As summer comes to an official end, there are things to look forward to. For me, fall means football. There is little better than watching college football Saturday, and your favorite pro team on Sunday, and Monday, and Thursday, and so on. It also means no more vacations and a pick-up at work. Okay, so maybe there isn’t that much

Well fleet fuel prices are headed crazy, good or bad how can you tell when it is a minute by minute situation.

No, when we talk about correct diesel fuel prices at truck stops this isn’t going to be another article about anyone direct. This article is about truck stop price mistakes and fuel card process mistakes.

The Department of Energy reported that diesel fuel prices declined by 3.6 cents for the week, bringing the cost in at $3.851 a gallon. This is the lowest diesel fuel prices have been since August of 2012.

We talk about fleet management and diesel fuel prices a lot in our newsletter, as we should since many companies have entrusted us to be their company’s outsourced fuel department. Those topics are crucial to our business and therefore yours. As part of a good fuel management program, your fleet management MUST include a miles per gallon analysis. Let’s face

It wasn’t that long ago that a fleet manager didn’t have to worry about something called diesel exhaust fluids(DEF). Of course with the ever-changing world of fleet management it’s now impossible for anyone in the trucking business who owns a new vehicle impossible to ignore. (Good Blog on DEF).

February retail diesel fuel prices and gas prices jumped 10.6% and 5.2%, averaging $4.111 per gallon and $3.670 per gallon, respectively. Much of this price jump can be attributed to major refinery maintenance and the switch over to more expensive summer blends. Since then, WTI and Brent have dropped to $90.33 per barrel and $110.76 per barrel, respectively. Regular gas

The good new diesel fuel prices fell 2.9 cents this week on a national average according to the Department of Energy. (DOE). The bad news of course is diesel fuel prices still remain much higher than seven weeks ago, now at $4.130 per gallon.

Could your diesel fuel prices be wrong, like the alcohol content in a major beer company. I not only think so, I know so. Well, let’s be clear on this. There is a class action lawsuit against Budweiser, “The King of Beer.” They still might be the king but not like they used to be.

With truck drivers running around and fleet fueling pricing raising, fuel theft should not be a surprise. Some companies are well aware of the problem and others aren’t. It take solid fleet fuel card controls and fuel audits to truly know if your company can be getting hurt by diesel fuel theft.