I Bet 99.99% Will Fail!

Welcome back. This time we try to help the fictional town of Bananaville, which, despite its predilection for the yellow fruit, is eagerly awaiting a shipment of delicious apples.

You have been given the task of transporting 3,000 apples 1,000 miles from Appleland to Bananaville.
Your truck can carry 1,000 apples at a time.
Every time you travel a mile towards Bananaville you must pay a tax of 1 apple but you pay nothing when going in the other direction (towards Appleland).

What is highest number of apples you can get to Bananaville?

Good luck and pass it on!

Write your answer on the comments section below & and check if you got it right on page 2.