What is mobile fueling?
Mobile fueling is a service where your fuel delivery company delivers fuel on-site for your your trucks, equipment, boats, cars or machinery. Historically, you had to pump fuel into your own equipment, either at a gas station, card-lock or from an on-site fuel storage tank. Mobile fueling changes that. With mobile fueling, your fuel supplier delivers fuel directly into your equipment. This saves you time and money and it reduces your liability associated with fuel storage and dispensing.
The history of mobile fueling
Mobile fueling has been around for decades. You can’t drive a huge bulldozer or crane into a gas station, so of course it’s necessary to refuel such equipment on-site. For decades, construction equipment has been fueled on-site via mobile fueling.
Mobile fueling emerged more recently. Surely in the 1980s some fuel distributors were dabbling with utilizing their trucks not only for bulk fuel delivery or heating oil delivery but also for direct truck-to-truck fueling on the customer’s property. In the late 1990s, when the EPA enacted regulations requiring the upgrading with expensive leak detection and cathodic protection systems, or alternatively the removal of, underground tanks, many fleet operators with truck fleets that returned back to a local depot at the end of the shift began to evaluate outsourcing the fleet fueling function to mobile fueling companies, who began popping up to meet the demand for mobile fueling. Companies like U.S. Fleet Services were among the first to consolidate mobile fueling companies, building a multi-location platform for mobile fueling. Other companies now offer regional service, but there is not a single company with trucks in all 50 states providing mobile fueling.
More recently, the emergence of on-demand services like Uber has led technology innovators to the create on-demand mobile fueling services for cars. It is yet to be determined whether these technology-enabled on-demand fueling services will be able to build sufficient route density for the mobile on-site fueling model to work in the context of fueling cars which typically only require 10-15 gallons of fuel per delivery, typically gasoline which is highly combustible, and which occurs in public places such as office parking lots or on the side of streets, unlike mobile fueling of diesel trucks or equipment which happens in designated, controlled areas under strict environmental and fire safety restrictions for safe mobile fueling. Nevertheless, with many consumers seeking the convenience of
6 differences between fuel delivery services.
Information, advice and money-saving tips for businesses that require mobile fueling, including fuel delivery, fuel tank rentals and fuel management. Whether you require diesel fuel, gasoline, propane, diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) and/or lubricants, we will give you the tools, information and, if desired, the assistance to cut your fuel costs.
Main reasons customers will use a mobile fueling service:
- Great pricing. Transparent no-nonsense pricing, clearly disclosed.
- Quick credit approval. No reason to wait weeks or months.
- Rapid invoicing. Get delivery tickets and invoice within minutes.
- Accountability. Deliveries made when promised, 24x7x365.
- Single source. One call for your fuel, lubricants, DEF and propane.
- One point of contact. Dedicated rep who understands your needs.
In contrast, here’s what you get with your current fuel delivery company:
- Fuel pricing is at your fuel supplier’s whim - Fuel delivery margins increase over time - Wasted time negotiating with salespeople and tracking down paperwork - No way to track deliveries and no promises regarding delivery times - No night or weekend deliveries and no one who cares - Complicated credit applications and long time to get decisions
We’re not only a mobile fueling company-offering fuel delivery, fuel tank rentals, fuel management services and more-but also an information resource, providing tips to make you a more educated mobile fueling consumer, such as our free how-to Save on Fuel Delivery purchasing guide.
Mobile fueling, which is a term used to described on-site fuel delivery, is a complicated logistics business. In order to negotiate a fair deal with your mobile fueling company you need to understand something about your supplier’s operating costs — the fixed costs, variable costs and operational challenges that mobile fueling companies incur. After all, companies that deliver fuel carry a hazardous material in expensive trucks and pay a lot of money for drivers, insurance, running fuels, licensing, vehicle repairs and other costs associated with operating fuel delivery trucks (also sometimes referred to as bobtails). They are entitled to make a “fair” profit on their service and to compensate them for the risks they are taking in operating a fuel business.
Many mobile fueling companies hide the ball from you as it relates to fuel pricing. Most people have no idea how pricing is really derived for fuel delivery. Educated fuel consumers, such as Fuel on Demand‘s clients, understand how fuel is priced, and moreover, they understand how fuel delivery companies use carefully crafted contract language to jack up their profit margins over time at your expense. In addition to providing you with information to make you a smarter fuel consumer, we also offer a first of its kind, wrap-around, contingency fee based fuel management consulting services, supported by decades of experience on “the other side of the fence” as a fuel delivery company, where we guarantee that we will cut your mobile fueling costs and monitor your fuel delivery vendor to ensure compliance with the contract terms that we negotiate on your behalf. And, the best part of our mobile fuel consulting service is that there’s absolutely no cost to you. If we don’t save you money we don’t get paid and we like to get paid so be prepared to save money. When was the last time you heard a mobile fueling company say that? Never, right.
The first step is for you to choose the right mobile fueling company. You need to do some research before entrusting a mobile fueling company to deliver fuel, one of your largest expense items, on your behalf. You need to be able to evaluate suppliers’ contractual terms and conditions, as well as their responsiveness, availability, personalized attention to your needs, administrative convenience and commitment to safety.
Fuel Delivery
Fuel delivery must be on-time to keep your trucks or equipment moving and they must be on-budget to help you earn a profit and stay within your budget. Late fuel deliveries, missed fuel deliveries and/or expensive fuel deliveries can mean the difference between making money and losing money on your job. Fuel is typically one one of your largest expense items. As a result, choosing The Right Fuel Delivery Company is essential.
This page described the fuel products sold by commercial fuel delivery companies like Fuel on Demand™. You get a wide array of fuel delivery services ranging from highly labor intensive wet hosing, which is a mobile on-site fueling service, to small bulk drops and even full transport load deliveries, delivering petroleum products for companies in hundreds of industries served.
This website educates you about how to buy fuel. It helps you recognize the differences between fuel suppliers. It shows you how to identify the Right Fuel Delivery Company. It teaches you how to reduce your fuel costs and the time and expense associated with purchasing fuel. For those who simply want to order fuel delivery now, contact Fuel on Demand™ and find out what transparent pricing and passionate customer service is all about . You’ll notice the difference from your old fuel company right away.
Rent Fuel Tanks
You may already know that you need to rent fuel tanks for your fleet fueling or jobsite fueling needs. Renting a fuel tank at your terminal, depot, yard, construction site, project site or jobsite provides two distinct advantages: (1) it can reduce your cost for fuel by enabling your supplier to make larger and faster deliveries than via mobile on-site refueling directly into equipment; (2) it significantly reduces the likelihood that you will run out of fuel, which results in costly downtime. `This page discusses in more detail the advantages when you rent fuel tanks for commercial fuel delivery projects.
Fuel Management
Fuel management is where you outsource the process of selecting, negotiating with and managing your fuel delivery requirements. Fuel management is increasingly popular. It’s growing in popularity because businesses of all size want to outsource non-core functions, like fueling. Using fuel management services is a smart, common-sense approach to managing fuel. It eliminates the need to find vendors, negotiate pricing and contract terms. It also eliminates the need for you to audit your fuel supplier to be sure you’re getting the deal you were promised. Moreover, Fuel Management is free. To get a quote, please contact us.