Sun Coast Resources, Inc. Announces New Director of Sales

HOUSTON, TEXAS, May 2013 – Sun Coast Resources, Inc. today announced Ryan Wilson, has been named to the position of Director of Sales.  Wilson previously served as South Texas Sales Manager for Sun Coast Resources, Inc. and has been a part of the sales team since 2007.

“Ryan’s selection as Director of Sales for our organization is a direct result of his background and deep understanding of our wholesale fuel and lubricant business as well as his ability to understand our back office systems and the strategic plans of the company,” said Kyle Lehne, Sun Coast Vice President of Sales and Marketing. “It is appropriate that someone of Ryan’s stature be the person that leads our sales management team and sales force to the next level.”  Wilson will report to Kyle Lehne, VP of Sales and Marketing, who is also responsible for the company’s overall strategic sales plan and marketing initiatives nationwide.

Ryan Wilson graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi in 2002 and received his Master’s in 2004.  Wilson joined Sun Coast in 2007, as a Sales Representative, working primarily with in the energy sector.  After serving in various sales and management positions of increasing responsibility, Wilson was chosen as the person to step into the director role and collaborate with members of management to further the growth initiatives of Sun Coast.  He also serves on a variety of industry and civic organizations, including the AGC, HCA, IADC, and works on influencing future business leaders as a volunteer with Junior Achievement.

About Sun Coast Resources

Since Kathy Lehne, founder, president and CEO of Sun Coast Resources, Inc., opened her doors in the spring of 1985, Sun Coast has become the largest woman owned business in Texas, and one of the largest petroleum marketers in the nation, with 2012 revenues exceeding $2 billion. Through the years, Sun Coast has received many awards. Particularly gratifying were the recognitions by the Houston Business Journal and Houston Chronicle as one of the “Best Places to Work” and “Top Work Places 2012.” Operating from the headquarters office in Houston, Sun Coast Resources has been in business for 28 years, owns and operates 14 offices in Texas and 2 in Louisiana while marketing across over 40 states. Sun Coast’s product line includes a wide array of petroleum products. Sun Coast is one of the nation’s largest Emergency Fuel service providers, specializing in generator and on-site fueling during times of peril.  To learn more about Sun Coast Resources visit our website at www.suncoastresources.com.

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Ten Companies Recognized for Delivering Excellence

Back row (left to right): Ellis A. Burgoyne, chief information officer and executive VP, U.S. Postal Service; John T. Edgar, vice president, Information Technology, U.S. Postal Service; Susan M. Brownell, vice president, Supply Management, U.S. Postal Service; Andy Clark, assistant VP Corporate Account Manager Government and Education, Ecolab Pest Elimination, Supplier Excellence Award; Joseph Corbett, chief financial officer and executive VP, U.S. Postal Service; Chris Dill, USPS project manager, Carolina Cabinet Co., Inc., Supplier Excellence Award; Jayme Oyen, Emergency Services Sales, Sun Coast Resources, Inc., Supplier Excellence Award; Larry Graves, VP of Stamps to Go Program Operations and Government Sales, American Bank Note Company, Supplier Performance Award; Steve Koneval, executive vice president, Roth, a Sodexo Company, Supplier Innovation Award; Patrick R. Donahoe, postmaster general and chief executive officer, U.S. Postal Service; Front row (left to right): Dan Dougherty, Federal Division vice president, EMC Corporation, Supplier Performance Award; John Stampfel, vice president, General Manager, Electrical Engineering Services and Systems, and Brenda Etzel, Global Client director, Eaton, Supplier Performance Award; Deborah Pickens, director Supplier Diversity, World Headquarters Supply Chain, Eaton, Supplier Diversity Award; Beverly Drew, chief executive officer, Asset LifeCycle, LLC, Supplier Sustainability Excellence Award; Laura Thomas, chief executive officer, XO Communications, Supplier Excellence Award; John Kassiri, client director, Foth Production Solutions, LLC, Supplier Innovation Award.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service has honored 10 companies for superior supply chain performance and delivering optimum solutions that reduce costs, enhance performance, maintain high levels of service and provide innovative and sustainable solutions.

At a recent ceremony at the Postal Service headquarters in Washington, the winning companies from 2012 received awards in five categories: Supplier Performance, Supplier Excellence, Supplier Innovation, Supplier Diversity and Supplier Sustainability Excellence.

