Fuel Island Review
Flying J Pennsylvania Carlisle

This "Fuel Island Review Flying J Pennsylvania Carlisle" is a review of the fuel island at the Flying J Inc. in Carlisle, PA, USA. The contents of this review have been sent through the form on our Fuel Island Review page.

The questions answered below were preceded with grading instructions like this: "On a scale of 5 (high) to 1 (low)..." with this grading scale:

• "5" is excellent;
• "4" is very good;
• "3" is average or ok;
• "2" is unsatisfactory and needs attention;
• "1" is poor and needs immediate corrective action; and
• "N/A" means not applicable.

Unless the reviewer so noted in a text block at the bottom of the form, a specific bay is not identified because we figure that what goes at one bay at a facility will generally be true at all of them.

Fuel Island Review

Reviewer: Mike Simons

Country: United States

Reviewer is a...: Company Driver

Reviewer's total years of professional driving experience: 10.5

Name and location of truck stop fuel island being reviewed:
Flying J, Carlisle, PA, I-81, exit 52

Date fueled at this location: August 30, 2010

How did you come to fuel at this location: Company-supplied fuel solution, Fueling here enabled me to get a free shower here

How did you pay for your fuel: Comdata

How long was your wait to get fuel: Less than 10 minutes

Grading categories: Fuel Island Review Flying J South Carolina Carlisle

Was there anything else noteworthy about your fuel island experience?:

When I went in to get my fuel receipt after using the card reader so that I could get a shower, no one behind the desk could find it! Nor could they find it in their computer system after swiping my card!

Additional comments::

The cleanliness of the bay where I fueled was appalling. Please see the photos.

Photos, Part 1: "Fuel Island Review Flying J Pennsylvania Carlisle"

The dirty and greasy fuel bay at the Flying J in Carlisle, PA, on August 30, 2010.

The huge greasy spot on the ground in the fuel bay at the Flying J at Carlisle, PA, on August 30, 2010.

Photos, Part 2: "Fuel Island Review Flying J Pennsylvania Carlisle"

The trash on the ground in the fuel bay at the Flying J in Carlisle, PA, on August 30, 2010.

More trash on the ground at the Flying J in Carlisle, PA, on August 30, 2010. Where in the world were the truckstop's cleaning crew or janitorial staff to allow this fuel bay to get in such a state of filthiness?