IFTA and Lease Operators

Jubitz is not a good example to use as they have some of the highest fuel prices in OR. Today my price in Portland is $.23 lower than their price, $.50 -$.80 lower than WA. If I fuel in OR I'm saving at least $.50 -$.36 (WA fuel tax)= $.14/gal.. Sometimes the difference might only be $.24/gal in which case you would be paying $.12/gal higher in OR. I've never seen fuel prices in Ontario where you would not be better buying in ID.

 

I am confused. I had a L/O tell me last night that the fuel goes with the trip, and not with week. So if you pick up a load on Tuesday that will not deliver until Thursday, you can fill up Tuesday and not have it come out of the next settlement. If it is by the week, I see that I will only be topping off once every week, and that will be on Thursday, and then after that, topping one tank at a time.

 

That surprises me. As large as Swift is, they should have to power to negotiate the prices.

 

first WA fuel tax is 37.5 a gallon and Jubitz is almost always cheaper than the TA but never more than a a few cents differnt..

and the pump price is never .50 differnt than WA only a few cents again.. if you get such a great deal in oregon why don't your same discount apply to the same truck stop chain in WA or CA or ID for that matter and save even more and get the tax benefit

 

it sounds as if you guys are buying fuel looking at things from a week to week basis, no matter when you buy it it all works out over the course of a year.

fill the thing up when ya first get the truck, bite that bullet, then put fuel in as you run , keeping mind fuel tax rates etc. that way the truck stays full ya dont get cought short anywhere. invest in tank inserts AND locking fuel caps. and also wait to fill up as redd said. personally i run my truck looking at things from a quarterly basis, i also write myself a paycheck everyweek and everything else stays with the truck account. i treat it as a business and i am the employee, my settlement check isnt my paycheck, but then pay my truck payments, insurance etc. myself. no payroll deductions.

 

Although I am a company driver, this thread is one of the most jam packed with good info that I have seen. Thank you all!

 

When iam fill up my tank I look at www.oil-price.net here I see how go the dieselprice,when the price go down ,I know in 2days the price at pump come cheaper for me and I wait when I can and after I fill my tanks .this bring me sometimes a extramoney in a month is a good extramoney what I can spend better for food or other stoff.I have 240 gallon tank.and I have my list with the fueltax for each staates,this together works very good for me