Free TransFueler!

How would you like your choice of the best mobile refueler in the business?

How would you like it for free, and even better than free?

Can we give you a TransFueler for free? No, we cannot. Of course we can't. We're in business to turn a profit just like you are. 

What we can do, is show you how having a TransFueler can reduce your fueling costs dramatically.  And by lowering your overall costs, it can pay for itself, making it like free... Pretty much.

Let's say you're a construction company.  You've got several pieces of heavy equipment you keep busy.  Maybe an on-site generator or light towers too?  Can't take these down to the gas station to refuel, as you well know. You're probably filling them from a tank in the back of a pickup truck, or calling out a fuel truck from a commercial fuel service.

Problem with those methods are;  the pickup truck tank only holds 60-100 gallons. That doesn't go very far if your doing much work. And calling a fuel truck is inconvenient & expensive.

Maybe you're calling out the big fuel truck every few days. Obviously, you need to plan ahead of time when your equipment will need refueling. Or, you can have your equipment sitting around, not working while you wait for the fuel truck to show up.  Our customers tell us that they are paying typically from $50, up to $275 a trip, just to have the truck show up. Then they still have to buy the fuel...  These $50 - $275 per trip charges really add up quickly...

If you have a fuel truck come to your job site three times a week, it's probably costing you $150 - $825 per week, ($600 - $2,475 per month) and you also have to buy the fuel they are delivering.  

Put a nifty TransFueler fuel trailer on your job site, and watch the costs go down, immediately.  Instead of having the fuel truck deliver three times a week, you cut that down to three times a month. Immediate savings: $450 - $1,650 per month.

That's just the hard cost of per trip fees.  Add in your downtime for both equipment & operator waiting for refueling, and the costs just go up and up...

With a TransFueler on site, fuel your equipment when you need to, on your schedule.  No wasted downtime waiting for a fuel truck to show up.  Vastly reduced trip charges. 

Give us a call, (800-509-1904) we can help calculate how much money you'll save, and how quickly you'll start saving it.

TransFueler M-Series Goes BIG

We recently built the grandest TransFueler M-Series to date.  A fuel supplier in central California needed a good solution to be able to carry a good amount of fuel, but didn't want to buy a DOT 406 tank system. So, they commissioned the largest TransFueler M-Series refuelers we've done (so far...). The top photo shows an M-6, with six 119 gallon aluminum tanks. The lower photo shows an M-8, with eight 119 gallon tanks.

TransFueler M-6

TransFueler M-8

These refueling systems mount on a flatbed truck, and refuel oilfield and industrial equipment.  A single 12V pump, with a 25' hose on reel give the operator maximum flexibility to fuel  their equipment 24/7. Forklift pockets allow for easy movement & remounting.

Here's what it looks like under the cover:

TransFueler M-6 Controls

The operator chooses which tank to draw from, attaches the quick-connect to the corresponding outlet, turns the pump on and is ready to fuel. Clean, metered fuel is dispensed from the high-output pump to fuel equipment, generators, vehicles, and whatever else needs refueling.

TransFueler M-8

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Wow, it's been a while...

We've been busy the last year or two.  The mobile fueling landscape has changed dramatically, and frankly, we've been consumed with meeting the needs of our new customers.

Aviation refuelers are about half our business, and orders keep rolling in. We've developed our aviation fueling package to the point where virtually all aircraft manufacturers are using them. Every commercial UAV, or "drone" manufacturer are also using TransFuelers to test their products.

TransFuelers are also in use by the largest medevac, or "lifeflight" company in the world. As well as many other helicopter, and fixed wing operators.  From EMS, to law enforcement, you'll find TransFueler's serving across the nation.

We're also involved in the farthest reaches; Antarctica. Check out our custom TransFueler built to service aircraft flying in and out of Antarctica:

Let us know if you're interested in an expedition there. We'll set you up!

Who needs a TransFueler?

Mobile fuel trailers are still something not often seen on American roads. Traditionally, mobile refueling has been done via large tanker trucks.

