Trailering

Gdetrailer wrote:
Fuel stations designed for "BIG RIGS" are NOT "EVERYWHERE".

There are ZERO stations designed and built for "BIG RIGS" anywhere in my county.

Why do you and others INSIST that "BIG RIG" stations are "EVERYWHERE"?

To access a station designed and built for a "BIG RIG" in my case is a nice 50 minute one way drive to a different county where there is an old truck stop on a very busy Interstate.

Not "EVERYONE" travels 100% on an "Interstate" where one may find the likes of "Flying J's"..

I work in the real world, not some fantasy land where RVrs believe they are "BIG RIGs"..

Not to mention, I WANT to leave those truck stops alone, truckers are "on the clock", they DON'T GET PAID if they are sitting still.. The average truck driver is getting paid by the mile, been that way for many yrs, you stop them, hold them up or delay them you are cutting into their pockets for take home pay. You the average RV owner are clogging up the truck drivers place to fuel up hurting them while you have a blast on them..

How considerate of you..

And yes, many fuel stations must work within the confines of their land. Land isn't cheap, busy places tend to have much higher land costs but I have a hint for you.. It ISN'T all about the "land", it is also about the station CLERK being able to see YOU the "customer" at the pumps..

Customers at the pumps tend to be much easier to see when islands are lined up with the station.. So, high crime rates can influence the layout..

You are more than welcome to use whatever layout you like, but myself having to backout into traffic after taking on those layouts, I will skip those in the future..

I am just pointing out that many stations with that layout do not have enough space between the pump islands and vehicle parking in front of the building.. In those cases, your option is to wait several hrs for all the cars to vacate or back out.

Agreed, stations that can accommodate big RVs aren't every where...but parallel or perpendicular pump configuration isn't typically the determining factor in if it's easy to get in and out. It's the amount of land that's the primary driver.

Where do you travel that there are no stations that will handle big rigs? I have a relatively low 250 mile range...so if I fill up prior to hooking up, not many routes where I couldn't find a large easy to use station along the route if I had to fill up with the trailer hooked up (that includes leaving the interstate).

If truck stops don't want you filling up there they will put up a sign saying no RVs (in fact some do have separate RV pumps). As long as I fill up promptly and don't purposely delay them, I could care less if I get in line with the truckers. So since I work from the RV while traveling, do I get special consideration because it impacts my ability to work and earn money?