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"While families and road-trippers are traveling across the country this summer, Pilot has more than 650 locations so convenience is never an issue," according to Anne LeZotte, Communications Manager at Pilot Flying J.
"They recently invested heavily in amenities to make it the best stop for RV drivers," said LeZotte. "This includes a $50 million restroom remodel, healthy meal and snack options, and free overnight parking" for RV drivers. "You don't have to make reservations ... to park there overnight. "Just show up."
RV Amenities
According to the website: "At Pilot Flying J, we are proud to offer the largest network of the most RV friendly travel centers in the US and Canada. All Flying J locations and several Pilot locations have dedicated RV lanes specially designed to fit your traveling needs. We know it’s important for you to get in, fuel and stock up, and get going on your way. That’s why we stand by our commitment of providing fast and friendly customer service and products design with the RVer in mind."
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- Dedicated RV fill up lanes: Pilot Flying J leads the country in the number of dedicated fuel lanes specifically designed for RVers. And if your rig is too big or you just feel like pulling somewhere else, you are welcome to use our Truck Diesel lanes or our Auto lanes.
- Free overnight parking: Had enough driving for one day? Pull in to one of our RV reserved parking spots or any other open parking space. Grab some dinner, stock up on supplies, and spend the night to get ready for that long drive ahead of you tomorrow.
- Bulk propane: Have one of our trained technicians get you up and running with as much propane as you need. Don’t need it in bulk but need one for the grill? Propane tanks also available.
- Other Amenities include: Public Laundry - $2.25/wash and $2.25/dry. Showers. Wireless Internet.
To read more articles on the RV lifestyle by Julianne G. Crane go to RVWheelLife.com
Now if they would let you fill up instead of guessing how much it will take to fill up, I would go back to using Flying J like I did before Pilot merged with them.
ReplyDeleteWE have no trouble filling up.. try a Flying J Card ...
DeleteI also have no problem filling up in the RV lanes, with a Visa, sometimes more of an issue at Pilot car lanes.
DeleteSince Pilot took over Flying J they would not turn the pumps on when I used my Flying J card. Also the dump stations were free when it was Flying J. I no longer use Pilot/flying J.
ReplyDeleteWe have a Pilot/Flying J Rewards Plus card and have no issue filling up without guessing how much to do. We do use the trucker lanes as we are a 45 foot big rig. But no issue at all. They did do away with the older cards so maybe you just need one of their newer cards.
ReplyDeleteAlso with the rewards card you can earn enough points to dump for free. We've never used this service though because as I mentioned earlier, we are a big rig and the dump stations are located in the rv lanes which we do not fit in.
Keep your eyes out for some rest stops have dump stations too. So that may be another option.
I have a 45' class A and I tow a Hummer H2. That being said, I have filled up at a lot of Flying J's rv lanes throughout the country without ever having an issue. My Good Sam/Flying J card auto starts the pump, rv or truck. It only costs $5 to dump, the few times I have needed to. I prefer the truck lanes because pumping 100+ gallons takes much too long at the rv pump, smaller nozzle. With the additional $0.06 discount off the CASH price, I find them as competitive as any other truck stop. I won't waste my time shopping to save a nickel going to some auto gas station that I cannot fit into.
ReplyDeletetheir prices are always higher than other stations, and higher yet if you pay by credit. we find RV-friendly stations with The Next Exit and use several cash-back credit cards which give 3-5c cash-back, including 5c off at WalMart that you can find everywhere.
ReplyDeleteI was just at the Gilman, IL location that has RV lanes, but they didn't have FRESH WATER to fill my tank! This is the second location that I have been to that had RV Islands, but NO fresh water! Pilot/Flying J, if you are listening, please think about this. When RVer's dump, they usually want fresh water to refill their tank!
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