Four Social Media Tips for Gas Stations and Truck Stops
Gone are the days when you put cheeky messages on your gas station signage and attract a high volume of customers. Most of your customers, current and prospective, are on their smartphones, often scrolling social media platforms. The University of Maine estimates that we spend an average of 2 hours and […]
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Top Four Credit Card Trends to Watch for in 2025
Four out of five Americans have at least one credit card, relying on this ubiquitous borrowing tool to pay for gas, food, work-related expenses, and travel. It’s estimated that U.S. consumers carry approximately $1 trillion of debt and the average American household has about $6,000 worth of credit card debt. With […]
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The Top 3 Most Scenic Highways in North America
Truckers spend up to 70 hours a week on the road. As they crisscross North America, they witness unforgettable scenery, a fantastic benefit of a career in the trucking industry. The team at Financial Fuel Service is ranking our favorite scenic highways in North America. Here’s a look at our top […]
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Four Must-Follow Personal Finance Tips for Truckers
Though trucking may be lucrative, money mismanagement can empty any trucker’s pockets and prevent them from getting ahead financially. The team at Financial Fuel Services has developed a to-do list of personal finance steps that can help truckers save money, plan for the future, and provide for themselves and their families. […]
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Three Truck Stop Trends in 2025
Believe it or not, the modern truck stop, with EMV-compliant point-of-sale terminals and user-friendly kiosks with touchscreens, had humble beginnings in mail delivery. During the mid-1800s, the U.S. struggled to provide speedy postal service from one side of the country to the other. The senator of California, William M. Gwin, convinced […]
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How Artificial Intelligence Is Transforming the Oil and Gas Industry
“[Generative] AI adds intelligence to any data, which can be used to inform decision making–potentially reducing long processes to a single question–and it enables workers to gain previously unknown knowledge or capabilities. With this in mind, the growing list of exciting and nontrivial potential use cases in mining, oil and gas, […]
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Four Reasons Fuel Retailers Should Debrand in 2024
Shell. ExxonMobil. Chevron. BP. Phillips 68. Most open dealer-operated fuel retailers have signed a long-term contract with one of these major oil companies, sold their uniquely blended fuel with detergents and additives at fixed prices, and leveraged their global brand recognition to attract customers. Even though branded fuel offers an easily […]
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The Ultimate Guide to Navigating POS Systems
Point-of-sale (POS) systems are not created equal. Each company that designs and manufactures them has its strengths; each prototype has its benefits. With our clients, we carefully spend time unpacking which POS system works for their business. Here is a comprehensive look at the products we recommend, the locations they work […]
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The Future of Self-Service Kiosks: Greater Efficiency, More Analytics, and Artificial Intelligence
In 1964, Colorado-based convenience store franchisee John Roscoe started adding remote self-service fuel pumps to his 12 locations in the Denver area. “What made self-serve so important to the convenience store industry was that we already had the facility,” Roscoe explained. “By spending $10,000, we effectively got the gasoline business from […]
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March 2024: Financial Fuel Services Announces City Mission as its Premier Charity
The rate of homelessness in Pennsylvania dropped dramatically in 2023, Axios reported earlier this year. It is only one of nine states to see such a significant decrease. The comprehensive Housing, Employment, Income, Recovery, Spirituality (HEIR) model, a critical and holistic tool used by the City Mission, is helping unsheltered Pennsylvanians […]
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Election Year Oil and Gas Trends That Might Surprise You
“If I’m the president or if I ruled the world and gas prices were going down heading into the election, I would 100% take credit for it — despite not having anything to do with it,” Denton Cinquegrana, Oil Price Information Services (OPIS) Chief Oil Analyst, told Money.com in November 2022. […]
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Why Cash Discounting Is Critical Right Now
“So, what is cash discounting? Cash discounting helps businesses cover merchant service fees, which are the cost of processing credit card payments. The key is that you advertise a price that factors in the [processing fee percentage] and then you deduct that amount at the register for customers paying in cash,” […]
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