Post by Car IQ Inc.

We recently sat down with the team at Paragon Mechanical, Inc., and one thing was clear: they were doing all they could to keep fuel costs low, but their card system was working against them. They used a merchant-branded fuel card tied to a low-cost station network to control spending. Smart move, in theory. But despite their pump savings, the cards were creating more costs than they solved. Drivers constantly called in from the pump with forgotten PINs. Lost or stolen cards had to be replaced, creating delays and extra work. And with no real visibility into spend, there was no way to confirm whether company dollars were being used appropriately or to catch misuse as it happened. Fueling became a daily source of operational noise. Then they switched to Car IQ, and everything changed. By eliminating fuel cards and replacing them with vehicle-authenticated payments, Paragon saw immediate results: ✅ 19¢ saved per gallon thanks to Car IQ’s Station Controls automatically blocking the top 10% of most expensive stations within a one-mile radius ✅ Fewer support calls with no PINs to remember and no card issues to resolve ✅ Real-time oversight through a dashboard that ties every transaction to a vehicle ✅ Added value to their Samsara subscription through vehicle data–powered payments As they put it: “The best part of switching to Car IQ is the peace of mind. I don’t have to field driver calls constantly. Car IQ gave me time to focus on the work that actually moves the business forward.” - April Mistretta, Office Manager Read the full story: https://lnkd.in/gwp-akXz Sterling Pratz Khalid El-Awady Kate Coomber Chirag Boben Arun Yadav Anisha Hullihen, MBA, PMP #FleetManagement #FuelSavings #CardlessPayments #CarIQPay #FleetOps #Samsara #FleetVisibility