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Astron Energy’s new fleet

card helps fleet owners

save on diesel costs

Astron Energy is launching a new fleet card to help transport-based businesses track and

op�mise their fuel spend and help drive opera�onal sustainability.

he new Astron Energy Fleet Card replaces the Astron Energy boasts the largest fleet card-linked
Caltex StarCard and fleet owners will be able network in South Africa offering discounted diesel
Tto use the new fleet card at existing Caltex prices. This enables fleet owners to optimise their
service stations and all new Astron Energy branded route efficiency, which results in smarter fleet
service stations that offer this facility. utilisation and increased revenue.

Last year, the company announced that Astron The new Astron Energy Fleet Card is designed to
Energy would be the name across all areas of its address fleet owners’ critical business needs. It does
business and also revealed its vibrant new corporate this through providing a smart and secure way for
identity. Astron Energy will begin rolling out its new their drivers to refuel and granting business owners
brand across its vast retail network in South Africa in access to data analytics and greater control over their
the coming months. fuel spend. Acquiring the Astron Energy Fleet Card is
simple and easy.
Why a fleet card?
Statistics prove that good fuel management can The Astron Energy Fleet Card product features
save up to 10 percent of fuel costs. Fuel is a major alliances with four major banks – ABSA, FNB,
operating expense for fleet operators and the Standard Bank and Nedbank, providing extensive
challenging economic environment has placed a coverage and peace of mind for business owners.
greater emphasis on optimising fuel spend to ensure
sustained profitability. The Astron Energy Fleet Card alliance account
number links to a customer’s existing fleet facility and
One of the most effective methods to track and credit line at the alliance bank. As a result, fleet card
control fuel spend is through using oil company fleet users do not have to provide additional guarantees
cards. An efficient and proven fleet card system will and securities to the fuel company as the credit
help drive a transport business forward by providing relationship exists between the customer and their
a wide network of outlets, offering discounted alliance bank.
diesel pricing and opportunities to streamline the
management of fuel expenses. Customers furthermore have the flexibility
to choose either Closed or Open BIN cards, or a L O GI S T I CS NEWS
The fleet card to have for optimised diesel combination of the two. Closed BIN cards can only
expenditure be used at the Astron Energy network of retail sites.

With over 535 fleet card-enabled service stations, However, the Open BIN StarCard option makes

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