Ask any transporter where the money goes and the answer is immediate: fuel and the fleet. Protecting margin means treating both as things you manage daily, not costs you discover monthly.
Fuel: measure per kilometre, per vehicle
An aggregate fuel bill hides everything. Broken down per vehicle and per kilometre, the thirsty truck and the leaking process both become visible.
Fleet: the cheapest repair is the one you schedule
Reactive maintenance is always more expensive than planned. A serviced vehicle burns less, breaks down less, and lasts longer.
- Track fuel per vehicle, not just in total
- Schedule maintenance by distance and time, before failure
- Watch idle time — it's fuel spent going nowhere
Utilisation is the quiet lever
A truck earning nothing still costs money. Higher utilisation spreads fixed costs across more revenue — often the single biggest swing in margin, and the easiest to ignore.
