How Do You Find Cheap Fuel? Which apps and sites do you use?

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  1. Dave_in_AZ

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    The big boys have it winterized already.
     
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    So do you fill up with fuel at a ma and pa fuel stop and then drive to a real truck stop to fill up with def?
     
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    So it's only a "real" truck stop if it sells DEF at the pump then?
     
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    for DEF go to Walmart it cost like 8 bucks when the truck stops sell the nonbulk for almost double the price.. I also recommend the truckerspath(not sure I can post that here but is a good tool)
     
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    I suppose having some DEF is not a bad idea for folks who constantly forget to fill DEF at the pump. It seems like DEF in containers will always be more expensive than at the pumps, even at $2.85 a gallon, which is on the high end.
     
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    bulk DEF left me on the middle of nowhere in iowa(while I was renting a 2014 mack) and had to get creative. I rather have a tactical piss bottle, and pay the extra few cents than paying 1k for fixing. most of my tools are kept in former def bottles.
     
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    What was the truck stop that had contaminated DEF? I have never had that problem with DEF. When I was leased onto a carrier I fueled almost exclusively at Pilot/FJ and Love’s, and some TA/Petros. Now that I am not leased on, I buy DEF from truck stops I trust (mostly big chain fuel stops).
     
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    it was one of those big service areas in Indiana, I sent the bill to the state and a copy of my fuel receipt im still waiting for them to get back to me
     
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    I always used the Fuelbook app. Worked pretty well.
     
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    I doubt they will accept fault, and if you want to take them to court, you will need some legit evidence. It doesn’t seem simple to come up with evidence to prove your case on something like this.