The Best Fuel Cards for Owner Operators?

Your saying it is $75 1 time, $6 a month, and $1 per fuel up?

 

I use the Trucker Path app and Gas Buddy to narrow down choices. Gas buddy I will use if I am bobtail or I know I can fit a trailer in there. Trucker Path is what I mainly use, but it's important to read the reviews to tell which companies lie about their prices on the app. Another thing to consider is that in states like Arizona, they have different diesel prices for passenger vehicles than trucks. You might find a spot that says diesel is .50 cheaper than anywhere else, but you can get in trouble if you're caught fueling there.

I'm typically getting prices that are .20-.40 cheaper than the big chains.

 

Your def is expensive...everywhere.
In Canada I get it for the equivalent of 1.78usd/us gallon...

It doesn't make all that much difference, don't use a ton of it anyway. Lowest cost I've found is in wi, an independent place near Madison, big billboard offering 1.99.

 

I like using the small local places when I can, but I've been burned too many times with bad watered down fuel or fuel that has had no additives added. I stick to the bigger places now.

 

No fuel card. Mostly credit card I get great points on and pay off every month so there is no intrest. Or cash if they charge more for credit.

I do a lot of short stuff these days, pretty much stay in 4 or 5 states. Don't do a lot of miles per week, so I can pretty much buy locally.

If I still ran OTR I would look into some kind of card. But for me, the cost and fees out weigh the benefits.

 

You definitely have to be careful about that. I run the same areas and kinda stick with the same ones.