Is your fleet ready for the 72-hour enforcement event set to take place May 17th through May 19th? This is a high-visibility, high-volume commercial motor vehicle inspection and enforcement initiative that occurs annually throughout the United States, Mexico, and Canada. Each year there is a specific focus during the inspection and this year the focus […]
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On April 1st, the U.S Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced the new fuel economy standard for 2026, which undid the standards enacted under the Trump administration. This new standard will make vehicles more fuel-efficient, decrease oil consumption, decrease the impact fluctuating oil markets have on consumer wallets, and reduce transportation emissions.
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There are all kinds of costs that impact small business owners, but for those with active fleets, fuel can be one of the most expensive budget items. Unfortunately, it can also be hard to budget for fuel costs, since they change so quickly and often unexpectedly. Business owners can take back control of their finances […]
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Fuel delivery services are important in a wide range of industries, but government agencies and schools can especially benefit from fuel delivery. Keeping government vehicles and school buses on the road is huge in the functioning of our society as a whole. Recently, Guttman Energy was lucky to work with a group of school districts […]
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BDR EXPRESS, INC. Saving fees & gaining peace of mind. CHALLENGE A mid-size warehouse and truckload logistics company based in Frederick, Md., BDR Express operates about 40 box trucks and tractor-trailer rigs. BDR’s general manager told us his fuel card supplier had been charging multiple, non-negotiable fees, but offering zero fuel discounts and poor customer […]
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Fuel prices across the world are continuing to climb to record highs amid the Russian-Ukraine conflict. People across the world are experiencing the economic hardships as a result of astronomical prices and are looking for answers as to why they continue to climb. According to AAA, the average price of gas across the U.S. is […]
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The end of the first quarter of the new year is quickly approaching, and commercial trucking companies across the country know what that means… it is time to reconcile IFTA! The International Fuel Tax Agreement (IFTA) is a cooperative agreement between forty-eight states in the United States and ten provinces of Canada. It allows interjurisdictional […]
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Most Americans have by now felt the impact of the ever-rising gas prices at the station. The national average is $4.305/gallon. With record-high levels in recent days, Americans are eager for relief. Given all the rhetoric surrounding gas prices, when can we expect to realistically see relief at the pump? Media is highlighting the Russian […]
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In early 2020 at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, gasoline prices in the Pittsburgh area dropped as low at $2.13 per gallon. With the war in Ukraine continuing to pressure global oil prices, local gasoline prices have risen all the way to $4.35 per gallon, a more than $2 per gallon increase from the […]
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We’re now 13 days into the Russia-Ukraine conflict, and neither side shows signs of abating. Following this lead, neither do commodity charts. Two charts encapsulate the unprecedented of this conflict and will be contributing to the stagflation environment we are heading toward or already in. Let’s dive in.
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