Oil Drop Shop open for business

                The Oil Drop Shop officially opened on Monday, March 9, in Stoughton to cater to quick lube services and filter replacements on heavy hauling trucks and small vehicles.

                Located at 1614 Maplewind Road, the shop will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. from Monday to Saturday each week. Though these are the hours they’re starting with they do hope to extend them. Whether calling ahead for an appointment or just dropping in at the shop, Larry Debusschere, manager, says they will be able to handle the job.

                “We can change the oil in pretty much anything that comes along,” Debusschere stated. “Mostly we will be working with large trucks, but regular vehicles are welcome as well. As far as I know we’re the only quick lube shop for semis though; I’m not saying they’re not out there but I haven’t come across them.”

                “The idea is to service small cars and trucks, up to three tonnes, as well as semi and picker trucks, which the floor was made to hold that kind of weight and we have the oversized doors to cater to that.”

                In total there are four bays, two of the bays are for small cars and trucks, while the other two bays are set up for semi and picker trucks. Additionally there are 12 employees working in the Oil Drop Shop, which will make the stop quick and will potentially lead to shift work so vehicles can be serviced anytime.

                “The shop is set up so we don’t have to take the trailer off of semi units, the only trailers that do have to come off are tankers, but otherwise they can just pull right in,” Debusschere explained. “We are a quick lube shop, so all of the oil is pumped through lines and it’s all metered. We have numerous different oil products so drivers have choice.”

                Conscious of the environmental factors of their work Debusschere says they reuse oil in order to heat the shop and the floor space.

                The idea for the business came because of a need in the area: “It was a missing link in the trucking and oil field industry.”

                “The businesses need to have regular maintenance on their equipment to keep their warranties in place and we can help them with that.”

                As a quick lube shop they are focused on oil changes, fuel filter changes, greasing, air filtration, and cab filtration. While doing this work they will make repair notes of any concerns for the driver to take to a full-service shop.

                Additionally Debusschere says that the Oil Drop Shop will cater to long haul drivers, “In the washrooms we decided to put showers in for long haul drivers. We are finishing off a lounge area where they can grab a coffee and get wi-fi, we’ll have couches in here and a T.V.  We’ll also be bringing in a pop machine and a snack machine.”

                “While they’re waiting for their servicing to be done they can wait in the lounge then, or we’re also working on setting something up to drive them over to a restaurant if they want to go have lunch while they wait.”

                Debusschere is excited for the business to get into full swing with oil changes expected to take under an hour to do.

                “It will end up taking around 40 minutes,” he said. “Today’s our first day so we’re still working some things through and setting up the most effective routine for the employees working on vehicles.”