I would love to get in on this point.
As an Expediter who spent many years in the truck stop business as a District Manager for Wilco and Williams Travel Centers. I know a little about the insides of the truck stop business. Someone said that the J is going to bat for the trucking customers. The J is going to bat for the J. It had been a large problem for the gas based businesses for years this is nothing new. Most charges are around 2-3 % however which is around 3 cents a gallon and the rates are increaseing with the price of fuel. J wanna do something work on getting fuel down. Fact is Even for smaller operaters margins were larger than years past. Also Every Merchant Knows the Largest Cost Is AMEX ( American Express) and Discover.
Fact is I have the TAB Bank deal and used it a good bit when I was in a cargo van, now with new companby and Straight Truck I hardly ever use it.
I will say this J is expediter friendly as opposed to other truck stops, cleaner is not always true.
Fact is Most Petro's are cleaner or as clean. Many Pilots,Loves,WilcoHess,QT, and others but they are just fuel stops no admenties. The J ever stop the $1 washers and dryers I am done with them here is why I do not do many J's
1.They Don't Take Comdata Now Visa many others will join that club
2. Service- They need to go back to separate counters. I want a snack I have to wait for 5 truck drivers to pay and get ticket, If I want fuel I have to wait on travelers getting souviniers and snacks. I always have to wait at the J
3. Food- Food is alwful and over priced as many Truck Stops are getting. No value just prefer anything to J food.
4. While they are exceptions J employees are not as friendly to me than others. But thats just my opinion.
While many will say fuel is cheaper 1-2 cents isn'r no good if you have to wait in line to pay and spend 30-45 mins fueling. That is what will happen when the VISA stops.
Everybody has the preferences and Mine is Petro and TA's They are set up for layovers which is what we as expediters do layover. I goto J when there is nothing else or when I want to have conversations with other expediters( They are always there)
Oh and the Guy that talked about the difference in priceing at the Monroe Pilots in Monroe, Mi there is other factors that play into that, When the fuel was bought, when pilot bought one of those locations they may have been contracts already signed with former owners and fuel company where they have to buy higher fuel, or the most logical and probable answer. Rent or lease on building average wages in that store may be higher. More goes on in priceing fuel that just cost of fuel.Cheaper store could be taking less margin to build sales Honestly though most probable answer market will stand it and pay for it. Been going on since beginning of selling fuel. Its Illeagal but Priceing fuel depends on competeitors. One store "leads" Other stores are going to be on or 1 cents higher 2 cents highert etc. Keep an eye on a fuel station thats hoe it works.
Happy Trucking
Dont Blast me Just my opinion.
As an Expediter who spent many years in the truck stop business as a District Manager for Wilco and Williams Travel Centers. I know a little about the insides of the truck stop business. Someone said that the J is going to bat for the trucking customers. The J is going to bat for the J. It had been a large problem for the gas based businesses for years this is nothing new. Most charges are around 2-3 % however which is around 3 cents a gallon and the rates are increaseing with the price of fuel. J wanna do something work on getting fuel down. Fact is Even for smaller operaters margins were larger than years past. Also Every Merchant Knows the Largest Cost Is AMEX ( American Express) and Discover.
Fact is I have the TAB Bank deal and used it a good bit when I was in a cargo van, now with new companby and Straight Truck I hardly ever use it.
I will say this J is expediter friendly as opposed to other truck stops, cleaner is not always true.
Fact is Most Petro's are cleaner or as clean. Many Pilots,Loves,WilcoHess,QT, and others but they are just fuel stops no admenties. The J ever stop the $1 washers and dryers I am done with them here is why I do not do many J's
1.They Don't Take Comdata Now Visa many others will join that club
2. Service- They need to go back to separate counters. I want a snack I have to wait for 5 truck drivers to pay and get ticket, If I want fuel I have to wait on travelers getting souviniers and snacks. I always have to wait at the J
3. Food- Food is alwful and over priced as many Truck Stops are getting. No value just prefer anything to J food.
4. While they are exceptions J employees are not as friendly to me than others. But thats just my opinion.
While many will say fuel is cheaper 1-2 cents isn'r no good if you have to wait in line to pay and spend 30-45 mins fueling. That is what will happen when the VISA stops.
Everybody has the preferences and Mine is Petro and TA's They are set up for layovers which is what we as expediters do layover. I goto J when there is nothing else or when I want to have conversations with other expediters( They are always there)
Oh and the Guy that talked about the difference in priceing at the Monroe Pilots in Monroe, Mi there is other factors that play into that, When the fuel was bought, when pilot bought one of those locations they may have been contracts already signed with former owners and fuel company where they have to buy higher fuel, or the most logical and probable answer. Rent or lease on building average wages in that store may be higher. More goes on in priceing fuel that just cost of fuel.Cheaper store could be taking less margin to build sales Honestly though most probable answer market will stand it and pay for it. Been going on since beginning of selling fuel. Its Illeagal but Priceing fuel depends on competeitors. One store "leads" Other stores are going to be on or 1 cents higher 2 cents highert etc. Keep an eye on a fuel station thats hoe it works.
Happy Trucking
Dont Blast me Just my opinion.
