BOSTON - GasBuddy is in the process of activating its fuel availability tracker online for those in Florida, and is prepared to activate in other affected areas ahead of Hurricane Dorian’s arrival to help motorists in affected areas find fuel starting immediately should stations run out. GasBuddy’s fuel availability tracker will be available Thursday at noon ET.
When hurricane features are activated for an area, GasBuddy’s free app can differentiate stations that have no gasoline, no diesel or no power so that motorists can try other stations. The crowdsourced tracker can be updated by motorists and displays the status for locations that have been reported to GasBuddy. Motorists are encouraged to report the status of any station they see to help others find gasoline or avoid stations with no fuel or power.
IF YOU NEED FUEL: When a motorist is near a station that has no gas, diesel or power, the GasBuddy app will automatically display NO GAS or NO DIESEL or NO POWER icons next to the station on the list screen, and the station will be highlighted in red on the map screen.
TO REPORT A STATION WITH NO GAS, NO DIESEL, OR NO POWER (2 ways):
- Quick Report Button (only enabled if stations in your vicinity are reported without fuel already)
A quick reporting button —which only appears if you are very close to a station —will prompt you for information. Click on this button to report the gas, diesel and power situation at that station. - Edit Station Detail Page
At the bottom of the Station Detail page, you can “Suggest Station Edits” and report whether it has gas, diesel or power.
The free GasBuddy app is available for download in the iOS and Google Play stores. GasBuddy petroleum analysts will continue to monitor and provide information on the situation via the @GasBuddy Twitter account.
If you operate stations in the impacted areas and would like to update your outage statuses, contact [email protected] for more information.
About GasBuddy
GasBuddy's mission is to help consumers avoid paying full price for fuel. As the leading source for crowdsourced, real-time fuel prices at more than 150,000 gas station convenience stores in the U.S., Canada and Australia, millions of drivers use the GasBuddy app and website every day to find gas station convenience stores based on fuel prices, location and ratings/reviews. GasBuddy’s first-of-its-kind fuel savings program, Pay with GasBuddy, has saved Americans more than $8 million at the pumps since its launch in 2017. The company’s business solutions suite, GasBuddy Business Pages, provides Fuel Marketers and Retailers their best opportunity to maintain their station information, manage their brand, and promote to their target consumer audience. For more information, visit https://www.gasbuddy.com.