Maximizing fleet performance begins with understanding one critical metric: fuel usage. For fleet managers, every gallon burned is both a cost to the business and an opportunity to optimize operations. Insight into fuel consumption, combined with the right tools and technology, can transform a fleet’s efficiency, cut unnecessary expenses, and provide complete control over vehicle-related costs — especially when powered by innovative fleet fuel card solutions like those from Phillips 66®, Conoco®, and 76®.
Fuel usage insights provide clarity into how much each vehicle consumes, where fuel is purchased, which drivers exceed limits and when inefficiencies arise.
Fuel Usage Insights: The Key to Smarter Fleet Management
Fuel is usually one of the biggest costs of running a fleet-dependent operation. Without accurate data on vehicle consumption, purchases and fueling behaviors, costs can be challenging to control. Fuel usage insights provide clarity into how much each vehicle consumes, where fuel is purchased, which drivers exceed limits and when inefficiencies arise.
Fleet fuel cards like the Phillips 66 Business Fleet Card and Business Universal Card include real-time transaction monitoring, detailed reporting and purchase controls that empower fleet managers to make informed decisions. These cards are accepted across a broad network of stations — more than 6,800 Phillips 66, Conoco and 76 locations for the Fleet Card and over 95% of U.S. fuel stations with the Universal Card. That level of acceptance ensures drivers don’t waste miles (and fuel) searching for approved stations.
Streamlined Operations through Tracking and Reporting
Modern fleet operations demand transparency. Fleet managers need the ability to track fuel purchases, monitor driver behavior, and understand vehicle performance. The Phillips 66 fleet cards provide detailed transaction reports, driver-level data and customizable controls that enable managers to reduce fuel waste and fraud, while increasing overall efficiency.
Integrated telematics and GPS tracking further enhance these insights. By understanding what is spent, where and when, and how vehicles are operating, fleet managers gain the power to:
- Optimize routes.
- Reduce idle time.
- Ensure drivers are using company time efficiently.
- Identify underperforming vehicles that consume more fuel than others.
This level of monitoring translates to more informed fleet management and improved performance across all vehicles.
With fuel card programs from Phillips 66, Conoco and 76, you gain not just a way to pay for fuel, but a strategy to elevate your business operations.
Control and Convenience at the Pump
Fleet fuel cards replace traditional cash or credit cards, offering direct control over spending and enhanced security. Managers can set purchase limits by driver, location, fuel type (gas or diesel), time of day and more. This granular control ensures that employees are only buying what they need — and only during work hours.
With features like PIN authorization, real-time alerts and mobile access via app dashboards, cards from Phillips 66, Conoco, and 76 help reduce the risk of fraud, eliminate paperwork and simplify the entire purchasing process.
Unlocking Business Savings and Efficiency
Fuel usage insights identify where money is being spent and where it can be saved. With a Phillips 66 Fleet Card, businesses can tap into volume-based rebates, offering up to 7¢ fuel savings for every gallon purchased at over 6,800 Phillips 66, Conoco and 76 locations. Over time, these rebates add up to significant financial relief for small businesses and large trucking fleets alike.
Other Notable Fleet Card Benefits Include:
- Consolidated billing to simplify accounting and reduce errors.
- Automatic fuel expense reporting for easy reconciliation.
- Tax-exempt reporting for qualified businesses.
- Reduced maintenance costs by tracking inefficient driving or unauthorized fuel use.
These benefits enable fleets to remain agile and cost-effective in industries where operational margins are often tight.
Fuel Card Integration for a Complete Picture
Combining fuel card data with other fleet management tools, like maintenance software and telematics, creates a 360-degree view of fleet performance. This integration reveals connections between fuel usage and other variables, such as:
- Vehicle health: Poorly maintained vehicles burn more fuel.
- Driver habits: Speeding and idling increase fuel costs and wear.
- Route inefficiencies: Detours and side jobs waste both time and fuel.
The Phillips 66 Universal Card is designed to support this level of analysis, with anywhere acceptance and itemized data reporting that feeds directly into accounting systems and fuel analytics dashboards.
Optimizing Fleet Size and Vehicle Use
Fuel usage insights help determine whether your current fleet size is right for your operation. Underutilized vehicles still cost money in maintenance, insurance and depreciation. Overloaded vehicles, meanwhile, might signal the need to expand.
By tracking fuel consumption across the fleet, you can:
- Spot overworked or underused vehicles.
- Schedule preventative maintenance before minor issues grow.
- Allocate vehicles more efficiently by region or team.
- Reduce total fuel expenses by trimming down excess usage.
Improving Driver Performance with Data
Fleet performance is not just about vehicles — it’s about people. Driver behavior directly impacts fuel efficiency. Aggressive driving, hard braking, and long idle times are red flags. Fuel usage reports tied to driver IDs help identify training needs, enforce spending limits and reward fuel-conscious employees.
Some organizations implement incentive programs that reward drivers with bonuses for achieving improved fuel economy or consistently adhering to company fuel policies. With reliable data from fleet fuel cards and telematics, these programs become easy to manage and highly effective.
The Road Ahead: Data-driven Decisions
Fuel usage insights provide more than just numbers — they create opportunities. Opportunities to save money, reduce waste, increase fleet performance and improve driver accountability. With fuel card programs from Phillips 66, Conoco and 76, you gain not just a way to pay for fuel, but a strategy to elevate your business operations.
As the transportation and logistics industries evolve, data will be the driver of smarter decisions. Start optimizing your fleet today. Explore the Phillips 66, Conoco, and 76 Fleet Card programs and discover how fuel usage insights can turn your fleet into a high-performance, cost-saving machine.