Quick Fuel Fleet Services has opened the Memphis area's first automated fueling station built exclusively for commercial fleets on Highway 78 (Lamar Avenue), just south of Raines Road. The new, unattended facility offers fleets an alternative to costly on-site fueling and crowded retail stations, lowering bottom line fuel costs and increasing fleet efficiency, according to Steve Vanden Noven, Quick Fuel's vice president of business development. Quick Fuel worked with the Memphis Fire Department for several years to make this type of fueling possible for Memphis area commercial fleets. "Chief Pickett of the Memphis Fire Department and City Council Member Myron Lowery worked closely with us for an extended period to make sure that customer safety and ease of operation were guaranteed," Vanden Noven said. "We're excited to be the first business of its kind in Memphis and are looking forward to serving businesses in the airport area," said Eddie Savage, Tennessee territory manager for Quick Fuel. According to Savage, Quick Fuel stations speed up the fueling process because drivers activate dispensers with proprietary fuel cards and don't have to wait in line to pay. "In addition, Quick Fuel facilities are designed exclusively for large commercial vehicles with wide fueling lanes, high speed dispensers, and easy access from major trucking routes," Savage said. Quick Fuel offers fleets a rapidly-expanding network of 43 fueling facilities in major cities throughout the Midwest and Southeast. The company recently opened a similar facility in Nashville and is evaluating additional markets in Tennessee, according to Savage. Fleet managers may call Quick Fuel at 1-800-522-6287 to be pre-approved to use Quick Fuel's automated fueling facilities.