5 Strategies To Cut Fuel Costs
It’s no secret that fuel prices are hitting some of the highest levels EVER (along with most everything else).
While American households are getting hit at the pump, commercial fleets are feeling it hard, as high costs are cutting into profit margins.
It doesn’t need to bring businesses to a halt. There are some sound strategies on cutting down on fuel costs and they all involve tracking or keeping tabs on driver activities, something a good Fleet Manager is already doing.
These 5 strategies make any commercial fleet operation run a bit more efficiently:
- Tracking engine idling lets a Fleet Manager know when and where drivers are spending the most time burning fuel and not moving at all
- Making sure drivers stick to the most optimized routes using GPS; the more optimal the route, the more efficient the fuel usage
- Monitoring and tracking vehicles for driver’s personal usage can cut down the extra fuel bill that drivers might be sticking you with; you’re ahead of the game if your mobile DVR is equipped with a live “look-in” feature
- Discouraging peak-time driving (if possible), as this heavily increase the time spent idling in traffic and wasting fuel
- Monitoring & discouraging speeding, aggressive driving, & hard braking; all of these overuse fuel
