10Ways to Cut Fuel Costs - Ask BY JACK LEE


the good old days are gone forever, and today we live in aworldwhere fuel prices seemto go up by the hour.


R For companies, the good old


daysmeant fuel up and go. Little attention was paid to managing fuel. But in the past year, the price of oil has doubled, cutting deeper than ever into profits and causing owners and managers to adopt a new fuel consciousness. You can’t control the price


EMEMBER THE GOOD OLD days…about a year and a half ago? Prices at the pumps were hovering below three dollars per gallon, and they stayed the same for weeks.Well,


To help you adjust, here are 10 ways to cut fuel costs: Train and educate your drivers:Your drivers can control


Your drivers can control fuel consumption each time they fire up their engines.


of fuel, but you can control your fuel consumption. How? The answer is fuelmanagement. Any company can improve its fuel efficiencies. It takeswork


and commitment fromthe head office to your people on the road and at the job sites. More and more companies are making changes in their operating practices to cut costs now and to be prepared for even higher costs in the future.


fuel consumption each time they fire up their engines, and proper training can improve fuel efficiency, economy and emis- sions. Hard acceleration, speeding and idling are the biggest causes of fuel waste. Initiate a training course for drivers and reward participation. Start off slower: This is a key lesson your drivers must be taught. Jackrabbit starts waste fuel and save less than 3minutes per hour driving, but can result in using 40% more fuel and increase toxic emissions by 400%!What’s the rush? Slow down: Speeding is


dangerous, itwastes fuel and cre- ates higher levels of toxic emis-


sions. Speeds of more than 60 mph drastically impact fuel effi- ciencies – cars traveling at 80mpg use 20%more fuel. Decrease idling: Be aware of the time engines idle. No


longer can we leave machinery and equipment running all day long. Stop your engines! Excessive idling adds to your fuel costs by asmuch as 50%and can shorten the life of engine oil by 75%, addingmore costs.


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