1.  If you need a document or contract to be somewhere else and it is over 10 miles away,  consider overnighting it, efaxing it, faxing it, or using a courier.

2.  Many agents who deal with REO properties have an assistant who checks on the properties every other week.  See if you can get your properties added to their itinerary for flyers, lockboxes, sign riders, etc.

3.  If you are dealing with a client who does not have access to a fax machine, let them borrow one of yours.

4.  PLAN!  Set one day each week on your calendar when you will drive to each listing (instead of spreading it out over multiple days).  Try to avoid rush hour times and use Googlemaps to check traffic conditions along your route before you head out.

5.  Order office supplies online - most companies will deliver the next day for free.

6.  Bring your lunch to work or walk to a place close by instead of driving to a restaurant.

7.  Leave for appointments with plenty of time to spare so you can drive without speeding and wasting precious fuel.

8.  Consider using an alternative vehicle for commuting to the office and running around without clients.

9.  Don't waste your time driving with clients who are not loyal to you.  If they won't sign a buyer-broker agreement, consider charging a "showing fee" to offset the fuel expense which will be rebated to them at closing.  Along those same lines, work dilligently to narrow down the home choices for buyers PRIOR to actually driving to the property.  Use virtual tours, Google mapping services and pictures carefully to be sure the home meets the client's needs.

10.  Map your route with Googlemaps before you go to give you the most fuel-efficient route.

11.  Use Gasbuddy to find the least expensive gasoline prices in your area.