Fuel Discounts - The Flying J Question
I generally dont like to fuel at Flying J for many reasons most of them having to do with the fact that the lines are terrible, but I also find the staffs generally completely ill-informed about the F...
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Toolguy5 wrote:fulltimedaniel wrote:Toolguy5 wrote:
I have not seen where they have been that much higher priced then anyone else.
We have been all over. Idaho, Wyoming, Montanan, South and North Dakota, Illinois, Indiana, Tennesse, Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, Florida, Alabama, Utah, Kentucky, Ohio. In fact Diesel prices in Ohio I find higher at regular stations then when traveling and buying at Flying J or Pilot.
If you are comparing the prices at the exit where the big truckstops are then you would likely get the outcome you see, However if you use GasBuddy app you can see that there is a station (s) at other exits or at the Wal Mart which are up to 40 cents per gallon less.
I am with the majority here that agree that Flying J and Pilot and the other big truck stops are routinely higher than other stations for DIESEL. The GAS prices shown are often competitive but not the Diesel.
No I find all within a few cents. Wether they are next to exit or away. When traveling with the 5er I use primarily Loves, Pilot, and Flying J. I have never seen one that was 40 or 50 cents higher then other stations. I do use gas buddy and a truckers app when planning trips. I try and determine prior to getting on road when I would need to stop for fuel and use the apps as well as the next exit to see what is around.
Again...if you are comparing Fly J, Loves, TA, Pilot then yes you are right. But at the next exit or down the street two blocks is a Racetrack, Murphys, Chevron, or like station that IS 20,30 or 40 Cents per gallon cheaper. It is easy to get in and out of (My total rig length is 53 feet) and the time spent is less or the same because I dont have to stand in line with 8 guys getting weight tickets and showers to buy a coke.
And when I add my grocery store discount on top of that fuel price difference at certain stations the picture gets even brighter.
Since April 11 of this year (2016) I have travelled 22,323 miles and spent $4,522.74 on fuel. Getting the best deal when you cover that much ground is important. And you can bet I pay very close attention to this subject. That represents a lot of geography and stations compared.
