Gas prices don’t move in a straight line. They spike after geopolitical events, vary by more than a dollar per gallon depending on where your employees live and work, and occasionally surge — like the 21.2% jump in March 2026, the largest single-month increase since 1967.
For companies with employees who drive for work, volatility like that isn’t just a number at the pump. It’s budget exposure, a fairness problem, and in some programs, a compliance risk.
This market report breaks down how fuel volatility affects every common employee driving model — and what a program built to handle it actually looks like.
What you’ll learn:
- Why flat car allowances create hidden tax and compliance exposure during fuel spikes
- How the IRS standard mileage rate’s lag can contribute to reimbursement misalignment and budget overruns
- Why company car costs are harder to control than they appear
- How FAVR reimbursement adjusts automatically as market conditions change
