Looking to save some money in your RV travels? Fuel purchases take a big bite out of the travel budget, so when you can knock something off that cost, it’s a good thing. Now the big truck stop operator, Love’s, is adding diesel fuel price discounts for RVers.
No, you won’t need to roll into the truck lanes to take advantage, you’ll just need the Love’s app. Love’s discounts on diesel—or gas—are now available.
Love’s fuel discount—our experience
We’ve used the Love’s app to get a dime off every gallon of regular we buy. When we’re near our Quartzsite, Arizona, home base, we typically find using the app to fuel the around-town car means Love’s becomes the lowest gas price in town.
Now that Love’s has added diesel to the discount menu, many RVers will find Love’s an appetizing stop.
Here’s how to make it work for you
So how do you get the Love’s fuel discount? The Love’s Connect App is available for free in both the Apple App Store or Google Play Store. To access the savings, users must set up an account and scan their mobile barcode or enter their phone number at the pump to save.
We typically bring up the Love’s app on our phone screen, flash it at the pump, and away we go. No, Love’s does NOT require you to enter credit card data on the app. You’ll still need to swipe or tap your credit card at the pump.
Love’s is quick to point out that the app is for more than just diesel or gas. Customers can also use the Love’s Connect App to get the best deals on their favorite snacks, drinks, and fresh food at Love’s locations.
Click here to learn more about the discount program.
And if you’d like to get 10% off on your next stay in a Love’s RV park, click here.
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Closest Love’s Travel Stop Diesel is $3.31/gal. $0.15/gal discount puts it at $3.16/gal. Nearest Buc-ee’s is $2.95/gal with no discount. Speedway at that Love’s is $2.89 ($0.06 discount) using Mudflap. I typically fill up 50-70 gal at each stop. For a 60 gallon fill-up it would cost me $16.90 more at Love’s – with the $0.15/gal discount compared to that Speedway fill-up. That would amount to $270 more out of my pocket over the last 1000 gallons I’ve purchased (if loyal only to Love’s). Thanks, but no thanks Love’s. Now a $0.30/gal discount could bring me in.
Tom, it varies, but I many times get 50 cents or more per gallon off Love’s cash price with Open Roads. At Kwik Trip I have gotten as high as 90 cents per gallon off base pricing competitive in our area. The discount amounts vary so one always has to check the Open Roads app to see.
Thank you, Russ and Tina! 🙂 The Open Roads fleet card gives much larger discounts, BUT requires users to supply their bank account information. Lots avoid it for that reason. This seems a nice discount without surrendering that information. 🙂 Thanks again, have a great day, and safe travels! 🙂
Regarding bank account info for TSD Open Roads: I had my bank set up a separate free checking account that I fund for diesel purchases with the Open Roads program. No way I would use our regular checking account. This greatly minimizes the fear of significant money loss.
With the savings and convenience the program offers, especially for those of us too large to use the auto lanes, it’s well worth it. The TSD discounts are large enough that they still offer lower pricing than normally lower priced stations.
Thank you, Mikal! 🙂 Very good idea. Have a great weekend and safe travels! 🙂
We’ve been using Open Roads for over six years. Gave SSN and bank info. Never a problem.
That would be a nice discount if Love’s didn’t have some of the most expensive fuel around the country.
I have joined Love’s fuel discount, but it would be nice if they asked for province and postal code after I enter I am from Canada. Many American based companies are thoughtful enough to do this.
Regardless Love’s is a good place to stop when I need fuel when hooked up to the trailer. When I am stopped at a campground, I always use Gasbuddy to find the best fuel price!
Why should they care about your province and post code? Are you expecting the Canadian discount?
No. I am expecting them to ask me for my province and postal code instead of a state and zip code. Just respecting Canadian terminology.
Hi, Leonard. Your comment reminded me of a tip we received a few years ago from George Bliss, one of our longtime readers, from Saskatchewan. Here’s the Quick Tip from our newsletter in 2016: “Before fueling up at many U.S. gas stations, Canadians are asked to punch in their Zip Code. Problem is, they don’t have one. But good news! Canadian Reader George Bliss explains a workaround: ‘For security reasons, a lot of gas/diesel pumps in the U.S. require you enter your billing address Zip Code when using a credit card. In Canada we don’t have Zip Codes but use letters and numbers for our postal codes. So if your postal code is R4S 6L5 you need to enter the numbers followed by two zeros, as in 46500. This will work about 80% of the time.’ Thanks to George and to Steve Delany, who provided the same advice in our Reader Comments section.” And that Quick Tip in the newsletter was accompanied by a picture I took at a gas station in Lynnwood, WA, which instructed Canadians to do exactly as George and Steve stated. Have a great day, Leonard. 😀 –Diane at RVtravel.com
Thanks Diane! I have used that tip as well and it does work occasionally. Perhaps my comment on the Love’s app is being misinterpreted.
On some US based websites as soon as I put my country code of Canada in, the request for State and Zip changes to Province and Postal Code. The Love’s website did accept Ontario and my postal code, but the fields remained State and Zip. Some US websites automatically change to Province and Postal Code fields. Is it a big deal? Nope, not at all. This is what happens when we the mouse sleep beside you the elephant! I can’t wait to spend my winter in your beautiful country again this year!
You’re welcome, Leonard. And thank you for the further explanation. We’re looking forward to your return south this winter. My sons and I drove our big ol’ Suburban to Skagway, AK, about 35 years ago. Canada is absolutely beautiful, too! Wonderful memories. Have a safe trip down here and a wonderful stay.🤗 –Diane
I fill my motor home up in the truck lanes. Can I still get this discount?
I forget which truckstop we were in, but noticed if we wormed our way into the auto section (with our 30′ travel trailer) the diesel was 5¢ cheaper than the truckers were charged around back.
Bob, we fill up our rig “out back” because we’re on the Open Roads program. I’ve looked, and I don’t see any means of using this discount plan on the truck island. We typically save a whole lot more than 15 cents on the Open Roads program; learn more in a story we published here https://www.rvtravel.com/diesel-937b/
The authors should have noted this above, but If you read the details it is only for fueling at the auto pumps, thus we have never used it. 40′ MH towing a jeep is not something I want to wiggle into those pumps.
I have had a Flying J/Pilot credit card for a few years and it always gave me 5 cents off each gallon of gas. For some reason New Jersey decided to do away with the discount. I found this out after I did not receive my discount and I called the Flying J Corporate Office.
Now I also have a WaWa Credit Card that gives me 5 cents off at the pump (new customer offer was 50 cents for a couple of months). So now when in NJ I go to the WaWa, when in Clearwater I go to the WaWa. In between it’s Flying J/Pilot. Every 5 cents helps.
Worst tank of gas I ever got was at the Love’s next to the Oasis RV park in Amarillo. Fortunately the engine ran better when I filled up with Chevron in Gallup NM.
If getting diesel, use the TDS Open Roads card. I save an average of 60 cents per gallon at the truck pumps. Plus it is easier with my fiver.
This may be nice but it appears you can’t use it plus Open Roads which is normally a much higher discount than 15 cents. I also get 5% back for fuel from my credit card which is about the same amount. I suspect most RV’ers with DP’ers will use Open Roads.