CAFM Fuel Management Programs 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A fleet manager wants to reduce fuel theft through a passive monitoring approach. The BEST technology solution is:
- GPS telematics integrated with fuel card transaction data (Correct answer)
- Dashcam footage review
- Manual fuel log books
- Monthly driver surveys
Correct answer: GPS telematics integrated with fuel card transaction data
Correlating GPS location data with fuel card transaction locations automatically flags purchases made when the vehicle was not present.
Question 2: Under EPA Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), fleet operators who blend qualifying biofuels may generate:
- Carbon offset credits
- Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs) (Correct answer)
- CAFE compliance credits
- State low-carbon fuel standard credits
Correct answer: Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs)
RINs are the tradeable credits generated under the RFS program for producing or blending qualifying renewable fuels.
Question 3: A fleet manager is comparing a fixed-price fuel contract against a spot-market purchasing strategy. The PRIMARY advantage of a fixed-price contract is:
- Always paying below market rate
- Budget predictability over the contract period (Correct answer)
- Access to a wider supplier network
- Automatic volume discounts
Correct answer: Budget predictability over the contract period
Fixed-price contracts eliminate price volatility risk, allowing accurate budget forecasting regardless of market fluctuations.
Question 4: Which vehicle parameter has the GREATEST single impact on fleet fuel economy for light-duty trucks?
- Tire pressure
- Aerodynamic drag coefficient (Correct answer)
- Payload weight and loading practices
- Oil viscosity grade
Correct answer: Aerodynamic drag coefficient
Aerodynamic drag increases exponentially with speed and is the dominant energy loss factor for light-duty trucks at highway speeds.
Question 5: A fleet implementing a fuel management information system (FMIS) should ensure the system integrates with:
- Payroll systems only
- Vehicle maintenance records and telematics data (Correct answer)
- Corporate travel booking platforms
- Insurance claim management systems
Correct answer: Vehicle maintenance records and telematics data
Integrating FMIS with maintenance and telematics data enables full lifecycle cost analysis and identifies fuel-performance correlations.
Question 6: When a fleet transitions from gasoline to E85 (flex-fuel) vehicles, the fleet manager should anticipate approximately what change in fuel consumption volume?
- 15–25% increase in fuel volume consumed (Correct answer)
- 10% decrease in fuel volume consumed
- No significant change in volume
- 50% increase in fuel volume consumed
Correct answer: 15–25% increase in fuel volume consumed
E85 has approximately 73–83% of the energy content of gasoline, so vehicles consume 15–25% more volume to travel the same distance.
Question 7: Which key performance indicator (KPI) would BEST reveal fuel economy degradation due to deferred vehicle maintenance?
- Cost per gallon purchased
- Year-over-year MPG trend by vehicle age cohort (Correct answer)
- Total fleet fuel spend per quarter
- Number of fuel card transactions per month
Correct answer: Year-over-year MPG trend by vehicle age cohort
Tracking MPG trends by vehicle age cohort isolates maintenance-related degradation from fleet composition changes or fuel price effects.
CAFM Fuel Management Programs 3
A fleet manager wants to reduce fuel theft through a passive monitoring approach.
The BEST technology solution is: