Fleet Fuel Card Blog
Stay Up To Date With Fleet NewsDo you know what is in your diesel fuel?
Have you become confused over the different types of diesel on the market today? No doubt the fuel formulas have undergone the greatest transformation in the last decade. Ranging from biodiesel, to low sulfur, the ULSD, to dyed and un-dyed. There may seem to be many...
The future of payment systems
A key feature of a fleet fuel card is the ability to set restrictions on purchases made by the cardholder. Established by the administrator at the time the card is activated, these restrictions can limit or stop purchases by the gallon, fuel type, day, time, amount,...
Are you making the most out of your fuel tax recovery program?
As small business owners it only makes sense to take advantage of every opportunity to reduce your tax footprint. There are many exceptions and one of the most misunderstood is Fuel Tax Recovery. The current federal tax on fuel is 24.4 cents per gallon for undyed...
What causes gasoline and diesel prices to rise at the pump?
In President Obama’s 4th quarter SOTU address he mentioned America was "number one in oil and gas" and that "thanks to lower gas prices and higher fuel standards, the typical family this year should save $750 at the pump." Although his words resonate with many working...
How Your Business Can Save Money on Fuel Despite Rising Gasoline Prices
What in the world just happened? It seems like just last week I was filling up my tank at .10, to .20, and sometimes even .30 cents less than than the usual. But now, The Wall Street Journal is reporting that futures have climbed a solid 19% since June! Because of...
How to Deal with Rising Fuel Prices in 2012
Rising fuel prices are putting the pinch on businesses everywhere. Many businesses and fuel procurement offices assumed that if they could weather a few tough years, fuel costs would eventually stabilize. That assumption is providing to be incorrect. For better or...
5 ways a fleet card saves your business money!
Hello Everyone! We have taken a little time off from blogging on our site so that we could go through a full revamp of our website and try to gain some steam to release our new video blogs! We will be trying to do these once a week to every two weeks in hopes to...
Don’t think you have a ‘fleet’? You may be surprised!
What is a fleet? The word fleet can be a tricky one as many companies that have a few cars and trucks are unsure if they really have a "fleet". As a fleet card company, we deal mainly with businesses who spend more than $1,000 a month on their fuel bill and at today's...
Making the most out of real social networking
Working long hours and at full potential is simply part of the plan when you're trying to build your business. Even though I am good at working independently by nature it sometimes leaves you operating in isolation. If you have read my New Year's resolution blog, than...
How social media became my New Year’s Resolution
Have you set your goals? I have good intentions of following through on my personal New Year's Resolution but there always seems to be a reason why I don't meet and exceed my goal. With business I always follow through and have made my goals count. I was in a recent...
Is the holiday driving season really over?
The holidays are over for 2010 and so is the driving season. Or is it? We don't typically think of New Years Eve being a big travel day, but I noticed on my way to work that a lot of people have it off! My initial thought was 'lucky people!'. It soon changed,...
How will this new safety act affect your fleet?
In searching for a new vehicle myself, I wanted to find out if any new standards where going to be set in place by the Safety Administration. I recently came across an article in Light & Medium Truck . There is a new rule proposed by Congress. It's called the "...