Choctaw Travel Plazas Automate Cash Management with ATEC America's E3 Solution

New cash recycling system reduces labor costs and improves security at 21 convenience store locations across Oklahoma.

Published on Feb. 10, 2026

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Choctaw Travel Plazas, a chain of 21 convenience stores and travel plazas in Oklahoma, has partnered with ATEC America to implement the E3 cash management solution across its locations. The E3 system automates the cash handling process, allowing Choctaw to reduce labor costs by 8 hours per day per location and improve cash security through features like real-time inventory control, a UL 291 safe, and enhanced transaction security.

Why it matters

As a major travel hub in Oklahoma, Choctaw Travel Plazas processes hundreds of cash transactions daily across multiple locations and shifts. Automating this process with the E3 system has allowed Choctaw to redeploy staff to better serve customers while also improving cash security and visibility.

The details

Before implementing the ATEC America E3 system, Choctaw Travel Plazas was running 15-16 cash drawers per day, 7 days a week across multiple locations. Each cash drawer processed through the E3 is saving approximately 30 minutes of manual labor per day. The E3 system supports cash and coin recycling, real-time inventory control, a UL 291 safe, and enhanced security features like biometric access. Choctaw plans to have the E3 system installed in over 70% of its 21 convenience store locations by the end of 2026.

  • Choctaw Travel Plazas began implementing the ATEC America E3 cash management system in 2026.
  • Choctaw plans to have the E3 system installed in over 70% of its 21 convenience store locations by the end of 2026.

The players

ATEC America

A leading cash automation specialist in the United States that developed the E3 cash management solution.

Choctaw Travel Plazas

A chain of 21 convenience stores and travel plazas located across Oklahoma.

Financial Equipment Company of Oklahoma (FEC)

The company that reviewed Choctaw's cash management needs and recommended the ATEC America E3 solution.

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What they’re saying

“ATEC America provides cash management systems that increase the efficiency and security of retail businesses. By partnering with Financial Equipment Company, we were able to help Choctaw Travel Plazas automate its cash processes, reduce labor requirements and secure cash with our top-of-the-line, all-in-one solution, the E3.”

— Dave Pepin, Managing Partner of ATEC America

“Not only are we saving eight hours a day in labor per location, but we are also confident knowing our cash is safely stored and monitored around the clock. With multiple locations, employees and hundreds of people passing through, having an all-in-one cash management solution has been a real game changer for our operation.”

— Chuck Tillman, Senior Director Retail Operations at Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma

“We are glad to be a partner of ATEC America and know its cash management products will perform at the top level when we recommend them to our customers. Helping customers secure their cash and create customized cash management solutions is our specialty, and working with Choctaw and ATEC America to perfect the solution to this problem was rewarding.”

— Kevin Cox, Chief Revenue Officer, Financial Equipment Company Oklahoma

What’s next

Choctaw Travel Plazas plans to have the ATEC America E3 cash management system installed in over 70% of its 21 convenience store locations by the end of 2026.

The takeaway

By implementing the ATEC America E3 cash recycling and management system, Choctaw Travel Plazas has been able to significantly reduce labor costs, improve cash security, and enhance the customer experience at its 21 convenience store locations across Oklahoma.