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Fuel delivery in Shreveport, LA.

The gauge said a quarter tank and the car still quit. We bring enough gas or diesel to reach the next station, and get you started if the engine needs it.

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How much does fuel delivery cost in Shreveport?

Fuel delivery typically costs $50 to $80 for the trip, plus the fuel at the pump price. We bring two to three gallons, enough to reach a station, not a full tank. If the car won't restart after fueling, the operator checks it and quotes a tow if needed.

The delivery fee covers the truck coming to you; the fuel is billed at what it cost at the pump, with the receipt. Two gallons gets a car anywhere inside the loop to a station. On I-20 west of Greenwood or I-49 south of the loop, where stations are farther apart, the operator brings three. Diesel is carried in a separate can and never mixed. If you are not sure which fuel your car takes, do not guess; a rental car with the wrong fuel is a tow and a drained tank, which costs far more than the delivery.

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Why won't the car start after I put gas in?

Running dry pulls air into the fuel lines, and some cars need the key cycled a few times to prime the pump. Turn the key to On for three seconds, then Off, three or four times, then crank. Diesels may need the system bled, which the operator can usually do on scene.

Modern fuel-injected gas engines almost always restart after a prime cycle, but a car that was cranked hard while empty can have a hot, tired starter that needs a few minutes to cool. Diesel is different: air in the lines stops the injection pump, and most diesel pickups have a primer bulb or a bleed screw on the filter housing. The operator knows the common ones. Running a tank dry repeatedly also shortens the life of the fuel pump, which sits in the tank and is cooled by the fuel; the pump on a car that runs out often is usually the next thing to fail.

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Where do people run out of gas around Shreveport?

On the I-20 stretch between Greenwood and the Texas line, on I-49 south toward Mansfield, and in the gaps on LA-1 north of Blanchard. Stations are far apart there and the gauge lies on hills. Inside the loop, it's usually a car that sat with a bad gauge or a leak.

I-20 westbound after the Greenwood exit has a long run to the Texas state line with few stations, and eastbound travelers coming from Marshall misjudge it. I-49 south of LA-3132 has stations at the Stonewall and Mansfield exits and little between. LA-1 toward Caddo Lake and Oil City is a two-lane with long gaps. Inside the city, the common story is a car that reads a quarter tank because the sending unit stuck, or a fuel line leak that drained it overnight in the driveway; if you smell gas at the car, say so on the call, because that is not a fuel delivery problem.

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Can you bring diesel, and what about DEF?

Yes, diesel is carried separately from gas; DEF isn't stocked on the truck but a diesel out of DEF will often start in limp mode to reach a store. Tell dispatch the engine and the warning on the dash so the operator brings the right fuel.

Diesel pickups and the box trucks working the warehouses off Hearne Avenue and in the Bossier industrial park are regular calls. The operator carries diesel in a dedicated can and will not pour it from a can that has had gas in it. Diesel exhaust fluid is a different problem: when it runs out the truck warns for a long time and then limits speed, but it usually still starts, and the nearest auto parts store or truck stop has DEF. If the truck has derated to a crawl and cannot reach a store safely, a tow is the fallback and the operator will quote it.

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Is it safe to carry a gas can in my car?

A sealed, approved can with a few gallons is legal and reasonably safe in a trunk; a full can in a hot cabin is not. Summer cabin temperatures in Shreveport exceed 140°F and the vapor pressure builds fast. If you carry fuel, keep it small, sealed and out of the sun.

Plenty of drivers who run the lakes and the hunting leases keep a can for the boat or the four-wheeler. The problem is leaving it in the car in a parking lot in July, where the heat expands the fuel and pushes vapor past the seal. Keep the can in the bed or the trunk, never the cabin, never more than two-thirds full, and never near the battery. A better habit on long rural runs is to fill up when the gauge hits half. If you do run dry, the delivery fee is a cheap lesson compared with sitting on LA-1 at midnight.

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What if I put the wrong fuel in the car?

Do not start it. Gas in a diesel, or diesel in a gas car, needs the tank drained at a shop, and the tow is far cheaper than the engine damage from running it. If you already started it and it stalled, the same applies; the operator will quote a tow to a shop that drains tanks.

Misfuelling happens most with rental cars and borrowed trucks at the big stations on Bert Kouns and along I-20 in Bossier. Diesel pumps have a larger nozzle that usually will not fit a gas filler, but a gas nozzle fits a diesel tank easily, and a diesel pickup that runs a few miles on gasoline can score the injection pump. If you catch it at the pump, leave the car where it is and call. A tow to a shop on Mansfield Road or in the Bossier industrial area that can drain and flush the tank is a few hundred dollars; an injection pump is several thousand.

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