Starting in 1946 with just one Texaco filling station and two trucks, today Cross Petroleum’s daily distribution surpasses the annual volume of its early years. Covering the area from Yolo County, California to the Oregon border, operations include five distribution centers, seven cardlock commercial fueling centers, and 12 owned-and-operated service stations. Cross supplies over 61 service stations and several commercial and mill sites, employing over 50 people throughout Northern California.
With a fleet that includes 10 transports and nine delivery trucks, Cross realized it was time to invest in fleet management software that would afford greater visibility into its day-to-day operations. A family-owned and operated business, the Cross team selected the Intergis tracking and reporting solution – Vericom MRM - to help manage its growing enterprise.
With Vericom MRM, Intergis fleet software maximizes driver productivity, saving on Cross’s own fuel costs and lost time by optimizing its valuable assets. Tracking a driver’s route, vehicles and cargo in real-time to their exact locations - whether still at one destination or en route to another – has helped Cross gain a handle on its operations. Remote time card management eliminates guesswork and “padding” from routine payroll processes. It can even eliminate more troublesome events.
“In just [the first] week, we discovered a driver who had been selling product for cash and pocketing the proceeds. We have also reduced improper overtime, which is an ongoing savings,” reports Nicole Cross Torsey, director of risk management at Cross Petroleum.
Cross put Intergis’s day-to-day solutions to work for it hour-by-hour, adding to greater productivity and profitability. Cross now automates processes, manages its fleet, cargos and mobile workforce, while it eliminates unauthorized use, cuts overtime and even eliminates fraud.