fj12ryder wrote:
Well, I've been stuck behind truckers who fill up and then disappear for 15-20 minutes too. So not too much patience with them either. I fill up and then move, and I expect them to do the same, and many don't.
Another driver taking their 30 minute break on the fuel Island :M
It is the current joke, based on TRUTH, in all truck stops.
NOT an RVing issue. However, since there is much talk about fueling/sleeping in truck stops....be WARNED.
As of December 18th, 2017 the majority of trucking companies have switched to Electronic Log Books as mandated by law. Many fleets have had them installed in the past several years, anticipating the upcoming mandate.
Driver pulls into fuel island with limited, maybe zero, minutes of available drive time. Moving the truck would put him/her in violation, so they get lost in the convenient store.
Seeing more and more trucks on the shoulder with flashers on---not broke down---taking break so the computer doesn't violate them. They push to make the next truck stop/customer/exit...didn't make it. Need to shut down WHEREVER they are to avoid violation.
Guys that use to drive to the customer's lot, now fight for a spot in a truck stop because going to the customer would take 1, 2, 3 minutes longer than the computer will allow.
The ELD, in just the past month, has made truck stops even more overcrowded then they were. Busy areas (most of the east coast)now have over half that lot marked as RESERVED. Drivers pay to insure they have a spot when they get there.
FLEET stops---Pilot/flying J, LOWES, T/A, Petro are some of the worst because they offer those fuel discounts-reward points.
I would find a regular gas station, or Mom & Pop truck stop to fuel. Sleep in Camp grounds---yes truckers are aware of Walmart lots.