TCH fuel card or Fly J fueler card?

I like my Flying J card from Transportation Alliance Bank. You can deposit express code advances from brokers and it shows up immediately(no charge). Tchek used to charge me $20.00 to deposit an express code other than another Tchek. You can order checks from this account as well as authorize and use TCH checks for like, $2.00. I get points for fuel gallons, store purchases, meals, and points per hundred for non "J" purchases with the card. I get cash price at the pump reflected as a discount immediately, and a rebate at the end of the month. It is a bank, insured by FDIC, (although the Owner/Operator card is not). I am not crazy about using the "J" exclusively, so I do carry cash with me. But it is a pretty good (and reasonable) resource to start with. It is virtually free, started by a $50.00 deposit. I was looking into activating my TChek account again and was informed of new fees, like a $50.00 monthly fee offset by transaction fees. Not interested, TABB works just fine for me and my 1 truck operation.

 

This is true Mr Brickman, which is why I carry cash or can use a TCH express check for a $2.00 fee. They all have their +/-'s. It was just so much easier to get this account started cheaper. I am one of those O/Ops with authority that didn't start with a wad of cash for a cushion. It's pretty tight right now, so every dollar saved helps. I wanted to re-activate my T Chek account, but didn't feel up to paying $75 to activate and $50 per month, just to have express codes and a fuel card. 1 truck, 1 driver(me), cash works pretty good, keeps me from spending too much, and helps me budget what I have.
Good Forum Board, lots of information being shared by others here. Some pretty good, makes me know I am not the only one struggling out here, others, well lets just say you can tell the bullcrap from the real deal.......

 

oops, Just found out that Pilot bought Flying J. I don't know how this will affect Transportation Alliance Bank or TCH. It will be cool if it will integrate, otherwise I would proceed with caution about using either one. Guess I have to rethink my own options.........

 

jsut to confirm... are you using the TCH fuel card? What kind of savings does it give you?

 

I buy most of my fuel at places that give you the same price cash or credit and they are always cheaper too. I do have a Landstar and England Logistic Comdata that I use from time to time. I run mainly the same lanes all the time and have found fuel stops in them lanes that are cheaper than most

 

England is switching to TCH and Pilot/J discounts are doubling.