Fuel Prices?

[mvaughn]

Would be nice if we had a place to post prices and station locations on this site.

 

[Philip]

I think it would be a good idea.



I am going to Okla in about a month. It would be nice to know where the best place to get fuel would be. I have a 400 mile range on a tank. It is in annoying to fill up then 5 miles down the road it is $. 05 cheaper on the gallon.

 

[kevincook]

Fuel prices seem to be moven on up!



KC

 

[illflem]

Here you go http://www.flyingj.com/fuel/diesel_CF.cfm Their fuel is consistantly good while traveling.

IMO when I do the math on a 30 ga fill up at 5¢/ga difference it's hardly even worth waiting to make a left turn...

 

[machinemover]

I find that Flying J seems to be the cheapest in most area's. Besides you get a 1/2 cent discount with a club card on top of it.

 

[Deezul1]

We get 1 cent discount here. I always print out the Flying J fuel price page and take it with me on trips. Even if I dont stop at one it lets me know what areas have better prices and whether to fuel up now or wait a while.

 

[kevincook]

Originally posted by illflem

Here you go http://www.flyingj.com/fuel/diesel_CF.cfm Their fuel is consistantly good while traveling.

IMO when I do the math on a 30 ga fill up at 5¢/ga difference it's hardly even worth waiting to make a left turn...

Great site buy not many in Michigan yet!



KC

 

[Texas Ted]

Go into the Flying J and ask for the Frequent Fuelers RV card. This will get you a 1 cent per gal off their already low prices. 20 gal minimum I believe! Every little bit helps!!

Ted

 

[richardcoxid]

Other fuel price sites

In addition to "J" prices check out these other Truck fuel pricing sites.



When comparing prices I perfer to use gocomchek because you can also get the independant truck stops along any I'state/hwy in ithe US.



http://www.gocomchek.com/



http://www.loves.com/



http://www.petrotruckstops.com/petro_fuel_price.asp



http://www.tatravelcenters.com/ta/display_page.phtml?page_id=102



http://www.pilotcorp.com/index_fuelpricing.htm

 

[kevincook]

Re: Other fuel price sites

Originally posted by richardcoxid

In addition to "J" prices check out these other Truck fuel pricing sites.



When comparing prices I perfer to use gocomchek because you can also get the independant truck stops along any I'state/hwy in ithe US.



http://www.gocomchek.com/



http://www.loves.com/



http://www.petrotruckstops.com/petro_fuel_price.asp



http://www.tatravelcenters.com/ta/display_page.phtml?page_id=102



http://www.pilotcorp.com/index_fuelpricing.htm

Thanks for posting these web sites



KC

 

[richardcoxid]

Flying J directory

I forgot to mention that at the “J” fuel desk you could pick up a directory of all the “J” locations in the country. This also shows if they have- dedicated RV islands, dump, which restaurant, fast food, phone #, exit # etc.



If they are out, log on the “J” web site, click on “contact us” and ask for a “Travel Plaza” directory and they will send you their latest one. Also if you joint their RV (Real Value) club they will send you one with your RV card.



If anybody knows of a chain of Truck Stops that has a web site that I don’t have listed, why don’t you post it here for all of us to have?

 

[richardcoxid]

Flying J history

Since the Flying J truck stops have been mentioned in this post I thought that some of you would be interested in how the “J” got started.



I am not a professional writer and am going by memory of driving through Afton, (population 1600) Wyoming, visiting the Aeronautical Museum located there, so please bear with me. I don’t like to admit it in the presence of my wife but sometimes the memory does get just a little bit confused! A thousand pardons if this is not totally correct, but hopefully it is close.



In the 30’s or 40’s a man by the name of Rulon Call owned a gas station in Afton. This station like most of those in those days where controlled by the “Big Oil Refineries” IE you bought your fuel from them at their prices, sold only their products etc. Somewhere during that time (maybe the 40’s or early 50’s) he divorced himself from the distributor bought a small fuel delivery truck, drove to a refinery located North of Salt Lake City, UT. bought his own fuel as an independent and brought it back to Afton. Some of the other local stations saw a good thing and had Rulon haul fuel for them. Thus was born the Maverick stations located today in Idaho, Utah, Wyoming and elsewhere.



Rulon was an enterprising entrepreneur in seeing a need for a very rugged STOL (Short Takeoff or Landing) airplane. He started to build the CallAir STOL airplane there in Afton. Mostly farmers, ranchers, and Alaskan bush pilots used them. Some of these were converted into Crop Dusters. I understand that some of them are still flying today. I don’t know if he had anything thing to do with the Pitts Aerobatic Stunt plane or not but it was also built there. A descendant of the Pitts (new owner and name) is still being built today in little Afton.



After WWII he took an aircraft fuel drop tank and using his aircraft building experience mounted it on two skis in the rear and a single ski in the front for steering, an aircraft engine on the rear with a pusher propeller. Cut a hole in the top for an open-air cockpit, windshield and steering wheel. Viola, he had a Snowplane! Later models were fitted with custom made enclosed bodies with side by side seating. This was at least a decade or more before the introduction of the Snowmobile/Snow Machine that we know today. When we moved to Idaho in the mid 60’s you would still occasionally see a farmer in his Snowplane skimming over the snow.



Then, in the mid 60’s a nephew (?) asked Rulon about borrowing some money to start a chain of fuel stations along the then developing Interstate Road system. I don’t remember how the name Flying J came about. Boy, this took a while to get here!



Afton is located on Hwy 89 about 70 miles South of Jackson, the museum is at the South edge of town on the West Side of the highway. There are 3 CallAir STOL planes (one a Crop Duster), a couple of Snow Planes and assorted “goodies” on display. If you express an interest in airplanes the curator will talk your ear off! The best thing is that it is “FREE”. Until old age caught up with him Rulon was in the museum quite often and would also talk your ear off.



I don’t have any financial interest in Flying J, CallAir, Pitts, Afton, WY, etc. , just have read a lot of history and ask a lot of questions.

 

[yogibear]

That was very interesting Richard. I deliver RV's from factory to dealers all over the US, have been doing this for 9 yrs. now, and fuel at Flying J's 99. 9% of the time. Often wondered how they originated. They have the cleanest and nicest facilities(not all, but most) of all the Travel Plazas, and I have never gotten any bad fuel, nor had any bad experiences with them. They cater to the RV'ers too, usually have pretty good parking facilities away from the big rigs, and usually have the cheapest prices. I hate to have to sleep next to a reefer all night!! I have been in every state but Michigan, and I'll make it there some day.



Larry

 

[jmeehan]

Here's two things I figured out about fuel prices on my recent trip.

I went from Prince Rupert B. C. Canada through Washington, then on to Arizona, New Mexico and back over the course of four weeks.

Never buy fuel from the first station on the way into town, and never buy fuel from any station that advertises diesel but won't put a price up where you can see it from the road.

With some practice I was able to find a decent price, but it does usually only save a couple bucks.