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Relay Payments

Cardless fuel payments with negotiated-price options, driver controls and one place to track fuel, scale and unloading expenses.

  • Your negotiated rates or Relay Clutch
  • Cardless payments and driver controls
  • Consolidated expense receipts
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Our take

Relay is worth a look when your office is juggling fuel, scale and unloading receipts across different systems. Its stronger selling point is putting those payments and driver policies together. Start with the price your regular stops will offer, then try the driver workflow before a fleet-wide rollout. Fueling feedback includes both convenience and extra steps, while optional ELD-linked controls add another setup decision. Prefunding also matters: make sure the account can keep trucks moving between customer payments.

What stands out

A closer look at Relay Payments

Savings at my stops

Bring your usual stops and recent receipts to the conversation. Establish which rate will apply to your account at each stop before comparing the total fuel bill.

Supporting details

Participating US truck stops include Pilot, Love’s, Maverik and other chains. Use the app to check your actual stops. Source ↗

Diesel and DEF payments are available at these brands, with participating locations searchable in Relay. Acceptance was announced in December 2025. Source ↗

The carrier FAQ confirms existing negotiated discounts at Pilot, Flying J and One9. Source ↗

Carriers without their own merchant agreement can use Relay’s negotiated fuel prices through Clutch. Source ↗

Customer experience: An existing deal worked well for one writer; others wanted better discounts or questioned displayed prices.

Research context

The fuel-related experiences span March 2024–August 2026 and may concern earlier app versions. They do not measure current reliability, typical savings or results for comparable fleets.

At a glance

The business
Atlanta-based Relay Payments serves freight and logistics businesses, from owner-operators to large fleets.More details
Pricing basis
Fees follow the signed agreement or order form. Obtain your transaction and subscription charges before opening an account.More details
Closing the account
Thirty days’ written notice unless the agreement specifies otherwise.More details
Account funding
Member accounts are prefunded unless agreed otherwise in writing. Funding methods include ACH, wire and credit card.More details

Costs, plans & capabilities

Fuel payments and discounts

Participating US truck stops include Pilot, Love’s, Maverik and other chains. Use the app to check your actual stops.

Diesel and DEF payments are available at these brands, with participating locations searchable in Relay. Acceptance was announced in December 2025.

The carrier FAQ confirms existing negotiated discounts at Pilot, Flying J and One9.

Carriers without their own merchant agreement can use Relay’s negotiated fuel prices through Clutch.

Drivers use cardless, single-use payment codes at checkout.

Assign authorized drivers to policies; use spending restrictions and geofencing for fuel payments.

Funding and everyday expenses

Member accounts are prefunded unless agreed otherwise in writing. Funding methods include ACH, wire and credit card.

Fees follow the signed agreement or order form. Obtain your transaction and subscription charges before opening an account.

The agreement lists a monthly late charge of the greater of 0.75% of overdue undisputed balances or $35, plus a $35 NSF charge.

Thirty days’ written notice unless the agreement specifies otherwise.

Account balances do not earn interest and are not FDIC insured.

The copy linked from Relay’s legal page is internally dated December 5, 2024. Confirm the version supplied with your offer.

Automatic receipts and transaction reporting consolidate over-the-road expenses.

Connect your Relay account in CAT Scale’s Weigh My Truck app.

Lumper payments can be issued ahead of time, restricted by location and split for LTL deliveries.

Advertises U.S.-based help around the clock, every day.

Relay describes typical setup in days; larger TMS integrations can take weeks. This is an estimate, not a guaranteed start date.

Atlanta-based Relay Payments serves freight and logistics businesses, from owner-operators to large fleets.

RelayAdvanced and Relay Pulse

Manage teams by region, terminal or driver type, with administrator roles and permitted devices.

Create preferred networks and set merchant and product restrictions. Ask which advanced features your plan includes.

Uses connected ELD location and tank-level data to check transactions and set limits against truck capacity.

Can flag a transaction when the vehicle’s reported tank level does not increase.

