The Pump – January 2014

Happy New Year! I hope everyone enjoyed their holidays and stayed safe. It was a little weird this year with Christmas and New Year’s landing on a Wednesday. Either you were very productive those two weeks since there weren’t a lot of people distracting you, or you just scrapped them and called it vacation!

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Fleet Fueling Creatures

People are creatures of habit. We wake up at the same time, eat the same breakfast, stop at the same coffee shop etc. Fueling up our vehicles is no exception. We go to the same gas station, grab a lottery ticket, pump the gas and continue on with our lives without even stopping to think about it. But what if

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Importance of Accurate Odometer Readings

How important are accurate odometer mileage readings? Many consider accurate odometer readings to be one of the most important parts of effective fuel management. Accurate mileage gives a fleet manager a much clearer picture for many important aspects of his or her fleet including vehicle repair and replacement, diesel fuel consumption and fuel economy. If a fleet manager has access

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Diesel Exhaust Fluid

Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) is a solution that when injected into the exhaust stream of a diesel engine lowers the harmful nitrogen-oxides that are emitted. Obviously using DEF is great for the environment since it reduces the release of pollutants but it also will create better fuel efficiency for your diesel fuel vehicles by creating higher oxygen levels in the

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Fuel Savings Gadgets Work?

Are you thinking on getting a new car or truck for your company or yet even personal car? What type of vehicle do you get that won’t break your wallet with gas? Or do you keep your old vehicle and add gadgets to help save on fuel. There is so much out there to look at and yet they have

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Fleet Fueling Prices Stay Flat with Dip in Gas Prices

The Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported that the price for U.S. on-highway diesel fuel fell eight-tenths of a penny to $3.871 per gallon, the second consecutive increase. (The EIA is the statistical agency of the U.S. Department of Energy.) The national average price is 1.9% or 7.4 cents lower than at this time last year.

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The Pump- November

On October 1, 2013, the United States Federal government entered a shutdown that lasted just over two weeks. In that time, 800,000 employees were out of work, and a lot of others were forced to work without pay. Now that we’ve had some time to let the government shutdown sink in, let’s reflect how it affected the trucking industry.

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Does More Data Make You Smarter?

“Big Data is Dumb Data.” That phrase has really stuck with me over the past few years. Before I joined Sokolis, I spent a number of years at a company called ALC within the direct marketing industry. I recall the Chairman, Donn Rappaport, came up with that phrase as Big Data proliferated throughout the marketing industry.

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