A little over 2-1/2 years ago, Angus set out to dramatically improve the way fuel dealers deliver their products. We saw an opportunity to automate and optimize deliveries that would drive increases in profitability. Since that time, our team spent thousands of hours developing our offering, ADEPT™, and worked with an excellent group of forward-thinking…
It might come as news that on average, 70% of all dealer operating expenses are directly related to fuel delivery. These expenses include trucks (and everything needed keep them running) as well as Dispatch and Delivery personnel (and all their associated costs). Tank Monitor -- you’ve heard about them, you may have tested a few and may even have decided it’s time to start investing in monitors to improve efficiency, but where do you start?
The requirement to predict both consumption numbers based on heat usage in addition to baseload usage was ALWAYS difficult. Not only has it always been difficult, but this year it has become even more difficult. We hear very often about people who are reviewing K’s and who are “fixing their K’s”. The question we would ask is, “how do you know the Ks are wrong?”
Imagine you are sitting at a blackjack table with a $25 bet placed. The dealer is showing a 5, and you have been dealt a 6 and a 5. The hand is looking good, so what do you do? Anyone who has ever played blackjack, understands that while “the house” always has the edge for…
Angus has studied many fuel delivery issues over the past few years, and this year there are several unique issues that we have never encountered before. Our industry has always been challenged by unpredictable deliveries based on K-Factor. While there is a correlation between the weather and consumption, the correlation is too often not strong…
