Best Way to Pay for Gas in NM, Co. Utah ?
While in Florida last year, in many areas there was one price for paying with a credit card and another for cash. Sometimes the Cash price was 10 cents or more cheaper than credit card price. What...
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Trackrig wrote:Road Runners wrote:
This happens all over the United States. It is a pain in the ass. And, some states, the stations will advertise a great diesel price and when you stop to fill up you find that, that price is for commercial trucks only.
We found this at Jubitz Truck Stop in Portland, OR. They have all of those billboards up advertising a very good diesel price. After you fill up and go inside to pay, you find out that they want to charge the trucking company for the fuel and then the company pays all of the road taxes.
There were other places to fuel up if you watch for them that were within two cents of Jubitz that included all of the taxes. Be aware of Jubitz - the billboards made no mention of the tax issue.
Usually the first place we'll look for diesel is to see if we can find a Sam's Club. Some of them are a little tight getting into with a 40'er, but I take care of getting it and Jeep fueled while she's in shopping so overall it saves time and money. Have only found two Costcos with diesel in (mid Arizona) but their stores are usually a lot busier than Sams, so it's harder to get a large MH into them.
Bill
Don't slam Jubitz for this practise as all the truck stops do the same thing. You have to figure that you're not a truck and you don't have a PUC account,so you have to pay the extra .24 cents a gallon as part of your per gallon amount.
I have the Flying J/GS card and even though their price may be a cent or two higher,it's sure nice to get the .08 discount and be able to pull around to the truck or rv pumps. I have used them a number of times now and it's great.Pull in,swipe your card at the pump,finish and pull up so the rig behind you can fuel and go in and get your receipt at the kiosk.
