Tetco

Name

Tetco

Legal name

TETCO, Inc.

Website

https://tetco.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1965

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Diversified Holding Company (Petroleum Transportation, Truck Repair, Fast Food Franchising)

NAICS

Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals (424710)

SIC

Wholesale-Petroleum Bulk Stations & Terminals (5171)

akta.pro primary industry

Tanker (Liquid Bulk) TL Carriers (TLADADAD)

Keywords

• Petroleum transportation services
• Truck repair services
• Fast food franchising
• Bulk fuel distribution
• Heavy duty fleet maintenance

Headquarters

HQ city

San Antonio

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Petroleum Distribution: Mission Petroleum Carriers generates revenue through transportation of gasoline, diesel fuels, and crude oil as a bulk commodity transport company operating as a privately held common/contract carrier.
2. Truck and Trailer Repair Services: Alamo City Truck Service provides service, maintenance, repair and inspections on all makes and models of trucks, trailers, and coaches, serving both internal fleet and external customers including the energy industry.
3. Food Service Franchising: Barbarosa Foods operates 18 Wendy's restaurant locations in Utah, generating revenue through franchise restaurant operations and food service sales.
4. Convenience Store Retail (Former): TETCO previously operated convenience stores which were acquired by 7-Eleven in November 2012. TETCO's convenience store assets included company-operated stores in Utah and Dallas-Fort Worth, Austin, and San Antonio areas.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

TETCO is a privately held holding company that owns and operates three subsidiaries: Mission Petroleum Carriers, a bulk commodity transport company hauling gasoline, diesel, and crude oil across Texas and surrounding states through 20+ terminal locations; Alamo City Truck Service, which provides heavy and medium duty truck, trailer, school bus, and coach maintenance, repair, and inspection services with 25 service bays and 35+ technicians in San Antonio; and Barbarosa Foods, which operates 18 Wendy's fast food franchise restaurants in Utah.

Product overview

TETCO, Inc. is a San Antonio-based holding company comprising three distinct business units: Mission Petroleum Carriers (bulk commodity transport of gasoline, diesel, and crude oil), Alamo City Truck Service (heavy-duty truck and trailer repair and maintenance), and Barbarosa Foods (Wendy's fast food franchise operator with 18 Utah locations). Former convenience store operations were sold to 7-Eleven in 2012. The company operates primarily in Texas and Utah.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered major.

• 7-ElevenmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2012In November 2012, TETCO, Inc. entered into an agreement with 7-Eleven to acquire the retail and wholesale assets of San Antonio-based TETCO, Inc. The assets included company-operated convenience stores in Utah and the Dallas-Fort Worth, Austin and San Antonio areas of Texas plus fuel distribution to TETCO's wholesale-distributors. 7-Eleven now owns and operates TETCO convenience stores and wholesale business.
• Mobil CorporationmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1999In late 1999, TETCO Stores, LP entered into a joint venture with Mobil Corporation. The venture included approximately 320 salary operated and dealer related outlets. When Exxon and Mobil merged in December 1999, the Federal Trade Commission mandated Mobil to divest their joint venture interest with TETCO. In March 2000, TETCO purchased Mobil's joint venture interest giving TETCO 100% ownership in TETCO Stores, LP.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Quality Distribution Inc. Quality Distribution is a leading bulk liquid transportation provider serving chemicals, fuel, and specialty products across North America. Its tanker fleet and terminal infrastructure directly overlap with Mission Petroleum Carriers' bulk liquid petroleum transport operations.
• Kenan Advantage Group: Kenan Advantage Group operates one of the largest tank truck carriers in North America, transporting petroleum, chemicals, and food-grade products. The business model, customer profile (refiners and energy producers), and bulk liquid focus closely match Mission Petroleum Carriers.
• Trimac Transportation: Trimac is a Canadian-based bulk carrier with substantial U.S. operations transporting chemicals, fuel, and dry bulk. It is comparable to Mission Petroleum in terms of fleet-based bulk liquid transport service to energy customers across multiple terminals.
• Groendyke Transport: Groendyke Transport is a privately held bulk liquid carrier operating terminals and tank truck fleets across the U.S. Its operating model — petroleum-haul, terminal-based, regional — is highly comparable to Mission Petroleum Carriers.

Broad incumbents

• Schneider National: Schneider National is a large publicly traded truckload, intermodal, and logistics provider with bulk and specialized capabilities. It overlaps TETCO's broader trucking exposure but operates at national scale across many segments beyond petroleum.
• Werner Enterprises: Werner Enterprises is one of the largest U.S. truckload carriers with dedicated, logistics, and refrigerated offerings. While it does not specialize in bulk petroleum, it is a relevant benchmark for fleet-based transport economics and scale.
• Daseke: Daseke is a major specialized trucking platform including flatbed, heavy-haul, and bulk logistics. Its diversified specialty trucking model parallels TETCO's blend of bulk transport and adjacent service operations, though at much larger scale.
• J.B. Hunt Transport Services: J.B. Hunt is a publicly traded intermodal and dedicated trucking leader serving large enterprise shippers across multiple segments. Comparable to TETCO as a diversified transport operator serving enterprise energy and industrial customers.
• Pilot Travel Centers: Pilot Travel Centers operates a large network of travel centers and energy logistics services across North America. It is comparable to TETCO's historical convenience-store and petroleum distribution operations and remains a benchmark for energy-adjacent transport scale.

Regional players

• Western Petroleum: Western Petroleum is a regional fuel marketer and distributor operating in the Mountain West and Western U.S. It is comparable to TETCO's petroleum-focused distribution arm at a regional level, though serving different geographies than Mission Petroleum's Texas core.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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