{"id":112,"date":"2021-10-01T12:55:42","date_gmt":"2021-10-01T12:55:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fuelsite.pro\/en\/?p=112"},"modified":"2023-02-09T11:57:19","modified_gmt":"2023-02-09T11:57:19","slug":"tank-technology-trends-tank-monitoring-and-delivery-automation-will-save-fuel-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fuelsite.pro\/en\/tank-technology-trends-tank-monitoring-and-delivery-automation-will-save-fuel-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"Tank Technology Trends: Tank Monitoring And Delivery Automation Will Save Fuel Industry"},"content":{"rendered":"

As any business owner in the fuel industry knows, the biggest expenses are payroll and trucks, and these costs continue to rise. Therefore, business owners must find other ways to cut costs and remain competitive. According to Bill Stomp, partner at Propane Quarterback and Tank Spotter, technology is the way.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Stomp, a presenter at this year\u2019s M-PACT Show who has worked with 80 fuel delivery companies in more than 10 states and consulted more than 100 other fuel companies, said there are two solutions that will cut costs and save the fuel industry. The first solution is tank monitors, which can result in fewer runouts, fewer trips, fewer accidents and reduced maintenance. The second solution is sales and safety automation, which means a smartphone with a safety\/sales app in every employee\u2019s hand.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe two together are the two primary ways that are going to help our industry move into the future,\u201d Stomp said. \u201cIf companies don\u2019t have these, they are crazy, absolutely crazy, and their competition will crush them.\u201d<\/p>\n

The First Monitors<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tank monitoring, especially for large underground storage tanks, is nothing new. Many underground tanks are hard-wired to a building and have been attached for decades to show fuel levels and prevent leaking tanks from becoming environmental hazards.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s an older but improving technology, been around for a long time, very connected,\u201d Stomp said. \u201cIt\u2019s almost every few seconds you\u2019re getting a reading off this, and you really know what\u2019s going on with the tank.\u201d<\/p>\n

The tank monitors for large gasoline, diesel, oil and kerosene tanks are much different than those used for propane tanks, but some companies have a fuel delivery and a propane delivery business, so they need monitoring systems for each, Stomp noted. And there are many options available.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are some tank monitors out there, believe it or not, that their specialty is being the tank monitor that works in the worst and most remote places in the world, and that\u2019s where they\u2019re the best,\u201d Stomp said, mentioning places like offshore oil rigs, fracking sites and gold mines in Africa. These remote locations often require satellite-based communications, which are very expensive. Stomp compared other tank monitoring systems to vanilla ice cream, saying they are \u201cgood at everything but not great at anything.\u201d<\/p>\n

With such a range of tank monitors available, Stomp suggested fuel tank owners answer these three questions to find the best fit for their company:
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