Tip Diesel "discount" card

[kerry53406]

On recommendation from a couple of other RVers, I've been using the Open Roads fleet dieses discount card for the last 7k miles or so. I started to notice a pattern: the participating stations always seemed to have the highest pump price in their area; the discount seemed to yield a price that was in the same range as the local competition. So, on my most recent fillup, I noted the price at the competing station. Here's the breakdown:
Participating station advertised price $5.549
Open Roads advertised price $4.769
I pumped 63.441 gallons, for an "at-the-pump" cost of $352.03
Open Roads gets/keeps 10% of the discount, plus a $.40 transaction fee, for a net cost to me of $307.35
When not using the fleet card, I use a Visa with a 2.25% cash rebate on evey purchase. Had I used that at the other station, it would have cost me $310.80 at the pump; after my rebate, the net cost to me would have been $303.80--$3.55 LESS than the Open Roads "discounted" cost. The fleet "discount" actually cost me 1% MORE than the open market price!
The true discount is NOT the difference between the pump price at "their" station; it's the difference between the actual Open Roads final cost and what you would actually pay at the competing station. I suspect few people consider that, or take the time to do this level of net-cost comparison. While the fleet card gets you back to roughly open-market parity, I suspect that they, and the stations to which they vuide yoy, are making their money from a numbers game of financial sleight of hand. Not technically a scam, but even at best,not a significant benefit, either.
Just my two cents (or -$3.55) worth.

 

[Underboss]

The difference lies in the location of the "local competition" do they have truck lanes, the proximity to the highway offramp and ease of accessibility. When traveling I want ease of access and getting back on my way. I also like to plan my route prior to driving and use the open roads app to chart my fuel stops.

On the topic, people raved about Greenlane and I have found it to be consistently .25 to .30 cents higher then OR. In Florida and GA anyway

 

[NWIP]

I have just started to look at Greenlane fuel program, using it twice from Indiana to Montana. I have found it cheaper at locations where Love’s is co-located next to a Speedway or Maverick’s. I always use google map to see if there is truck fuel lanes. It just pays to do some research for fuel price.