Fuel program
Fuel is your biggest cost. Treat it like it.
For most owner-operators, fuel is the largest line after the truck itself. Here's how it works under our authority — and the questions that keep any carrier's fuel program honest.
What’s in the program
Four working parts.
Fuel cards, through the program
Every driver gets fuel cards as part of leasing on. The card network and pricing terms are laid out at onboarding, in writing — before you're counting on them, not after.
Surcharge you can see
Fuel surcharges attached to a load appear on your settlement as their own line, load by load. Where surcharge money goes is a lease term; ours is written where you can read it.
Advances that stay legible
Draw against a load in progress and it shows up on that week's settlement as a named line matched to the load — an advance, not a mystery fee. Terms are in your lease.
IFTA, off your desk
Interstate fuel-tax reporting is part of the paperwork we carry as the carrier. You fuel the truck; the quarterly filings are our problem.
How fuel lines read on the statement: the settlement, explained →
The straight version
Why we don’t print pump discounts on a website.
Card networks and fuel pricing change with contracts and with the market. A cents-per-gallon figure on a marketing page is stale the day it’s printed — and carriers that advertise one are hoping you won’t re-check it at signing.
So we do it the same way we do pay: the current card network, pricing terms, and advance terms are put in front of you at onboarding, in writing, before you commit. Ask the desk today and you’ll get today’s answer.
Take this list with you
Five fuel questions for any carrier.
Including us. The answers belong in writing — a lease, an onboarding sheet, an email. Anywhere you can point to later.
- 01What network are the fuel cards on, and what do I pay at the pump — cash price, cost-plus, or retail?
- 02Are there per-transaction or monthly card fees, and where do they appear on my settlement?
- 03Do fuel surcharges pass to me, and will I see them as their own settlement line?
- 04What do advances cost, and how are they matched to loads on the statement?
- 05Who files IFTA, and what do I need to keep for it?
Ask us the five questions.
The Logbook has the long version: Where Fuel Money Actually Goes.