TCS Fuel Discount Card

[wildebill308]

1 hour ago, jewellvarga said:

Can not get on the tcs site to fill out an application since March of last year. It just locks up

called them and they said they would email me the forms which I have never got .  What can I do?

Welcome to the forum. Have you looked at the EFS card?

Bill

[richard5933]

1 hour ago, wildebill308 said:

Welcome to the forum. Have you looked at the EFS card?

Bill

Are you talking about the EFS card which is obtained through TSD? For that one, you have to contact TSD directly. EFS is just the processing company.

[WiscoJJ]

Anyone know of discount fuel programs for gassers?  Thanks!

[wildebill308]

About the only thing with gas is to look at your Gas Buddy app to find who has the best price.

Bill

[jleamont]

15 hours ago, WiscoJJ said:

Anyone know of discount fuel programs for gassers?  Thanks!

Pilot Flying J Good Sam discount card provided us a GAS discount on our toad. 

[tbutler]

Sam's Club has a credit card that gives you 5% cash back (that is 15 cents per gallon when fuel is $3.00 a gallon) fuel purchases at any station.  I think Costco has the same deal.  With a motor home it is easy to offset the club membership fee if you travel regularly.  Sam's club won't return  your cash back until after the end of the calendar year.  I've gotten cash back for the year with this card in the $600 range.

We use Gas Buddy to find the best price, not only where we are but looking ahead to the next stop or the next state, when traveling cross country.  We also fuel up (diesel) at local retail stations.  Check Gas Buddy and you will see that regular retailers are selling fuel at prices well below the truck stops.  It is not unusual to find local stations selling diesel 40 cents below the per gallon price at truck stops just a few miles away.  I've developed an eye for determining if a station is accessible or not for even our 45 foot coach.  I can get Sam's Club fuel prices and their 5% rebate.

[manholt]

Tom  we use TDS at all TA's, Petro for 35/45 cents off, Love's its .16 and local stripe its .17+....I have a 200 gal tank and most fill ups is 135+ gal.

[wayne77590]

TSD TSD TSD!

[manholt]

Wayne, I was making a Sea food gumbo for 10, but your right.😂

[wayne77590]

yUmmm!

[djsamuel]

On 5/20/2021 at 7:36 AM, jleamont said:

Pilot Flying J Good Sam discount card provided us a GAS discount on our toad. 

Yes, 5 cents a gallon.  We use ours all the time.

[tomkat436]

I received my TCS/FMCA card a while back but have not been able to fund it.  Everything seems to work well on the TCS site but when I go to my PNC bank account to ok the money transfer through Zelle to TCS the transfer stalls.  Tried the procedure many times over many days but always no results.  Looks simple but not working for me.  Called PNC and even went to my branch but no good.  Worked with TCS no luck.  Anybody else had this problem?

[richard5933]

6 hours ago, tomkat436 said:

I received my TCS/FMCA card a while back but have not been able to fund it.  Everything seems to work well on the TCS site but when I go to my PNC bank account to ok the money transfer through Zelle to TCS the transfer stalls.  Tried the procedure many times over many days but always no results.  Looks simple but not working for me.  Called PNC and even went to my branch but no good.  Worked with TCS no luck.  Anybody else had this problem?

Difficulty funding the card is the reason I cancelled it and never looked back. Never could understand how a card which was supposed to make fuel purchasing easier was so darned difficult to fund.

Edited January 17, 2022 by richard5933

[wayne77590]

Try TSD Logistics and their Open Roads Fuel Discount program,

According to their web site, in 2022 they will come out with a gasoline discount card.

Edited January 17, 2022 by wayne77590

[richard5933]

7 hours ago, wayne77590 said:

Try TSD Logistics and their Open Roads Fuel Discount program,

According to their web site, in 2022 they will come out with a gasoline discount card.

This is what I did. Had both for a while and hands down the TSD card is more convenient. Just be sure to check before you fuel to make sure the place you're fueling is in their program. The discount changes from brand to brand and even station to station. This is where the TSD app shines. Of course, discounts vary with the TCS card as well depending on the place you fuel. 

[wayne77590]

I really enjoy the TSD app for fuel planning on my route. Used it all last Summer.

[wildebill308]

If they could make the TCS/FMCA card work like the TSD card I would use it to because  it offers discounts at different stations and would give more options. I am not putting money in a program where it will sit and I don' t have acess to it when I am not traveling. It also appears to be  hard to fund, NO THANKS.

Bill

[hermanmullins]

I was reluctant at first but we set up ours for TSD to draft our checking account and did not set up e separate account. Works fine for us.

As has been said, it is a good planning tool to be able to know where the best fuel prices are when planning a trip.

Herman

[wayne77590]

Our bank allows a separate account. I created the account, populated it with money and use it exclusively for diesel fuel.  I can write checks on it if I wish to, or, I can transfer any amount to or from that account.   Most banks allow multiple accounts, just ask.  I use the bank draft from the fuel account for TSD.

[five]

10 hours ago, wayne77590 said:

Our bank allows a separate account. I created the account, populated it with money and use it exclusively for diesel fuel.  I can write checks on it if I wish to, or, I can transfer any amount to or from that account.   Most banks allow multiple accounts, just ask.  I use the bank draft from the fuel account for TSD.

Same here, works fine.

[tomkat436]

I will check on the TSD card and maybe a separate bank account.  Probably cancel the TCS card which I never used.  Thanks for all the suggestions

[richard5933]

I've been watching the various threads about the TSD card since it was made available to RV owners a few years ago, and I don't think I've read about one issue with them having access to bank accounts. They serve many people and many professional drivers, and every interaction I've had with them impressed me.

We have about half of our regular bills paid by direct draft from our checking account. Never have had a problem with this. Not saying there can't be a problem, but there are many other things I worry about more than this.

[donjlong]

I acquired the TSD Open Roads card a few months back and am very pleased. It works as a debit card and charges my bank account for the discounted fuel price. So far, it appears that TA is the best discount deal of all the partners involved. Love the mobile app as it allows us to price shop on our route as we travel.

[wildebill308]

Keep an eye out for Road Ranger stations. Found one in Odesa Texas that had a better discount than TA or Petro. 

Bill

[donjlong]

On 1/17/2022 at 10:20 AM, hermanmullins said:

I was reluctant at first but we set up ours for TSD to draft our checking account and did not set up e separate account. Works fine for us.

As has been said, it is a good planning tool to be able to know where the best fuel prices are when planning a trip.

Herman

Agreed completely Herman! We were somewhat hesitant in the beginning as well; the old saying "if it looks to be good to be true, it probably is". We did go through the trouble to create a separate bank account, just for security purposes, and deposited a couple thousand dollars seed money in it. The savings is unbelievable!! We put between 30-40K miles each year on our Class A and saved almost .70 cents a gallon of the pump price at a TA a few months back; multiply that times the gallons we burn each year. The ability to pay at the pump without going inside is a big plus to me and we love the mobile app for fuel stop planning and directions! I highly recommend this card to anyone using large amounts of diesel fuel!