Steve from SoCal Posted July 6, 2023 Report Share Posted July 6, 2023 Greetings, I know this has been a hot topic in the past, well things change. Who and where are the best fuel programs to be found this summer. I am getting ready to go to California and, want to fuel in the SW Kansas/ Ok panhandle area. I have the capacity to bunker 420 gallons likely take on 350+ I am planning to depart next Wed Quote 2005 Peterbilt 387-112 Baby Cat 9 speed U-shift 1996/2016 remod Teton Royal Atlanta 1996 Kentucky 48 single drop stacker garage project Pulls like a train, sounds like a plane....faster than a Cheetah sniffin cocaine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickeieio Posted July 6, 2023 Report Share Posted July 6, 2023 420 gal, should easily get you from sw Kansas to LA and back assuming 6.5 mpg. I've been buying fuel at Costco. Every time I've checked, they beat the best I could do using a discount card at a truck stop. Of course, that may not always be true, but so far...... Quote KW T-680, POPEMOBILE Newmar X-Aire, VATICAN Lots of old motorcycles, Moto Guzzi Griso and Spyder F3 currently in the front row Young enough to play in the dirt as a retired farmer. contact me at rickeieio1@comcast.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve from SoCal Posted July 7, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2023 Hey Rick, Have you ever used a Co-Op for a largish fuel buy? This may not be a big sale to them? I have a local co-op that sells fuel mainly E-85 but their ads mention diesel. Quote 2005 Peterbilt 387-112 Baby Cat 9 speed U-shift 1996/2016 remod Teton Royal Atlanta 1996 Kentucky 48 single drop stacker garage project Pulls like a train, sounds like a plane....faster than a Cheetah sniffin cocaine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darryl&Rita Posted July 7, 2023 Report Share Posted July 7, 2023 Local co-op's are the highest price fuel available. They make up for it with your membership cheque at year end. Watch your prices. Quote I have been wrong before, I'll probably be wrong again. 2000 Kenworth T 2000 w/N-14 and 10 speed Gen1 Autoshift, deck built by Star Fabrication 2006 smart fourtwo cdi cabriolet 2007 32.5' Fleetwood QuantumPlease e-mail us here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickeieio Posted July 7, 2023 Report Share Posted July 7, 2023 (edited) Darryl's right. I just had that discussion with one of our tenants today. He took his trucks to the local co-op for fuel at $3.85. Closest Costco is $3.13. BUT, that Costco is about 20ish miles away while the co-op is 6 miles. Bigger purchases make the distance economical. Can't bother taking the smart, or even my pickup. That said, there are no truck stops as close as the Costco, and all the regular stations run in the $3.80 range. Your big tanks are your advantage. EDIT: If it makes you feel any better, when we got back from our last trip, I topped off at Costco when it was "only" $3.39. Contrary to what all the "Chicken Littles" are crying, fuel prices have been dropping. Edited July 7, 2023 by rickeieio Quote KW T-680, POPEMOBILE Newmar X-Aire, VATICAN Lots of old motorcycles, Moto Guzzi Griso and Spyder F3 currently in the front row Young enough to play in the dirt as a retired farmer. contact me at rickeieio1@comcast.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve from SoCal Posted July 7, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2023 The closest Costco is in Wichita 60 miles in the wrong direction. That and I would have to bobtail down there, I will check it out. Quote 2005 Peterbilt 387-112 Baby Cat 9 speed U-shift 1996/2016 remod Teton Royal Atlanta 1996 Kentucky 48 single drop stacker garage project Pulls like a train, sounds like a plane....faster than a Cheetah sniffin cocaine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickeieio Posted July 7, 2023 Report Share Posted July 7, 2023 Just checked Wichita area. Costco is about $0.48 higher than some places called Jump Start near there. 350 gal x $.48 is.... not enough to make up for the drive. But, that's over $1.00 better than Hutch. Quote KW T-680, POPEMOBILE Newmar X-Aire, VATICAN Lots of old motorcycles, Moto Guzzi Griso and Spyder F3 currently in the front row Young enough to play in the dirt as a retired farmer. contact me at rickeieio1@comcast.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgiaHybrid Posted July 7, 2023 Report Share Posted July 7, 2023 The Loves in south Hutchinson is 3.17 a gallon with the TSD card Quote 2017 Kenworth T6802015 DRV 38RSSA Elite Suites2016 Smart Prime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve from SoCal Posted July 7, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2023 Thanks Georgia, Quote 2005 Peterbilt 387-112 Baby Cat 9 speed U-shift 1996/2016 remod Teton Royal Atlanta 1996 Kentucky 48 single drop stacker garage project Pulls like a train, sounds like a plane....faster than a Cheetah sniffin cocaine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spindrift Posted July 7, 2023 Report Share Posted July 7, 2023 4 hours ago, rickeieio said: Just checked Wichita area. Costco is about $0.48 higher than some places called Jump Start near there. 350 gal x $.48 is.... not enough to make up for the drive. But, that's over $1.00 better than Hutch. We went through Wichita yesterday and I thought about patronizing that same Jump Start. The placed just had that "sketchy fuel quality" look to me so I passed on by. Quote 2012 F350 KR CC DRW w/ some stuff 2019 Arctic Fox 32-5MCindy and Tom, Kasey and Maggie (our Newfie and Berner) Oh...I forgot the five kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickeieio Posted July 7, 2023 Report Share Posted July 7, 2023 It's just crazy how much fuel has come down. Last September, we thought we'd struck gold when we filled up in Oklahoma for $4.09. Quote KW T-680, POPEMOBILE Newmar X-Aire, VATICAN Lots of old motorcycles, Moto Guzzi Griso and Spyder F3 currently in the front row Young enough to play in the dirt as a retired farmer. contact me at rickeieio1@comcast.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpsinc Posted July 7, 2023 Report Share Posted July 7, 2023 Well Steve, Just filled up my service truck at Costco in Temecula, which has the best price around for Cali, at $4.05. Earlier this week it was $3.98, a best price its been in a LONG time. I fueled up at Locklove on my way to Caldwell, ID for the WCR and it was $3.59, a welcome sight for me. Most other diesel locally is up above $4.50 Quote Marcel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike5511 Posted July 7, 2023 Report Share Posted July 7, 2023 If you're coming across I-44, $3.09 at the T/As either side of Springfield, MO. (Strattford/Mt.Vernon)...with TSD discount. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve from SoCal Posted July 8, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2023 Thanks for all the data folks, That price in California is fantastic, I am tankering the fuel to make it round trip without refueling. I was basing this on a worst case 6 dollar a gallon. Regarding Jump Start, there is a station that just becme a Jump Start right down the street from my shop, I have been buying premium for 2.88 a gallon there, diesel is 3.59 They bought a bunch of Cenex stations Quote 2005 Peterbilt 387-112 Baby Cat 9 speed U-shift 1996/2016 remod Teton Royal Atlanta 1996 Kentucky 48 single drop stacker garage project Pulls like a train, sounds like a plane....faster than a Cheetah sniffin cocaine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moresmoke Posted July 9, 2023 Report Share Posted July 9, 2023 I go back and forth between TSD card and Mudflap app. TSD is usually a few cents cheaper at overlap stations, but they don’t have all the same coverage. Mudflap is free use the app on your phone, links to a credit card, no application process. I check both and pick whatever makes the most sense for price and location. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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