As you probably already know, employee fuel theft is a huge problem for business owners. Employee fuel theft cost the United States trucking industry 2.1 billion dollars a year. So how can you stop it?

Here’s 3 simple steps to help you stop employee fuel theft with a fleet card.

Think like a lifeguard. It’s always better to prevent dangerous situations than make rescues. With a fleet card you can set transaction limits, time frame limits, and fuel type limits to make sure your employees can ONLY purchase fuel when you want them to.

This sounds like a large task, but it isn’t. It’s simple to monitor your fleet’s transactions as they are happening with e-receipts that are emailed to you when a fleet card is swiped.

With online fleet management access, it’s easy to compare monthly fuel usage by driver or vehicle. If there are any unneeded spikes in fuel usage, you can investigate why a driver is purchasing more fuel than they should be.