Looking for info on TSD Logistics

Bill.Satellite wrote:
Thanks for implying that I don't know how to drive an RV. After 20+ years of fulltiming (truly, traveling and no home base) and over 300,000 miles of driving I'm pretty sure I know how to drive. However, pulling off at a random exit because Gas Buddy says that exit has cheap gas will not ensure that you find a gas station your RV will be able to easily maneuver in and out of.
I am on a time schedule as I travel on business and getting from point A to point B as quickly as possible is top priority. Using truck stops to save time, and possible frustration, is well worth it to us.

If you're going to be using the major brand truck stops no matter what, then the TSD discount is a no-brainer, although it must sting to know that you've been sometimes paying $1 extra a gallon for the privilege because they are happy to gouge RVers by not offering them the same discount they offer truckers.

And likewise, pulling off at a random exit because Gas Buddy shows good diesel prices there, without knowing anything about the stations, is a terrible idea. I'm a very skilled driver, but I never want to mix it up with regular people filling in a gas station if I can help it, and I sure as hell don't want to go driving around neighborhoods in search of an accessible station.

We've been fulltiming for 16 years now (also "truly, traveling and no home base"), and over the years I've built up a really good map of fueling locations that are either independent (i.e., not Love's, etc.) truck stops, or gas stations that have truck pumps that are easily accessible in my motorhome + toad. When driving, I make a note every time I see a station with truck pumps that I didn't already know about, and add it to my database. Then I can use Gas Buddy to check the price at that station that I know is accessible next time I'm going by there.

It's also possible to scout places using satellite images and street views, so not being local doesn't make it impossible to find alternative fueling locations, although it's not as "easy" as just pulling into Love's.

There are lots of them out there, and I've avoided using Love's and the like for years, if I have an alternative.

But if you don't want to actually or virtually scout, with the TSD discount, you can at least know that you're no longer being gouged by paying the price on the sign that you've previously been paying, which appears to be only for suckers.