My wife and I have been contractors for TSMT since July of 2000. One of the greatest financial benefits offered to all drivers and contractors of TSMT are the services ofFuel Manager Services. We began saving money from the very first phone call.
Loren Bailey and his staff help us plan fuel purchases for each and every load we carry. We tell them where we are, where we are going, and our planned route. They are able to tell us the best fuel locations by town, or by truck stop depending on our preferences.
The greatest benefit is that they can show us the actual cost (net fuel cost) by figuring in the differences in fuel taxes including ton mile taxes and all others.
The result of this is that sometimes we will cross into another state to purchase fuel and pay a slightly higher "Pump Price", but we end up with a lower net cost.
Recently, for example, Fuel Manager Services saved us 16 cpg by driving 15 miles further. On a fuel purchase of 150 gallons, that one phone call saved us $24.00 in cash savings.
In most situations Fuel Manager Services will save us an average of 7 cpg. Our monthly fuel purchases average better than 2500 gallons. That is a monthly savings of over $175 per month, and more than $2000 a year in actual cash savings.
I think we can all agree that savings like this make me look forward to my next call to Loren and his staff.
Fuel Manager Services not only negotiated for and provided TSMT with a fuel purchase network that was custom built for our traffic lanes but was planned for our fuel stop preferences.
His staff put together a very helpful Network Fuel Stop guide that showed the amenities provided by all stops on the network. It was organized in a manner to make it very easy to use and it is updated as needed.
In these times of extremely fast fluctuations in fuel pricing, Fuel Manager Services gives me the added benefit of their ability to monitor minute by minute changes in the "Fuel Markets" and they advise us with timely fuel purchases advice. At times they advise us to top off our tanks ASAP, indicating an upward move in fuel prices. Other times they advise us to limit fuel purchases till the next day when possible when a fall in fuel prices is indicated by the markets.
It just makes sound financial sense to use Fuel Manager Services every day.
We believe that everyone should make Loren Bailey and his staff part of their plan for a Brighter Financial Future by using Fuel Manager Services to create a custom planned Fueling Network. I assure you, you and your drivers will be glad you did.
Here's to a more Profitable Trucking Future for you!
Tom & Judy Goolsby
TSMT Contractors
Bill & Torre's Truck TSMT
