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Anuj Patel Can I Manage Site Fuel Use Remotely with Smart Fuel Tanks?
Date: 08/09/26
Yes, you can. Smart fuel tanks, such as Fuel It from Ardent Hire, give you all the data you need to manage your fuel use efficiently and effectively whether you are on site, at head office or anywhere in between.
Managing your site fuel use in this way helps to reduce fuel thefts, cut unexpected downtime and streamline fuel monitoring and replenishment. What’s more, accurate fuel use data can help you to identify your most efficient assets and show where there is room for improvement. This helps increase sustainability, cut emissions and lower operational costs across a range of assets.
Fuel It smart fuel tanks, combined with the intuitive Fuel It Manager portal, put all of this in the palm of your hand, allowing you to manage your site fuel remotely from wherever you are.
What Are Smart Fuel Tanks?
Smart Fuel tanks incorporate advanced, high grade sensors to monitor fuel levels and fuel dispersal 24/7. You no longer have to be on site, and go through the laborious process of manual dipping, to get accurate measurements of your fuel stocks. And you do not have to trust your team to fill in paperwork each time they dispense fuel. All of this data is recorded automatically and sent directly to you via your smartphone, laptop or desktop.
What are the benefits of remote fuel management?
From theft prevention to full accountability, from efficiency monitoring to complete control of supplies, remote monitoring of your smart fuel tank has many benefits for your budget, your work schedule and ultimately the success of your project.
Here are the top ten benefits of smart fuel tanks:
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Reducing large - scale fuel thefts – alerts, including sudden drops in level or unexpected disconnection from the system, can promptly identify and help prevent theft, especially overnight and at weekends when your tank is most vulnerable.
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Reducing petty theft on site – full accountability, via personal fob activation, removes the opportunity for small scale fuel thefts by staff on site
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Ensuring full value deliveries – accurate monitoring ensures that all orders are delivered in full, without the costly shortfalls that have become a common problem
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Avoiding shortages and downtime – with user-set alerts for low fuel level and critical fuel levels, the chances of running out of fuel, and the expensive downtime that comes with it, are significantly reduced
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Auto replenishment – smart fuel tanks can be set to automatically order fuel deliveries when they reach a set level, dependably maintaining supplies however busy and distracted you get
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Removing manual monitoring – state of the art sensors take away the need to manually measure and monitor fuel levels, making readings both easier and more accurate
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Giving you complete control – smart fuel tanks put you in complete control of who is able to dispense fuel, with personal fobs authorised / deactivated remotely
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Real time data transfer – smart fuel tanks update your information every ten minutes, so you are always working with the very latest data on your fuel levels and usage
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Full accessibility – by using remote telemetry, you can access the data from anywhere, and share it with key members of your team across the project and around the country via the Fuel It Manager portal
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Emissions tracking – accurate fuel data from your smart fuel tank allows you to monitor emissions as part of your sustainability targets, delivering the metrics that more and more clients are insisting on
Ardent Hire - Leading the way with smart fuel tanks
Ardent Hire Fuel It smart fuel tanks have been designed and developed in house, in conjunction with Weston Global and PowTechnology. They are the most advanced smart fuel tanks in the industry, and they’re available exclusively through Ardent Hire.
To find out more about how Fuel It smart fuel tanks can save your site time and money, and make you a more efficient and effective manager, get in touch with our team today.
Frequently Asked Questions
Smart fuel tanks prevent theft in a number of ways, including sending alerts if fuel levels drop suddenly, or if the tank becomes disconnected from the system. Fob access also prevents unauthorised dispensing and creates full accountability for fuel use.
No. You can access the Fuel It Manager portal online via the internet on any smartphone, laptop or desktop computer without special software, however, you will need to have permission to access the system. Fuel It Manager can also be integrated into the wider Ardent Site Manager system.
Yes. Accurate fuel monitoring can help to identify inefficient equipment and show where improvements can be made. Fuel data can be used to calculate your site’s emissions, helping to monitor and improve your environmental performance.
You can choose which members of your team are able to access your fuel use data via the Fuel It Manager portal. This allows you to keep key team members in the loop with all the information they need at their fingertips.
