Hopper, Dump O/O's & Drivers

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by wheathauler, May 31, 2009.

  1. PharmPhail

    PharmPhail Road Train Member

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    If you run your debit card as credit then yeah. But if they charge me credit price while using my pin, they're going to get an earful. That doesn't cost either party anything.
     
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  3. Big John

    Big John Road Train Member

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    If you buy fuel with a debit card it is credit card price. I been thru this last year and before I would fuel I would ask and everytime it was credit card price even thow it was coming out of my checking account. I checked with all the major T/S and some smaller ones and they are all the same. Far as ATM's I have not seen one yet that didn't charge a fee unless it was my home bank.

    You can also get set up with Comdata no matter if you have one truck or a thousand. I just didn't like their fees and they just debit rite out of your account so I figured the fees would be more then the discount I would get for cash price.
     
  4. M.Enterprises

    M.Enterprises Medium Load Member

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    How much of a discount do fuel cards give ya? Hey Rob, does the Eclipse fuel card give a discount?
     
  5. Big John

    Big John Road Train Member

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    Depending on the card. I use to have a company card thru Comdata and we just got cash price at the pump, most was .05 cents off credit card price. I have been using my credit card and pay the higher price at the pump.

    I have talked to some guys that run local here and they went into the local fuel stop and talked to the owner about a discount if they bought their fuel from him and he nocked off .04 cents a gallon.
     
  6. wheathauler

    wheathauler Trucker

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    Keeping busy? It's been a little slow for some of us. Starting to get better.
     
  7. RW.

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    Our elevator said we'll probably be busy through the end of July, don't know about August. August is usually a little slow for us, just as well, use that time to get things tuned up and shined up before harvest.
     
  8. wheathauler

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    Sounds good, I might be busy for next three weeks... This is where hauling grain is a little different that Pharms loads ...We often haul for two to three weeks out of one place. Either that or so many bushels from one elevator.

    Corn Harvest can start here end August or first of Septemer, depending on weather.
     
  9. wheathauler

    wheathauler Trucker

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    Get your headache rack off and chains? Wasn't very hot yesterday 95 but humidity was terrible.
     
  10. Big John

    Big John Road Train Member

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    How long does corn harvest usually last?
     
  11. Big John

    Big John Road Train Member

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    LOL, no I went motorcycle riding instead, going to do it tomorrow first thing and see if he found me a hopper. I am taking this next week to get everything ready. Have to take one day and go get my IFTA set up.
     
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