Flying J Isn't Always The Best Price

[steved]

I've started using Pilot and T/A... and occaisionally a Petro when on the road. I run Shell and BP locally. And sometimes Sheetz (Exit 97, I80 in PA) which seems to be about the best fuel in this state.

I've drained sand out my filters before from both Sunoco and Loves' fuel...

steved

 

[MAshley]

No, you pull into some stations and the truck side is given a preferential discount.



Not only do we pay more for fuel, but we also get charged a fuel surcharge...



steved

Most trucking firms get hudge discounts because they have 1,000 of trucks buying fuel a day, why wouldn't you give a trucking company that buys a few hundres thousand gallons a day a discount????

 

[steved]

Most trucking firms get hudge discounts because they have 1,000 of trucks buying fuel a day, why wouldn't you give a trucking company that buys a few hundres thousand gallons a day a discount????

Most get that on their accounts... I'm talking anyone driving a truck gets $0. 10 (or more) discount in the same station. You could look at it this way, the cars are gettiung charged an extra $0. 10 FOR THE SAME FUEL, not that the trucks get a discount.



I have no issues with company "A" paying $0. 50/gallon less than me because they negotiated that. But for a station to have split pricing (one for cars and one for trucks)... as far as I'm concerned it is discrimination, plain and simple.



steved

 

[MikesCTD]

I have been getting my fuel at Pacific Pride for at least 3 years now. I like it very much. Even though it is card lock I still save money every time because it is usually 10 to 20 cents per gallon cheaper than the regular gas stations around town. I have never paid over $550 per month for my fuel.

Do you have to have a commenrcial account or is it open to gen public?

 

[steved]

Do you have to have a commenrcial account or is it open to gen public?

You are required to have an account and purchase so many gallons per month to get a discount IIRC... something like 200 gallons per month???



steved

 

[MikesCTD]

You are required to have an account and purchase so many gallons per month to get a discount IIRC... something like 200 gallons per month???



steved

Thanks for the info!

 

[Gary - K7GLD]

I've had a Pacific Pride card for over 10 years now - never had to buy a minimum of fuel per year to keep it active...

 

[steved]

I've had a Pacific Pride card for over 10 years now - never had to buy a minimum of fuel per year to keep it active...

I was quoted by the local place that I would need to purchase a minimum of 200 gallons in order to get a discount... which, their fuel prices without a discount are more than local station...



I wonder if it varies vendor by vendor??? Pacific Pride is just an account.



steved

 

[Gary - K7GLD]

I was quoted by the local place that I would need to purchase a minimum of 200 gallons in order to get a discount... which, their fuel prices without a discount are more than local station...



I wonder if it varies vendor by vendor??? Pacific Pride is just an account.



steved

I've heard the same thing, several times - but have never been dinged by PP because I haven't bought my quota of fuel... I used to buy their fuel while at home in California, and on RV road trips - their fuel price was a consistent 10 cents lower than the lowest area posted fuel prices at most other competing stations.



BUT, since moving here to eastern Oregon, and with *2* PP stations close to me, I am billed MORE for PP fuel than what the locals are charging - so I rarely use the PP card unless I have a good reason to. The basic problem seems to be that my PP "home" office and billing location is still in Sacramento - and I think that somehow I'm not getting the right price based on what fuel costs are here in my town...



Nevertheless, they don't seem at all concerned as to how MUCH fuel I buy in any given period of time, and my card still works just fine at their locations.

 

[MAshley]

My reasons for buying at Pacific Pride.

I have done some tracking with Pacific Pride and what I end up paying is usually competive with local stations, Most time even lower I think at first they charged me a little more per gallon but as I have used them they have really become competative. But there are a few things people miss with Pacific Pride and other card locks, in fact I even missed them at first but now I use them exclusivly. I spend about $1000 in fuel a month

#1 they sell a lot of fuel every day and most location get a load of fuel at least once if not a few times a day, so there price is market driven and changes daily if not almost a few times a day. I actually talked to a delivery drive in my area, and so has my father in a different area.

#2 most standard gas stations only get fuel 1 or twice a week, so when fuel prices go up they are slower to rise compared to PP, but once they get a delivery it goes up drasticly, on the flip side though when fuel does drop, most stations take a week or longer to come back down because again we shop by price and well that BP has if for a penny cheaper so i'll buy it there before I'll go to chevron, in the end every one sells there supplies and they go back down but PP drops instantly again because of volume sales. If you dont' believe me look at the cheaper locations, and how often they get deliverys.

#3 It is the bigest pain in my rear to go to a gas station for fuel, between the pushy small cars, the oblivious soccer SUV drivers, and the basic @$$ holes, not to even mention going with a trailer. In fact my local Safeways has the diesel pumps on 2 sides out of 8 sides and its in the worst location to access.


#4 Can you say HIGH SPEED PUMPS imagine filling a 100 gallon tank, truck, and bobcat on a trailer at your local gas station takes about 20+ mins easy.

#5 I can buy as much as I want at the pump and it doesn't stop at $50 or $75 like my credit card does at local pumps.

#6 Off Road fuel, again its about 40 cents a gallon cheaper. 100 + gallon tank thats $40 savings

#7 I never wait in line, no attendents to deal with

#8 Last winter we lost power for days in my area but my local PP is setup with backup power, so I was able to work, run my generator and make money during this time. I had supplies for the generator but I didnt' have to rashion any and I was able to still work. knowing I had plenty.


I know most people just want fuel, and at a cheaper price, but sometimes its worth a few pennies for the ease of driving up, fueling up and leaving. and last winter for where I was located being able to buy any fuel during a crisis was truelly priceless.

 

[cruiser_2]

I like Flying J's fuel. I use it whenever I travel. I don't have one locally here, but have several within 70 miles of the house and in each direction I am going when I head out. I have gbeen to them all over... yeah the one in Indianna sucks big time and would love to see it upgraded, but for the most part, they are clean and neat, relatively inexpensive and the fuel quality is good. I have almost 500K miles on mine and most of them were fueled by Flying J's all over the country.



Now there are many of them that I refuse to eat in as their food isn't always the best and their service doesn't always measure up, but other than that I will continue to use them whenever I can.