History of Whitfield Oil Company, Inc.
Whitfield Oil Company is family owned and operated.

Stanley Whitfield began working for PURE Oil Company, in Chattanooga Tennessee in 1960. He began his career in the oil business while in High School. He began as a warehouse worker, and later to driving a fuel truck. Back at this time, major oil companies had very few distributors. Most of the major oil companies did there business with direct markets across the country. In a small town called Chickamauga Georgia, was a small PURE Oil distributor called Smith & McDaniel Distributors, owned by Clint Smith. Clint was looking for someone he could bring into his business, and later retire. In 1968, Stanley Whitfield went to work for Clint Smith. He began to operate Clint Smith’s business, while serving his country for 10 years, in the Army National Guard.  In 1970, Clint Smith brought Stanley Whitfield in as ownership partner. The company then became Smith & Whitfield Oil Company. A few years later, Stanley Whitfield bought Clint Smith’s share of the company. In 1976 the company became Whitfield Oil Company, Inc.

In 1980, Stanley Whitfield bought out a small Shell fuels, and lubricants distributor in Chickamauga, Georgia. This Shell distributor was M.H. Oil Company. By this time, PURE Oil Company has changed there name to Union 76. A few years later Stanley Whitfield changed all of his Shell gasoline locations to Union 76. He then cancelled his gasoline distributorship with Shell, and kept his lubricants distributorship. He then did all his business with Union 76.

Whitfield Oil Company had begun in the tire business in the early 70’s. As the company grew, the tire business grew. In 1990 Whitfield Oil Company separated the tire business, from there oil business. A new company was formed, and called Whitfield Tire & Service Centers. It began two service center locations. It also became a Goodyear distributor.

In 1993, Whitfield Oil Company signed a distributorship agreement with Valvoline. Whitfield Oil Company had never really been focusing on the automotive lubricant market, so this was all new to the company. Whitfield Oil Company since has created Valvoline to have the number one market position in East Tennessee, and North Georgia. 

In 1997 Whitfield Oil Company achieved the Shell Image Jobber of the year. This is a high level award from Shell Oil Company. It’s graded on image, customer service, growth, and having outstanding achievement with Shell. This award was only given to one Shell distributor United States, among 800 Shell distributors.

Whitfield Oil Company has had many other achievements that have not been mentioned. In 2006 Whitfield Oil Company will celebrate its 30 year anniversary.  Stanley Whitfield founded Whitfield Oil Company, and made it a family owned, and operated business, based on Christian principals.