flying J

I have a gasser. Never use anything other than Costco if they are around. Easy in, easy out. Not like FJ where you have to fight autos parked at the building to get out of the fuel lanes.

I have used Flying J for the past 15 years and have never had a problem with them.
Jack Buening

I will post the contrary position of rockhillmanor. I avoid Loves, usually the highest percent of bio-diesel, have had more employee issues and just as long a waits as FJ. I have used FJ for years with FW's, now the MH and even when just the diesel PU I used the truck lanes with never a problem. Are there lines sometimes, yes, are there sometimes less than perfect employees, yes but you know what yesterday I had a less than perfect employee at a grocery store and the guy at the autoparts store could use more training.

Now what I won't use is the RV lanes at FJ to many inconsiderate people, including RVer's.

Also I won't wander off into a strange town within unknown traffic for 4 blocks to save a few cents on diesel. Just my personal feelings, I will pay for convenience. FJ or truck stops for me!

When I started out full timing I sought out Flying J's for all my fuel stops. I think when one is 'new at RV'ing' they feel it is easier for an RV to get fuel, propane, dump etc at a Flying J's.

Fast forward several years of REAL REAL bad service at the counter, propane island at the gas pump lane with people coming in from both directions to get propane, insane congestion at the pumps, car parking in front of store that prohibits a MH towing from ever getting out of the gas lanes until the cars move out,

I now avoid Flying J's like the plague. When I pull off the road for fuel and rest, I certainly don't need to go thru all that hassle plus abuse from a snotty uneducated lazy cashier.

Which BTW I did call Flying J and reported these cashiers and they were 'well aware of the problems with their employees across several states, so I was not the lone ranger experiencing it.

IMHO Love's are cleaner, nicer employees, AND always plenty of room at the pumps for entry and exit. And actually most right off the ramp gas stations are a better bet than any Fly J. The longer you RV the more you learn you don't need no stinkin J to fuel up at! :B

I generally like FJ because I am almost guaranteed of fairly new fuel (lots of turnover) and a nice discount with my RV Plus card ($.08 per gallon with my GS Life Member status). Plus FJ often has a safe place to rest for the night when there is nothing else available. So far I have not needed to avail myself of the dump and propane facilities, but it's nice to know they are there.

When I stop for fuel, I don't mind a short wait because I utilize this time to stretch a little. I have to stop every hour and a half or so because of my back, so this is just one of my regular stops. We are retired and do not plan to drive long distances anyway so having to wait a few minutes is no big deal. We are not in a hurry anyway.

There are times Gas Buddy will help find diesel, but there have been many times it did not help. The problem is that it shows many stations within the radius specified, but quite often they are behind you or out of the way and I would spend the savings getting there. Like I said, with my RV Plus card (everyone can get one, just search the GS site for RV Plus) I save on every gallon at P/FJ.

tinkerer wrote:
Have the app on my phone called Gasbuddy. I saved as much as $.30 a gallon on diesel fuel. Flying J was high this year. I never seen any difference in diesel fuel when you buy it at a truck stop where they pump a lot of fuel With the Gasbuddy you can plan your fuel stops in advance.The app shows the location and most have a picture of their facilities.

I have not used a FlyJ in over five years, OK I did pull in one night and use their longer brushes to clean the bugs off the windshield without getting fuel. In the last week I've bought 350 gallons of diesel at a savings of over 20cents/gallon ($70+) using GassBuddy to find stations that still take credit cards instead of FlyJ cash price. Guess it helps that I can back up but rarely do I have to at today's newer stations. I have not gotten a bad batch of fuel in over 10 years. You will be surprised by how much you can save driving four blocks further from the interchange.
Like OldB I will not be in your way at FlyJ.

Gas buddy is goodr than grits and gravy block here or there can save you .10 a gallon! If in doubt you can Google ingress egress. 38 ft MH towing a 20 ft car hauler that's important

Jw

Have the app on my phone called Gasbuddy. I saved as much as $.30 a gallon on diesel fuel. Flying J was high this year. I never seen any difference in diesel fuel when you buy it at a truck stop where they pump a lot of fuel With the Gasbuddy you can plan your fuel stops in advance.The app shows the location and most have a picture of their facilities.

I find Flying J and Pilot prices the same and in some cases cheaper than other large fuel stops in the area. I've used them and the charge card for the last few years and with few problems. With the RV lanes and large pump areas fueling is easy at either site!

we regularly use flying j in NM, AZ, CA, UT, WY, TX. Never had a problem with them.