Fuel savings have been high profile for Fleet Managers since fuel prices went through the roof internationally in the early 1980’s and has remained that way. Since then the push and pull between crude petroleum availability, (production ability or cartels) and government taxes has created an erratic price history to the current day. I’m 1978 the underlying price was about US$12 a barrel for crude oil, in 1980 US$35, 1995 down to US$15, 2000 back to US$30 and today it’s just about the same.