There are several fuel cards available. Unfortunately, if you are a small carrier, there are not a lot of discounts available. EFS, Fleet One (Trans-platinum), Comdata, T-Check and TCH are some of the major cards that are available. If you are leased to a major carrier, some offer discounts to their owner operators. Of course, most keep about 1/2 of the actual discount. If you are a member of OOIDA you can apply for a Truckers-advantage card. It is a Fleet One card. There are some small discounts at some fuel stops but there are no transaction fees for fuel purchases. Most fuel cards charge a transaction fee every time you use it.
There are some credit cards that offer discounts up to 5% for fuel purchases. The down side to those are that you will usually pay from $0.06-0.10/gallon more for the privilege. With fuel costs nearing $5/gallon it might be worth considering.
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