TSD Logistics’ Fuel Discount Program can save some RVers lots of money at the fuel pumps. It is free, and the program is easy to use. It is not a secret that buying in bulk can save money. TSD Logistics makes buying RV fuel in bulk easy for the average RVer. This works because TSD Logistics contracts for the fuel at a given price for all its members, big trucks and RVs, and then routes our purchases through their bulk buying.
Edited 9/26/2024 originally published 10/2020
To use the program, you only need to meet two criteria.
- Diesel Fuel Only
- Fueling in the commercial truck lanes
- You need a bank account
The following two pictures show how the program works for us. We have been using it for the last six months. We were late adopters because when it first started, we didn’t have a diesel RV.
This is the summary page for our cell phone application. You can ignore the Cash Advance section; we don’t plan on using that part. The section titled Recent Activity shows that we purchased fuel at Petro North Las Vegas and spent $198.35 during our stop. The price at the pump was $266.59, and the price per gallon shown on the pump was $2.70.
Here are the details of our Petro North Las Vegas fuel stop. As you can see, the transaction fee associated with using the program was $0.65, and our savings on the purchase were $67.59. In this case, the TSD Logistics cut was $6.76 on our purchase of 98.53 gallons of fuel.
I have heard of people saving nearly a dollar per gallon.
When you apply for a TSD Logistics account, you create a debit card at the company, and all purchases are via the EFS card control company. This debit card is linked to your bank account. We have a separate bank account for this debit card so that only a small amount is at risk in case of a fraud-associated withdrawal.
Create a separate bank account for your fuel purchases
So once you get your card, you use it at the pump. Use it as a regular credit card, except you must provide a PIN as if this was a bank debit card. If you need it, you can also purchase DEF at the pump, but there is no discount on DEF.
Phone Application
The above pictures are screenshots from my phone showing actual transactions and real savings. You don’t need the phone to make the program work; you only need the phone to make the program work well. The first picture is a screenshot of near-real-time prices on the phone application. I say near-real-time prices because the prices are not guaranteed to be accurate. Thus, you can see that we purchased fuel at the green station named “EDGE,” which posted a cost of $2.02. Our price was a half-cent higher than $2.01 per gallon.
CAUTION
The TSD Logistics Fuel Discount Program seems to have an issue with bank accounts submitted to the program. Before you make any transaction, call TSD Logistics to ensure they have the correct bank account numbers. The problem is their fault — but you are the only one who can fix it, and you are the only one who can ensure the numbers are correct. Failure to fix this problem before you use the card will result in a denied transaction or may even result in an insufficient funds charge to your account. This problem happened to a friend and me during our initial setup. Once it is corrected, all our transactions will be fine.
Sign up
Sign up for the program at the TSD Logistics website by clicking this link: TSD RV FUEL. There is a way to link your account to our account so that we get a kickback on the program. We, however, are not in it for the money and only provide this information to you free of charge without expecting a kickback. This is our standard method, and we are not using it for the money. It is not that we don’t care, but rather, we don’t want anyone, anywhere, to think that we are selling our endorsement. When we meet someday, you can buy burgers.
Another way we save money on fuel is by using the Gas Buddy application on our phones. Here is a link to that program, but as they say, that is a story for another time. Gas Buddy
Edit 9/26/2024: There have been several changes over the last few years to the fuel savings programs for RVs, including changing the program’s name. The thing that hasn’t changed is the savings on fuel purchases. I have saved nearly a dollar a gallon numerous times, but this week, I hit an all-time high savings of $1.40 for a savings of nearly $140 on my last fill-up. Here is a link to my new article about this great program. Open Roads
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We are interested but are not sure if this will work for us. We have a Fidelity account already; is this with Fidelity Cash Management Program? Do we apply for a Fidelity Debit Card, or is this something else altogether? We have a motorhome and travel.
I set up a separate account just for my TSD card. The TSD card acts like a debit card and only works at a commercial fuel pump with a key code. I only keep enough money in this account for fuel purchases and nothing else.
If the account were hacked somehow my only risk will be the funds I keep in that account.
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