Which Truck stop Piont system is better, TA or Pilot?

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  1. WhyDriveTruck

    WhyDriveTruck Light Load Member

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    Which Truck stop Point system is better, TA or Pilot?
     
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  3. CargoWahgo

    CargoWahgo Road Train Member

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    Pilot for fuel
    Ta for shop

    Pilot for more convience
     
  4. blairandgretchen

    blairandgretchen Road Train Member

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    Any that have double or triple point months - TA used to do this.

    TA is PETRO, and Pilot is flying hook now, as I understand.
     
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  5. blairandgretchen

    blairandgretchen Road Train Member

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    Spend $3.90 on a gallon, get 1 lousy point. They're so generous.
     
  6. STexan

    STexan Road Train Member

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    Love's is working to boost the point accumulation rate for regular fuelers with their new[er] program. TA/Petro is Ok but as a rule the fuel is typically more expensive and they have far fewer location options to utilize shower credits later down the road.

    If you like to eat in their restaurants (Country Pride and Iron Skillet) [and I don't] then TA/Petro may be worth devoting your trading to.
     
  7. skateboardman

    skateboardman Road Train Member

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    ta/petro is only higher on fuel unless you aren't with a carrier who gets discounts,, they have far and away the highest discounts.
     
  8. Freddy57

    Freddy57 Road Train Member

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    I buy most of my fuel at Pilot/FJ or Loves. Loves has that great point multiplication that happens after you buy enough gallons. It's a lot harder to get showers at Loves so I prefer PFJ for the convenience. TA/P has some convenient locations that I hit once in a while but the best fuel rebates for me come from PFJ and Loves which drives me in their direction for the most part.
     
  9. Moon_beam

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    At pilot you can follow a fuel solution and fuel up then drive 250 miles or what ever, park and take a shower at another pilot since there are more Pilots than TAs. TA has double points from time to time and that is when I made sure to use TA.
     
  10. madman118

    madman118 Light Load Member

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    My company fuels at pilot so that's the only card I have. I usually pony up the extra money for a shower when I need one.
     
  11. Balakov100

    Balakov100 Road Train Member

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    Pilot/FJ & Loves are easier to use.

    T/A-Petro makes you print out a voucher for $5, 10 15 20 and so on..and if you don't use all of it you don't get it bck.
     
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