Piston Fleet Payments Go Live at Jacksons Stores

Fleet fuel payment network now operates at 341 Jacksons Food Stores across the Western U.S., linking each transaction to a specific driver and vehicle.

Updated on Nov. 5, 2026 in Electric Vehicles

Bold flat-color editorial illustration of a bare fuel island beneath a plain canopy, a single pump column, and a truck wheel at the edge of frame under a wide sky. — Piston's fleet fuel payment network went live at 341 Jacksons Food Stores across the Western U.S., authorizing purchases by mobile authorization across more than 3,000 stations in 48 states. AI Illustration. Upload story photo >

Piston's fleet payment network went live at 341 Jacksons Food Stores across the Western U.S., authorizing fuel purchases through mobile authorization without a physical card. The network now spans more than 3,000 fuel stations across 48 states.

Why it matters

The rollout connects fleet fuel purchases directly with participating merchants rather than an open-loop payment network, removing four intermediaries from the transaction process. Piston says the change adds per-driver and per-vehicle transaction data that supports fraud prevention.

Piston's payment volume rose eightfold and its merchant network grew 40 times over the past year, with point-of-sale integrations live on systems representing more than 95% of U.S. merchant fuel sites. The company has raised $15 million in Series A funding, bringing total funding to $22.5 million.

The players

Piston

Piston is a fleet fuel payment company that connects fleets and merchants through direct point-of-sale integrations rather than a traditional open-loop payment network.

Jacksons Food Stores

Jacksons Food Stores is a convenience store and fuel retail chain operating locations across eight Western states, including Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Arizona, California, Montana and Utah.

The details

Fleets can authorize fuel purchases at participating Jacksons locations through mobile authorization, and Piston's direct point-of-sale connection supplies additional transaction data for fraud prevention. The payment option is available alongside Jacksons' existing payment methods for participating fleets.

Piston's network went live at Jacksons Food Stores in a rollout announced in November 2026.

Roadmap

Fleet fuel payments have traditionally run through open-loop card networks with multiple intermediaries between fleet and merchant. Piston's direct merchant connection points to a shift toward point-of-sale integrations that remove those layers.

Fleet operators at participating Jacksons locations can authorize fuel purchases through mobile authorization without carrying a physical card. Drivers and managers gain per-transaction records tied to specific vehicles, which can help track fuel spending.

The takeaway

Fleet managers using Jacksons locations should check whether their fleet can enroll in Piston's mobile authorization program to link fuel purchases to individual drivers and vehicles. Comparing transaction records against existing fleet cards may reveal practical savings.