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Fuel & Fleet Cards (WEX / Fleetcor / Shell) for Trade Businesses

Dedicated fuel cards with 25¢/gal rebates, 30-day float, and no personal guarantee.

Overview

WEX, Fleetcor, Shell Fleet Plus, and BP Business Solutions issue fleet cards to trade businesses (construction, HVAC, plumbing, landscaping, trucking) with 15–30¢/gal rebates, driver-level spend controls, IFTA reporting, and 15–30-day payment terms. Rewards + float on $10K–$100K/mo of fuel is materially better than a general-purpose business card, and approval is asset-based (fleet size) not credit-score-based.

Best fit
Trade & construction businessesLogistics/truckingLandscaping/HVAC/plumbing fleets
Estimated impact
$3K–$40K/yr fuel rebates + 15–30-day A/P float on fuel spend

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