14th Annual OPIS Fleet Fueling Conference

Fleet Fueling 

Owner-operators who are concerned about the rising cost of fuel may be able to find an answer in Atlanta, Georgia this September. Advertised as an event that brings both long-haul private and government fleets together with other aspects of the industry, the fourteenth annual OPIS Fleet Fueling Conference will address the future of fuel prices in addition to what can be done to minimize fuel usage today.  

Boasting nineteen educational sessions that cater to both owner-operators and fuel distributors, the conference is intended as educational industry collaboration with the goal of keeping both cost and fuel usage down. Some of these workshops include presentations on the future of the transportation industry in light of the peak oil problem, given by Transportation Research and Marketing President Forrest Baker and risk management assessments for fuel wholesalers and retailers, given by Brian McClain, the CEO of Choctaw Nation Travel Plazas. In addition to the workshops and keynote address, the conference will also feature an exhibition with booths from a variety of trucking industry sponsors.  

While September’s event will mark the fourteenth OPIS conference to be held in response to the issue of fuel usage and cost, the organizers of this year’s event understand that the problem is now worse than ever.  As fuel prices climb, some owner-operators have had to throw in the towel, simply unable to compete with the price hike.  Faced with the high prices, some trucking companies have begun to charge flat shipping fees, which have frustrated even their most loyal customers. While truckers may spend their days cursing the man or woman behind the fuel desk, the issue has also impacted the lives and businesses of fuel wholesalers and retailers. High prices cause truck stops, who make most of their money from the sale of non-fuel items, to loose profit, and some have turned to laying-off workers.  

Because of the seriousness of the fuel crisis, the OPIS Fleet Fueling Conference organizers have pledged to make September’s meeting one of the most profound in fourteen years. For the first time, the heads of transportation companies that manage to make astounding profits even in light of the fuel crisis, are sharing their secrets for the first time. Similarly, the conference symbolizes fuel usage reduction as a combined effort of the long-haul trucker and the fuel retailers.  

While the conference might not be the end to the peak oil problem and the rising cost of fuel, owner-operators who want a little insight into how they can make their dollar take them further should expect valuable information from the conference. Interested truckers can visit the OPIS web page. 

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