The Good, The Bad, The Honest Truth of a New Roehl Lease Operator

Opti stop does not work for my truck. I have 2-150 gal tanks. I have been totally on my own with fueling for the last year. I have been fueling with Pilot/Flying J 99% of time. Looking back on my last 3 settlements and doing the math, I have been getting between .22 to .37 on discounts. When I was with Risinger Bros we had the same discount that is now being offered of .08 from Pilot. Not sure if this is Roehl's doing or if Pilot/Flying J is changing their program.

 

gotta check the state taxes on fuel all the differnce

 

You're right. I need to find some way to find a station by station listing of fuel prices without the taxes added in. For instance Illinois is usually one of the cheapest states for fuel. With taxes Illinois is one of the most expensive. Roehl may be in for a surprise since we have no incentive to go to the stations on the opti system anymore. If I pay the same price at Pilot in Mt. Vernon as Effingham and it's quicker to get in and out why would I go to Effingham anymore?

As far as the loss of income, it is an estimate based on the difference between their new unilateral discount and the discounts we currently get. It is possible I can push my fuel economy up enough to make up the difference.

 

Eric, what ended up being wrong with the truck, unless I missed it somewhere. just wanted to know

 

Ah the joys of older trucks. My last truck (05) got not only a new turbo but a new starter and a new clutch all within the last 30 days before I traded it off for my new 2011. Clutch was around $2500. Wish you luck on the clutch.

 

A clutch isn't really that hard to change out, you just need a jack that is stable to handle the tranny. Other than that, it is no different than putting a clutch in your F 150. I did one in a Century class, had the old one out and the new one back in, in one day. I did use a reman flywheel. If you get your flywheel resurfaced it will take a bit longer. I had less than $800 in the whole job, plus my time.

 

Back to the issue of the new fuel bonus. They are pushing the TCH card at all the major fuel stops. I wonder if this new "bonus" plan is attched to the use of the TCH and not the Comdata cards.