PumpPredictor.com Says Fill Now; Gas Prices Poised to Rise

NEW YORK - August 28, 2008: PumpPredictor.com is telling its customers to fill up now as pump prices are poised to rise in many cities through the big Labor Day driving holiday. As of Thursday evening, PumpPredictor.com's pricing models were showing an upside movement to be imminent in many cities. Motorists rely on PumpPredictor.com's timely text messages and emails alerting them to either quickly fill their tanks to avoid a looming price increase or to wait to buy as prices are predicted to fall.

"Consumers need to know there is a way to get the jump at the pump," said J. Scott Susich of PumpPredictor.com. "Our team has been in the oil business for decades; we know how the industry sets prices. The obvious question is 'Can I rely on this?'" continued Susich. "For years we have provided a service to gasoline distributors and station operators that predicts wholesale gasoline price changes with amazing accuracy. And we knew if we could predict wholesale prices, we could extend our model to predict retail." Big commercial fuel buyers like gasoline distributors and vehicle fleets practice similar market timing and inventory management daily. These techniques are proven to generate real savings on fuel. PumpPredictor.com now extends these savings to motorists with a simple, low-cost, zip code-specific service.

Users may enter up to 5 text or email addresses and assign a specific zip code to each. Then on a frequency established by the user, the system will send specific buying instructions based on forecasts for that zip code. "Shopping around to save 2 cents a gallon after the price has already moved up 10 cents is a real shame. It doesn't have to be that way," continued Susich. PumpPredictor.com does not rely on additives, fuel cards, station participation, or potentially warranty-voiding aftermarket engine modifications; instead the service uses sound market intelligence to save consumers money at any station in any town.