After sudden thrash of Pandemic, all the vertices of the industry came to a stand-still. Longer period of lock down, closing down of industries and offices, pulled down the economy drastically. On the other hand, people got imprisoned in between the four walls of their apartments without any scope of improvement. To cater such tough situation, online business platforms progressed quite a lot and fetched a hefty profit. As the day passed, people got so fascinated about doorstep delivery of essential commodities that the concept of fuel delivery services evolved and got a successful outcome in market. Information and communication technology became the savior of the mankind. It made all the industries intertwine in a common string.

The Factors which are Affecting the Increasing Demand are-

• Handles Emergency Situation: There are many industries which depend on diesels and are located at remote areas far from the jostle of city life having no fuel stations near, or you have planned a long weekend with a happening road-trip, but when you tried to start your vehicle, you saw its mileage is dead and you have no petrol pump nearby or else you are on your road-trip and suddenly your car goes out of fuel, where you cannot trace any fuel stations in your vicinity. It can be a deadly nightmare for you but such emergency situations can be effectively managed by prompt services where the requisite fuel delivery is done at your doorstep making the industries and your long road trip smooth and hassle-free.

• Easy to Place Order: In this techno advanced decade, everything is depending on internet. From food delivery, buying trendy clothes and accessories, buying groceries, delivering belongings at any location to fuel delivery, everything is getting a high coverage through such a wonder of science and technology. Fuel delivery is now hassle-free prompt and convenient with the fuel delivery application software where you need to visit and open an account by filling up required details. After that, you can pay and choose a slot of your choice and it will be delivered to your doorstep without you wondering here and there for a drop of fuel.

• Easy & Quick Payment: After the advent of latest financial technology various online application software are available in the market making it easy, time-saving, cost-effective, trouble-free and safe to pay in the online mode via the internet. Fuel delivery applications created by the companies are using such advanced payment techniques where you can pay using UPI, bank transfer, debit/credit cards where your data and information would be encrypted end-to-end making it safe and secure to pay via online.

• Convenient & Cost Effective: In such a fast-moving life, no-one would prefer to stand in a long queue waiting for their turn to fill the fuel tank of their vehicle. Rather, they would prefer the requisite materials to come to them at their door step. For many power stations or industries which solely depend on fuel, it is very convenient to them to order bulk amount of fuel at their doorstep so that their activities and operations are not restricted. It can reduce the overhead costs of many industries in the remote areas which are driven by power generators by delivering the fuel at their doorstep. It is easy to order, easy to maintain and reduces the cost of travelling and maintaining a fuel stations with various overhead costs.

• Reduce Carbon Footprints: Carbon footprints are the buzzwords for this decade where eco-friendly products are snatching the limelight. Carbon is the deadliest of the ingredients which are tediously toxic and effectively erroneous for the environment which are being ejected as vehicular exhaust and leveling-up the pollution. The fuel delivery companies are working ensuring the clean, non-adulterated fuel to be delivered in a nature-friendly way. This is reducing the rate of carbon footprint to a great extent.

• Omitting Pilferage & Adulteration of Fuel: Often, fuel which is transported in tankers, barrels or jerry cans adulterated and there is no way to check for quality. Adulterated fuel releases harmful, toxic fumes and particulate matter adding more pollutants to the air. Each year billions of tons of fuel are illegally stolen. The latest advanced technologies ensure the quality of the petrol and don’t let anyone to interfere as it is centrally monitored which reduces the oil pilferage effectively. The divine touch of technology has transformed the way of operations of the industries and fuel delivery system is not an exception. Fuel delivery start-ups are abiding by necessary precautions and measures like using high-quality tanks, and security systems to restrict un-authorized entry and safety systems to cut off main tanks and there are numerous technologies to check examine and monitor the fuel tanker to ensure a good deal of delivery. In today’s context, technologies are driving the whole universe and in fuel delivery it is taking inevitable position to streamline the business operation and increasing the efficiency of the business.

Latest Technologies used in Fuel-delivery Industry:

1. Artificial Intelligence & IOT: It modernizes their organizational setup by collaborating robotics with human efforts with Robots, chatbots, digital assistants, face recognition tools, and many more, these are some innovative AI-based tools. AI-based tools like natural language processing (NLP), and pattern recognition to make their dealings more secure. As it is a SaaS based technology and Internet of Things (IOT) helps to exchange data among various systems over the internet. The best and worthy application of IOT is Tank Monitoring System. It assists the owners to transmit their data to another place, so that the owners can easily receive data about the status regarding the fuel transferred in the customer’s tank. It also helps the owners to create a large user base by expanding their business operations to a remote place. It makes fuel deliveries more efficient, smooth and hassle-free by eliminating frequent runouts.

2. Customer Centric Application & CRM Technologies: Customer-centric apps help fuel delivery companies to deliver a better fuel filling experience to their customers at the convenience of their customers. They get cost-effective and time-saving ways to get their required amount of fuel at their doorstep. In a recent statistic, it was explored, that mobile apps will generate revenue of nearly $935 dollars. Such SaaS based customer centric applications are enhancing customer experience of filling of fuel to a great deal, alongside it is widening the cash flow in the business. Implementations of CRM in their business dealings can help the fuel delivery companies to boost their revenues and sales, and the automation of CRM can help the fuel delivery companies to boost their customer loyalty also.

3. GPS & Remote Monitoring: Through GPS and map integration in the dedicated SaaS based fuel delivery app, the users can check out the location of the delivery truck in real time. This ensures prompt and accurate delivery in less time. Remote monitoring at the basic level, can highlight the pipelines, oil wells, or production in refineries remotely, then collect data and algorithms, analyze and notify about the whereabouts. Such monitoring helps smart oil and gas companies reduce operational costs and also alert them to avoid going to any dangerous or risky location through forecasting the situation.

4. Remote Tank Monitoring: Through the use of wireless sensors and cloud-based database software, remote tank monitoring allows you to stay up-to-date with your requirements and offers improved level of measurement accuracy, reduce cost, save time, and ensure regulatory compliance. Such tank monitoring system works by harnessing the goodness of few sensors, which are Hydrostatic Pressure, Guided-Wave Radar, Ultrasonic Level, Radar. Hydrostatic Pressure tank sensors take a pressure reading at the bottom of the tank and calculate the height of the liquid. It ensures that your mobile tank is filled and ready to go. Guided Wave Radar accurately sense smallest to smallest particle dust, foam and heavy vapors in the tank and also assist in determining the interface of media. Ultrasonic Level measurement ensures no human interference with the liquid, less maintenance, and easy installation. Radar level measurement works well in conditions with high temperatures, high pressures, fine powders, or sticky fluids to determine tank level, quality and purity of the fuel.

As, wrapping up statement, we can conclude saying that, with each passing day the demand of fuel-delivery services is increasing. The recent trend of fuel delivery service is not just a trend but it has penetrated deeply in the necessities of this decade.