Pocketfuelcal app launch promo >> $150 gas money giveaway!!

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[FONT=&quot]Need some free gas in your tank? To celebrate the launch of [/FONT][FONT=&quot]PocketFuelCal, [/FONT][FONT=&quot]the new fuel surcharge calculator for iOS, Trucking Advantage is giving away a $150 Comchek to one random TheTruckersReport.com member who posts in this thread from now until Nov 8th. Please read the Official Rules below for details.
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[FONT=&quot]PocketFuelCal is a simple and intuitive fuel surcharge calculator for transportation industry professionals and business travelers around the world.[/FONT]


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[FONT=&quot]Features[/FONT]
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[/FONT][FONT=&quot]★[/FONT][FONT=&quot] Classic user interface resembles a vintage gas pump[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
[/FONT][FONT=&quot]★[/FONT][FONT=&quot] Fast and easy to use[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
[/FONT][FONT=&quot]★[/FONT][FONT=&quot] Customizable settings to fit your vehicle[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
[/FONT][FONT=&quot]★[/FONT][FONT=&quot] Calculates with mpg, km/l, and l/100km[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
[/FONT][FONT=&quot]★[/FONT][FONT=&quot] Converts to per mile, per km, and total fuel surcharge[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
[/FONT][FONT=&quot]★[/FONT][FONT=&quot] Loaded with 37 currencies[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
[/FONT][FONT=&quot]★[/FONT][FONT=&quot] Convenient in-app web page displays fuel price index[/FONT][FONT=&quot]

Let’s say your base rate is $2.00 per mile, which works out fine when the price of fuel is $2.25 per gallon; but what happens when gas prices exceed $3.00 or even $5.00 per gallon? Once you’ve downloaded PocketFuelCal from the App Store [/FONT][FONT=&quot]℠[/FONT][FONT=&quot], select your vehicle’s average Fuel Efficiency in the Settings, then select your Base Fuel Cost (in this case $2.25), and you are ready to begin. Enter the current Fuel Price and Distance of Trip and protect your profits by knowing exactly what that fuel price increase is going to cost per mile, per km, and total. Not sure what the current fuel price is? Quickly refer to the DOE Fuel Price Index within the app to check the national average, or bookmark any web page of your choice. PocketFuelCal is simple, smart, and efficient; download now to start saving today![/FONT]


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1. [FONT=&quot]The sponsor of this promotion is Trucking Advantage, LLC located at 3030 LBJ Freeway, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75234 ("Sponsor").[/FONT]
2. [FONT=&quot]The promotion will begin at 2pm CST on October 26, 2010 and end at 11:59pm CST November 8, 2010.[/FONT]
3. [FONT=&quot]The prize is one (1) Comchek™ sequence number valued at $150 USD ("Prize"). Sponsor will issue the Prize within 10 business days of the promotion closing date. The winner is responsible for any applicable taxes and fees associated with receipt of the Prize.[/FONT]
4. [FONT=&quot]To enter the promotion, the entrant must post a comment in this thread from their own TheTruckersReport.com member account. Entrants may sign-up for their own member account at the URL http://www.thetruckersreport.com/truckingindustryforum/[/FONT]
5. [FONT=&quot]One winner will be selected randomly from all the valid entries. Sponsor will notify the winner via private message from the Sponsor's member account, and will post the winner's username in this thread at the end of the promotion. If the winner does not respond within seven (7) days, he or she will forfeit the Prize and another winner will be randomly chosen.[/FONT]
6. [FONT=&quot]Each entrant may enter the promotion one (1) time per day during the promotion period.[/FONT]
7. [FONT=&quot]Odds of winning depends on the number of entries.[/FONT]
8. [FONT=&quot]Promotion is only valid for residents of the United States over the age of 18.[/FONT]
9. [FONT=&quot]No purchase is necessary to enter or win. Void where prohibited or restricted by law. Employees of Sponsor and family members of such employees are not eligible to enter.[/FONT]
10. [FONT=&quot]By entering this promotion, entrant agrees to release and hold harmless Sponsor from any claim or cause of action arising out of participation in the promotion.[/FONT]
11. [FONT=&quot]By entering this promotion, entrant allows Sponsor to post his/her member username and/or first name on TruckingAdvantage.com as the winner of the promotion without further compensation.[/FONT]
12. [FONT=&quot]By entering this promotion, the entrant accepts and agrees to these rules. [/FONT]

 

Since you're the first one to post in this thread, I've got a promo code for you to download it for free. Check your PM's in a few minutes.

 

Well, so far the odds of winning $150 are 50/50 with no purchase at all. If I was a betting man I would say that's a pretty darn good spread.

 

Here are a few tips on how you can use this app to better your business.

Getting Started:

• Go to the settings view by tapping the gear icon in the top right corner
• Set your vehicle's average fuel efficiency (default is 5.5 mpg)
• Set your base fuel cost - This is what the price of fuel needs to be to earn an acceptable profit at your base rate. (default is $2.00 per gallon, $2.50 is commonly used as well)
• Tap Done in the top right corner to go back to the main view

1) To calculate Fuel Surcharges: Once the base fuel cost has been set, you can calculate fuel surcharges by entering the current fuel price and distance of trip.

Use Case: If you have contract per mile rates with your customer, say $2.00 mile plus fuel surcharge. This gives you an accurate way to determine what you really need for a fuel surcharge.

2) To calculate the Increase in Fuel Cost from last week: Tap the gas pump icon in the top left to view the DOE fuel price index (If you prefer another website to get your fuel prices, you can bookmark any web page of your choice in the settings). Get the fuel price from the previous week and enter that number in the base fuel cost setting. Now you can calculate the increase in fuel cost by entering the current fuel price and distance of trip.

Use Case: You work with flat rates, say $3500 per load. Fuel goes up 10 cents but your broker still wants to pay $3500. This gives you and your broker an accurate method to compensate you for the price increase. It may only be $27.78 but why should you eat that cost?

3) To calculate the Total Fuel Cost of a trip: Set the base fuel cost to zero, then you can quickly estimate the total fuel cost of a trip by entering the current fuel price and distance of trip.

Use Case: You are trying to decide whether or not to take a load into a particular region and you know fuel is more expensive there. This gives you a quick way to estimate how much you will need to spend in fuel expenses if you take the load.