When fuel prices spike and fuel bills increase, it’s not enough to just curb fuel spend. The problem - and the solution - is often sitting somewhere else in a fleet’s data.
To manage fuel consumption (and understand what’s driving it), fleet owners need a reliable telematics platform. Here’s how 3Dtracking makes it easier for your clients to manage fuel:
Track and monitor
Consider tracking and monitoring as the foundation for fuel management. Fleet managers should be able to instantly see fuel level, fuel consumption data, and other sensor metrics on the platform’s map interface, so it’s easier to visually investigate fuel incidents on the vehicle’s live route.
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View fuel level charts: To see a vehicle’s fuel levels, click on a fuel sensor value. This opens a chart that displays fuel levels over a selected time period, and it can be exported as images or PDF files for reporting purposes.
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Analyze trip-based fuel data: Fleet managers can analyze fuel levels at specific locations and timestamps during a trip.
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Review behavior: Fuel data alone is only half the story, which is why driver behavior metrics (harsh braking, acceleration, cornering, idling) should be reviewed alongside it. This helps identify drivers whose driving patterns could be negatively impacting fuel consumption.
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Real time fuel alerts: Low fuel level alert: This alert triggers when fuel drops below a predefined threshold, so fleet managers can intervene before a vehicle runs out of fuel and is stranded.
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Fuel refill alert: This alert triggers when the system detects a significant increase in the fuel level. The value here is that managers can confirm whether refuelling events occur at the correct time and location, before validating fuel purchases against receipts.
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Fuel sudden decrease alert: Triggers when fuel decreases rapidly over a defined period, which could point to fuel theft or siphoning.
Detailed fuel reporting
Different types of fuel reports are available on the 3Dtracking platform, depending on what data your clients need to see. Report columns are flexible, so your clients can further customize what information is included in a report; these columns include date, vehicle, start and end locations, fuel levels, distance traveled, and the asset or vehicle’s map link.
Types of reports
Fuel consumption report: Shows fuel used between a selected start and end date, and includes start location, end location, fuel consumed, route mapping, and more.
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Fuel refill (increase) report: Displays all refuelling events and includes refueling volumes, so fleet managers can identify when and where fuel increases occurred.
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Fuel sudden decrease report: This report lists all sudden fuel drop incidents, and includes location, quantity of fuel decrease, and time of occurrence.
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Fuel consumption by distance: This report is useful for comparing route efficiency, as it calculates fuel usage over a specific distance traveled.
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Fuel summary report: Provides an overview of fuel usage across vehicles within a selected period.
Interactive fuel charts
Our interactive fuel charts present fuel metrics in a clear, graphical format where trends and anomalies stand out. Fleet managers can zoom into the chart to analyze fuel activity right down to the second, to derive detailed insight into fuel events and patterns.
When used alongside other fleet fuel management solutions, these charts form the basis of effective and comprehensive fuel monitoring.
Fuel smoothed chart
The 3Dtracking platform’s fuel smoothed chart addresses a common shortfall we’ve seen in many telematics platforms: false fuel increases and decreases caused by fuel movement inside the tank (for example, during acceleration, or when the driver is traveling along uneven terrain).
To counteract these fluctuations, our advanced algorithm filters out these spikes. The result is a clean, smooth chart line that more accurately reflects the vehicle’s actual fuel movement and consumption.
Get started with easier fleet fuel tracking
Fleet fuel management involves many moving parts. Each is essential to get a 360° view of fuel activity. Our platform centralizes this data to make it easier for fleet companies to prevent fuel theft, improve route planning, coach drivers into better habits, and accurately reconcile fuel purchases and real world consumption.
But, as our CEO likes to say to curious prospects: seeing is believing. Want to see how 3Dtracking makes fleet fuel management easier? Let us show you in a free and personalized platform demo.
Originally published: October 2024.
Last updated: September 2026.
