I always had bus fare or a credit card to rent a car to get home, always! I guess I picked the right companies to work with, I was never stranded anywhere.
Call Homer Hogg in Nashville.....he's the chief technical trainer for the mechanics at t/a & Petro.......he'll make it right! Or I should say....see to it that any issue is addressed and resolved.
How does someone who is leasing to own not put away enough money to cover potential repairs or a rental truck. If you can not put some money away you need to reevaluate your business model.