{"id":18479,"date":"2017-08-30T12:07:34","date_gmt":"2017-08-30T16:07:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gofleet.com\/?p=18479"},"modified":"2024-12-05T22:27:55","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T03:27:55","slug":"do-i-need-a-fuel-management-system-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gofleet.com\/do-i-need-a-fuel-management-system-2\/","title":{"rendered":"How Does a Fuel Management System Work?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome back to Fuel Management System 101 – in this post, we will answer the question “How does a fuel management system work?”.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s start with a history lesson!<\/p>\n

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History of Fuel Management<\/h3>\n

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Fuel management is the process of controlling fuel usage and fuel cost<\/a>. Fleets have been managing fuel for many, many years. Before they used computers, fleets relied on manual controls. This mostly meant that fleets collected data through pen and paper.<\/p>\n

Then, when computers arrived, fuel management became a lot easier. Fleets used spreadsheets and ID chips to record fuel data.<\/p>\n

Of course, in today\u2019s generation, fuel management systems became even easier. The arrival of the Internet allowed fleets to not only collect data but also to collect it in real-time. Fleets can then store the data and create cool reports to measure and reduce fuel expense.<\/p>\n

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The Modern Fuel Management System<\/h3>\n

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How does a fuel management system work with modern technology? Not all fuel management systems are alike.<\/p>\n

Some systems are still quite basic and are limited to using fuel cards and spreadsheets. Other systems include black box devices that allow fleets to dig deeper into fuel data.<\/p>\n

The Geotab system is a great example of the latter. Geotab\u2019s fuel management system works by plugging a black box device in the vehicle. The device then collects fuel data and can be used to create reports. Here\u2019s a video preview.<\/p>\n