Pulse lists connections including Motive, Samsara and Geotab. Confirm available vehicle data and compatibility with your equipment.

Announced June 2026: deploy Relay to in-cab tablets with single sign-on and synchronized driver and vehicle data.

Credentials and authorized-user activity remain the customer’s responsibility; compromised access does not carry blanket reimbursement.

Plan details
The business
Atlanta-based Relay Payments serves freight and logistics businesses, from owner-operators to large fleets. Source ↗Checked 2026-09-09
Fueling network
Participating US truck stops include Pilot, Love’s, Maverik and other chains. Use the app to check your actual stops. Source ↗Checked 2026-09-09
TA, Petro and TA Express
Diesel and DEF payments are available at these brands, with participating locations searchable in Relay. Acceptance was announced in December 2025. Source ↗Checked 2026-09-09
Bring your negotiated rates
The carrier FAQ confirms existing negotiated discounts at Pilot, Flying J and One9. Source ↗Checked 2026-09-09
Relay Clutch
Carriers without their own merchant agreement can use Relay’s negotiated fuel prices through Clutch. Source ↗Checked 2026-09-09
Paying for fuel
Drivers use cardless, single-use payment codes at checkout. Source ↗Checked 2026-09-09
Account funding
Member accounts are prefunded unless agreed otherwise in writing. Funding methods include ACH, wire and credit card. Source ↗Checked 2026-09-09
Pricing basis
Fees follow the signed agreement or order form. Obtain your transaction and subscription charges before opening an account. Source ↗Checked 2026-09-09
Late and returned payments
The agreement lists a monthly late charge of the greater of 0.75% of overdue undisputed balances or $35, plus a $35 NSF charge. Source ↗Checked 2026-09-09
Closing the account
Thirty days’ written notice unless the agreement specifies otherwise. Source ↗Checked 2026-09-09
Holding funds
Account balances do not earn interest and are not FDIC insured. Source ↗Checked 2026-09-09
Account responsibility
Credentials and authorized-user activity remain the customer’s responsibility; compromised access does not carry blanket reimbursement. Source ↗Checked 2026-09-09
Agreement checked
The copy linked from Relay’s legal page is internally dated December 5, 2024. Confirm the version supplied with your offer. Source ↗Checked 2026-09-09
Driver controls
Assign authorized drivers to policies; use spending restrictions and geofencing for fuel payments. Source ↗Checked 2026-09-09
Office records
Automatic receipts and transaction reporting consolidate over-the-road expenses. Source ↗Checked 2026-09-09
CAT Scale payments
Connect your Relay account in CAT Scale’s Weigh My Truck app. Source ↗Checked 2026-09-09
Unloading payments
Lumper payments can be issued ahead of time, restricted by location and split for LTL deliveries. Source ↗Checked 2026-09-09
On-road support
Advertises U.S.-based help around the clock, every day. Source ↗Checked 2026-09-09
Getting set up
Relay describes typical setup in days; larger TMS integrations can take weeks. This is an estimate, not a guaranteed start date. Source ↗Checked 2026-09-09
RelayAdvanced access
Manage teams by region, terminal or driver type, with administrator roles and permitted devices. Source ↗Checked 2026-09-09
RelayAdvanced fueling policies
Create preferred networks and set merchant and product restrictions. Ask which advanced features your plan includes. Source ↗Checked 2026-09-09
Relay Pulse before fueling
Uses connected ELD location and tank-level data to check transactions and set limits against truck capacity. Source ↗Checked 2026-09-09
Relay Pulse after fueling
Can flag a transaction when the vehicle’s reported tank level does not increase. Source ↗Checked 2026-09-09
ELD compatibility
Pulse lists connections including Motive, Samsara and Geotab. Confirm available vehicle data and compatibility with your equipment. Source ↗Checked 2026-09-09
Platform Science integration
Announced June 2026: deploy Relay to in-cab tablets with single sign-on and synchronized driver and vehicle data. Source ↗Checked 2026-09-09

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