CAFM Fuel Management Programs 5 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which fueling network program feature allows fleet managers to restrict fuel card purchases to specific geographic areas?
- Transaction velocity limits
- Geo-fencing or site-code restrictions (Correct answer)
- Odometer capture requirements
- Product code authorization lists
Correct answer: Geo-fencing or site-code restrictions
Geo-fencing or site-code restrictions limit where a fuel card can be used, preventing purchases far outside expected operational areas.
Question 2: The PRIMARY purpose of conducting a fleet fuel consumption benchmark against industry peers is to:
- Justify capital expenditure requests to finance
- Identify whether fleet performance represents best-practice efficiency or improvement opportunity (Correct answer)
- Satisfy regulatory reporting requirements
- Negotiate better fuel card rebates
Correct answer: Identify whether fleet performance represents best-practice efficiency or improvement opportunity
Peer benchmarking reveals whether a fleet's fuel efficiency is competitive or whether systemic inefficiencies warrant corrective programs.
Question 3: A fleet manager is selecting between propane autogas (LPG) and CNG for a local-delivery van fleet. The MOST significant operational advantage of propane autogas is:
- Higher energy content per gallon than CNG
- Simpler fueling infrastructure and wider retail availability (Correct answer)
- Lower greenhouse gas emissions than CNG
- Compatibility with existing diesel engine platforms
Correct answer: Simpler fueling infrastructure and wider retail availability
Propane autogas fueling infrastructure is significantly less expensive to install than CNG and has broader retail availability across the US.
Question 4: Which fleet fuel management report would a CFO MOST likely request during a quarterly budget review?
- Vehicle-level odometer report
- Fuel spend variance analysis comparing budget to actual by cost center (Correct answer)
- Driver MPG ranking list
- Fuel card transaction count by day of week
Correct answer: Fuel spend variance analysis comparing budget to actual by cost center
CFOs focus on budget versus actual variance at the cost center level to understand financial performance and forecast accuracy.
Question 5: When establishing fuel economy improvement goals, fleet managers should set targets that are:
- Uniform across all vehicle types and use cases
- Differentiated by vehicle class, vocation, and operational profile (Correct answer)
- Based solely on manufacturer EPA ratings
- Set by drivers rather than management
Correct answer: Differentiated by vehicle class, vocation, and operational profile
Fuel economy benchmarks must account for vehicle class and vocation because a delivery van and a highway truck operate under fundamentally different conditions.
Question 6: A fleet manager evaluating electric vehicle (EV) total cost of ownership (TCO) compared to ICE vehicles should use which cost-of-energy unit for comparison?
- Cost per gallon gasoline equivalent (GGE)
- Cost per kilowatt-hour (kWh)
- Cost per mile driven (Correct answer)
- Cost per charging session
Correct answer: Cost per mile driven
Cost per mile driven normalizes energy cost comparison across fuel types by accounting for each powertrain's efficiency in converting energy to distance.
Question 7: What is the MAIN risk of allowing drivers to select their own fueling locations without guidance in a fleet card program?
- Drivers may prefer full-service stations
- Fuel purchased at non-contract sites may lack volume discounts and exception report integration (Correct answer)
- Drivers may overfill tanks causing spills
- Vehicle warranties may be voided
Correct answer: Fuel purchased at non-contract sites may lack volume discounts and exception report integration
Non-network fuel purchases bypass negotiated discounts and may not feed into the fleet's exception reporting and transaction monitoring systems.
CAFM Fuel Management Programs 5
Which fueling network program feature allows fleet managers to restrict fuel card purchases to specific geographic areas?