Lewis & Raulerson Inc.

• Private
• US

Dow Jones Description

Lewis & Raulerson, Inc. (originally Lewis Oil Company) was founded in 1938 by Ernest Lewis. Soon thereafter, the company became a Shell Oil Company distributor and prospered greatly, marketing primarily along U.S. Highways 1, 17, and 301 until the 1970's when the completion of I-95 made many of its facilities obsolete. Bill W. Raulerson, an employee since 1938, joined the ranks of ownership in the mid-1950s and ran the company until his death in 1987. Bill F. Raulerson started his career with Lewis and Raulerson, Inc. in 1984 and was named General Manager in 1987. In 1980, Carl Lewis joined the company after a successful career as a commercial building contractor, succeeding his father, Earnest. His son, Grady Lewis, followed Carl into the business shortly thereafter. Bill F. Raulerson as President, Carl Lewis as Vice-president and Grady Lewis as Secretary-Treasurer, were faced with the challenging task of turning around a company whose volume had eroded to a mere 2 million gallons by 1984. Lewis & Raulerson, Inc. began an aggressive campaign to spur business by adding wholesale volume, which by 1993 grew to 24 million gallons. The company became a Chevron distributor in 1993 upon purchasing Chevron's retail facilities in Jacksonville, Florida. In 1994, 1995, and 1996, the company purchased three Mobil distributorships and began flying the BP flag in 1998 as a part of the purchase of Lil' Champ's Georgia assets...

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Number of Employees 340

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