Motus: Monthly Fuel and Mileage Trends for August 2024
By Pablo Ormachea, Vice President of Data, Motus and Ken Robinson, Director of Product Marketing, Motus
Smooth Sailing: As August continues the summer trend of stable fuel prices at $3.44, folks across the U.S. appear to be making one final push in vacation travels before the academic year, with Motus tracking lower business mileage across most regions versus July.
Data from Motus shows that national fuel prices stayed consistent at $3.44 in August compared to 3.43 in July, and was lower than last year in August 2023 when it was at $3.85. Looking regionally, fuel prices in August were highest in the western US at $4.01 and lowest in the Southern US at $3.14.
Looking at August business mileage trends by region in the US, business mileage in the South and Midwest was 6% lower than July, while mileage was also 11% lower in the Northeast and 10% lower in the West.
Take Advantage of Data’s Tremendous Value
At every stage of the game, data represents tremendous value to fleet owners - from looking at productivity to vehicle utilization to mileage to safety to remarketing. Data is the new fuel.
Southern California Edison, Ford to Reward Electric Vehicle Owners Who Support the Grid
Today, Ford became the first automaker to participate in a new program that offers Southern California electric vehicle customers compensation for reducing their home energy use during times when the electric grid is most strained. Ford's California Power Response program, offered in partnership with Olivine ClimateResponse® VPP, allows Ford customers to further realize the benefits of driving electric and the value an electric vehicle lifestyle can bring.
Besides benefitting from easy and convenient home charging, Ford customers can now enroll to receive financial benefits by allowing Ford to automatically pause their electric vehicle charging during peak demand periods, with the ability to override the pause if they need to charge sooner. Customers will earn $1/kWh of energy reduced during the peak demand events. To register, eligible customers can follow instructions on this link.
Professional Development Opportunities at This Year’s NETS Fleet Safety Conference
There are a number of professional development opportunities ahead of this year’s NETS Fleet Safety Conference in Atlanta, including seminars from organizations like the National Safety Council.
A Winning Week in San Antonio
The place to be this week was San Antonio for the annual AFLA Conference and, as always, one of the most anticipated and exciting events of the week was the Awards Dinner.
The 2024 Edward J. Bobit Professional Fleet Manager of the Year award was presented to Sharon Etherington, Senior Manager of Regional Administrative Services at Roche Diagnostics. The 2024 Fleet Visionary Award was presented to Ernest Garcia, Director of Fleet and Business Systems at Gothic Landscape.
Previously announced were the winners of the 2024 President’s Award: Heidi DiAngelo, Director, Strategic Business Development at Ridecell; Laura Jozwiak, Chief Client Officer at Wheels; Judie Nuskey, Director of Operations at Advanced Driver Training; and Peter Young, Vice President of Business Development at Ranger Design.
FMW congratulates these distinguished fleet professionals and AFLA for yet another outstanding conference.
Janice Sutton
Editor in Chief
