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Automated fuel management
New advanced fuel-management services have been designed for ease of use and understanding, with an array of benefits to the end user. Unstable oil prices have always placed a level of uncertainty behind the fuel management process. Unpredictable fuel prices create huge daily budget challenges. This is especially true for those operations where processes are not automated and the fuel data management is decentralized. For years, some operators have been “sticking” their fuel tanks in order to obtain an inventory level every day at 9 a.m. Sure, it might not be the most accurate way to measure product levels, but it has generally let operators know how much fuel – diesel, gasoline, ethanol – they have left in the tank, and when it’s necessary to place the next order. At non-retail fueling sites, operations managers know and trust their drivers and are confident that they’ll accurately write down on a log sheet the amount of fuel pumped into their company’s vehicles. The operations manager is also certain that when the… Keep Reading
