Gulf Fuel Card Review: Is it the Right Gas Card for Your Business?

If your business regularly fuels at Gulf stations, the Gulf fuel card is a great way to earn rebates while gaining more control over your fleet’s fuel spending. But with multiple versions of the card and different discount and fee structures, it’s important to understand how each option works before deciding if it’s the right fit for your fleet.

In this review, we break down the three Gulf fuel card options, including where they’re accepted, how the rebate program works, what fees to expect, and the controls and reporting tools included through the WEX platform. We’ll also cover the key pros and cons and compare a few alternatives so you can decide if the Gulf fuel card makes sense for your business.

Table of Contents

• Gulf fuel card: overview
• What is the Gulf fuel card?
• Where is the Gulf fuel card accepted?
• Gulf fuel card discounts
• Gulf fuel card fees
• Gulf fuel card controls and reporting
• Pros and cons of the Gulf fuel card
• Gulf fuel card alternatives
  
  

Gulf Fuel Card: Overview

What Is the Gulf Fuel Card?

The Gulf fuel card is a branded business gas card designed for companies that regularly fuel at Gulf stations and want rebates along with fuel card controls and reporting.

It’s issued through WEX and comes in three versions:

• Gulf Universal Fleet Card: Accepted at Gulf locations plus the broader WEX network, giving fleets rebates at Gulf locations and access to 95% of fuel stations nationwide.
• Gulf Commercial Fleet Card: Accepted only at Gulf stations and offers the same rebate program as the Universal card.
• Gulf Business Fleet Card: Accepted only at Gulf stations, it does not include rebates, but has no monthly card fee, making it a better option for lower volume fleets where avoiding card fees provides more savings than volume discounts.

Because the card runs on the WEX platform, it also includes WEX’s standard fleet management tools. Fleet managers can set transaction limits, restrict fueling by time and day, require PIN or app based pump authorization, and access detailed purchase and tax reporting through the WEX portal.

Where Is the Gulf Fuel Card Accepted?
The Gulf Universal Fleet Card is accepted at 1,100 Gulf locations and on the broader WEX network, giving you access to 95% of fuel stations nationwide. The Gulf Business Fleet Card and Commercial Fleet Card are accepted only at Gulf locations. Use the links below to find stations near you that accept each card.

Gulf Fuel Card Discounts

The Gulf Universal and Commercial Fleet Cards offer rebates of up to 6¢ per gallon, based on the volume purchased at Gulf stations. The Gulf Business Fleet Card does not offer rebates, but it has no monthly card fee. See the rebate tiers below.

Gulf Universal and Commercial Fleet Card Rebate Tiers

Gulf Fuel Card Fees

The Gulf fuel cards have slightly different fee structures based on which version you select. Below is a clear breakdown of the fees for each option.

Gulf Fuel Card Controls and Reporting

Controls

• Dynamic Prompt: Requires the driver to log into the WEX CardControl app to generate a one-time authorization code that must be entered at the pump before fueling.
• PIN: Custom number assigned to each card or driver. A valid PIN must be entered to enable fueling.
• Transactions per time period: Number of fuel transactions permitted on each card per time period.
• Dollars per transaction: Dollar amount a driver can purchase per transaction.
• Dollars per day or week: The number of dollars a driver can purchase in a day or week.
• Day of week: Days when a card can be used.
• Time of day: Hours when a card can be used.
• Fraud protection: 24/7 fraud monitoring.

Reporting

• Real-time monitoring: Spending alerts sent immediately after each transaction.
• Purchase activity report: Monitor all fuel and maintenance purchases.
• Custom reports: Set your own criteria to create custom exception, transaction summary, and transaction detail reports.
• Summary reports: Run financial summary, site summary, and exception summary reports.
• Tax exemption reports: For qualified tax-exempt businesses, view tax information at both the transaction and summary level, and include all tax exemptions that can be applied to your account.
  
  

Pros and Cons of the Gulf Fuel Card

Pros

• Discounts at Gulf stations
• Easy to use fuel card management portal

Cons

• Transaction fees at truck stops
  
  

Gulf Fuel Card Alternatives

If you want to see how the Gulf fuel card compares to other options, check out our list of the best universal fleet fuel cards.

One strong alternative is the Voyager fuel card, which offers:

• Accepted at 97% of fuel stations
• No monthly card fees, account setup fees, late fees, or extended network fees
• Trustpilot rating: 4.8/5
• Free fraud loss coverage