Redefining the vision of its business is what has led Oxxo Gas to invest in projects that go beyond offering a fuel supply service , to become an ally in fleet management. In this evolution, the company considered the foundation of an ecosystem of physical and digital solutions.
“After an open dialogue with various transporters, we began to identify the main needs of the activity and began to outline a path to be able to contribute to their solution. We observed that one of the great demands that transporters, and especially operators, have is how to arrive safely to their destination; how to travel on the country’s roads complying with the regulations and at the same time arriving rested to the places where they have to deliver their products,” Carlos Aguirre Quiroga, B2B sales director of Oxxo Gas, explained in an interview for T21.
Considering the above and given the large deficit of safe stops in the country, which according to data from the Secretariat of Infrastructure, Communications and Transportation (SICT) , reaches 1,291 sites to meet the demand for safe and comfortable services for operators, Oxxo Gas identified that of its 40 service stations located on the national highway network, a good portion had enough space to be more than a fuel station.
This was the beginning of a safe parking project by Oxxo Gas in coordination with SICT that is now a reality, since the pioneer parking lot in Majalca, Chihuahua, is already under construction, part of a network that is planned to extend to strategic locations in the country in the following years, taking advantage of the current infrastructure, but also betting on safe parking lots from scratch .
“We see that there is a great need throughout the road network, but we must be strategic when defining critical points and those with the greatest traffic, so that the infrastructure can be used,” said Aguirre Quiroga.
Although the following projects have not yet been defined, the B2B sales director of Oxxo Gas said that it is likely that the safe stops will be located on Highway 57, the Mexico-Querétaro highway, border areas and ports. In addition, he explained that work is already underway on the first steps, which are the identification of the sites, technical feasibility, definition of the size of the property, studies of vehicle flow and its type .
It is worth noting that this first safe-stop project in Majalca, Chihuahua, will be 100% privately funded. However, in the future, Oxxo Gas will seek to leverage public-private investments due to the volume of safe-stops that the country requires. “Support is needed from all parties, because this also has a lot to do with security and this is everyone’s responsibility,” explained Aguirre Quiroga.
