Digital Tools for Fuel Management Systems
Effective fuel management requires businesses to evolve with the times and abandon paper-based systems in favour of superior digital systems.
These advanced software options allow you to monitor your fleet’s fuel activities, connect with telematics systems, and even partner with onsite physical storage and dispensing. This provides a comprehensive web of vital fuel use data that you can action upon to lower your expenses permanently.
Read on to explore how our digital tools improve fuel management pipelines, support telematic analysis of drivers’ activities and make your fuel use far more efficient.
Smart Technology for Enhanced Fleet Management
Digital technologies like automation, AI, fuel management systems and IoT (Internet of Things) have always played crucial roles in improving businesses’ data monitoring, collection, and analysis. These smart technologies create a far more reliable network of information gathering than paper alternatives, especially with the mobile nature of fleet business operations.
There are many tools to choose from that will provide the data you need for operating a fleet. For example, telematics offer the ability to monitor a diverse range of data points related to individual vehicles or entire fleets. Other digital tools, such as GPS, provide tracking data of vehicle metrics, including location, speed, and direction. Simultaneously, these sensors provide feedback on driver behaviour, such as brake speed, acceleration, and cornering habits. All this data is valuable for several reasons, but it is especially useful for monitoring efficient fuel usage across your drivers and their vehicles.
Improving Both Driver Safety and Fuel Efficiency
As fleet technology becomes increasingly integrated, it provides more reliable data on driver performance for managerial review. This data and the appropriate responses ensure the safety of drivers and make guaranteeing safe work more manageable and measurable. GPS technology is widely integrated across the industry, allowing managers to track their drivers in real time and gain valuable insights into the overall efficiency of their fleets.
Telematics combined with GPS reveals driving habits that may pose a risk and identifies vehicle damage that potentially requires attention. This information empowers proactive measures such as driver training, regular vehicle maintenance, and the optimisation of driving routes, ultimately leading to improved fuel efficiency and reduced costs.
Establishing a Telematics Baseline and Supporting Fleet Optimisation
Creating a baseline for telematics data is the first step in visualising potential improvements in business performance. This involves tracking metrics such as time since the last refuelling, driver details, fuel dispensed, and telematic data for each job, providing a solid foundation for evaluating and enhancing fleet operations. Investing in fuel monitoring software will make this task far easier and provide you with substantial actionable data regarding your fuel usage in the future.
Additionally, the comprehensive data provided by telematics and other smart systems can be utilised to optimise fleet-wide operations, address inefficiencies, and elevate both fuel efficiency and productivity. By embracing telematics technology, fleet businesses can unlock new opportunities for enhancing their fleet operations, improving fuel efficiency, and prioritising driver safety.
Fueltek’s Telematic Fuel Management Solutions
We have developed an advanced online fuel management system by combining software and hardware options that work with telematics programs. Two examples are FUELTEK FMO, which seamlessly integrates with the FT4000 range and dispensing pump interfaces. This advanced management and monitoring technology provides detailed transaction information on pump throughputs, offering a valuable opportunity to reduce costs and closely monitor fuel usage.
One significant component in our selection software to support fleet telematics is the TankWatch fuel tank monitoring system and software. Fuel management has to be comprehensive, and with this system, you’ll get all the data you need on your fuel storage tanks 24/7.
The system highlights percentage variances between pump and tank throughputs and actual deliveries. It also facilitates a real-time stock comparison with the book stock figures, enabling proactive management of fuel inventory with unparalleled accuracy.
This comprehensive data enables swift identification and assessment of any problem areas, ultimately facilitating efficient and sustainable operations amid the escalating costs of fuel.
Fueltek’s Digital Fuel Security Options
At Fueltek, we recently revealed our excellent fuel security hardware upgrade to our Datatags, the Datanozzle. The Datanozzle addresses challenges associated with traditional fuel dispensing methods.
They are designed to seamlessly integrate into the FT4000 Fuel Access Control Terminal (FACT) and have the associated usage data streamed wirelessly to your fuel management system. The Datanozzle can be easily programmed with various operating parameters, such as daily fuel usage limits, maximum amount per refuelling, time zone restrictions, and active usage periods.
By streamlining the monitoring and tracking of fuel consumption, businesses can effectively control costs, manage budgets, and make informed decisions regarding their fuel management strategies. For example, identifying anomalies or discrepancies becomes easier, enabling businesses to align fuel usage with operational requirements.
FMO (Fuel Management Online) – Efficient Fuel Management and Reporting
Fueltek’s Fuel Management Online (FMO) platform complements the suite of security solutions by providing a centralised online portal for efficient fuel management and reporting. FMO offers robust features such as customised reports, user access controls, and seamless integration with other business systems. By leveraging FMO, fleet managers can enhance visibility into fuel consumption, identify anomalies, and proactively prevent fuel theft.
These integrated advanced monitoring and control systems help businesses optimise fuel management processes, enhance security measures, and improve efficiency.
Fueltek: Supporting Improved Fuel Efficiency
We are dedicated to delivering innovative digital products for optimal fuel management solutions. Whether you are seeking to enhance the efficiency of your fleet’s operations with an onsite fuel infrastructure or improve the management of your existing system, you should contact us today and find the product that will help improve your business’s fuel usage.
