How does a Fleet Fuel Management System work?

With gas prices increasing at the fastest rate since 2005, any company that relies on a fleet of commercial vehicles should establish a fleet fuel management system. Regardless of what kind of discount your company fuel card gets you, you’re still going to experience the impact of the higher prices. In fact, even at normal prices, fuel costs contribute up to a third of your fleet’s operating expenses on average. So, a fleet fuel management system can help you stay on top of your fuel data and discover savings opportunities. Fuel savings don’t come only through driving less. If you rely on your fleet to transport goods or deliver services, then that’s typically not even an option. Lowering fuel expenses with a fleet fuel management system happens through improving your fleet management processes.

Why You Need a Fleet Fuel Management System

As if the potential for savings wasn’t enough, there are other benefits to using a fleet fuel management system. If you manage a fleet, then you know that managing fuel is one of the most difficult tasks. Relying on a spreadsheet or paper-based process means you’re always going to be a few steps behind. Alternatively, fleet fuel management software can provide convenient reports filled with your real-time data. With accurate reporting, you can recognize trends and strategically respond to them faster. This is essential to controlling fuel costs, as it allows you to spot vehicles or drivers who are using more fuel than expected.

One of the other massive benefits of software is integration with IoT (Internet of Things) devices, such as telematics. Telematics involves a combination of on-board diagnostics and GPS technology to monitor your fleet. It’s an innovative way to track several data points from your fleet, but it will require the use of a fleet fuel management system due to the amount of data telematics collects.

How Telematics Reduce Fuel Consumption

If you’ve ever watched the fuel economy rating on your vehicle, then you probably have noticed that it varies with your driving style. Hard acceleration, speeding, or excessive idling can all contribute to fuel waste. Also, they can all be tracked and reduced with telematics. While you can’t ride along with every driver to observe their driving habits, you can gain an understanding of how they drive from telematics data. Then, you can work together to improve driver behavior and fuel consumption.

These are some of the major ways telematics reduce fuel waste:

Optimizing Your Field Services & Dispatch with a Fleet Fuel Management System

Fleet management involves so much that the only way to optimize is with Field Services & Dispatch software. Redlist’s software integrates with IoT sensors and GPS tracking devices so you can truly know your fleet. Having fleet data you can rely on is essential to reducing fuel costs and increasing driver buy-in for better driving habits.

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