in Birmingham and central Alabama respectively. TMC has grown into one of the largest independent lubricant distributors in the country with approximately 16 million gallons. TMC is a branded lubricant distributor providing customers products from ExxonMobil and its own private label brand- Proteck. The company has diversified into other petroleum-related lines of business as well, including launching a new, next generation, fleet card named FUELZ. One of the company’s success is its philosophy of Total Petroleum Management, or TPM. TPM ensures that all customers’ petroleum needs are met and that customers need not look to multiple providers or suppliers. TMC is “one stop shop” and is completely and expertly equipped to deliver quality products and a long list of products and services including: lubricants and grease for commercial and industrial customers; fuel, including gasoline and diesel; transmission fluids and antifreeze; FUELZ fleet card management; engineering services; oil analysis; petroleum equipment, including new and used equipment; industrial plant services; fuel price hedging products; and petroleum industry education and training. TMC has remained family owned and operated and uses this strength to foster a caring work culture. This family oriented culture is shared by the owners and employees.