Driving Down The Cost Of Diesel Theft

Feb 17, 2020 at 08:10 AM CST
Fuel efficiency has long been an essential component to the feasibility of trucking operations globally, given the low rate of payment to truck drivers in the mining, agriculture, distribution trade and other sectors which are centred around dedicated fleets of vehicles. Very often, the value of a tank of diesel is well above the drivers’ salary. According to Julian Spence, the managing director of Stinga Limited, a company which offers a range of electronic-based solutions to farm theft and fuel pilferage, once the cost of diesel goes past US$2 per gallon here in Jamaica, the fleet operators can expect fuel theft to jump.

Feb 17, 2020 at 08:10 AM CST

Fuel efficiency has long been an essential component to the feasibility of trucking operations globally, given the low rate of payment to truck drivers in the mining, agriculture, distribution trade and other sectors which are centred around dedicated fleets of vehicles. Very often, the value of a tank of diesel is well above the drivers’ salary. According to Julian Spence, the managing director of Stinga Limited, a company which offers a range of electronic-based solutions to farm theft and fuel pilferage, once the cost of diesel goes past US$2 per gallon here in Jamaica, the fleet operators can expect fuel theft to jump.