Rebel Services partners with some amazing companies. These companies help us keep not only our equipment running smoothly but yours too. Without the right equipment, doing our job properly wouldn’t be possible. And Veeder-Root is one of these partners to us. 

Veeder-Root’s Humble Beginnings and Wartime Impact

Veeder-Root has been in business for over 150 years and has a small beginning story. It was created out of two companies: The Root Company, a hinges and counting equipment company that was started 1866, and the Veeder Company which was started around 1895 when Curtis Veeder made a new invention⸺the Cyclometer. The Cyclometer was used to record miles on a bicycle, giving most people their first measurement of how much distance they traveled. 

By 1928, The Root Company and Veeder Company merged, creating Veeder-Root. It has become the largest manufacturer of counting and computing devices in the world. Today, products like voting machines, cash registers, and gasoline dispensers rely on Veeder-Root’s technology. 

In 1942, Veeder-Root helped with the war effort. Their counters were used in WWII vehicles, providing critical information to soldiers with boots on the ground. And after the war, Veeder-Root created high speed counters, which were used in navigational equipment, radar and industrial scales. 

Expansion and Growth after the War in Veeder-Root

The company continued to grow even after the war. Veeder-Root’s continued growth led to an expansion in 1956. The Veeder-Root manufactoring company was opened in Altoona, PA. And, by 1976, the 1,000,000th Gas Pump Computer was produced. 

In 1981, Veeder-Root produced the TLS-250. The TLS-250 is an automatic tank gauge that had enhanced features to accurately detect leaks and to control inventory, proving that the company was determined to grow and expand and help their customers by providing new and helpful equipment.

And in the 2000s, Veeder-Root acquired a few more companies. In 2001, they acquired Red Jacket, which was a submersible pump manufacturer. In the following year, Gilbarco was acquired, and the Gilbarco Veeder-Root business segment was created. And in 2014, FuelQuest, a fuel management business, was acquired by Veeder-Root. The Insite360 (a leading global provider of fuel logistics software) business unit was created after that. 

Veeder-Root Goes Above and Beyond 

Veeder-Root helps their customers’ businesses improve their products and processes that provide information that is critical in the moment. Veeder-Root is also the leading provider of tank gauges, and over half a million customers around the world count on them. 

Veeder-Root is consistently and constantly making sure their customers’s businesses run more efficiently and profitably with their products, and they’re committed to that as they continue to develop their products and services. The employees of Veeder-Root are constantly stretching themselves to come up with new solutions and problem-solving ideas to make sure their customers are getting their needs met in the industry they’re working in. 

They’re also committed to giving back to their local communities. Veeder-Root volunteers at local non-profit organizations, and their charitable giving program provides funding to organization that support art and culture, the environment, education, STEM, and healthcare. 

We’re proud to be partners with Veeder-Root! 

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