QuikQ introduced its new Fuel Island Manager software, which the company said streamlines fueling for drivers by detecting and validating the position of a truck in the fueling lane and turning on dispensers without magnetic stripe cards and with little or no driver input. In addition, if the truck leaves the lane, the dispenser is sent a signal to stop fueling, virtually eliminating the possibility of fraud at the dispenser.
“Fuel Island Manager provides a mechanism where truck stops can develop and enhance relationships with fleets that go beyond a price per gallon offering,” said Ernie Betancourt, QuikQ president. “It is beneficial to fleets because it offers truck stops the ability to provide added security while moving drivers out of the fuel island quickly. That also improves the driver’s experience in the fuel lane and leads to greater satisfaction.”
Originally designed to support QuikQ’s technologically advanced DFConnect solution, which provides a direct connection between motor carriers and a truck stop POS, Fuel Island Manager software and lane positioning RFID hardware authorizes wireless fueling for a truck or reefer. The solution has now been enhanced to provide support for other transactions at the fuel island, including sales for fuel card providers, allowing them to convert to cardless transactions at participating truck stops.
“By enhancing the experience a driver has at a truck stop fuel island and easing the processing of fueling transactions for both the truck stop and the fleet,” Betancourt added, “the combination of Fuel Island Manager and DFConnect promotes a more beneficial partnership between truck stops and carriers. In addition, Fuel Island Manager software can provide dispenser fraud prevention to other transaction providers.”
