Truck Stop Reward Programs

[TruckerAdmin]

Do you use any of the Truck Stop Reward Programs?

If so - which do you prefer?

[wombat]

I have used Pilots and Petros, basically no difference.

[Timothy J Begle]

Personally I HATE THEM!
I have to carry so many ‘rewards’ cards that I sit 3 inches higher in my truck seat if I don’t remove my billfold before I sit down. All the different Truck Stop cards add up at least 6. Then add motel cards, K-mart card, Wal-Mart card of some kind, CVS card, insurance cards, company credit cards, personal credit cards, debit card and more!!!!!!

Just call me plastic butt!

Reward cards or points?
Who’s’ got time to keep track of all the junk! They just slow me down.

How about they keep their stupid cards and let me have a free LARGE COFFEE!
Green stamps
I liked them.
No cards, no points to add up. Just paste them in a book and cash in!

[TruckerAdmin]

Personally I HATE THEM!
I have to carry so many ‘rewards’ cards that I sit 3 inches higher in my truck seat if I don’t remove my billfold before I sit down. All the different Truck Stop cards add up at least 6. Then add motel cards, K-mart card, Wal-Mart card of some kind, CVS card, insurance cards, company credit cards, personal credit cards, debit card and more!!!!!!

Just call me plastic butt!

Reward cards or points?
Who’s’ got time to keep track of all the junk! They just slow me down.

How about they keep their stupid cards and let me have a free LARGE COFFEE!
Green stamps
I liked them.
No cards, no points to add up. Just paste them in a book and cash in!

Yeah, it seems to be the way of the future. Ha, I liked the green stamps too... :)

[sixthwheel]

I reward myself by not visiting truckstops......(unless it's a Wilco with a Dunkin Donut express...then it's a different story.

[Dice]

Since I joined NASTC's fuel program through Fleet One for some great discounts on fuel, I mainly use the Ultra One Program from TA/Petros.

The last fill up through NASTC was 38 cents per gallon less than the cash price on the sign at the TA in Duncan, SC. The cash price was 3.699 and my cost was 3.319 through NASTC. A great fuel program if some of you guys are interested in saving a few thousand dollars in fuel cost per year for only around $300 in membership fees to NASTC.

[Timothy J Begle]

I reward myself by not visiting truckstops......(unless it's a Wilco with a Dunkin Donut express...then it's a different story.
Best part of my job is.
Our safety director makes a big pot of Dunkin Donut's coffee every morning!

[Jimbo]

I have one reward card in my card wallet. It is from Pilot and Flying J. You can use the one card in either Pilots or Flying Js. I like their program better than the Petro / TA program, since I don't have to go to some machine, and print a ticket to use the points. I also can use the points down to a penny amount, not in $5 increments. I simply hand the reward card over like it is a credit card, and use any amount of points I want toward the purchase.

Recently, my electric cooler died. It had served me well for 2 years or so, saving me hundreds of dollars in that time. The new cooler I was buying was on sale, for $69.99, but I had over $50 in points on my reward card, so the cooler only cost me about $20 in cash.

Unless something like a large purchase comes along, I don't use the points I stack up, till the end of the year. One year I used my points to but a bunch of Marines dinner at a Flying J. It cost me nothing, to show some of our country's fighters that I cared about what they do for all of us.

Once you sign up for any chain's reward card, it takes no effort at all to get the points. The points are per gallon purchased, so it doesn't matter what your actual cost for the fuel is. I don't choose where to fuel by any reward program, but wherever I fuel, I make sure to get any rewards I can.

[scuby]

Truckeradmin I have no preference. If a T/S has a reward card I get it. The points have save me a few times. I like them because I can keep track of the number of showers I have. I've been known to give an extra shower credit to a someone who needs it if its about to expire.