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Mudflap Fuel Card

Fleet Operations Are Getting More Expensive—Here’s How Operators Stay Efficient

Running a 5-30+ truck fleet means balancing fuel, drivers, routing, 
and admin—without the scale larger fleets rely on. The fleets who stay profitable aren’t doing more, they’re running tighter operations.

Where Fleet Operations Break Down

Most operational issues show up in a few places:

Fuel Costs

Your largest ongoing expense—and the hardest to control without visibility

Driver Performance

Inconsistent habits that impact fuel use and spend

Routing Inefficiencies

Extra miles, missed optimization, and wasted fuel

Admin Overhead

Time spent tracking, reconciling, and managing payments

Why Efficiency Matters More for Smaller Fleets 

Most tools are built for larger fleets with dedicated operations teams. That usually means:

Larger fleets can absorb inefficiencies with scale. Smaller fleets can’t. 

That means every gap—fuel cost, routing, driver behavior, admin time—has a bigger impact on your margins. 

The fleets who stay efficient focus on tightening the parts of the business they can control.

For a 5-30+ truck fleet, that overhead adds time without always adding value.

The Easiest Place to Improve Operations

The Mudflap Fuel Card is built specifically for small to mid-sized fleets to help manage the most volatile cost in your operation:

Lower fuel costs right away

Discounts applied at the point of purchase—no waiting on rebates

Stop paying to save

No setup, transaction, or out-of-network fees* that cut into savings

Card and fraud controls built in

Set limits by driver or card and get alerts for suspicious activity

One place to track fuel spend

See usage across the fleet in the Mudflap Fleet Dashboard

Works with how fleets already operate

No long onboarding process or new systems to manage

What More Efficient Operations Actually Look Like

Fewer surprises in weekly fuel spend

Less time spent on admin and reconciliation

More consistent driver behavior

Better control over day-to-day costs

Used by Fleets Focused on Running Lean

Saved 91 ¢/gal

“We didn’t change our whole operation—we just fixed how we handle fuel. That alone made a difference.”

- Stamp M

Great customer service

“Cut down admin time and gave us better visibility right away.”

- Jenny S, JM Trucking

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Common Questions

You can review other FAQs if your question isn't answered below.

Fleet Operations Questions

Where should I focus first to improve operations?

Do I need new or complex systems to improve operations?

Will this reduce admin work?

Fuel Card Questions

What does it take to apply?

What factors determine approval and credit limits?

Where is the card accepted?