“The United States Postal Service does business with more than 20,000 suppliers each year. To receive one of these awards is a real achievement,” said Postmaster General Patrick R. Donahoe to the award winners. “It is essential that we have a world-class chain of suppliers to provide consistently outstanding service to our customers. Each of you is a significant link in that chain, and working together, we deliver for the American people.”

Supply Management Vice President Susan Brownell hosted the ceremony. “Today, we honor several of the nation’s most outstanding companies who happen to be superior suppliers and partners to the United States Postal Service,” said Brownell. “You are the head of the class. Together, we continue making significant progress in expanding and strengthening our capabilities in achieving new heights in supply chain management. Through your commitment and expertise we deliver excellent service to our customers every day.”

The 2012 winners are:

Sun Coast Resources, Houston, TX
Supplier Excellence Award
Sun Coast provides fuel for Postal Service vehicles and operations.
Founder, President and CEO Kathy Lehne
“Sun Coast Resources is honored to receive the prestigious Supplier Excellence Award. Our goal is to provide superior service to the U.S. Postal Service and handle all inquiries expeditiously and professionally. Our company was founded on the simple principle of customer focus and satisfaction 100 percent of the time. I am grateful Sun Coast was able to deliver on its goal and commitment.”

American Bank Note Company, Columbia, TN
Supplier Performance Award
American Bank Note Company provides secure warehousing, distribution and stamp fulfillment services for the Postal Service.
CEO and Chairman Steven G. Singer
“It gives me great personal pleasure to accept this coveted honor on behalf of the dedicated employees of American Bank Note Company. To us at ABN, it symbolizes the unflagging efforts of two like-minded organizations, both well into their third century of service, questing toward a single goal: identifying, implementing, measuring and refining the best practices attainable in supply chain management.”

Eaton, Moon Township, PA
Supplier Performance Award
Eaton provides power distribution maintenance services for electrical switchgear equipment in Postal Service facilities nationwide.
Eaton Electrical Sector Americas Region President Revatjo Advaithi
“Eaton gratefully accepts the U.S. Postal Service Supplier Performance Award for helping maintain reliable and efficient power systems at Postal Service facilities across the nation. We are honored that our support has been recognized by postal professionals and will build on the achievement by continuing our commitment to help USPS and other public sector customers meet supply chain goals to reduce costs and optimize system-wide operations.” 

EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA
Supplier Performance Award
EMC supports the Postal Service with designing data storage and data management solutions including hardware, software and professional services to meet the needs of our growing data storage environment.
President and COO David Goulden
“Each and every day, EMC is committed to helping our customers meet their business-critical objectives. With a significant focus on IT transformation, the rise of big data and trusted IT, we strive to provide the best possible experience to our customers through the continued delivery of innovative, leading-edge products and impeccable service. We are honored to receive this award from the U.S. Postal Service as recognition of our mutual efforts towards their IT transformation journey.”

Carolina Cabinet Company, Wilson, NC
Supplier Excellence Award
Carolina Cabinet designs, manufactures and delivers casework for Post Office retail lobbies.
President Michael Jones
“It’s an honor to be recognized by the United States Postal Service for the Supplier Excellence Award. This award validates our commitment and continued efforts to deliver great customer service and quality products at a competitive price.”

Ecolab Pest Elimination, St. Paul, MN
Supplier Excellence Award
Ecolab provides a variety of pest control services for more than 4,100 Postal Service sites including solutions for general pest, rodent, bird, bat and nuisance animals.
Executive Vice President and Global Services and Specialty President Bobby Mendez
“Every day Ecolab Pest Elimination’s associates help make the world cleaner, safer and healthier by working to deliver pest-free environments for our customers. We deliver pest solutions that focus on the health, safety and prosperity of our customers, communities and associates. We thank the United States Postal Service for the opportunity to serve its organization and for recognizing Ecolab Pest Elimination with the 2012 Supplier Excellence Award.”

XO Communications, Herndon, VA
Supplier Excellence Award
XO Communications provides Internet data and mail processing information and telephone products and services for the Postal Service.
CEO Laura Thomas
“XO Communications is extremely pleased and honored to receive the U.S. Postal Service Supplier Performance Award for the outstanding support provided by our employees and our IP and data networking solutions. This award demonstrates the core of our brand values to deliver the best customer experience in the communications industry and highlights our strong relationship with the Postal Service. XO and all of our employees are proud to support the Postal Service and are grateful for this recognition.”

