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Sun Coast’s founder and CEO, Kathy Lehne, was featured in Shale Magazine’s May/June 2018 publication. The extensive article, written by David Blackmon, highlights the history of Sun Coast, dating back to when Kathy founded the company in 1985 with an investment of $2,000, and describes the company’s exceptional growth and market penetration in wholesale petroleum … Continued
Sun Coast has been honored as a Chevron 1st Source Elite Marketer for the 6th consecutive year. This distinction is only given to top lubrication marketers that possess extensive product knowledge and industry-leading service. As a 1st Source Elite Marketer, Sun Coast is recognized as one of Chevron’s top-performing Delo, Havoline and Chevron Industrial Lubrication … Continued
Sun Coast has been named as one of the ’50 Smartest Companies of the Year 2017,’ by The Silicon Review magazine. The Silicon Review is a global online and print source for business and technology professionals. Community members include senior executives, managers and other business professionals. Kathy Lehne, Sun Coast’s CEO, commented, “We are proud … Continued
This April, Sun Coast received two 100% ratings from a Chevron Lubricants Product Integrity Audit both at our Broussard, Louisiana, and Corpus Christi, Texas, locations respectively. Each Sun Coast location is independently audited with a Lube Marketer Product Integrity Facility Assessment (LM PIFA) to ensure products are handled correctly and provide quality and contamination control … Continued
Sun Coast was proud to host at our headquarters the 2018 TX DPS Commercial Vehicle Enforcement (CVE) Truck Challenge, a competition event, among TX CVE officers. Mike Vix, Sun Coast’s regional HSE manager, commented, “Sun Coast is a perfect partner for this important and fun event. With one of the country’s largest commercial fleets, Sun … Continued
Sun Coast Resources, LLC has appointed Michael Alanis as assistant director of emergency response. Alanis will review and enhance Sun Coast’s emergency management policies and procedures to ensure that Sun Coast is always on high alert and ready to respond professionally and effectively to any disaster. After six years serving with the United States Air … Continued
On April 29, 1985, Kathy Lehne founded Sun Coast Resources, LLC with the simple concept of purchasing premium petroleum products directly from world-class refiners and providing proven solutions from industry leaders. Her honesty, transparency and integrity have always driven innovation. We’ve since grown into a major player in supplying high quality fuels, lubricants, chemicals, tanks, … Continued
Troy Goldman, integrity manager, Sun Coast Resources, LLC, has been recognized as a certified lubrication specialist (CLS) by the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (STLE). CLS certification is the lubrication industry’s standard for excellence, with more than 1,500 certified professionals. Sun Coast’s outside sales representative, Scott Fancher, and Timothy Jones, business development, also hold … Continued
Sun Coast has been named as a 2018 ‘Healthiest Employers’ finalist by The Houston Business Journal. The award recognizes companies with successful wellness programs. Sun Coast is a finalist in the medium companies category, which includes companies with 500 to 1,499 employees. All nominees are scored by an online survey and assessed in six categories … Continued
Sun Coast Resources, LLC is proud to be listed as one of the Top 500 Private Fleets in the United States. The Fleet Owner 500 feature from the February 2018 issue of Fleet Owner magazine was designed to highlight the nation’s largest essential trucking operations, ranking the 500 biggest private fleets by the number of … Continued
