What can you do if you’re looking for gas, and many stations around you are out, but you simply don’t have enough fuel left to drive all over town, from location to location, trying to find gas near you? Although there isn’t truly a gasoline shortage right now, many stations in Texas are running low due to increased demand.
There are a few options that can limit your travel time and help you find gas near you faster.
Use Gas Buddy Online or Via Mobile App
Gas Buddy is a gasoline availability tracker that works from crowdsourcing reports from other users, and it’s very popular right now. If you visit a station and find that it has fuel or it doesn’t have fuel, mark that online or in the app. You can use Gas Buddy online to track fuel availability here. It has mobile apps here, but to access gas availability, you’ll need to go to the amenities tab, scroll over, and choose “has fuel.”
Gas Buddy is a great app, people are marking stations as “no fuel,” “has fuel,” “no power,” or “unknown.” This can give you real-time updates about gasoline status as you need it. Just remember: if you’re using the map, you won’t see the green/red/gray/black marks until you’ve zoomed in closer to the location where you’re looking.
If you use the app, do everyone a favor and update it with the results you’ve found too.
Note: Some people have contacted Heavy to share that GasBuddy isn’t always updating fast enough for them. If you’re really low on gas, you might call the gas station that GasBuddy shows has availability first, to make sure the information is up-to-date.
Call the Gas Station
First, just make a phone call. Try calling the gas stations closest to you and find out if there’s gas available, rather than wasting gas by driving from location to location. And don’t wait to fill up until you’re almost on empty, if that’s your typical strategy. Give yourself a little room so you’re not panicked, thinking your car’s going to break down on the side of the road as you search for gas.
You might also just try looking late at night or very early in the morning, around 3 or 4 a.m. Sometimes it’s best to avoid long lines from rush hour commutes.
Visit QuikTrip’s Mobile App if You’re in North Texas
Use the QuikTrip app store locator function for up-to-the-minute gas availability details. For a list of QuikTrips with fuel available today, see the list on QuikTrip’s website here. If you’re in the North Texas area, QuikTrip says the following stations may have fuel:
QUIKTRIP STORE #850
4200 S Bowen Rd
Dalworthington Garde, TX 76016
QUIKTRIP STORE #852
2805 NE Green Oaks Blvd
Grand Prairie, TX 75050
QUIKTRIP STORE #854
3532 Matlock Rd
Arlington, TX 76015
QUIKTRIP STORE #855
6345 Davis Blvd
North Richland Hills, TX 76180
QUIKTRIP STORE #858
2905 E Southlake Blvd
Southlake, TX 76092
QUIKTRIP STORE #865
1400 W Hurst Blvd
Hurst, TX 76053
QUIKTRIP STORE #869
700 S Industrial Blvd
Euless, TX 76040
QUIKTRIP STORE #870
4201 S Collins St
Arlington, TX 76018
QUIKTRIP STORE #873
101 W Everman Pkwy
Fort Worth, TX 76134
QUIKTRIP STORE #876
1425 N Cooper St
Arlington, TX 76011
QUIKTRIP STORE #877
324 Clifford Center Dr
Fort Worth, TX 76108
QUIKTRIP STORE #878
6640 NE Loop 820
North Richland Hills, TX 76180
QUIKTRIP STORE #881
2800 Alta Mere Dr
Fort Worth, TX 76116
QUIKTRIP STORE #885
1101 Hemphill St
Fort Worth, TX 76104
QUIKTRIP STORE #887
105 Westpark Way
Euless, TX 76040
QUIKTRIP STORE #891
19020 Preston Rd
Dallas, TX 75252
QUIKTRIP STORE #898
650 K Ave
Plano, TX 75074
QUIKTRIP STORE #899
3300 E University Dr
Denton, TX 76208
QUIKTRIP STORE #900
9500 Forest Ln
Dallas, TX 75243
QUIKTRIP STORE #912
3113 W University Dr
Denton, TX 76207
QUIKTRIP STORE #913
4151 Stacy Rd
McKinney, TX 75070
QUIKTRIP STORE #915
5530 Eldorado Pkwy
Frisco, TX 75034
QUIKTRIP STORE #923
8414 S Hampton Rd
Dallas, TX 75232
QUIKTRIP STORE #935
2012 S Goliad St
Rockwall, TX 75087
QUIKTRIP STORE #936
3230 W Mockingbird Lane
Dallas, TX 75235
QUIKTRIP STORE #939
9201 Benbrook Blvd
Benbrook, TX 76126
QUIKTRIP STORE #943
5400 N I-35E
Waxahachie, TX 75165
QUIKTRIP STORE #946
4005 Lake Ridge Pkwy
Grand Prairie, TX 75052
QUIKTRIP STORE #949
2001 S Bowie Dr
Weatherford, TX 76086
QUIKTRIP STORE #952
1590 E Broad St
Mansfield, TX 76063
QUIKTRIP STORE #953
1110 N Beltline Rd
Grand Prairie, TX 75050
QUIKTRIP STORE #956
213 NW Renfro St
Burleson, TX 76028
QUIKTRIP STORE #959
5300 McCart Ave
Fort Worth, TX 76133
QUIKTRIP STORE #960
522 W Beltline Rd
Richardson, TX 75080
QUIKTRIP STORE #963
1750 Wilmeth Rd
McKinney, TX 75071
QUIKTRIP STORE #966
2301 N Hwy 377
Westlake, TX 76262
QUIKTRIP STORE #969
1484 S Beltline Rd
Coppell, TX 75019
QUIKTRIP STORE #970
5909 W Davis St
Dallas, TX 75211
QUIKTRIP STORE #971
4767 S Rl Thornton
Dallas, TX 75232
QUIKTRIP STORE #975
511 S Zang Blvd
Dallas, TX 75208
QUIKTRIP STORE #980
4451 N Galloway Ave
Mesquite, TX 75150
QUIKTRIP STORE #982
12631 Lake June Rd
Balch Springs, TX 75180
QUIKTRIP STORE #983
1400 S Joe Ramsey Blvd
Greenville, TX 75402
QUIKTRIP STORE #984
2601 Jacksboro Hwy
River Oaks, TX 76114
QUIKTRIP STORE #985
1610 W Scyene Rd
Mesquite, TX 75149
QUIKTRIP STORE #987
5500 S Buckner Blvd
Mesquite, TX 75149
QUIKTRIP STORE #989
100 N I-45
Ennis, TX 75119
QUIKTRIP STORE #993
1619 State Hwy 34 S
Terrell, TX 75160
QUIKTRIP STORE #995
1718 N Beltline Rd
Irving, TX 75061
QUIKTRIP STORE #998
1501 E SH 356
Irving, TX 75060
QUIKTRIP STORE #999
1600 LBJ Fwy
Farmers Branch, TX 75234
QUIKTRIP STORE #1863
8141 Gasoline Alley
Northlake, TX 76262
QUIKTRIP STORE #1871
4577 Marine Creek Pkwy
Ft Worth, TX 76106
QUIKTRIP STORE #1875
6549 Wichita St
Forest Hill, TX 76119
QUIKTRIP STORE #1900
6055 Alpha Rd
Dallas, TX 75240
QUIKTRIP STORE #1976
3311 W Pleasant Run Rd
Lancaster, TX 74146
Visit Online Communities
Sometimes you can get the best real-time information from online communities, such as those on Reddit. Try these:
Do you have any other suggestions? Let us know in the comments below.