Independent authorised Shell Card sales agent · Viva Energy Australia

Fleet fuel cards for Queensland businesses

For a working fleet, fuel is rarely the biggest surprise on the books — it is the biggest cost nobody has time to examine. Fleet fuel cards change that: money saved on every litre, hours saved on administration, and a clear view of what each vehicle and driver is actually spending.

FuelPoint reviews your annual fuel expenditure and helps establish the right Shell Card arrangement, with Queensland-based support afterwards.

1. Money — what a per-litre improvement is worth

Potential fuel discounts of 6–8 cents per litre may be available, depending on fuel type and the approved arrangement. On its own that number means little; against your annual litres it becomes a real figure.

That is why the first step is always reviewing total annual fuel expenditure rather than fleet size. Two businesses with the same number of utes can consume very different volumes depending on how far they run and what they tow. The fuel spend calculator gives you that annual figure in a couple of minutes.

2. Time — administration you stop doing

Every paper docket is a small task waiting for someone: collect it, match it to a vehicle, code it, chase the one that went through the wash. A card arrangement removes most of that work.

  • One consolidated invoice across the fleet instead of scattered receipts and reimbursements.
  • Transaction detail exportable into your accounting system rather than re-keyed by hand.
  • Consistent records of litres, product, site and date to support fuel tax credit substantiation with your adviser.
  • Card administration — order, stop or replace cards as vehicles and drivers change.

3. Control and visibility across vehicles, cards and drivers

Most fuel leakage is quiet and repeated rather than dramatic: a personal fill on a work card, the wrong product, a purchase that was never meant to be on the account.

  • Purchase controls: restrict cards by product type and apply limits appropriate to the vehicle.
  • Traceability: prompts at the pump tie each transaction back to a vehicle and a driver.
  • Exception spotting: with a few months of history, unusual fills stand out — wrong time of day, wrong location, volumes that do not match the tank.
  • Cost-centre view: allocate fuel to divisions, sites or jobs rather than one fleet total.

Fleets we work with

Our focus is diesel-heavy and mixed-fuel commercial fleets operating across Queensland — the businesses whose vehicles work rather than commute.

Civil, earthmoving & resources

  • Civil construction
  • Earthmoving
  • Mining contracting and support
  • Drilling
  • Water infrastructure
  • Plant and equipment hire

Waste, industrial & maintenance

  • Waste and recycling
  • Skip-bin services
  • Industrial maintenance
  • Scaffolding
  • Commercial landscaping
  • Arboriculture

Trade & technical services

  • Electrical services
  • Plumbing and HVAC
  • Telecommunications
  • Agricultural services
  • Irrigation
  • Other trade-service fleets

FuelPoint works with Queensland businesses using at least 50,000 litres of fuel annually across diesel, petrol or a combination of both.

Local support, national refuelling

Shell Card is accepted at more than 1,600 locations across Australia, including metropolitan sites, regional towns and truck-friendly stops on the major freight corridors — so a crew heading interstate keeps using the same card and the same account.

FuelPoint's sales and support territory is Queensland. You deal with a local contact who knows how your operation runs, not a national queue. More on the card itself is on our Shell fuel card page, and if you are earlier in the process, start with fuel cards for business or getting a Shell Card.

Fleet fuel card FAQs

What is a fleet fuel card?
A fleet fuel card is a business account card assigned to a vehicle or a driver. Every fill is captured against that card with the litres, product, site and time recorded, so fuel becomes a line-by-line record rather than a monthly lump sum.
How much can a fleet save with a fuel card?
Potential fuel discounts of 6–8 cents per litre may be available, depending on fuel type and the approved arrangement. Because the discount applies to every litre, the value depends on your total annual fuel expenditure rather than the size of your fleet.
Can I control what drivers buy?
Yes. Cards can be restricted by product type, limits can be applied, and prompts such as odometer or driver ID can be required at the pump so each transaction is traceable back to a vehicle.
Do mixed diesel and petrol fleets qualify?
Yes. FuelPoint works with Queensland businesses using at least 50,000 litres of fuel annually across diesel, petrol or a combination of both. Qualification is based on annual fuel consumption, not vehicle count.

Find out what your fleet is really paying

Enter your vehicle mix for an indicative annual volume and spend, then we will talk through whether a Shell Card arrangement improves on what you have now.