Fuel Stations & Fuel Planning

[Antony]

Hi, can i ask you guys for some tips re the above? I've seen some old "smart ass" posts that say you should never run out of fuel and that a good trucker plans his fuel stops etc.

Yes, all well and good, but how do you do that in this game? Just spent an hour of real time driving around looking for a fuel station, i had to take emergency fuel several times until i found a fuel station. So frustrating - am i missing something?

Thanks in advance.

[Qrazy]

I look at my fuel gauge and when it gets around 25% I start looking. For me there is no planning.

[magicISO Sweden]

70% of all the highways have a fuelstation and towns and citys.

when i pick a route i open up the big map and look where the fuel are and rest areas and if i can i fuel close where i start

[magicISO Sweden]

Originally posted by Qrazy:

I look at my fuel gauge and when it gets around 25% I start looking. For me there is no planning.

same around 25% i start looking on the map where they are

[Wolfgang]

I generally fuel up when I have to rest. Which most of the time means that the only planning I have to do is planning for a rest stop which happens the moment I pick up the cargo. If more than one stop is needed I plan the next rest stop when I arrived at the current rest stop.

[RanDalWest]

what view of your truck are you using?? as if you use cab view Keep an eye on fuel gauge.
as per planing Truck Only specs will tell fuel tank capacity and Range. (know your truck specs) with cargo range will decrece range. when you chose "Job" all the specs should be there. as per trucking as a Job most trucks full tank at beginig of days work. tank should be good for a 8hr drive in Game at 5 hr start looking "Map" M for fuel station

[RanDalWest]

as with real life LOG Book you have to stop for lunch. when getting fuel log book. when flat tyre log book. when You rest log book . that is different from lunch.

[Antony]

Originally posted by magicISO Sweden:

70% of all the highways have a fuelstation and towns and citys.

when i pick a route i open up the big map and look where the fuel are and rest areas and if i can i fuel close where i start

So you can actually get that information from the map?

Or are you referring to the navigation system - in which case that only shows things in the immediate area.

[Antony]

Originally posted by RanDalWest:

as with real life LOG Book you have to stop for lunch. when getting fuel log book. when flat tyre log book. when You rest log book . that is different from lunch.

In "real life" i know where the fuel stations are and if i don't, i can say "google, tell me where the nearest fuel station is"

Are you sponsored by the phrase "log book"?

[Antony]

Originally posted by Antony:

Originally posted by RanDalWest:

as with real life LOG Book you have to stop for lunch. when getting fuel log book. when flat tyre log book. when You rest log book . that is different from lunch.

In "real life" i know where the fuel stations are and if i don't, i can say "google, tell me where the nearest fuel station is"

Are you sponsored by the phrase "log book"?

PS - this is was what i was talking about when i said "smart ass" comments in my original post.

[Qrazy]

Originally posted by Antony:

Originally posted by magicISO Sweden:

70% of all the highways have a fuelstation and towns and citys.

when i pick a route i open up the big map and look where the fuel are and rest areas and if i can i fuel close where i start

So you can actually get that information from the map?

Have you never opened the map? Of course you can see fuel stops etc unless you turned them off for some reason.

[Antony]

Originally posted by Qrazy:

I look at my fuel gauge and when it gets around 25% I start looking. For me there is no planning.

Yes, as do i, but that does not help if (and it happens) you dont come across any stations before you run out.

Same goes for the poster who said "check fuel gauge"

Really?

[Qrazy]

Originally posted by Antony:

Originally posted by Qrazy:

I look at my fuel gauge and when it gets around 25% I start looking. For me there is no planning.

Yes, as do i, but that does not help if (and it happens) you dont come across any stations before you run out.

Same goes for the poster who said "check fuel gauge"

Really?

So what do you do IRL to prevent yourself from running out of fuel?

[Madkine]

Originally posted by Antony:

Yes, as do i, but that does not help if (and it happens) you dont come across any stations before you run out.

You should be looking well before you need fuel. And any time you rest near a fuel station, fill up.

[Antony]

Originally posted by Qrazy:

Originally posted by Antony:

So you can actually get that information from the map?

Have you never opened the map? Of course you can see fuel stops etc unless you turned them off for some reason.

Yes, i have opened the map and knew that already which is why i posted the question.

Silly me!

Jeez.

[magicISO Sweden]

Originally posted by Antony:

Originally posted by magicISO Sweden:

70% of all the highways have a fuelstation and towns and citys.

when i pick a route i open up the big map and look where the fuel are and rest areas and if i can i fuel close where i start

So you can actually get that information from the map?

Or are you referring to the navigation system - in which case that only shows things in the immediate area.

you can zoom on the navigation system ;) with the same key you use to zoom in or out

or just open the world map