NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Fleet One has rolled out a new program that bridges the gap between the fuel card industry and a charitable organization. It is offering the Operation Homefront fuel card to customers who are searching for a tangible way to support U.S. troops while saving money on their fuel expenses. When a driver fills up with the Operation Homefront fuel card, Fleet One will make a donation directly to the organization, up to $250,000 every year.
San Antonio, Texas-based Operation Homefront is a nonprofit organization that provides emergency and everyday assistance [image-nocss] for our troops from all branches of the military, the families they leave behind and for wounded warriors when they return home.
Operation Homefront CEO Jim Knotts said the collaboration with Fleet One sends a powerful message to military personnel. "Our troops know that the price of peace is paid by their entire military families. It means so much to them that great companies like Fleet One support their families while they're in harm's way. It lets them concentrate on the mission, knowing emergency and financial needs are being taken care of. And it lets them know how much support and gratitude they have back home. Operation Homefront is proud to partner with Fleet One to help take care of those who take care of us all," said Knotts.
Senior vice president of sales and marketing Michael Thompson said the program is a "precise fit in our company's culture of corporate responsibility. Fleet One is proud to be the first to market with this type of collaboration. Our company is excited to handle the administrative responsibilities of connecting patriotic Americans to a method for them to say, 'Thank you!' to our military."
The Operation Homefront fuel card is available to all Fleet One customers, regardless of fleet size.
Fleet One provides fuel cards and fleet management solutions to businesses and government agencies, as well as the merchants that serve them. Our customers use Fleet One fuel cards at convenience stores, truckstops and maintenance merchants across the country to capture purchasing data and pay for fuel and fleet maintenance on cars, vans and trucks of all classes and sizes. Fleet One solutions offer these additional services: private-label fuel card programs, real-time reporting, tax-exempt billing, vehicle tracking tools, electronic payment authorizations, billing and financial settlement.
Fleet One is a division of Fleet One Holdings LLC, a portfolio company of LLR Partners and FTV Capital.
Operation Homefront provides emergency and morale assistance for our troops, the families they leave behind, and for wounded warriors when they return home. A nonprofit 501(c)(3), Operation Homefront leads more than 4,500 volunteers in 30 chapters nationwide and has met more than 250,000 needs of military families. Operation Homefront also hosts the web community Operation Homefront Online.
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