Do Owner Ops actually take loads that are less than $3.00/mi?

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  1. shatteredsquare

    shatteredsquare Road Train Member

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    dude where
     
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  3. zaroba

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    Walmart, Primo refill station. I have 13 three gallon jugs that I refill when needed. Water is the only thing I drink.

    Sorry, 39 cents per gallon.

    Unfortunately not all walmarts have them, the Walmarts in Nebraska do and I go through there any time I want to restock the truck. Walmart in Lakeland FL has one as well, but haven't been there in a while so don't know if they still do or if they still allow truck parking.

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  4. Arctic_fox

    Arctic_fox Experienced mx13 execrator

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    I worked at a walmart. Ive seen some of the #### cleaned out of those.....i will NEVER buy water from them just...eww.

    I buy distilled water only and have since i was a child.
     
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  5. Dave_in_AZ

    Dave_in_AZ Road Train Member

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    We don't run for anything less than what the esteemed members of TTR agree upon.

    Typically that's somewhere in the neighborhood of $15 mile, all miles.
     
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    some walmart refill bottles taste better than others, they do a lot of them and probably pay less mind to filter maintenance or cleaning the bottles out. i started getting them from home depot or lowes and the primo water from home depot tastes consistently a m a z i n g
     
  7. shatteredsquare

    shatteredsquare Road Train Member

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    i get the $6 5 gal exchanges from there too but i've never refilled my own like that, easier to carry two 5 gal than 13 freakin jugs. i keep the two 5 gal in front of passenger seat they fit perfect, and with a primo pump u have actual running water. i'm gonna rig up hydro tubing plumbing circuit at some point and some kind of pressure system to run water tubes to where i sit/sleep so u can drink like a hamster without having to stop and pump out more
     
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    Arctic_fox Experienced mx13 execrator

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    Ill stick to distilled water lol, i know its safe and it tastes fine and is not a lot more at $0.70 a gallon at home.
     
  9. shatteredsquare

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    how did you buy distilled water as child
     
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    Dave_in_AZ Road Train Member

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  11. shatteredsquare

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    that's how much nestle water pirates make per gallon
     
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