Fueling at a Flying J/Pilot question
This will be the first time we have taken the 5th wheel far from home using a diesel truck. Have laid out fueling stops. However, what is the etiquette at a truck stop? Do RV's use the same pum...
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I encountered the master/slave pump once where I needed to use the slave. The girl at the desk tried to explain to me what to do, but I'm slow. I could have used that helpful truck driver!
I always use the truck pumps when I'm towing - even if there are RV lanes offered. A 42' fifth wheel and 22' truck = a big rig in my eyes.
I've seen both - from a waiting queue to get into the pumps (one even had a guy dispatching you to a specific pump) to one where I was the only guy in there (fortunately, that was my first and I didn't not the etiquette was to pull ahead after filling).
I've only encountered helpful truck drivers - one was asking me about the truck and how it tows. Another helped spot me backing into a spot (from his driver's seat- showed me with his hands that I wasn't gonna hit (likely because I was blocking his way)) when I had gotten to where I couldn't see my tail end. Never had any ill will towards me.
I try not to dwaddle, but I definitely take a whole lot less time than they do at a pump. Even if I run back into the camper to whiz before pulling off (not my norm - I'll usually go park in a spot to do that, but there was no one around one day and I was waiting for my wife to come out of the store).
For the OP- most truck pumps do not take credit cards, even if there's a reader. They are setup for company cards of some sort and my debit card was never good enough. I just signed up for the Pilot/Flying J "charge" card so that I can activate the pump without going in first.
I always use the truck pumps when I'm towing - even if there are RV lanes offered. A 42' fifth wheel and 22' truck = a big rig in my eyes.
I've seen both - from a waiting queue to get into the pumps (one even had a guy dispatching you to a specific pump) to one where I was the only guy in there (fortunately, that was my first and I didn't not the etiquette was to pull ahead after filling).
I've only encountered helpful truck drivers - one was asking me about the truck and how it tows. Another helped spot me backing into a spot (from his driver's seat- showed me with his hands that I wasn't gonna hit (likely because I was blocking his way)) when I had gotten to where I couldn't see my tail end. Never had any ill will towards me.
I try not to dwaddle, but I definitely take a whole lot less time than they do at a pump. Even if I run back into the camper to whiz before pulling off (not my norm - I'll usually go park in a spot to do that, but there was no one around one day and I was waiting for my wife to come out of the store).
For the OP- most truck pumps do not take credit cards, even if there's a reader. They are setup for company cards of some sort and my debit card was never good enough. I just signed up for the Pilot/Flying J "charge" card so that I can activate the pump without going in first.
