According to tracking by AAA, the average cost in the U.S. for a gallon of diesel fuel on Tuesday sat at an even $5, which is down by 63 cents per gallon during the past month. But it’s still way above the average of $3.67 that AAA reported a year ago.

Since fuel costs are still quite an expense drag on the transportation sector, Super Dispatch launched SuperCard, a fuel card designed specifically for auto transport carriers.

The automotive transportation management platform highlighted the card can help carriers access or build credit, get exclusive fuel discounts, manage expenses at scale and simplify administrative tasks.

SuperCard is currently available to all Super Dispatch carriers.

“We are focused on taking care of the carrier,” Super Dispatch CEO Matt Bradley said in a news release. “Our carriers want better ways to access or build credit and want to save as much money at the pump as possible. So we built SuperCard for exactly those reasons, and we embedded it directly inside of the Super Dispatch experience to make it as easy to use as possible.”

Super Dispatch indicated that the card could save carriers an average of $0.45 cents per gallon and up to $2 per gallon at participating stops, with acceptance at virtually all truck stops nationwide and anywhere Mastercard is accepted.

Beyond fuel savings, the company noted that SuperCard can consolidate expenses across fuel, maintenance, and other transportation costs into a single card, with built-in IFTA reporting, up to 30% off maintenance costs, and Fuel Finder route planning integrated directly into the Driver App in the Super Dispatch platform.

Every cardholder also builds business credit over time, with advanced security features to protect against skimming and fraud, according to Super Dispatch.

And the card can help more than just car carriers. For fleets, Super Dispatch said SuperCard can add an additional layer of control.

Fleet owners can set per-driver spending limits, issue and deactivate driver cards from a single dashboard and access full transaction history and spend visibility across their entire operation, all integrated with Super Dispatch’s Carrier TMS and Driver App.

Sandy DeSouza is owner of S 3 Auto Transport Corp.

“I’ve been using SuperCard for about a month. It was easy to apply and is easy to use,” DeSouza said in the news release from Super Dispatch. “Planning stops at discount stations along my route has been game-changing for me.

“I recently saved $1.31 per gallon on a 108-gallon fill up so that is $141 that I get to put back in my pocket,” DeSouza added.

To learn more about SuperCard, visit superdispatch.com/supercard.