fulltimedaniel wrote:
ShinerBock wrote:
Funny, I said said the very same thing in a post a while back telling another member that I wouldn't fill up at a truck stop unless I had to if I were him and most people said I was nuts.
I think I was part of that discussion and I got lambasted for claiming the same.
I think the people who claim to prefer "the convenience" of the big truck stops are just not comfortable driving their rigs in a bit tighter areas like a regular gas station.
What they don't take into account is that a very Big class 8 Truck and trailer delivers the gas and fuel to all these gas stations. My truck and trailer are 53 feet overall and I have never been "stuck" in a regular station. I find them easier, truly more convenient, cleaner and far far less crowded than the truck stops.
I am one that prefers truck stops. If I am traveling through , I am not driving into town to go to a small gas station for the savings.
Give me a large truck stop that is easy to maneuver.
The fuel cost is simply the cost of doing business.
I have no issue moving my rig around or maneuvering in tight spaces.
Nevertheless, I don't need to squeeze into some Mom and Pop station to save a few cents on fuel.
In general I try to fuel without trailer attached, but if I'm running with the trailer I'm generally fueling at a Truckstop.