Foth Production Solutions, Dunn Loring, VA
Supplier Innovation Award
Foth Production Solutions provides the Postal Service with engineering services, turnkey services and custom machine development and manufacturing.
CEO Randy Homel
“Foth Production Solutions is truly honored to receive this award. We appreciate being nominated by our postal teammates for our dedication to serving the U.S. Postal Service. There is no better validation that we are living our brand in providing personalized, client-centered service than for the Postal Service to recognize our company through a supplier performance award.”

Roth, a Sodexo Company, Youngstown, OH
Supplier Innovation Award
Roth is the Postal Service’s national roof asset management supplier, which provides roofing products and services to postal sites nationwide.
Executive Vice President Steve Koneval
“Roth, a Sodexo Company is honored to be a U.S. Postal Service award recipient. As a strategic partner with USPS, we believe it’s critically important to support USPS and their people to create efficient environments and improve performance. Partnering also demands innovation, and we look forward to opportunities to leverage our ideas, expertise and technology in assisting the Postal Service in meeting its sustainability goals while also lowering total cost of ownership for its roofing assets.”

Eaton, Moon Township, PA
Supplier Diversity Award
Eaton provides power distribution maintenance services for electrical switchgear equipment in Postal Service facilities nationwide.
Electrical Sector Americas Region President Revathi Advaithi
“Eaton proudly accepts the U.S. Postal Service Supplier Diversity Award, which highlights our commitment to establishing and maintaining a strong competitive supplier base. Embracing diversity in the communities we support is vital to the success and continued growth of our company and the communities we serve. We are honored to be recognized by postal professionals for our efforts.”

Asset LifeCycle, Topeka, KS
Supplier Sustainability Excellence Award
Asset LifeCycle provides investment recovery, material reclamation and recycling services for USPS excess assets.
CEO Beverly Drew
“Asset LifeCycle is incredibly honored to receive its first Supplier Sustainability Excellence Award from the U.S. Postal Service. This award illustrates the commitment and dedication of the Postal Service to seek the highest levels of supplier performance, achieving excellence in conjunction with environmental stewardship and continued sustainability. The partnership between our organizations has contributed to the accomplishment of vast responsible recycling initiatives. Through continued collaboration between the Postal Service and Asset LifeCycle the opportunities for environmental sustainability are limitless.”

For more information about the Postal Service’s supplier initiatives, visit http://about.usps.com/suppliers/performance-awards.htm.
The Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses, and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations.

Since Kathy Lehne, founder, president and CEO of Sun Coast Resources, Inc., opened her doors in the spring of 1985, the Company has become the largest woman owned business in Texas, and one of the largest wholesale petroleum marketers in the nation.

Sun Coast’s product lines include a wide array of petroleum products including gasoline, ultra low sulfur diesel fuel, marine diesel, jet fuel, avgas, kerosene and a full line of Chevron, Total and Mystik lubrication products. Sun Coast has a modern, proprietary fleet of over 1,000 units to serve its customers with prompt and reliable delivery service 24/7/365. Operating from its headquarters in Houston, Texas, Sun Coast has been in business for over 28 years, owns and operates 15 offices across Texas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma, and currently employs a staff of about 1,700.

For more information on Sun Coast Resources, Inc., please visit the website at www.suncoastresources.com.

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OVER 200 CDL DRIVER POSITIONS CURRENTLY OPEN!

Now through April 30th- Sign-on bonuses offered! Ask our Recruiting Department for details!

As one of the fastest growing companies in Texas and Louisiana, we understand the energy business. At Sun Coast, we believe in the diversity of our work force.   We offer competitive salary, a full benefits package, and the best work environment. Through the years, Sun Coast Resources has received many awards, particularly gratifying was the recognition from the Houston Business Journal as one of the… BEST PLACES TO WORK and one of the Houston Chronicle’s… TOP WORK PLACES 2012!

Minimum Requirements for CDL Drivers:  Applicant must be 23 years of age or older and have a class A or B CDL; hazmat and tanker endorsements; provide ten full years of employment history; be able to pass background check must have a good driving record and be able to pass DOT physical and drug screening. Fuel and/or tanker hauling experience a plus. Please indicate on your application the Job Number for which you are applying.  Applicants that do not provide a Job Number on their application may not be considered for employment. Go to the Sun Coast website on the career page for the application and further instructions. http://www.suncoastresources.com/careers/

This company does not and will not discriminate in employment and personnel practices on the basis of race, sex, age, handicap, religion, national origin or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.   Sun Coast Resources, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.

