6. Maximize Vehicle Efficiency
Keeping your vehicles in prime condition is essential to avoiding downtime or major repair costs. Coast’s fleet fuel card is the perfect tool for managing your fuel, but it’s also great for improving your overall vehicle efficiency.
Not only can you track mileage in our robust dashboard to determine when your vehicles need routine maintenance like oil changes and tire rotations, but our rewards program also helps you save money on maintenance with some of the top maintenance providers in the industry.
7. Save Time on Assigning and Reassigning Cards
You know what they say, “Time is money.” Fleet managers are extremely busy, and taking time out of your day to deal with menial tasks wastes time and keeps you from focusing on actively managing your fleet.
Instead of having to assign or reassign cards to specific drivers or vehicles, Coast’s fleet cards are simply tied to your company. Anyone on your team can use any card. You can still track which drivers filled up which vehicles—this just streamlines the process and gives you back valuable time in your workday.
8. Avoid Time-Consuming Tasks
Speaking of saving time, Coast allows you to save even more time and frustration by streamlining processes for both you and your drivers.
Instead of manually checking odometers in each of your vehicles, you can get accurate odometer reports in your dashboard when drivers fuel up. Drivers also don’t have to keep up with receipts. Everything is tied to the card and automatically shows up in your dashboard. No more number crunching or tracking down lost receipts!
9. Get $100 Just by Opening an Account
Coast lets you start saving instantly. You’ll see your sign-up bonus appear on your statement after you complete your first $1,000 in purchases in your first 3 months, as a thank you for partnering with us.
10. Monitor and Improve Driver Behavior
Bad driving behaviors like harsh braking or speeding, or leaving engines idling at a job can result in both poor fuel consumption and poor vehicle performance over time. These behaviors eventually cause a negative impact to your bottom line.
Coast’s fuel expense management dashboard allows you to track and analyze MPG and fuel consumption over time, allowing you a granular view of consumption trends for different vehicles in your fleet. Fleet managers can identify these issues and bring them up with their drivers to discuss better driving habits.
11. Save on Replacement Card Fees
While some fuel card companies charge hefty replacement fees, our team understands that these things happen.
Coast offers free card replacement — but you don’t have to wait to get a new card in the mail to get your driver back on the road. Because our cards are printed with your company’s name and a unique Card ID instead of being issued to specific drivers or vehicles, you can always have a few spare cards on hand so that you can easily provide your driver with a new card when the need arises.
12. Prevent Fraud When Cards are Lost or Stolen
Lost or stolen cards always cause stress, but you can relax a little more with Coast.
Not only can you lock a card in just one click, but your expense management software will alert you to suspicious transactions, allowing you to freeze a card or pre-authorize the next purchase attempt to further track activity.