Use the record before you change the fuel setup.

A current Fuel Check-Up supplies actual-period cost context. This page adds representative lane, written-term, and recurring-problem facts to name one bounded next move. Historical Fuel records remain history; they do not regain current status here.

Core rule

A headline discount is not a reason to switch. The operating record has to earn the next move.

Read-only handoff

Start from the current Fuel Cost Record.

The Decision Center reads the completed record exactly as saved. It cannot edit the dates, scope, source, cost, miles, gallons, metrics, completion time, or expiry.

Fuel Check-Up record

Checking this device…

Decision facts

Classify the current setup before comparing another one.

These six facts come from the market-research boundary: representative transactions, useful lane coverage, complete written terms, recurring evidence, fixability, and same-basis comparison scope.

Fuel setup review

Answer from the current operation—not a provider’s headline claim.

Select Unknown when the evidence is not available. Unknown produces a truthful Not Ready result; it never becomes a hidden No or a guessed Yes.

Representative period Does the review period represent the lanes and gallons this setup normally has to serve?

Usable lane coverage Does the setup provide usable discounted locations on the lanes the operation actually runs?

Current written terms Are price basis, fees, funding, controls, support, record access, and exit terms available in current writing?

Recurring operating problem Does the evidence show a recurring problem rather than one unusual transaction, stop, or temporary promotion?

Current-setup correction Can the supported problem be corrected inside the current setup without changing providers?

Defined comparison scope If a change may be needed, is the replacement job defined well enough for same-basis provider comparison?

Nothing is saved until you build a decision record.

Fuel operating outlook

NOT READY

Current situation

Recommendation:

What the evidence supports

Evidence gate: ·

If nothing changes: 14-day operating watch

30-day pattern-hold scenario

Horizon	Operating miles	Diesel purchases	Purchased gallons
Next 14 days
Next 30 days

Improvement plan

Review trigger:

What would change this recommendation:

Next step

Decision trace

Decision boundary

Matching Fuel Guides

Three Guides protect the provider-change boundary.

Use these to review the denominator, operating network, and written offer before treating a public discount or acceptance map as evidence.

A 35¢ Fuel-Card Discount Can Shrink to 8.75¢. Here’s How.

Correct the denominator with representative gallons, usable discounted gallons, written fees, and route cost before treating a headline discount as savings.

Read real-savings Guide →

The Bigger Fuel-Card Network Can Still Lose on Your Lanes

Test usable discounted locations, fallback behavior, funding fit, controls, record access, and support against the lanes the operation actually runs.

Read route-fit Guide →

Before You Switch Fuel Cards, Make the Offers Fight on the Same Numbers

Hold gallons, lanes, period, price basis, fees, funding, support, contract, and exit conditions constant before comparing offers.

Read same-basis offer Guide →

Fuel Decision Center boundary: This page classifies a bounded next move from the saved Fuel Cost Record and operator-selected decision facts. It does not prove future savings, recommend a company, substitute a public benchmark for an account price, decide IFTA, establish profitability, diagnose equipment, or interpret disputed contract rights. Verify current written terms and live account conditions before acting.