Fuel Island...THE RULES!!!!!

1) I almost never see somone pull in the fuel island the wrong way. But yea I would agree that is a good rule. Most places even have do not enter signs for the wrong side.

2)I use com-checks too, And these need to be done at time of fueling or you will be charged. So no I dont think this is a rule. I have even had problems myself, Got a number wrong, or the amount wrong and had to call com data or my dispatcher to see what was up. I have seen many other people have problems too. Dealing with this much money this many times over many years your bound to have atleast one problem in your lifetime. Consider the driver, they are probly geting way more inconvieninced then you are.

3) I get fast food allot of the time. However there is a place and time todo it and not todo it. If the fuel island is buisy (IE more then 75 percent of the pumps are in use, or trucks are inline, it is not the time todo it, If there is a line at the store this is not the time todo it). But many of times I can go into a place, pull onto the fuel island, go in and pay for the fuel, go out and fuel, go back in and order the food, get fuel reciept, go get food. With the break for food taking no more then 3-5minutes of my time. In some cases when the fuel island is dead I have even ordered food from the restaraunt and have it done before I was finished fueling. So no I dont think this is a rule either. Infact many of the TA and Petro Fuel islands have a hot box right on the acual fuel island, and the only people that would be purchasing these goods are people who are on the fuel island. Also somtimes I dont plan on staying the night at the truck stop becouse there is no parking left so I will grab food to go and head to an agent to park for the night.

4) Cant we share?

Maybe we just have different opinions of the fuel island. I see your point of view as feeling it is just a place to get fuel. And I can respect that by going as quickly as I can.

 

Only 4 more more days to go and maybe she will be done ranting..

 

I like to park parallel to the fuel islands when I shower to block as many of them as I can my record is 8.

 

Red, I remember when the company use to use a fuel optimizer. 50 gal here and there....

then we quit! because drivers complained enough---and the boss didn't save enough.

Today we (SRT) are on a old system.... Top it off and drive 5-600 miles to the next fuel stop. (load is 2800 miles) stopping 3 times a day for fuel is like wasting 1.5 hours on a 14 hour (e-log) clock using pilot/flying J.

Three fuel stops in one day is frankly a time waster. But hey, we are paid by the mile not by the hour! your Fuel Dept loves the savings...

 

bet your co-driver just loves you!!!