You have been given the task of transporting 3,000 Apples 1,000 miles from Appleland to BananaVille. Your truck can only 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 if you're going back to Appleland.

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