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5 Ways to Save on Fuel

Thursday, August 13th, 2009

Tips from fleet operators like you
BusinessFleet collected some tips of the trade from fleet operators who’ve figured out ways to save (that maybe you haven’t).
Ship it to save a trip
“We are moving toward a system in which we drop ship medical supplies to the patient’s home. Shipping costs are outweighed by alleviating the cost of having the clinician come into the office to pick up supplies,” said Larry Leahy, vice president of Foundation Management Services, a home care and hospice services provider in the Southwest.
Weigh Your Delivery
Gem Plumbing of Lincoln, R.I. weighs every delivery, says Larry Gemma, co-owner.  Each truck used to haul 1,139 plumbing parts. The company removed 300 pounds of unneeded parts from each truck, and now the miles per gallon on each truck improved from 7.1 to 7.35.
Find the Cheapest Gas
The article reminds us that fuel prices can and will vary as much as 20¢ per gallon within a couple miles. So before you set out, find the cheapest gas on your route by visiting GasBuddy.com.
Email Fuel-Saving Tips to Drivers
Shelly Lofgren, a fleet manager for Honeywell International, signs off her emails with fuel-savings tips like maintaining proper tire inflation, maintaining posted highway speeds and no unnecessary idling.
Get a Fleet Fuel Card
A fuel management program not only controls fuel costs, but operating costs as well. It’s a good way to prevent unauthorized driver purchases, by regulating when, where and how it can be used. There are lots of programs out there. Be sure you find the card that fits your fleet.

coinsTips from fleet operators like you

BusinessFleet collected some tips of the trade from fleet operators who’ve figured out ways to save (that maybe you haven’t).

Ship it to save a trip

“We are moving toward a system in which we drop ship medical supplies to the patient’s home. Shipping costs are outweighed by alleviating the cost of having the clinician come into the office to pick up supplies,” said Larry Leahy, vice president of Foundation Management Services, a home care and hospice services provider in the Southwest.

Weigh Your Delivery

Gem Plumbing of Lincoln, R.I. weighs every delivery, says Larry Gemma, co-owner.  Each truck used to haul 1,139 plumbing parts. The company removed 300 pounds of unneeded parts from each truck, and now the miles per gallon on each truck improved from 7.1 to 7.35.

Find the Cheapest Gas

The article reminds us that fuel prices can and will vary as much as 20¢ per gallon within a couple miles. So before you set out, find the cheapest gas on your route by visiting GasBuddy.com.

Email Fuel-Saving Tips to Drivers

Shelly Lofgren, a fleet manager for Honeywell International, signs off her emails with fuel-savings tips like maintaining proper tire inflation, maintaining posted highway speeds and no unnecessary idling.

Get a Fleet Fuel Card

A fuel management program not only controls fuel costs, but operating costs as well. It’s a good way to prevent unauthorized driver purchases, by regulating when, where and how it can be used. There are lots of programs out there. Be sure you find the card that fits your fleet.

Photo courtesy of Hey Paul under the Creative Commons License.

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Lost Art of C-B Lingo: U-W

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009

We took a little a little time off from our CB dictionary so we could gas up for the final stretch home, but we’re back and ready to help our fellow fleet managers wrap up the last few letters of the alphabet in the CB lingo language lesson.  So put the petal to the medal as we barrel through the letters U-V-W:
U
U.C.B.T.A. – United CB Truckers Association
Ungowa Bwana – O.K.
Uncle Charlie – FCC
Use the Jake – Slow down
V
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V.F.O. – Variable Frequency Oscillator
VOX – Voice operated relay. Allows the operator to transmit with the sound of his voice, rather than using a microphone push-to-talk switch.
W
Walking in here blowing smoke – Clear signal.
Wall-to-wall bears – Police are everywhere.
Warden – The wife, the FCC
Watch the pavement – Drive safely
Watch your donkey – Police are coming up behind you.
Water hole – Truck stop
Wear your bumper out – Following too close.
What’s your twenty? – What is your location?
Wilco Roger – affirmative.
Wind Jammer – A long winded CB’er
Work Twenty – Place of employment.
Check back with us next week when we reach our destination with the letters X-Y-Z, or you can get a dictionary full of terms from the book, Woody’s World of CB.
10-4 from Hotlanta

cb_radio_32708We took a little a little time off from our CB dictionary so we could gas up for the final stretch home, but we’re back and ready to help our fellow fleet managers wrap up the last few letters of the alphabet in the CB lingo language lesson.  So put the pedal to the metal as we barrel through the letters U-V-W:

U

U.C.B.T.A. – United CB Truckers Association

Ungowa Bwana – O.K.

Uncle Charlie – FCC

Use the Jake – Slow down

V

Valve -Tube

V.F.O. – Variable Frequency Oscillator

VOX – Voice operated relay. Allows the operator to transmit with the sound of his voice, rather than using a microphone push-to-talk switch.

W

Walking in here blowing smoke – Clear signal.

Wall-to-wall bears – Police are everywhere.

Warden – The wife, the FCC

Watch the pavement – Drive safely

Watch your donkey – Police are coming up behind you.

Water hole – Truck stop

Wear your bumper out – Following too close.

What’s your twenty? – What is your location?

Wilco Roger – affirmative.

Wind Jammer – A long winded CB’er

Work Twenty – Place of employment.

Check back with us next week when we reach our destination with the letters X-Y-Z, or you can get a dictionary full of terms from the book, Woody’s World of CB.

10-4 from Hotlanta

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