Title: surge in fuel Prices; How Can You Reduce Your Fueling Costs?
1Where are Fuel Prices Headed and How Can You
Reduce Your Fueling Costs?
2Fuel Costs are Rising
Fuel prices, including diesel fuel prices, are
rising dramatically and showing no signs of
stopping.
Though the cost of fuel is rising, there are some
ways your company can conserve fuel.
Dont waste fuel and money recklessly, take the
necessary steps to preserve your fuel reserves
today.
3Drive More Efficiently
Some companies have attempted to drive more
efficiently by purchasing hybrid cars for their
fleet. Though this may not be practical for all
companies.
Another way to drive efficiently and save fuel is
to switch to bio-diesel.
Also, driving efficiently may simply mean driving
less, or combining errands so that you drive to
more places at once instead of running the
errands separately.
4Keep Up On Vehicle Maintenance
Fleet management includes regularly servicing
your vehicles.
Vehicles that have regular oil changes will run
more efficiently and will waste less fuel.
A poorly tuned cars can use 25 more fuel than a
car that is tuned periodically.
5Check Tire Pressure
Tire pressure can also effect how much fuel your
fleet vehicles use.
Check tire pressure even more frequently than you
change the oil.
You may have to buy new tires that stay inflated
better. Old tires lose air more frequently.
6Accelerate Gently
Accelerating quickly wastes gas and isnt
necessary.
Accelerating quickly can lower your gas mileage
by 33 at highway speeds and by 5 around town.
Reckless driving is also dangerous. Take it easy
and apply less pressure to the gas pedal, your
engine will thank you.
7Drive the Speed Limit
Apart from being the law, following the speed
limit can benefit your gas mileage.
Following speed limits will keep you running at
an even speed.
This will help you conserve gas because you wont
be speeding up and slowing down. Also, going 70
mph opposed to 50 or 60 mph wont get you
anywhere much faster, but it will waste more gas.
8Avoid Hard Breaking
Much like accelerating fast, hard braking can
negatively impact your gas mileage.
This is because you will have to accelerate from
a dead stop instead of slowing to a gentle roll,
which is easier to accelerate from.
Braking gently will also keep your brakes in good
condition. Having to change the brakes for an
entire fleet of vehicles will be very expensive.
9Dont Warm Up By Idling
Interestingly enough, idling also wastes more gas
than you think.
Many people think that idling will help their car
warm up faster, but vehicles actually warm up
better when they are being driven.
Also, idling for more than 30 seconds creates
emissions and also wastes gas. Youre better off
stopping the car fully.
10Always Pay Attention
Basically, you want to always pay attention to
your vehicles.
Pay attention to your speed, your idling periods,
and your driving habits.
When you do this, you will find that not only
will you become a better driver, but you will
waste less fuel and save money. For more
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