Richard Kary, an executive of the Standard Oil Company, founded South Minnesota Lubes (formally called South Minnesota Oil) in 1971 with one simple mission in mind, to bring value and increased profitability to our clients business through education, outstanding client services and the highest quality products every time we conduct business with them.

Today South Minnesota Lubes is one of the largest lubricants distributors and lubricant service companies in the country. Although our business has changed over the years to encompass a much broader spectrum of valued-added offerings, we still live by that simple mission put fourth over 34-years ago. You can count on South Minnesota Lubes to continue the tradition of adding value and not cost to your business.

To bring value and increased profitability to our clients business through education, outstanding client services and the highest quality products every time we conduct business with them.

Every time we contact our clients whether for a service call or product delivery it is our job to create value for that client. We understand that in today's world time is very expensive. If we spend 15-minutes with our client we need to make sure our client benefited from spending that time with us. Whether we are providing technical support, training, or one of the many other services we offer you can be assured our focus is on your bottom line.

Our sales professionals are trained to optimize value; if we request a meeting with our client our mission will always be to create additional value and profitability for that client. Each quarter we will quantify our results and value for you with our proprietary Value Analysis Report . This report will provide you and your superiors with real data and quantitative results supporting your buying decision. The report will document quarterly purchases in volume and dollars, cost analysis of purchases, on-time delivery summaries, cost-savings documentation, compliance summaries and a brief description of the quarter's business as well as additional suggestions and goals for the following quarter. Our mission is to create value for our clients with everything we do and to support that value with documentation. Our Value Analysis Report gives our clients the tools they need to make informed decisions. This is only one of the ways South Minnesota Lubes separates itself from competitors that are only product-sales driven and not customer-value driven.

Our delivery professionals also are train to optimize value ; each time our delivery professional comes to your location they are focused on providing accurate, fast, and safe service to our clients. At the same time they are trained to inspect your lubrication products storage equipment to make sure that equipment is operating at the highest level. If there is any question regarding a potential hazard our delivery personnel will immediately discuss the situation with your representative. All our delivery personnel are routed on a regularly scheduled delivery program. One specific delivery professional will be assigned to your account. By doing this we can maintain a consistent, timely and safe quality service level.

At South Minnesota Lubes our delivery personnel deliver more than products, they deliver value each and every time.

Our client service department understands value is earned as much as it is created. At South Minnesota Lubes you are only one call away from answers to any question you may have regarding your account with us. From technical support, invoice and pricing to product ordering or scheduling training our mission is to make your experience as seamless as possible.

To help eliminate the need for clients to spend their time contacting us to place an order, our in-house call center will contact your designated representative one or two days before our scheduled delivery to take your order. This helps us manage our delivery process more efficiently and eliminates the need for your staff to spend valuable time placing multiple orders.

Channel Partners Create Value; one core belief South Minnesota Lubes has always had is for us to focus on our core competencies and partner with other businesses to create value for our client. An example of this would be our environmental services. South Minnesota Lubes has partnered with one service supplier to handle the documentation, pick-up and disposal of hazardous materials. To the client this process is seamless. You still make one call, and we handle everything else, from the reimbursement for waste oil and filters to manifesting and documenting the disposal. Our goal is to make it as easy as possible for our clients to do business with us. We are large enough to be able to bring a great deal of efficiency to the market and small enough to adapt to our clients needs.

For over 34-years South Minnesota Lubes has been a trusted partner supplying knowledge, products and services to businesses of all sizes, from a single bay service center to fortune 500 companies with multiple locations throughout the country. Our relentless pursuit to create value and increase the profitability of our clients has made our company the partner of choice.

Let us show you how your company and your bottom line can benefit from the value created by partnering with South Minnesota Lubes.

CONTACT US TODAY

1-800-222-6232

1-507-373-6466

1-507-377-9840

glenn@transoilinc.com

SOUTH MINNESOTA LUBES

From our corporate offices based in Albert Lea, Minnesota and warehouse facilities located in Albert Lea and Rochester, South Minnesota Lubes provides lubricant supplies and services to nearly 500 corporate customers throughout the United States.

KEY ASSETS

Warehousing

South Minnesota Lubes currently maintains nearly 20,000 square feet of warehouse space in Albert Lea and approximately 10,000 square feet in Sparta, Wisconsin.

In the spring of 2005 we will be under going our fourth expansion of the Albert Lea location with an additional 12,000 square feet of newly constructed space. The addition of this new space will allow for a more efficient and streamlined distribution of our products and customer related services.

After the completion of this new addition South Minnesota Lubes will have over 35,000 square feet dedicated to exceeding our clients expectations.

Bulk Storage

South Minnesota Lubes added an additional 40,000 gallons of bulk oil storage in the fall of 2004, bringing our total bulk storage to nearly 200,000 gallons.

We handle 24 different oil products in bulk; today over 80% of our entire product deliveries are bulk, providing a safe and environmentally friendly alternative to drums, kegs or pails.

Bulk is a much cleaner delivery process for both our clients and us. Bulk lubricants are pumped from our storage tanks directly into dedicated delivery tanks located in each of our vehicles. Once the vehicle reaches the clients location our staff will pump oil directly into their bulk storage system. Each gallon that is pumped flows though our vehicles metering system, which is calibrated by the State of Minnesota assuring an accurate detail of your purchase. Also, with bulk deliveries maintaining a sealed process from the time the product enters our facility to the time it is dispensed into our customer's vehicle, contamination is no longer a concern.

Service Fleet

South Minnesota Lubes maintains a fleet of five delivery vehicles all of which are capable of handling both bulk and package products. Unlike our competitors we believe it is much more efficient and customer friendly for one vehicle to handle all your needs. We can load several thousand gallons of bulk lubricants as well as any package requirements our clients may have all in the same delivery vehicle. With one stop we are able to handle all your needs.

Also, with our continued growth and expansion, we will be adding one new vehicle to our fleet in 2005.

Inventory

Having the right product for the right application at the right time has always been a focus of our inventory systems at South Minnesota Lubes. With nearly one million dollars of inventory on hand at any given time, we are definitely to be able to supply your company's needs.

Whether you are looking for one case or a complete truckload you will receive the same outstanding service every time.

INDUSTRY AWARDS

2000 Innovator of the year winner

Shell Oil Company presented this award to six companies out of nearly 600 distributors. One award was given for each region of the country.

South Minnesota Oil (now South Minnesota Lubes) stood out above every other distributor in the Midwest Region to take home top honors at this year's annual meeting. Based on outstanding customer service, innovative marketing, value-added services, volume growth and quality control South Minnesota Oil was the clear winner in 2000.

Environmental Responsibility

South Minnesota Lubes has never had any issues with any regulatory agency with regard to environmental issues, spills, or non-compliance. Our goal each and every time we visit a client is to provide high quality service in a safe and responsible manner.

INSURANCE

Upon entering a business relationship with some of our customers we will name them as additional insured under our policies. In the unlikely event of an oil related failure due to miss-guided product recommendations made by our company, you and your property will be protected against loss. This is just one more way South Minnesota Lubes works harder to earn your trust.