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Tours the Valero Retail Distribution Center
On June 28, 2011, 35 members of the San Antonio
Chapter of the NDTA toured the Valero Retail Distribution Center in Schertz,
Texas. The 132,000 square feet distribution center, with 2.6 million cubic
feet of storage space, was opened in April 2005 and is managed and operated by
Core-Mark International, Inc.
Prior to the tour, Cliff Altizer, outgoing Chapter
President opened the General Membership Meeting, announcing his reassignment to
Washington DC. He told the group he had truly enjoyed his tenure as
president and expressed his sincere appreciation for the support from the
general membership and especially that of his fellow Chapter Officers and Board
Members.
Next, Rufus Reed, NDTA Texas State President, administered the oath
of office to newly elected officers and members of the Board of Directors as
well as current Board members. photo links
List of Officers & Board Members.
Altizer then passed the "Gavel" to newly elected Chapter President,
Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Bill Fisher (Ret.). Fisher thanked everyone for their vote of confidence in electing him, saying
he was looking forward to being Chapter President over the coming year. He
then presented Altizer with a "Gavel Plaque," commemorating his presidency of
the San Antonio Chapter photo link.
Fisher then announced the next Board meeting on July 7, 2011, at 1130, at
Grady's BBQ, 6510 San Pedro (San Pedro & Jackson Keller Road). He thanked all in attendance and, there being no
further business or comments from the
floor, adjourned the meeting and turned the event over to the Valero tour
guides.
Prior to the tour, guests received a detailed briefing
delivering of a wide range of commodities to the
Valero-owned "Corner Stores," across North America. The Distribution Center manages over 2,500 Valero brand
products plus items from other vendors such as milk, bread,
sodas, beer, etc. After the briefing, tour guests were
divided into two groups for a first-hand view of the largely
automated operation. There were many fascinating aspects of
everything we saw but what stood out most was the high
efficiency of the automated packaging lines and sorting of
hundreds of products, which filled several hundred store orders, grouping products by truckload according to
destination in stop order sequence.
See photos here
All photos courtesy of Timothy J. Reed.
Those of us who took the tour found it quite enjoyable.
We especially enjoyed the walk through the huge freezer with temperatures
between 10 and 20 degrees below zero. Each guest was presented with a gift
bag containing a model of a Valero tanker truck and several Valero orner Store products. If you weren't able to make it, you might want to consider taking friends or
loved ones on a tour. Contact information is provided below:
Lance Watson, Operations Manager
Valero Retail Distribution Center
6413 Tri County Parkway
Schertz, TX 78154
(210) 651-0265