Automatic Oil Delivery in South County, RI


Automatic Oil Delivery in South County, RI

Stop checking your tank gauge. Stop calling for emergency deliveries. Let SmithCo track your usage and schedule fuel before you ever run low. The way we have done it for South County families since 1985.

Enroll in Automatic Delivery
Call (401) 789-2520
No enrollment fee

No contract

Cancel anytime

Why Automatic

The tank stays full. You stop thinking about it.

Automatic oil delivery is the simplest way to heat a South County home. Our dispatch team monitors your account, tracks the weather, and sends a truck before your tank ever gets uncomfortably low. You do not call. You do not schedule. You do not check the basement gauge in January with a flashlight.

For most of our three thousand active customers, automatic delivery is the default. It is the service that turns heating oil from something you manage into something you forget about, which is exactly what you want from a utility.

How It Works

A simple system built on forty years of South County data

01

You enroll. One phone call.

Sign up online or call (401) 789-2520. We log your tank size, your equipment, and basic info about the home. No contract, no enrollment fee, and you can cancel anytime.

02

We build your usage profile.

For your first heating season, we estimate your usage based on your tank size, home size, and equipment. After year one, we use your actual fuel history, which gets more accurate every year you stay with us.

03

Weather data triggers the next delivery.

We pair your usage profile with daily heating-degree-day data for South County. When the math says you will hit about one-quarter tank, you get added to the next delivery route.

04

A SmithCo truck shows up.

Same fleet, same drivers, same trucks every season. You do not need to be home. You get an emailed receipt the same day, and the charge goes to your account on file.

What You Get

Six reasons our customers stop calling for delivery

Automatic delivery is not just a convenience. It changes your relationship with heating oil from reactive to invisible. That is the whole point of a utility.

No more checking the gauge

We watch the tank for you. You watch the football game.

No more midnight runouts

Tank stays at or above a quarter-full. Frozen pipes do not happen on our route.

Safer for the home

A tank that runs dry pulls sediment into the burner. Keeping fuel above a quarter prevents that wear.

Routes built around South County

Fifteen trucks running daily across nineteen towns. Storm or snow, deliveries get rerouted, not canceled.

No surprises on the bill

You pay the same per-gallon market price as will-call customers. No upcharges for automatic service.

Pairs with budget billing

Add a payment plan and your annual fuel cost spreads into even monthly payments.

“

For the past 27 years, I have used SmithCo Oil to deliver oil while also providing a service contract for the burner. I could not be more satisfied with the timeliness of their deliveries or the expertise of their maintenance technicians.

Jim Shorts
27-year SmithCo customer

Is It Right For You

Most South County homes are a fit. A few are not.

Good Fit

You will love automatic delivery if…

  • You heat with oil as your primary heat source
  • You want a hands-off experience like natural gas
  • You travel during winter or own a second home
  • You forget to check the tank until it is too late
  • You want predictable deliveries and a single bill
Consider Will-Call

Will-call may suit you better if…

  • You burn very little oil (wood or pellet primary heat)
  • Your home is seasonal and usage is unpredictable
  • You prefer to monitor every delivery yourself
  • Your tank capacity is unusually small

See Will-Call Oil Delivery →

Pair It With

Get the most from automatic delivery

Budget Payment Plans

Combine automatic delivery with a budget plan and your annual fuel cost becomes a flat monthly bill. No winter spikes, no four-figure deliveries to absorb.

See Payment Plans →

Heating Service Plans

Automatic delivery keeps the tank full. A service plan keeps the equipment running. Together they cover both halves of total home comfort.

Explore Service Plans →

Common Questions

Automatic oil delivery, answered

Will I pay more for automatic delivery?
No. Automatic delivery customers pay the same per-gallon market price as will-call customers. There is no enrollment fee, no service surcharge, and no scheduled delivery upcharge. The benefit is convenience and runout protection, not premium pricing.
What if my house uses more or less oil than your estimate?
We adjust. Our dispatch software recalibrates after every delivery based on actual usage, so your profile gets more accurate over time. If you add a new heat source, lose a tenant, or change something else that affects usage, just give us a call and we will update the account.
Can I cancel automatic delivery?
Anytime. One phone call. There is no contract, no cancellation fee, and we will switch you to will-call without questions. Most customers stay enrolled for decades, but we have never held anyone in the program against their will.
What if I am not home when the truck arrives?
You do not need to be. Your tank’s fill pipe is outside, and our drivers fill it without entering the home. You will get an emailed receipt the same day showing gallons delivered and the price per gallon.
What happens during a really cold stretch?
Our system already accounts for cold weather. When temperatures drop, every account on the route gets recalculated against heating-degree-day data, and high-usage homes move up the queue. During major cold snaps we run extra delivery routes, including weekends. Automatic customers come first.

Stop checking the tank. Start forgetting about oil.

Enroll in automatic delivery in one phone call. No contract, no fee, no commitment.

Enroll Today
Call (401) 789-2520
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