ramgunner wrote:
From a logistical perspective, truck stops are great in terms of being able to move a larger rig around easily, especially right off of an interstate.
The Pilot Flying J RV Plus Card is the ONLY way to really make them worth it from a financial perspective. They start by lowering the price at the pump to the CASH price, then give you a discount off of that based on your membership level ($0.08/gallon for a life member) - plus they start the pump and you don't have to go in.
We have a toy hauler, so it's easy enough to get fuel at any conventional station when we have the trailer detached, then hitch up and go. A Sinclair card gets you $0.10 off per gallon at the pump, and that works in many of the places we roam.
I have a Fly J Charge Card and I can tell you for sure that if Fly J are .20 per gallon higher than the station at the next exit (Often the case)the eight or ten cents off these cards get you just means it's a bit less of hwy robbery.
The only time the card is worth it is if the Fly J price is at or lower than the competing (regular non truck stop) stations. And this is exceedingly rare.
What I use most often and has much bigger discounts are grocery store gas rewards which can get me as much as .40 or more off what is already probably the lowest price around.
