Robert Brown is a veteran of the United States Naval Construction Force, also known as the Navy Seabees. After his service, Robert started his own business by taking out a loan and purchasing a used oil truck. Now he is the President and Owner of DBE-certified Broco Oil, which currently has 53 employees and has expanded his single truck into a fleet of 30 trucks and service vehicles.
Broco Oil supplies gasoline and fuel for equipment and generators used throughout the GLX. The most challenging aspect of their work has been executing the dispatch of trucks into the city during designated truck hours for the City of Boston. It takes a lot of coordinating and expert dispatching to avoid traffic and make sure crucial fuel gets to the sites on time.
Robert calls the Merrimack Valley, about ten miles north of Boston, home; he was born in Wakefield and now lives in Andover, MA. Being a part of a local project like the GLX has meant a lot to Robert and his team.
"Winning the contract was by far the most rewarding moment," he says of working with GLXC. "Being a smaller company and competing with larger companies is never easy. But our level of service and commitment set us apart from the competition."
Supporting a project of GLX's scale requires strong logistics and a dedicated workforce. Fortunately, the Broco Oil team has what it takes to keep everyone else on the project fueled up.
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