Adapting fuel cards to the alternative-fuel world

As natural gas and other alternative fuels begin to get a more in-depth look from the trucking industry, fuel card programs are being adapted to handle them as well, according to interviews with both fleet operators and fuel card providers.

“We are currently used by fleets to purchase many types of alternative fuels such as LNG [liquefied natural gas], CNG [compressed natural gas], propane, even for DEF [diesel exhaust fluid],” Randy Morgan, executive vp-- fleet for Comdata, told Fleet Owner.

“Our philosophy is that it doesn’t matter where the fleet purchases fuel – retail, mobile re-fuelers, or at their own terminals – or what type of fuel they purchase, be it gasoline, diesel, CNG, LNG, or propane,” he added. “We have a comprehensive solution allowing them to account for all fuel spend with one system and one card.” Read more here.