Travelstar European opts for smarter fuelling from CTS

By Categories: Commercial NewsPublished On: Tuesday 19 August 2025

Coach operator Travelstar European has been optimising its fleet operations by monitoring fuel use with the Piusi B.Smart system from Centre Tank Services (CTS), offering real-time refuelling transaction reports and remote control of driver access.

As a UK-based transport company with a fleet of over 40 vehicles, Travelstar European hires out its vehicles to travel companies, and works alongside some of the biggest tour operators in the UK. As the business was expanding and it was predominantly working with agency drivers, the firm wanted to gain full control over its fleet and begin accurately monitoring fuel usage.

“The coach depot at the time was set up with two dispensing pumps, and whilst the system was in good condition and worked effectively, it lacked security – and manually tracking the dispensed fuel was time-consuming and hard to monitor,” said CTS.

“Travelstar had never used a fuel management system before, but they were now realising the great benefits of a retrofit system and how they could apply these benefits to their business, so they began looking for a cost-effective, high-quality solution that would allow them to monitor fuel use in real time – which led them to the Piusi B.Smart.”

After an initial discussion, Centre Tank Services identified that Travelstar wanted to be able to view up-to-date refuelling transaction reports by date, the quantity of fuel taken, and the driver, vehicle, and dispenser details. The coach depot also wanted to remotely control who could dispense the fuel by adding and removing driver access to the pump.

Given their fuel security concerns and the importance of real-time fuel monitoring, the Centre Tank Services team suggested that two MC Box B.Smart Fuel Management Systems were retrofitted to their current diesel pumps.

After considering all the technical advice and listening to how the Piusi B.Smart system works, Travelstar European placed the order. An engineer from Centre Tank Services attended the site for the installation and retrofitted the B.Smart management systems onto the wall next to the dispensing units, as requested.

The system was then set up so that the coach depot could start using it straight away – and whilst on-site, the engineer also trained the employees on how to use the Piusi B.Smart online portal and mobile app.

By using the driver’s smartphone app to enable dispensing and send the data to the online portal after it is complete, the B.Smart lets managers monitor their fleet’s fuel use in real time wherever they are,” said CTS.

The system is said to be ideal for any fleet size, allowing users to monitor any number of fuel dispensers across multiple geographical locations in a single portal.

Once refuelling is completed, transaction data such as driver, vehicle, date and fuel quantity is sent straight to the cloud.

Users can monitor fuel use remotely from any location, accessing data and reports via the cloud-based web portal from any PC, tablet or smartphone.

Pump access can be remotely enabled and disabled in order to control who is allowed to dispense, and there are no monthly or annual fees for the system.

No software installation is required; as an online fuel management system it can be accessed simply via a web browser.

“The B.Smart system utilises the industry-known, Italian quality Piusi dispensers that are simple and easy for the driver to use,” added CTS.

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