PDI Boosts Services Platform With Intellifuel Systems Acquisition

TEMPLE, Texas — Enterprise-class automation software systems provider PDI completed the acquisition of Intellifuel Systems Inc., manufacturer of fuel management and logistics solutions for downstream and midstream participants in the fuel supply chain. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

“With deep roots in the petroleum industry and best-in-class technologies, Intellifuel provides customers with tools that help them scale their operations while reducing operational costs, resulting in a positive [return] on their investment,” said Greg Gilkerson, president and CEO at Temple-based PDI. “The PDI and Intellifuel teams recently collaborated to complete deep integration efforts, giving customers a seamless, elegant solution.

"Plus, Intellifuel’s custom service speed and quality are highly regarded, which was very attractive as we strive to preserve the customer success principles that have been paramount to our business for the past 30 years. After many successful partnerships with Intellifuel in the past, we are eager to combine the two companies to provide a robust, single solution to the market," he said.

Intellifuel provides solutions across the fuel supply chain market. Specifically for convenience store retailers, the company helps petroleum marketers automate the entire order life cycle.

 “We are delighted to partner with the PDI team to help drive PDI forward,” said Rick Evans, co-founder of Titusville, Fla.-based Intellifuel. “As the market leader, PDI has a strong reputation for being the best in the industry. We look forward to extending that reputation by combining PDI’s industry-leading ERP solution with Intellifuel’s premier logistics solutions. Our goal is to offer a single, unified solution to the industry. PDI is an incredible company that I have known and respected for many years. We look forward to working together to fulfill a joint vision.”