' | Fleet Fuel ManagementThe transportation industry recognizes that an operator will take on an average of 20 to 25 minutes to refuel his or her truck, bus or tractor-trailer. This time spent is usually at overtime rates and becomes a direct cost of operation. In addition, the truck is effectively "out of operation" during this refueling period, so is unable to deliver or transport revenue adding product.
The "Refueling" of your fleet of trucks, buses or tractor-trailers in your yard or depot during unproductive hours, has many benefits:
- Increased productivity and revenue
i.e. by taking the downtime of driver refueling and converting this time to extra delivery, results in more revenue. - Decreased operator labour costs
i.e. as most refueling is done at overtime rates, considerable costs can be eliminated by engaging 4Refuel to take over the refueling responsibility. - Elimination of on-site storage and associated inventory costs and environmental risk
- Elimination of misappropriation of fuel
Customized fleet fuel consumption and billing information - daily, weekly or as required through 4Refuel's Fuel Management Online.
Fleet and biodiesel applications
Transit fleets report positive experiences with biodiesel. City bus fleets that have used biodiesel include those in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Cincinnati, Ohio and St. Louis, Missouri. Bi-State Development Agency in St. Louis conducted one of the first demonstration projects using biodiesel blends in Call-a-Ride vans to evaluate its suitability as a motor fuel. The evaluation revealed that: - Biodiesel is a viable motor fuel
- Performance and fuel economy were unchanged
- Exhaust emissions improved dramatically
- The fuel was fully compatible with vehicle and fuel dispensing equipment
Based on these positive results, the Agency continued biodiesel use in the entire Para transit fleet. |
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