Fuel management for my company drivers

Fuel management I would divide miles by total gallons at each fill up to get your mpg. If there way off, there’s a problem somewhere.

 

Set your card up for one or two of the chains and make it so it only works at those locations. The last company I was leased to we could only fuel at PFJ to make sure we bought enough to get our discounts and I was never at a want for fuel with no PFJ around. Also keep in mind the more info they have to put in to get fuel the harder it will be for someone to steal fuel if you get hit by a card skimmer.

 

I'm a company driver, but I'm very conscious about how I spend company money. After working for super small companies, where ya had to pay attention to costs, it made more of an asset once I got back to working for a reputable company. Hopefully the driver has the ability to make certain small repairs. Maybe he pays attention to fuel consumption. Maybe he can find the sweet spot of the truck and learn to set the cruise at spot......which a lot of trucks the sweet spot for good fuel mileage is somewhere between 62-65 mph. Will he have enough discipline to run like that even if the truck is ungoverned? If he understands that uts just as important to protect the company he works for, as he is about providing for his family, you'll minimize costs. If not, you may spend a whole lot of money.

 

Turn off the engine, open your windows, and listen to trucks idling, screeching reefers, air tanks popping off every 30 seconds, and jake brakes and trailer brakes being set all night. Everyone sleeps well and saves money. /sarcasm My sleep is more important, or it was.

 

Is the NASTC deal still on for all the TA/petro locations after the BP takeover and offer about the best discount the small operator can find? You could set that up, I believe they have a stipulation to keep the card you must buy 80% in the TA/p network, and also get another card accepted everywhere and tell your drivers to use the NASTC card as much as possible but when needed - use the other card. Offer a bonus for having them fuel as much as possible on the NASTC card.

 

Yes, that be the simplest and most reasonable thing to do. NASTC card and there ya go. If there is a run that you do frequently and there’s a super cheap place. Just tell the driver whenever you go by there, top off if you can.

 

If you use RTS have him look at the Route and see what the cost of fuel is and let him or her be responsible. If he or her is not a responsible then they prob are not the person you want in your truck. I would not hire anyone that will require baby sitting if you only have a couple trucks. It will cost you more in every other category and ruin your chance in making any kind of money on the second truck. Also I would offer a bonus for MPG's if you are in a decent Arrow truck.

 

That's why you've got to park creatively. I know what you're saying though.

I always:
- Park in a parallel line if I can like in a line against the curb in a big rest area
- Or nose in when everybody backs in. Yep, I'm one of those guys.
- Or park somewhere NO other trucks are at all.

I never:
- Park at a truck stop. I think I might have taken a 10 at a truck stop twice in the last year.
- Park next to a reefer unless I'm tired and forget to look.
- Hesitate to PC to something better if I get a mind to.

 

Exactly

I used to leave my rig idling at night just for the cover noise so I couldn’t hear all the other trucks .

my neighbor works for a company that REQUIRES the drivers to leave the truck running if they are loaded .

the company gets paid good to haul time sensitive loads and I believe this is a requirement of the shipper , that the truck doesn’t get turned off while their cargo is on it .

the company also has zero fuel management , the drivers can buy fuel wherever they want , just get the load there on time and safely .