1935 – Founded by Ray E. Powell (visit Ray E. Powell Museum)
1980 – Purchased by Gary and Annette Christensen
1987 – Recruited by Texaco
1988 – Became a Pacific Pride Franchisee
1992 – Acquired Shell contract
1995 – Acquired Jax Lubricants Contract
1996 – Acquired Cam2 Lubricants Contract
1997 – Acquired BP contract
1998 – First Tesoro distributor in Washington State
1999 – Brandon Christensen joined R.E. Powell
1999 – Acquired PetroCanada Lubricants Contract
2000 – Acquired 76 contract
2001 – Tony Christensen joined R.E. Powell
2001 – Acquired Chevron Contract
2001 – Recognized as one of Washington's 150 largest privately held companies
2001 – Acquired Leid-Ford Distributing, a Chevron distributor in Walla Walla, WA
2002 – Acquired Exxon contract
2002 – Acquired Conoco contract
2003 – Justin Christensen joined R.E. Powell
2004 – Selected as one of 7 Northwest distributors to receive a Texaco contract
2004 – Recognized as the University of Washington's Business of the Year
2005 – Became Texaco's largest distributor west of Mississippi
2006 – Became a CFN Marketer
2006 – Became a Fuelman Marketer
2007 – Acquired Valero contract
2007 – Acquired Shell/Pennzoil/Quaker State Lubricants Contracts
2008 – Recognized as one of Washington's 20 largest privately held companies
2009 – Recognized as one of Shell Lubricant's fastest growing customers in the U.S.
2010 – Acquired Seaport Petroleum in Seattle, WA (Nov. 2010 Press Release)
2011 – Recognized as Washington's 14th largest privately held company
2012 – 14th Largest Privately-held Company in Washington State (see rankings pdf)
2012 – Honored by Seattle Business magazine at 2012 Family Business Awards (view Press Release)