When disaster strikes, fuel can’t wait
America’s leading provider of emergency fueling services.
Macro, A LEMOINE Company, responds to man-made and natural disasters anywhere in the United States or abroad, delivering the fuel that keeps generators, first responders, utilities, and relief operations running.
A name you can trust
With nearly 100 years of experience in fuel hauling and distribution, Macro is a name you can trust when disaster strikes and fuel supply is of the essence.
- 1929Macro begins hauling and distributing fuel across the Gulf South.
- 2005 · Hurricane KatrinaTasked by the State of Louisiana to move life-saving fuel into New Orleans, launching our emergency focus.
- Two decades of investmentSpecially designed fuel hauling equipment grows into a fleet of 700 company-owned fuel and water assets.
- TodayTrusted by state and federal agencies, utilities, healthcare providers, and commercial clients.
Where we’ve responded
- 2008Hurricane DollyDolly came ashore on South Padre Island as a Category 1, flooding the Rio Grande Valley. Macro supported utility restoration crews across South Texas.
- 2008Hurricane GustavThe first of two back-to-back Gulf hurricanes, Gustav made landfall in Louisiana. Across both storms Macro ran 178 trucks and 200+ personnel.
- 2008Hurricane IkeIke followed less than two weeks later near Galveston. We secured fuel tanks for a possible airlift mission and dispensed 4.5M gallons across both storms.
- 2012Hurricane IsaacIsaac stalled over southeast Louisiana. Beyond fuel, we provided 110 power-only trucks for relief supply trailers and 15 refrigerated trailers, and staged fuel for airlift and water-delivery missions.
- 2012Superstorm SandySecured fuel from five neighboring states to overcome regional shortages across the Northeast.
- 2017Hurricane HarveyThe first of three back-to-back major hurricanes. Harvey stalled over Southeast Texas, and Macro crews deployed across the state.
- 2017Hurricane IrmaWeeks later, Irma struck the Florida Keys, and Macro crews worked Florida while our Texas response was still running.
- 2017Hurricane MariaSecured an 8-million-gallon diesel barge and chartered a supply vessel to Puerto Rico, logging 150,000+ fueling transactions over 16 months.
- 2018Hurricane FlorenceFlorence stalled over the Carolinas. We ran high-water and all-terrain missions to generators for cell towers, water systems and pump stations.
- 2018Hurricane MichaelRan high-water and all-terrain missions to critical generators and refueled search-and-rescue helicopters.
- 2020Hurricanes Laura, Delta & ZetaLaura was our largest deployment at the time, at 8,000+ transactions a day. Delta and Zeta extended the Louisiana recovery.
- 2021Hurricane IdaOur largest deployment at the time, with 16,000+ fueling transactions a day and the first full run of our 30-tanker potable water fleet.
- 2022Hurricane IanThe second-largest deployment in Macro history at the time, sustained for six months.
- 2024Hurricane HeleneThe largest deployment in Macro history and our most complex storm response, across four states for 6+ months.
- 2024Hurricane MiltonOne of our most ambitious operations, supporting restoration, debris removal, sheltering and infrastructure repair.
- 2026Hurricane IsaiasThe season’s first hurricane made landfall near Destin as a Category 2, cutting power to 850,000+ customers across Florida, Alabama and Georgia.
- Explore all 38 featured events, from Katrina to today, on our disaster response timeline.See our timeline →
250+ disasters. 39 states. Haiti, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
At Macro, failure is not an option.
Ready for any disaster
Our Emergency Fuel Management Division mobilizes for every kind of event, man-made or natural.
Trusted when it matters most
Clients across the public and private sectors make Macro part of their disaster response plans.
State & federal government
Emergency management agencies count on us to execute disaster response plans.
Utilities
Fuel for line crews, staging yards, and restoration fleets.
Healthcare providers
Generator fueling that protects patients when the grid goes down.
Commercial clients
Continuity fueling for distribution centers, retail, telecom, and industry.
Built for the toughest conditions
From city streets to flooded roads, our company-owned trucks and equipment go where fuel is needed, maintained and regularly inspected for state and federal DOT compliance.
