diesel lanes
...just stepped up from a 25 foot tt behind a tundra to a 39 foot fiver behind a 3500 duramax. .. ....a little freaked out about negotiating diesel pumps. ..familiar with flying j rv islands. ..bu...
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This topic has been bantied about often. I've been using the truck lanes for the past 8 years with no problems. All the truckers seem to accept us wherever we go. That said, there is etiquette to follow. Here's what we do.
We are Good Sam life members since 1983, and have the Flying J pump start card.
We pull into an empty lane and up to the pump.
My wife starts the pump and goes inside.
I fuel the coach, text her the amount so she can verify at the register.
I then pull the coach forward so the trucker behind me can pull up and use the pump.
Wife comes out with the receipt and off we go.
If we decide to weigh the rig, which I do regularly, she pays for that while at the register. I then pull the rig onto the scale, and she goes inside to get the ticket.
Pretty easy....just remember the truckers are WORKING. For every minute they have to wait for you, they are losing MONEY. Put yourself in their shoes. Most truckers get paid by the mile, so when they're waiting for you their clock has stopped....Dennis
We are Good Sam life members since 1983, and have the Flying J pump start card.
We pull into an empty lane and up to the pump.
My wife starts the pump and goes inside.
I fuel the coach, text her the amount so she can verify at the register.
I then pull the coach forward so the trucker behind me can pull up and use the pump.
Wife comes out with the receipt and off we go.
If we decide to weigh the rig, which I do regularly, she pays for that while at the register. I then pull the rig onto the scale, and she goes inside to get the ticket.
Pretty easy....just remember the truckers are WORKING. For every minute they have to wait for you, they are losing MONEY. Put yourself in their shoes. Most truckers get paid by the mile, so when they're waiting for you their clock has stopped....Dennis
