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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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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Fuel Management from a Finance Perspective

I recently joined Sokolis group and I’m very excited about the opportunity to work directly with our clients and prospects with their fleet fuel management programs. For the past 25 years, I’ve always been a finance guy in the back-office and enjoyed working with data. My career also included a number of years in the mobile fleet fueling industry. It

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