# Cut my fleet's fuel cost per mile

Finds where fuel is being wasted by driver, truck, and route, and builds a plan covering idling, speed, purchasing, and fraud controls.

- Topic: Data & Analysis
- Framework: RTF
- Level: Standard
- Tags: Code, Fill-in Template
- Source: https://www.thinkwithprompt.com/prompts/cut-my-fleet-s-fuel-cost-per-mile

## Prompt

```text
Help me reduce fuel cost across my fleet.

**Fleet:** [NUMBER AND TYPE OF UNITS, MODEL YEARS, FUEL TYPE]
**Fuel data:** [PASTE - by unit or driver: miles, gallons or liters, MPG, idle hours, average speed, fuel card transactions]
**Fuel purchasing:** [retail at the pump, discount network, bulk tank on site, fuel card program]
**Current fuel cost per mile:** [AMOUNT]
**Operation:** [long haul, regional, urban delivery, reefer loads]
**Tools we have:** [telematics, speed governors, APUs, idle shutdown, tire pressure systems, aerodynamic kits]
**Fuel surcharge:** [do we recover fuel through a surcharge program, and how is it calculated?]

Analyze:
1. MPG spread by driver and by unit, adjusted where possible for route and load type so I compare like with like.
2. Idle time and its cost.
3. Speed: share of time above the efficient range.
4. Purchasing: price paid versus available network discounts, out-of-network purchases.
5. Fuel card red flags: purchases exceeding tank capacity, fills far from the truck's GPS location, frequent small fills, off-hours purchases.
6. Whether our surcharge fully recovers fuel cost increases.

Return:
- A savings table: Lever | Current state | Target | Estimated annual savings | Cost to implement | Owner.
- A driver fuel incentive idea that rewards improvement fairly, without encouraging unsafe or illegal behavior.
- 5 monthly metrics to track.

Only calculate from my data; mark estimates [ESTIMATE]. Treat fuel card anomalies as items to verify, not proof of theft.
```

## What to fill in

- NUMBER AND TYPE OF UNITS, MODEL YEARS, FUEL TYPE
- AMOUNT
- long haul, regional, urban delivery, reefer loads
- ESTIMATE

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