Installing bulk fuel tanks on your property to be the primary source of fuel for your fleet is not a bad idea. It’s convenient. With the right inventory system you can eliminate fuel theft. You can even purchase fuel cheaper than most gas stations. In fact, a lot of big trucking companies have bulk fuel tanks.

But as you probably already know, there are some hurdles you have you have to overcome. You have to purchase equipment, take time to order fuel, install an inventory control system, get permits from government agencies, etc.. Then, what if you purchase fuel at the wrong time and you get stuck with expensive fuel in your bulk fuel tanks? When you start weighing it out, is it really worth it?

That’s for you to decide. But here’s an alternative that you may want to consider.

Most of you are probably familiar with the story of Costco. Costco is a wholesale warehouse store that sells items in bulk to small businesses and individuals. Costco uses its buying power as a company to pass along savings to the customer, which means you can buy most of your goods from one convenient source at a great price.

Similarly, commercial fuel stations aka cardlocks take on that same wholesale business model. Petroleum marketers (who own these stations) use their buying power to enable companies to purchase fuel at a cheaper price than average retail gas stations.

If your fleet operates in the Western United States, chances are you have a commercial fuel station within a few miles from you. With a CFN fleet card you can access all commercial fuel locations and take advantage of wholesale level pricing at all CFN locations.

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The CFN fleet card gives you controls at all CFN locations. You can use the following controls:

• Per day transaction limits
• Gallons limits per transaction
• Time frame limits
• Fuel types

This will allow you to control when and what your drivers are purchasing. You can also setup automatic e-receipts that go straight to your email inbox after every purchase.

Please comment below if you have any questions, comments, or suggestions on fueling at commercial fuel locations.