Full equipment roster
Beyond the fleet: the storage, dispensing and support equipment we bring to every response.
Fuel delivery systems
- Transportation trucks
- Bobtail delivery trucks
- Mobile fueling trucks
- Mini-mobile fueling stations
- Personnel to dispense fuel
- Portable fuel storage tanks (500 to 20,000 gal)
- Fuel dispensing equipment
- Pump rentals (6″ vacuum assist)
- Hose rentals
- Frac tanks (standard and round bottom)
Support & recovery
- UTVs with fuel
- Command trailers
- Logistics coordinators and labor
- Water tankers
- Utility trailers
- Winch trucks
- Equipment trailers
- Double drop trailers
- Step deck trailers
- Open top tanks
Two Decades on the Front Lines
From Katrina to today, a look at the events that shaped Macro’s Emergency Fuel Management division.
Hurricane Isaias
Isaias formed in the southwestern Gulf on October 6 and became the season’s first hurricane on October 8, tying a 1905 record for the latest first hurricane. It peaked as a Category 3 with 120 mph winds over record-warm Gulf waters, then made landfall near Destin, FL as a Category 2. It was the first U.S. hurricane landfall since Milton. More than 850,000 customers lost power across Florida, Alabama and Georgia, and damage is estimated at $2 billion or more.
Winter Storm Fern
Fern stretched nearly 2,000 miles from the Mexico border into eastern Canada and put more than 230 million people under winter weather alerts. Up to an inch of ice crippled the South, more than 1 million customers lost power (some for a week), and at least 181 lives were lost. It was the deadliest North American winter storm since Uri in 2021.
Macro’s largest winter storm deployment to date, keeping critical facilities, utility crews and emergency operations fueled through the ice and snow.
- 9States
Gulf Coast Blizzard
This was the first recorded blizzard on the Gulf Coast. The NWS issued its first-ever blizzard warning for southwest Louisiana. Grand Coteau measured 13.4 in. of snow, Louisiana had its largest single-day snowfall on record, and Baton Rouge broke a one-day record that had stood since 1895. Temperatures fell to record lows: 2°F in New Iberia and 4°F in Lafayette.
One of Macro’s largest potable water deployments at the time. Extreme cold strained the power grid and dropped water pressure, so Macro tankers kept hospitals and other critical facilities supplied.
Hurricane Milton
Milton explosively intensified to a Category 5 with a ~895 mb pressure, tying Rita for the lowest pressure ever recorded in the Gulf. It struck near Siesta Key as a Category 3, bringing catastrophic surge, flooding and a historic tornado outbreak. More than 3 million customers lost power and damage reached $34.3 billion.
One of our most ambitious operations ever, supporting critical restoration, debris removal, sheltering and infrastructure repair.
- 700+Trucks
- 80Water tankers
- ~1,200Personnel
- 4+ moDuration
Hurricane Helene
Helene rapidly intensified to a Category 4 and made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend with 140 mph winds. More than 20 in. of rain fell in the North Carolina mountains, causing historic flooding and landslides. 4.4 million customers lost power, at least 252 people died, and damage was estimated near $79 billion.
The largest deployment in Macro’s history, and our most extensive and complex storm response to date.
- 1,000+Trucks
- 120+Water tankers
- ~1,500Personnel
- 6+ moDuration
Hurricane Francine
Francine strengthened quickly into a Category 2 and made landfall in Terrebonne Parish with 100 mph winds. More than 400,000 Louisiana customers lost power, and up to 10 in. of rain fell.
A fast response in our home state.
- 120+Trucks
- 275Personnel
- 1+ wkDuration
Hurricane Debby
Debby made landfall as a Category 1 in Florida’s Big Bend, then crawled through the Southeast. It knocked out power to nearly 300,000 customers in Florida and more than half a million in the Carolinas.
Fuel trucks deployed across Florida and the Carolinas.
- 95Trucks
- ~2 wksDuration
Hurricane Beryl
Beryl was a powerful early-season Cabo Verde hurricane. It made landfall at Matagorda Bay with 90 mph winds and battered Houston for hours. More than 2.7 million homes and businesses lost power, the largest blackout in CenterPoint’s history.
