Where the Money Actually Leaks: A Practical Guide to Fleet Cost Control

Fuel typically makes up a quarter to a third of total fleet operating costs, according to a Quartix guide written for its US market, but Quartix argues the pump price is the one part of it operators cannot control Its case is that the real leaks sit elsewhere: engines left ticking over rack up fuel and engine hours nobody billed for, a few vans idling half an hour a day, five days a week, adds up to a real annual cost, and rough driving styles quietly inflate both fuel bills and brake, tyre and drivetrain wear. Unverified mileage compounds it, turning business-versus-personal splits into guesswork at expense time. Quartix's answer, as a tracking supplier, is to measure these leaks with telematics (Quartix).