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<p>[QUOTE="MOGLAR, post: 5325671, member: 118149"]According to Mercer if I get my own base plate they said I could not get the fuel discount. They cited that Mercer pays the fuel tax (IFTA) for the drivers that use thier base plates. Mercer further indicated that was one main reason only the drivers that use their base plates get the deep fuel discount. They continued and explained that it had to do with getting money back on the fuel taxes. </p><p><br /></p><p>Simply stated....to get the discount you need to run their plates. SOOOOOOO......as I indicated initially......how does a non Mercer driver (approved carrier) manage this lol. I was reading the drivers post above about how he got his own numbers and uses Mercers fuel discount. Just curious.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="MOGLAR, post: 5325671, member: 118149"]According to Mercer if I get my own base plate they said I could not get the fuel discount. They cited that Mercer pays the fuel tax (IFTA) for the drivers that use thier base plates. Mercer further indicated that was one main reason only the drivers that use their base plates get the deep fuel discount. They continued and explained that it had to do with getting money back on the fuel taxes. Simply stated....to get the discount you need to run their plates. SOOOOOOO......as I indicated initially......how does a non Mercer driver (approved carrier) manage this lol. I was reading the drivers post above about how he got his own numbers and uses Mercers fuel discount. Just curious.[/QUOTE]
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