A two-week restoration response.
- 150Trucks
- 330Personnel
- 2 wksDuration
Houston Derecho
A rare derecho tore through Houston with winds over 100 mph downtown and 80–100 mph across wide areas. More than 1 million homes and businesses lost power.
Supported utility and commercial clients across the region.
- 35Trucks
- 110Personnel
Hurricane Idalia
Idalia struck Florida’s Big Bend near Horseshoe Beach as a Category 3. It brought more than 10 ft of storm surge and 125 mph winds, and power outages lasted well over a week.
Deployed across Florida, Georgia and North Carolina.
- 324Fueling assets
- 458Personnel
- 3 wksDuration
Typhoon Mawar
Mawar was the strongest typhoon to directly impact Guam in more than 20 years. Most of the island was without power for well over a month.
A company first: Macro bobtails and tankers were flown to Guam, our first deployment to a U.S. territory in the South Pacific.
- 10+Personnel
- ~3 moDuration
Hurricane Ian
Ian came ashore at Cayo Costa as a strong Category 4 with 150 mph winds. A 10–15 ft surge cut off Sanibel and Captiva. It was Florida’s deadliest hurricane since 1935: 2.7 million residents lost power and damage reached about $113 billion.
At the time, the second-largest deployment in Macro’s history by number of assets.
- 425Trucks
- 35Water tankers
- ~600Personnel
- 6 moDuration
Hurricane Ida
Ida came ashore near Port Fourchon on the anniversary of Katrina as a Category 4 with 150 mph winds. All of metro New Orleans lost power, Grand Isle was uninhabitable for months, and damage exceeded $75 billion.
At the time, our largest deployment and our highest daily fueling volume ever, with 16,000+ transactions per day. It was also the first full deployment of our new 30-tanker potable water fleet.
- 478Trucks
- ~1,000Personnel
- 16K/dayTransactions
- 3.5 moDuration
Texas Freeze
Ten days of historic cold collapsed the Texas power grid, leaving roughly 10 million residents without power. Burst pipes triggered statewide boil-water advisories, and damage was estimated near $195 billion.
Our first large-scale potable water response. It marked the start of the Macro Potable Water Division.
- 100+Fuel & water assets
Hurricane Zeta
Zeta made landfall near Cocodrie as a Category 3 and raced through New Orleans, where 80% of the city lost power. It was the strongest hurricane to strike the U.S. that late in the year since 1899.
- 145Trucks
- 300+Personnel
Hurricane Delta
Delta made landfall just 13 miles from Laura’s landfall, only 43 days later. It caused the 4th-largest power outage in Louisiana history.
Extended our ongoing Laura recovery in Southwest Louisiana.
- ~200Trucks
- 500+Personnel
Hurricane Laura
Laura was the strongest hurricane ever to strike Southwest Louisiana. It drove a 17-ft surge into Cameron Parish and 130+ mph winds through Lake Charles. More than 1 million customers lost power, many for weeks.
At the time, our largest deployment and our highest daily fueling volume, with 8,000+ transactions per day.
- 245Trucks
- 600+Personnel
- 3 moDuration
Hurricane Dorian
Dorian was a Category 5 and the strongest hurricane ever to hit the Bahamas. It threatened the entire Southeast coast before making landfall at Cape Hatteras.
One of the largest storm responses in our history at the time.
- 200+Fueling assets
- 4States
Hurricane Barry
Barry was a rare July hurricane and Louisiana’s first hurricane landfall since Isaac in 2012. It cut power to more than 100,000 customers.
Supported a week-long restoration.
- 30+Trucks
- 1 wkDuration
Hurricane Michael
Michael was a devastating Category 5 landfall on the Florida Panhandle.
Ran high-water and all-terrain missions to critical generators and refueled search-and-rescue helicopters.
- 256Trucks
- 110+Personnel
- 2.1MGallons
Hurricane Florence
Florence stalled over the Carolinas, causing catastrophic flooding.
Ran high-water and all-terrain missions to generators for cell towers, water systems and pump stations.
