What's a better fuel card EFS or NASTC?

Yes, looks like it is. Should I go to Nashville after all? LOL

 

NASTC had been killer discounts lately 50-70+ ¢/gallon
The yearly fee was paid in savings the first week this year.

 

I don’t exactly see this as an upgrade. It’s good in some parts, but bad in others. Why can’t their program be good overall like Pilot/FJ and Love’s. For starters, they further destroyed our showers. From what I’m reading, showers no longer last 14 days. Now it’s just 7 days! And if you want 10 days you need to buy 1500 gal a month! C’mon now.

And for the icing on the cake, double showers are apparently no longer possible in one day! What a year!

Full-Service Travel Centers

 

yeah, they've been announcing for months that next year they'd have improvements to the rewards program. this might be a little improvement but it is a long way from good and it sure doesn't meet the expectations from the ads. my biggest problem is why not allow cumulative gallons toward the shower credits and why not some free drinks. most locations don't charge for coffee after buying fuel, but some do. do, and all will if you didn't just buy the fuel right then.

 

Well, we have some good news from NASTC, at least. Road Ranger truck stops are joining the fuel program. They have 40 locations, and their truck stops are nice (images below).

 

I found them not to have too good fuel quality at least in IL, notably I won't fuel in Rochelle, IL unless they changed something I would not want to fuel there.

 

The location in Rochelle, IL is both Pilot and Road Ranger. To my knowledge, whenever they merge, the fuel is always Pilot/FJ, and the store is Road Ranger. I remember fueling at those mergers and getting points on my Pilot/FJ rewards card. That being said, I don’t think the merger fuel stops will be added to NASTC.

——Edit

Okay, I am probably wrong about the mergers not being added to NASTC. It’s strange. Does that mean now we can get showers at some Pilot/FJs!

 

From today these Road Ranger are in NASTC QPN network:

Spoiler

Road Ranger #118 Springfield, IL I-55 exit 100-A (815) 209-9059
Road Ranger #132 Champaign, IL I-57 exit 240 (815) 315-4991
Road Ranger #139 Tuscola, IL I-57 exit 212 (815) 315-4988
Road Ranger #140 Mendota, IL I-39 exit 72 (815) 315-4210
Road Ranger #141 Brazil, IN I-70 exit 23 (815) 209-9052
Road Ranger #157 Okawville, IL I-64 exit 41 (815) 656-4143
Road Ranger #181 Springfield, IL I-55 exit 92 (815) 516-0863
Road Ranger #185 McLean, IL I-55 exit 145 (815) 315-0774
Road Ranger #186 Minonk, IL I-39 exit 27 (815) 315-4189
Road Ranger #203 Rockford, IL 4980 S Main St (815) 315-4974
Road Ranger #205 South Beloit, IL I-90 exit 1 (815) 264-4311
Road Ranger #206 Winnebago, IL US 20 MM 8 (815) 957-4049
Road Ranger #235 Hampshire, IL I-90 exit 36 (815) 209-9013
Road Ranger #236 East Troy, WI I-43 exit 38 (815) 315-4979
Road Ranger #267 Pharr, TX Military Hwy 281 (815) 977-7082
Road Ranger #270 Moore, TX I-35 exit 111 (830) 663-2940
Road Ranger #271 Odessa, TX I-20 exit 108 (815) 977-7328
Road Ranger #272 Encinal, TX I-35 exit 39 (815) 977-7374
Road Ranger #273 Combes, TX I-69 exit TX 107 (815) 977-7376
Road Ranger #275 Sonora, TX I-10 exit 400 (815) 860-0016
Road Ranger #276 Lacy Lakeview, TX I-35 exit 342-B

 

NASTC also mentioned they will continue adding more truck stops in the coming weeks (image below).

 

Road rangers are not part of pilot/flying j anymore. I remember getting email about month ago that effective immediately pilot reward cards won't earn any points.