UKWA, the trade association representing third party logistics and storage businesses, has teamed up with fuel card supplier Forecourt Fuels to offer members low cost 'on road' diesel.
Forecourt Fuels offers a range of fuel card products with a price guarantee linked to both Platts rates and national average pump prices. Under the scheme for UKWA members, Forecourt Fuels guarantees the account holder a saving of at least 2.5p per litre net (3p per litre gross) against the overall retail national average on every litre of diesel purchased from participating sites for a minimum of 12 months.
More than 6,000 UK and 1,500 European service stations are covered and weekly price notifications are sent to account holders by email or SMS text.
UKWA's membership services manager Michael Davison said: "Fuel is at the centre of operating expenses for almost all haulage companies – companies and businesses are analysing their fuel expenditure more closely than ever."
He added: "Recent increases in the price of fuel are causing additional pressure… Even fractions of pennies saved on each litre of diesel purchased can equate to many thousands of pounds over a year."