Disclaimer: I do not have any personal or financial stake in this company, nor am i receiving any benefits for this post.
If you ever wondered how trucking companies make money paying the posted fuel prices, the answer is that they don't. Most large companies negotiate a lower price directly with Flying J Loves and Pilot.
A trucking company, TSD Logistics, has decided to open their program to folks outside of their company, for a very small fee - 10% of your cost saving.
I think it was designed for the big diesel consumers - i.e. big diesel pusher RVs and the like, but they don't limit the program to them.
The details are here https://www.tsdlogistics.com/services/fuel-program/
I have been using the program for a few months with 1 minor start up glitch, but I think you will find glowing reviews elsewhere if you look for them. They even have a "refer a friend program"
There are some aspects that some people are leery of - 1) you have to provide TSD your SSAN, but since they are issuing you the equivalent of a credit card this makes sense to me. 2) you have to provide a bank account from them to draw from - some folks open a separate account to limit what funds are accessible. Note that TSD says they can pull from checking or savings account - my read of federal banking regs limits draws from savings account to 6 per month and your bank may pile fees on if you exceed them.
Savings for me have ranged from 40 cents per gallon to 60 cents per gallon of diesel. Again, the TSD fee is 10% of your savings. They have an app that works very well to find which truck stops are on the program and it looks to me that every Loves, TA, Flying J, and Pilot are on board. When I first started Flying J and Pilot were not offering much of a discount, but that has changed in the last month, they offer just a little less a discount than Loves and TA. They have very good documentation - invoices by email for every transaction and also a monthly wrapup.
This program may not be a large benefit for those that use their Sprinters in and around town, but may be helpful to expediters and other long range travelers.
Again - I receive no benefit from this post.
If you ever wondered how trucking companies make money paying the posted fuel prices, the answer is that they don't. Most large companies negotiate a lower price directly with Flying J Loves and Pilot.
A trucking company, TSD Logistics, has decided to open their program to folks outside of their company, for a very small fee - 10% of your cost saving.
I think it was designed for the big diesel consumers - i.e. big diesel pusher RVs and the like, but they don't limit the program to them.
The details are here https://www.tsdlogistics.com/services/fuel-program/
I have been using the program for a few months with 1 minor start up glitch, but I think you will find glowing reviews elsewhere if you look for them. They even have a "refer a friend program"
There are some aspects that some people are leery of - 1) you have to provide TSD your SSAN, but since they are issuing you the equivalent of a credit card this makes sense to me. 2) you have to provide a bank account from them to draw from - some folks open a separate account to limit what funds are accessible. Note that TSD says they can pull from checking or savings account - my read of federal banking regs limits draws from savings account to 6 per month and your bank may pile fees on if you exceed them.
Savings for me have ranged from 40 cents per gallon to 60 cents per gallon of diesel. Again, the TSD fee is 10% of your savings. They have an app that works very well to find which truck stops are on the program and it looks to me that every Loves, TA, Flying J, and Pilot are on board. When I first started Flying J and Pilot were not offering much of a discount, but that has changed in the last month, they offer just a little less a discount than Loves and TA. They have very good documentation - invoices by email for every transaction and also a monthly wrapup.
This program may not be a large benefit for those that use their Sprinters in and around town, but may be helpful to expediters and other long range travelers.
Again - I receive no benefit from this post.
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