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Automotive Fleet checks in with Melissa Smith about a new headquarters, mobile payments, and several recent acquisitions.
Fleet drivers with a WEX Inc. fuel card will now be able to use their mobile device to pay for fuel at Shell stations, the company has announced.
The company has now raised more than $88 million in funding from firms such as Invus Opportunities, Conversion Capital, Enterprise Holdings Ventures, Madrona Venture Group, Maveron, Perot Jain LP, Total Ventures and Vulcan Capital.
Helping rid your truck drivers of bad driving and maintenance habits is the quickest, most direct route to conserving your fuel budget.
The national average price of regular unleaded jumped 7 cents to $2.54 for the week, as a result of a recent trend that has been demand climb higher and supply fall, according to AAA.
A recent bill proposed by California State Senator Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley) lays out an even more aggressive plan for emissions reduction in the state and puts the transportation sector squarely in its crosshairs.
FleetCor Technologies Inc.'s Comdata is offering an open-loop MasterCard to service fleets and other businesses that allows drivers to pay for fuel and other supplies, according to the company.
The national average price of regular-unleaded jumped 8 cents to $2.39 per gallon, even as most states continue to sell gasoline at less than $2.50 per gallon, according to AAA.
The national average price of regular unleaded gasoline remained steady at $2.25 per gallon for the week, and it's within 3 cents of the lowest price level since December 2016.
Gravel Conveyors Inc. has implemented the Verizon Connect Reveal fleet management software program, with results so far including $90,000 in tax rebates for off-road fuel use.
The national average gasoline price increased 1 cent to $2.25, and recorded the first weekly price increase since early October, when it sat at $2.91 per gallon, according to AAA.
The average price of a gallon of regular unleaded fell 3 cents to $2.24 on Jan. 7, and has reached its lowest level since February 2017, as falling oil demand continues to push prices lower.
The price of regular gasoline continued to decline over the holidays and reached an average of $2.266 per gallon for the week ending Dec. 31, which was 5.5 cents lower that the prior week, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
The national price of gasoline has fallen to $2.37 per gallon, which is the lowest December level on record since 2016 and continues a price decline that began in early October. Gasoline prices have tumbled 54 cents from Oct. 9.
The average national price for regular unleaded fell 4 cents to $2.42 to reach a new low for 2018, as gasoline prices continued to follow oil prices to lower price levels for the week ending Dec. 10, according to AAA.
Business Fleet attended this year's World LP Gas Forum in Miami to experience the latest developments in technology for the global propane autogas industry firsthand, including propane autogas engines for fleet vehicles. Read the full article here. Photos by Amy Winter.
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