Pilot truck stops

History lesson :)

Associated Oil Company

WNYBob wrote:
"You don't remember the Flying A brand of gasoline?"

I'm old but not that old!

What's your definition of old? Flying A was rebranded Phillips 66 in 1966 in the western US. The Flying A brand was retained on the east coast until 1970.

Rob

"You don't remember the Flying A brand of gasoline?"

I'm old but not that old!

A word of caution at "RV pumps", Flying-J put a $150 temp charge on my CC! While at the same truck stop I got a $75 temp charge at an auto pump.

Not a big deal, but be aware.

flying j. Have designated parking spots for cars, trucks and rv's. I have parked in truck spots before but always feel guilty.

WNYBob wrote:
I think the OP is from Canada "flying a"

There is nothing wrong with being Canadian.

You don't remember the Flying A brand of gasoline?

Did you mean parking spots or gas pumps? If gas pumps, I have only seen one pilot with designated RV pumps and I believe that was in Nebraska.

I think the OP is from Canada "flying a"

There is nothing wrong with being Canadian.

Some of the newer ones, but I usually park in the truck parking area at Pilot/ Flying J/ Loves/ Transamerica/ Petro and other truck stops.

Places like Flying J/ Pilot/ Cracker Barrel usually set a 40 foot long space as an 'RV spot'.

My rig is 62 feet long, so that's too short for me. Never had an issue or complaint about parking alongside the trucks. Usually get comments/questions about the rig, and the full-time lifestyle.

At the Newburgh NY Pilot on 17K just off I-84 exit 6 - the gas pumps were too close to the building for me to get to them. Certainly no RV parking spots out front. I needed to weigh the trailer anyway, so I made my first two passes through the scales, backed into a big truck parking spot - unhooked the trailer - went back to the scales, then to the gasoline pumps, then back to hook up to the trailer. No problems/ issues.

But be aware that some truck stops have reserved spots for some trucks - so don't park in those.