eThekweni Municipality — that’s Durban, to those of you who haven’t been paying attention — has concluded a five-year agreement for the supply of fuel to its 3 500 vehicles and a fuel management system using FuelMaster technology, marketed by BP and Exel Petroleum.
FuelMaster Fleet works by using an electronic identity tag in the authorised vehicle’s fuel tank which communicates with the service station pumps’ security system to allow fuel to be dispensed and charged to the company’s account.
Paperwork is eliminated through electronic processing, and the driver and vehicle for each refuelling transaction can be clearly identified, minimising opportunities for fraud and theft. The system automatically captures the odometer reading or the engine hours and, once the validity of the transaction has been confirmed, authorises the pump to dispense fuel. Other advantages include faster refuels, zero paperwork for the driver, a no cash security zone and access to fuel history via a dedicated website.
FuelMaster Fleet already has more than 300 customer contracts involving thousands of vehicles pumping millions of litres of diesel and petrol per month. But is the system available to smaller users? Wynand Scheepers, Product Manager for FuelMaster Fleet SA, says that there are no limitations on fleet size, with different packages on offer to those who use over or under half a million litres of fuel per month. Customers can fill up at any of 520 service stations throughout South Africa, Namibia and Botswana.
Contact FleetMaster on (011) 488 5109.