- 308Trucks
- 150+Personnel
- 750KGallons
Hurricanes Harvey, Irma & Maria
Three major hurricanes struck in quick succession, with crews working simultaneously in Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico and the USVI.
We secured an 8-million-gallon diesel barge and chartered an offshore supply vessel to move trucks, tanks, water and fuel to Puerto Rico. There we performed 150,000+ fueling transactions and stayed active for 16 months.
- 427Trucks & tanks
- 375+Personnel
- 21MGallons (Maria)
- 16 moIn Puerto Rico
Hurricane Matthew
Matthew tracked up the Southeast coast from Florida to the Carolinas.
Ran high-water and all-terrain missions to critical generators.
- 165Trucks
- 50+Personnel
- 125KGallons
Colonial Pipeline Spill
A 252,000-gallon gasoline spill shut down the Colonial Pipeline for 12 days, causing fuel shortages from the Gulf Coast to the Northeast.
Vacuum trucks for the Alabama cleanup and tankers resupplying Shell/Motiva stations across the Southeast.
- 50Trucks
Louisiana Floods
20–30 in. of rain submerged large parts of south Louisiana, damaging 146,000 homes and structures.
Supported local governments, utilities and telecom providers.
- 40+Trucks
Avian Flu Outbreak
An avian flu outbreak led to the loss of 43 million chickens and a long decontamination period.
Hauled roll-on/roll-off boxes from farms in support of environmental response companies.
- 30Trucks
Winter Storm Nemo
A blizzard left more than 1 million people without power in Connecticut and Massachusetts.
Supported commercial and federal customers across the Northeast.
- 15Trucks
Hurricane Sandy
Sandy brought widespread destruction and fuel shortages across the Northeast.
Secured fuel from five neighboring states to overcome regional shortages.
- 240Trucks
- 50+Personnel
- 2.5MGallons
Hurricane Isaac
Isaac stalled over southeast Louisiana, bringing prolonged flooding and outages.
Also provided 110 power-only trucks for relief supply trailers and 15 refrigerated trailers, and staged fuel for airlift and water-delivery missions.
- 150Trucks
- 175+Personnel
- 1.8MGallons
Wallow Fire
A massive wildfire burned 538,000 acres.
Supported the U.S. Forest Service from 10 fueling sites over two months.
- 15Trucks
- 10Fuel sites
- 2 moDuration
Tornado Super Outbreak
One of the largest and deadliest tornado outbreaks in U.S. history: 360 tornadoes in three days cut power to hundreds of thousands.
Primarily supported Walmart and major telecom companies.
- 30+Trucks
BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
This was the largest spill in the history of the petroleum industry.
Hauled response equipment and supplies along the Gulf Coast, and used our jet fuel tankers to support the C-130s dropping dispersant into the Gulf.
Haiti Earthquake
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake devastated Port-au-Prince, Jacmel and other cities.
Delivered bulk and drummed fuel to critical generators in support of the U.S. Department of Defense, working fully self-sustained.
- 60+ daysDuration
Arkansas Ice Storm
A severe ice storm across Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky left 2 million people without power, some for weeks.
Deployed bobtails, mini-mobile fueling stations and tankers.
- 30+Bobtails
Hurricanes Gustav & Ike
Back-to-back hurricanes struck the Gulf Coast.
Also secured fuel tanks for a possible airlift mission.
- 178Trucks
- 200+Personnel
- 4.5MGallons
Oklahoma Ice Storm
More than 600,000 homes and businesses lost power, the largest outage in Oklahoma history.
One of the largest responses Macro had worked at the time.
- 20+Bobtails
- 10Tankers
Hurricane Humberto
A rapidly forming Category 1 struck the Beaumont area.
Our first significant deployment after Katrina and Rita, supporting local utilities for two weeks.
- 20Trucks
- 2 wksDuration
Hurricanes Katrina & Rita
Tasked by the State of Louisiana to move life-saving fuel into New Orleans, Macro launched its emergency fuel focus.
- 45Trucks
- 50+Personnel
- 2.5MGallons
Make Macro part of your disaster plan
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