Anyone else getting ripped off by comdata?

They require you to go to a class to use there fuel card....isnt there a web-based program?

Be Safe Out There

Captain Dave

 

Thanks, I am convinced now, gonna get this card, it does not look like the oil price is gonna go up in 2016

 

No, because it isn't a class, it is a captive sales pitch.

You do not have to go if you are leased to a carrier, but if you have your own authority, they want to "teach" you about all the requirements of having your authority and then pitch you their extra services (insurance, drug testing, safety program, dispatch software, etc).

If you've ever upgraded a cruise or timeshare by listening to a sales presentation, it'll be a familiar experience (only longer -- a full day)

 

This is Comdata.
Battle creek 1.723
Ann Arbor. 1.65
Monroe. 1.748
Saginaw. 1.707
Sawyer 0.816 I think it's a typo?
Tekonsha 1.727

 

Is that through a big carrier, or the owner operator/small fleet package?

The package comdata offered me was "up to" $0.15 off the cash price at Pilot/Flying J's which would be $2.05-$2.20 in MI...

 

I started to post our cost with Mercer at the locations dy listed, but then remembered Mercer makes or fuel cost public as recruitment tool. if anyone is interested to compare fuel pricing, the web address is mercertown.com. then just follow the links to the fuel site. You can search by state or route number.

 

It's through the largest o/o based company in the states. They only charge $1.5 per fuel transaction.