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Atlas Oil wins USPS contract

July 22, 2020
New 3-year, $1.5M deal secures Atlas’ emergency fuel delivery service across expanded US territory through 2023

Atlas Oil Company recently secured a three-year, $1.5 million contract for providing emergency fuel deliveries to the United States Postal Service (USPS).

The deal runs through May 31, 2023, with options for extension through 2027.

Atlas has been the prime awardee of the USPS emergency mobile fueling contract since 2013, which previously covered the continental US. The new contract has expanded to cover all 50 states, Puerto Rico, Guam and the US Virgin Islands, and includes gasoline and diesel fuel for USPS generators and its extensive fleet of vehicles.

“We consider this contract a great honor and take this responsibility very seriously because of the mission critical nature of mail service for everything from prescription drugs to Social Security payments,” said Jeremy Whiddon, Atlas’ vice president of emergency services. “As we’ve seen recently with the COVID-19 pandemic, if you don’t have a contracted vendor with diversified supply points and nationwide reach, you’re going to run into potentially fatal supply challenges.

“Our technology, logistics, supply and experienced emergency fueling team provides our customers peace of mind, knowing Atlas is ready to support operational uptime anywhere, at any time.”

Atlas said the agreement comes just in time for peak wildfire season across the Southwestern US and the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, which is projected to be above average by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Atlas has supported USPS through many natural disasters over the past decade and won a USPS Supplier Excellence Award for its extraordinary service throughout the 2017 hurricane season after a quadruple emergency deployment for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Nate and Maria. Throughout these deployments, Atlas says it provided as much as four times the amount of equipment and personnel required by the contract and extended its coverage offshore to support USPS’s needs in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria.

Atlas continues to make investments in emergency assets, training and technology to ensure its emergency fueling services continue to be as fast, safe and efficient as possible.

“When an emergency strikes, we always answer the call,” said Sam Simon, Atlas founder, chairman and owner. “Our team knows how timely these emergency fueling events can be and is thoroughly trained to respond with great care, speed and accuracy.

“We look forward to continuing to advance our emergency fueling services and growing our partnership with USPS for many years to come.”        

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