Missed fuel stop. Now what?

Call your DM and explain, EXACTLY like you posted above. Soon. I'm sure they'll rather you fuel there, even if they have to cut you a comcheck, and pay a little more for fuel 'just this once,' as opposed to having to pay roadside assist for fuel or a tow, should you run out.

Be safe, driver.
Congrats on your first load!

ps: If you repost in the Swift part of the forum {i don't work for them} your answers may vary.

 

Call your dispatcher and tell him you need fuel and they can open your fuel card or send u money on a comdata or eds check,u are at trickster so this is good,just don't run truck out of fuel.shut it off,and make the call to dispatcher,u are ok bro

 

OMG.....I'd drive back to San Antonio to your fuel stop.

 

No just call dm.
They will open card or generate new fuel route.

Your mentor didn't do a good job.

 

When I worked at Swift they loved to send my fuel stop about 1.5 hours out of the way after home time, and then refused to actually route me there so I could get paid for it. I simply started rolling it the direction for my pickup and stopped at a truck stop on the way. Sad thing is it was still a Pilot or Flying J so in network, the computer would just not want to send me there. I called dispatch or breakdown, forget which, and told them the comdata code of the station and they would turn on the card. Must have done it several dozen times and not a single complaint. Other times I knew I wold be heavy pulling paper out of the PA hills, so I would keep the truck lower on fuel until I got out of the mountains, and again pull in and call and nothing said.

-Steven

 

well, that truck DOES have a reverse gear right?

i say back up till you get to your stop that you missed?


seriously, call your dispatch for permission n to get a few gallons up the road. this MAY BE your one and ONLY time you may be forgiven.!

 

Realize this isn't like a new thing, but that would drive me nuts being told exactly where to fuel up like that. Call Swift and tell them you couldn't find San Antonio on the map

 

What map!! they use gps now

 

Just call your dispstch. Someome ssid that might be your only time your forgiven. Dont listen. He dont know his head from his arse