Compare the real monthly and annual savings of the Coast and Multi Service fuel cards on your fleet's gallons, after fees.
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About Coast
Coast is a modern fleet and fuel card built on the Visa network, so it works at any station that takes Visa with no network to plan routes around. It requires no personal guarantee, charges no per-transaction fees in the US, and its app lets owners set spending policies by driver, vehicle, day or merchant category with real-time alerts, plus 1 percent back on non-fuel business purchases.
About Multi Service
The Multi Service Fuel Card negotiates discounts fleet by fleet rather than publishing a rate, and aims for maximum compatibility: its reporting works with almost all major trucking software and it returns granular real-time data down to fuel types, merchant numbers and additive content, with no transaction fees and 24/7 support.
Coast and Multi Service pricing
Coast costs $4 per active user per month with no inactive card fees. Fuel savings of 3 to 9 cents per gallon are applied on your statement at any gas retailer, alongside 1 percent back on non-fuel spend, so the discount travels with you rather than depending on an in-network station. Because Multi Service negotiates discounts based on each fleet's behavior, published savings do not exist; the default here is a placeholder to replace with your negotiated quote, alongside its no-transaction-fee structure. The calculator applies each card's discount to your monthly gallons, subtracts card fees, and compares net savings and effective price per gallon at the current diesel price.
How they compare
Coast's pitch is simplicity: one flat discount that works at every Visa-accepting station, modern software controls and no personal guarantee, rather than a station network you have to fuel inside to earn the headline rate. Multi Service is the negotiate-first card: you cannot compare it properly without a quote, but its software compatibility and data depth are the draw for fleets with established back offices. The honest comparison is a blended one: estimate what share of your gallons would actually earn each card's in-network rate on your real routes, set the discounts accordingly, and let the annual difference decide.
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