Showers OTR $$$

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Freightliner123, Jul 6, 2023.

  1. Brandt

    Brandt Road Train Member

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    Your shower credits are good for 7 days, so you can have extra showers if you want. You get 1 shower credit for pumping 50 gallons or more at most truck stops. T/A Petro you have buy 60 gallons or more
     
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  3. Arctic_fox

    Arctic_fox Experienced mx13 execrator

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    Yup. Only thing that sucks with being long range imo. Ill get 2/3rds of the way though say pilots free shower program and get sent to an areas that its all loves or petros.

    Also i dont recomend focusing on TA like...ever their showers are always nasty AF
     
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  4. Siinman

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    I have not hit shower power with the new truck yet. I also do not stay out for 4 weeks . I only fuel up at the cheapest place while considering the cost of a shower if not at a Flying J or Pilot. Sometimes I have to get creative and stop a few times to get 50-75 gallons to make sense in savings. I guess it is not a bad problem to have at this point in life.
     
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  5. 86scotty

    86scotty Road Train Member

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    You need to learn a little bit more about the basics of trucking and get a little more creative. Read this, then read it again. There is NOTHING, and I mean NOTHING offered at a truck stop that you can afford to buy everyday and compare it to a home budget.

    I walked down the snack aisle at Speedway the other day and a $2 back of chips was $5.50. If you really want a laugh price a quart of oil or a bottle of windshield washer at a truck stop.

    Quit giving these crooks your money. They get enough of it when you buy fuel.

    As stated above they have a captive audience and they are lucky that the world is full of lazy people and big companies with fuel contracts.

    And since when did you get a $12 shower. Last one I bought, which is very rare but I did recently, it was $15.
     
  6. Blagoje

    Blagoje Medium Load Member

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    It's strange because I have loved just about every Petro I've been to but TA is hit or miss. My company has me fuel at TA or Petro and I just try to get 60 gallons and then get to the next one and get 60 more gallons to stack the free shower credits.
     
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  7. Arctic_fox

    Arctic_fox Experienced mx13 execrator

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    Yea petros are usually pretty nice save 1 or 2 standouts. But TAs are always just the absolute worst most disgusting places.
     

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  8. Lonesome

    Lonesome Mr. Sarcasm

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    Bats shower? HMMMMM......the things you learn around here....
     
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  9. Frank Speak

    Frank Speak Road Train Member

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    When Big Maude says shower, ya shower!
     
  10. '88K100

    '88K100 Road Train Member

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    I used to buy fuel just to get a shower and free coffee. Certainly never paid..
     
  11. tscottme

    tscottme Road Train Member

    Almost nobody is paying for a shower. You get shower credits for buying a certain amount of fuel. 95% of showers are free because of this.
     
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