Typically referred to as "wet hosing", these tankers are dispatched to job sites and individually refuel the equipment, vehicles or aircraft as needed.  Not a bad way of doing it, but fuel suppliers normally charge a significant fee for each trip. And you have to make an appointment every time you need refueling. Cumbersome, expensive & inconvenient...

Fast forward to the 21st century, and the state of the art, original TransFueler. 

TransFueler helps your bottom line in several ways:

• Initial cost. Consider buying your own fuel truck and eliminating the inconvenience of having to schedule every refueling?  Prepare to spend in the range of $350,000, or find a beat up old truck that needs refurbishing for a mere $60k or so.  TransFueler mobile refuelers start at $4,995.00, and top out around $30k. Brand new, fully equipped, your choice of size, options and configurations. 
• Recurring cost.  Typically, per-trip fees are running about $80 to have a wet-hose truck come to your site.  That's on top of the actual fuel cost. Refueling twice a week? Simply eliminating those charges will pay for a brand new 500 gallon TransFueler in under a year, and the savings then continue forever.
• Convenience.  Refuel your equipment at your site, at any hour, totally at your convenience.  What's the real value of this? Your crew & equipment keeps working instead of stopping and waiting for a fuel truck to arrive.  These saving only multiply over time.
• Flexibility. Have equipment at several locations? No need to pay the fuel supplier several trip fees, simply take your TransFueler wherever it needs to refuel your vehicles, equipment or aircraft.  We supply TransFuelers to the largest life flight helicopter companies in the country. They use their TransFuelers to refuel the helicopters at hospital bases, and off site. This saves them thousands of dollars needing to go to local airports to refuel. And if you need their services, you want the helicopter to be fueled and ready, not transiting to an airport to refuel...

Do the math for your situation.  Acquiring a TransFueler WILL save you time, money and hassle.

Fuel Management: Solution To A Real Problem

Today's reality is; fuel is NOT getting any cheaper.  In addition to conserving fuel, it is also wise to protect our fuel.  That hadn't always been easy to do. Fuel theft on unattended sites, as well as employee theft is very real.  Having your fuel dispensing equipment simply protected by a padlock doesn't cut it anymore.

Fortunately, we have the answer. Fuel management systems have long existed to control and track fuel usage in fleets. Typically they consist of a card reader mounted on or near the fuel dispensing equipment. 

CardMaster marina fuel station.

We sell quite a few fuel management systems to a wide variety of customers. The basic concept is that the system allows access to fuel only to approved users. This is accomplished via the fuel management system requiring user authorization. Then it provides power to the pump to dispense fuel. Without proper authorization, the pump will not function. Additionally, the fuel management system records data of each fueling transaction. date, time, gallons dispensed, user are always recorded. In addition, most systems also allow for recording of additional fields of information.

Usually these will be:

• Odometer or hour meter reading of vehicle or equipment fueled
• Vehicle or equipment number
• Driver
• Department
• Job number
• Customer number, etc...

All fields are input numerically via the fuel management system's keyboard.  Fields are customized to suit the customer's needs. The fuel management system stores these individual transactions, and the data is periodically downloaded. 

Until now, these neat systems have only been available to owners of stationary fueling systems, with 110V power available. Great if you have a fleet yard and fill all your vehicles there.  For the users of mobile refueling equipment, like our TransFueler, there hasn't been a good solution.

Until now...  We've partnered with Piusi USA, and now offer their excellent fuel management system in a 12 volt configuration.  This means you can buy a new TransFueler, or retrofit your existing TransFueler with a full featured fuel management system.  You control who dispenses your fuel. You get a record of all fuel dispensed, along with whatever additional data you need.

Piusi MC Fuel Management System

Piusi is a long established Italian company, in the fuel dispensing & management business since 1953. They offer an excellent product, at very, very competitive prices. We've found their customer service to also be top notch.

In all, this is a very good addition to our TransFueler line.

We're now offering the Piusi system on all TransFueler models, including our industry leading aviation units.