  

Sun Coast Resources and CITGO Help the Houston Furniture Bank Keep “Fueling Good”

Houston-Based Businesses Make Surprise Donation to Local Non-profit

HOUSTON – March 8, 2013 – CITGO Petroleum Corporation and Houston-based CITGO Marketer, Sun Coast Resources, Inc., organized a surprise donation for the Houston Furniture Bank in honor of its commitment to “furnishing hope by making empty houses homes.” Sun Coast Resources, Inc. and CITGO presented the Houston Furniture Bank with furniture collected from Sun Coast Resources employees, as well as $500 in CITGO Gas Cards at the Houston CITGO Marketer Meeting on March 5, 2013.

The Houston Furniture Bank provides furniture at no cost to families struggling to make ends meet due to natural disasters, impoverishment, addiction or catastrophic health issues. Since its founding more than 20 years ago, the Houston Furniture Bank has collected almost a quarter of a million pieces of donated furniture and delivered them to more than 23,000 families in need in the greater Houston metropolitan area.

“We have identified a crucial need for families transitioning into independent living situations, and we are working hard to meet that need by collecting and distributing furniture to families without the means to purchase beds, appliances or even kitchen tables,” said Oli Mohammed, founder and Executive Director of the program. “We are so surprised and so honored by these generous gifts from Sun Coast Resources and CITGO. The substantial donation of CITGO gasoline will help us deliver all of the furniture that Sun Coast Resources has collected for us, and it will help us break this vicious cycle of poverty.” 

Recipients are referred to the Houston Furniture Bank by more than 75 social service agencies in the Greater Houston area. Thanks to its dedicated volunteers and generous donors, the Houston Furniture Bank serves members of the Houston community at no cost. http://houstonfurniturebank.org/ 

“We at Sun Coast Resources strongly support  CITGO and its commitment to recognizing those who are Fueling Good in local communities.  We are pleased to help honor the Houston Furniture Bank for doing just that,” said Kathy Lehne, Founder and President of Sun Coast Resources. “We often take for granted the most basic necessities, including the furniture that we use to spend time with our families, whether it is sharing meals, reading bedtime stories or playing together.  The Houston Furniture Bank has recognized the importance of these items, and has provided beds for more than 50,000 children.” 

The idea of giving back to those in need is a core value of CITGO and is aligned with the social development principles of its shareholder, Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A., the national oil company of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. For more information on the positive impact of the locally owned CITGO stations in your community, visit www.CITGO.com.

Since Kathy Lehne, founder, president and CEO of Sun Coast Resources, Inc., opened her doors in the spring of 1985, the Company has become the largest woman owned business in Texas, and one of the largest wholesale petroleum marketers in the nation.

Sun Coast’s product lines include a wide array of petroleum products including gasoline, ultra low sulfur diesel fuel, marine diesel, jet fuel, avgas, kerosene and a full line of Chevron, Total and Mystik lubrication products. Sun Coast has a modern, proprietary fleet of over 1,000 units to serve its customers with prompt and reliable delivery service 24/7/365. Operating from its headquarters in Houston, Texas, Sun Coast has been in business for over 27 years, owns and operates 18 offices across Texas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma, and currently employs a staff of about 1,700.

For more information on Sun Coast Resources, Inc., please visit the website at www.suncoastresources.com.

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2013 Fleet Owner 500

The March 2013 edition of Fleet Owner magazine features the top 500 Private Fleet in America list. Congratulations to Sun Coast Resources, Inc. in making this year’s list. To view the article and list in its entirety, please visit http://fleetowner.com/truck-stats/2013-fleet-owner-500

Thank you to our customers who have allowed us to grow with them and in turn growing our fleet to always better serve them.

Operating from its headquarters office in Houston, Sun Coast Resources has been in business for 28 years, owns and operates 13 offices in Texas and 2 in Louisiana, warehouse facilities, and currently has over 1,600 employees. Sun Coast’s product line includes a wide array of petroleum products including gasoline, ultra low sulfur diesel fuel, marine diesel, jet fuel, avgas, kerosene and a full line of Chevron, Total and Mystik lubrication products. We purchase our petroleum products directly from world-class major refiners. We have a modern, proprietary delivery fleet of more than 1,000 trucks. www.suncoastresources.com

This LUCKY LEPRECHAUN SALE on these lubricants will not last long!

