I’m amazed at how many businesses can’t track their fuel expenses. I hear things like “I want credit card points”, “my drivers will never steal from me”, and sometimes even “what is a fleet card”.
The reality is that if fuel is one of your largest fleet operating expenses, you should have complete control over it.
Of course, the overall need for using a fleet card will vary from company to company. But here’s 3 benefits from using a fleet card that should not be overlooked.
1) Fleet cards will protect your company
Employee related fuel theft is costing the United States trucking industry 2.1 billion dollars a year. If you don’t know where every gallon of fuel is going, how do you know if someone is stealing from you? It’s easy to stop employee fuel theft with a fleet card.
2) You can cut unneeded labor cost
You already know every month your accounting team spends hours chasing down fuel receipts and manually entering the data into your system. You can cut that unneeded labor. A fleet card program will give you the data you need with a click.
3) Never run on empty
The only thing worse than not having a fuel program, is having an unreliable fuel program that leaves your vehicle’s empty. With fleet cards you have reliable, convenient options where your drivers can fuel 24/7.