Chevron and Texaco Fuel Cards Review: Features, Pros & Cons

If you’re already a Chevron or Texaco regular and/or run a large fleet that travels across the country, chances are the provider has a fuel card program that will fit your bill.

Of course, the best way to know for sure is comparing quotes – and we can help with that. Through our free quote comparison tool, you can get custom prices from various trusted providers, priming you to get the best deal.

However, if you'd like to know more about Chevron and Texaco, just head to our review below, in which we'll go over its benefits and shortcomings.

Chevron and Texaco Fuel Cards, Rewards and Incentives

The Business Card

Coverage

According to Chevron Texaco, this is a card for “businesses that keep it local and loyal” – in other words, smaller fleets that operate within reach of one (or more) of the US’ 8,000 Chevron and Texaco fuel stations, where this card can be used.

When compared to other fleet card programs, a network of 8,000 stations doesn’t exactly amount to spectacular coverage – but that won’t be a problem at all if your fleet operates close by. These stations can mostly be found in the Northwest, Southwest, and Southeast, but we’ll talk more about finding participating stations later!

Features

Using Chevron and Texaco's online fleet cards portal, you can monitor your drivers’ spending in real-time with automatic purchase tracking, generate reports on day-by-day, month-by-month, or year-by-year spending, and take advantage of paperless, automatic accounting.

Importantly, using Chevron and Texaco’s highly customizable purchase controls, you can also curb unnecessary spending by setting limits and restrictions on:

• The hours in a day, or days in a week, when your drivers can use their cards
• The type of products or services your drivers can purchase
• How many dollars they can spend per day or per week
• How many dollars they can spend per transaction
• How many transactions they can make in a day
• The total number of gallons of fuel that can be bought

These restrictions can be set by driver or by card, giving you incredible control over your fleet’s spending.

Fees

There’s good news when it comes to fees – namely that there aren’t any! The only additional sum you’re at risk of paying with this card is a late fee:

The Business Access Card

Chevron Texaco’s Business Access Card does everything the Business Card does, offering real-time spend tracking, reporting, accounting, and the same advanced spending controls. However, there are two key benefits that set the Business Access Card apart.

Coverage

Firstly, the Business Access Card comes with far better coverage. Just like its brother, it can be used at 8,000 Chevron and Texaco stations. However, it’s also accepted by a variety of other major brands. What does this add up to? Well, you can use this card at 95% of the country’s fuel stations. That’s convenience!

Features

Secondly, unlike the Business Card, the Business Access Card program offers fuel cost rebates, meaning you can earn a little back for every gallon your fleet pays for.

What you’ll earn depends on how much your business buys per billing period – starting at 1¢ per gallon when you buy 500 to 2,000 gallons, and capping at 6¢ per gallon when you buy 10,000 gallons or more. There is a catch, though: these rebates only apply when you fuel up at a Chevron or Texaco station.

Fees

Unlike the Business Card, the Business Access Card does come with some fees, but they’re pretty small:

Finding a Chevron or Texaco Station

With 8,000 locations, Chevron and Texaco operate just 6% of the US’ gas stations. But whether the relative smallness of this network would actually cause problems for you depends on where your fleet operates.

As an overview, you can find Chevron and Texaco stations in states across the Northwest, the Southwest, and the Southeast. By contrast, in the Northeast and Central US, Chevrons and Texacos are pretty thin on the ground.

It’s worth knowing that looking for stations to visit can present challenges. Over the years, many of the brands’ branches have been acquired by Shell – annoyingly though, a lot of these branches still show up on navigator apps as Chevron or Texaco, despite no longer being either.

Here are some of the tools you (or your drivers) can use to locate Chevron and Texaco stations:

1. 1. Chevron’s browser-based locator. For the most up to date information, we’d suggest using Chevron’s online station locator. Handily, this interactive map lets you check for stations in a particular location, or plot out the stations your drivers will come across on a certain trip based on their origin and destination.
   2. Chevron and Texaco’s free station finder apps. These enable you and your drivers to browse stations from the palm of your hand. However, several users have complained that these apps sometimes direct them to Chevron or Texaco stations that no longer exist. Switching between the two can also be a pain.

Our Methodology: How Did We Do Our Research?

Five researchers carried out in-depth research into US fleet cards according to a comparison framework designed by our research team leader. For each card we've asked these questions:

• How convenient is it to use?
• How helpful is it for managing fuel expenses?
• What can it do to ensure your company's funds are secure?
• What extra benefits do you receive from using it?

We've also broken down each card by fee structure, fuel type, network coverage and more to offer you the easiest choice.