We have to move these lubricants NOW!  Call now for availability! 800-677-FUEL (3835) ext. *3435 or email ksavage@suncoastresources.com

The Bellamy Brothers performed at the Sun Coast Resources’ Filling Station at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo this past weekend.  Great food, music and people! 

For more pictures of the three night event, visit our Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/suncoastresources

Sun Coast Resources also made the KHOU Channel 2 News! Check out the segment here:  http://www.click2houston.com/entertainment/Rodeo-barbecue-contest-begins/-/1735500/19026772/-/pkktp3z/-/index.html

Thank you to everyone who helped put together this incredible event and to all of our customers and employees that made it so enjoyable!  Look forward to next year!

Severe thunderstorms ravished parts of the Gulf Coast states Sunday and the threat will continue into Monday.

The worst damage on Sunday occurred in and around Hattiesburg, Mississippi where a long-track tornado ripped across parts of four counties.

The severe thunderstorm threat may continue through Monday and Tuesday in Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia and parts of Florida.  In addition, heavy rainfall through at least Wednesday may lead to flash flooding in parts of the Gulf South.

Sun Coast Resources’ emergency fuel division is ready for your unleaded gasoline or diesel fuel needs for your generators, or if you need a dedicated fuel truck or fuel storage tank, call our emergency line now at 800-677-FUEL (3835) extension 567.  www.emergencyfuel.net

Sun Coast Resources is here to help around the clock, every day of the year.

Nemo, the winter storm packing hurricane-force wind gusts and blizzard conditions swept through the Northeast overnight, where more than 650,000 homes and businesses in the densely populated region lost power and New Englanders awoke Saturday to more than 2 feet of snow.

More than 38 inches of snow fell in Milford in central Connecticut, and an 82-mph wind gust was recorded in nearby Westport. Areas of southeastern Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New Hampshire notched at least 2 feet – with more falling. Airlines scratched more than 5,300 flights through Saturday, and the three major airports serving New York City as well as Boston’s Logan Airport closed.

About 650,000 customers in the Northeast lost power during the height of the snowstorm, most of them in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. The Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant in Plymouth, Mass., lost electricity and shut down Friday night during the storm. Authorities say there’s no threat to public safety.

Blizzard warnings are in effect from coastal Maine to northern New Jersey, including Portland, ME; Boston, MA;  Hartford, CT; Providence, RI; and Concord NH; to the New York City metro area and Long Island.

Winter Storm Orko will deliver a swath of heavy snow and strong winds to the northern Plains and Upper Midwest Sunday. The southern end of the storm system associated with Orko will have the potential to bring severe thunderstorms and heavy rain to parts of the South.

Sun Coast Resources’ emergency fuel division has been in the Northeast since Superstorm Sandy ravaged that area, and we deployed even more fuel trucks to that region on February 7th. If you or your business is in need of unleaded gasoline or diesel fuel for your generators, or need a dedicated fuel truck or fuel storage tank, call our emergency line now at 800-677-FUEL (3835) extension 567.  www.emergencyfuel.net

Sun Coast Resources is here to help around the clock, every day of the year.

Other storm watches:

Beginning late Saturday into Saturday night, some severe storms may fire up in parts of west Texas and southwest Oklahoma and then spread eastward to perhaps near or east of the I-35 corridor by early Sunday morning. Damaging winds and hail are the main threats, however we cannot rule out the possibility of an isolated tornado.

Sunday, the coverage of rain and thunderstorms will expand greatly. These thunderstorms will have the potential to produce damaging winds, large hail and isolated tornadoes and may be ongoing during the morning in eastern Texas. From there, this severe storm threat could spread all the way to the lower-Mississippi Valley.

Sun Coast Driver, Mike Phillips, rolls out of the Houston yard last night on his way to the Northeast.

Don’t forget!!  Sun Coast Resources is having an Open House event at the St. Martinville, Louisiana location Friday February 8th from 10:30-1:30!  Come on out and see our new assets, the Delo Truck, good food and good people!  RSVP to Jimmy Poirier please.