Bassett Petroleum Distributors Ltd, a family-owned and operated aboriginal business headquartered in the Northwest Territories and has been in business since 1989. The company was founded by Steve Bassett on October 18, 1989, as a home heating oil delivery business in Hay River, NT. Since this time, Bassett Petroleum Distributors Ltd has diversified so that it not only sells and delivers fuel but also sells and delivers road salt, airport sand, dust suppressant, emulsion oil, etc. This is accomplished using the existing fleet and drivers. The fleet includes non-NSC vehicles and NSC vehicles, including body job units, day cab and sleeper units, bulk liquid trailers, dry bulkers and dumps, and dry vans.