Ran out of gas on I-64, I-77, I-79 or US-119? A service truck brings 3 gallons of regular unleaded or diesel to your vehicle, pours it and stays until the engine restarts. Emergency fuel delivery runs 24 hours across Charleston and Kanawha County.
Towing Charleston WV delivers fuel to stranded drivers in and around Charleston, WV, 24 hours a day. Call (304) 249-9704 and a service truck brings 3 gallons of regular unleaded or diesel to your vehicle on I-64, I-77, I-79, US-119 or local roads. The fee is $60 plus the cost of the fuel.
Three gallons is enough for most vehicles to reach the next station with margin to spare. Give the dispatcher your location, which way you are headed and whether you need gasoline or diesel; the wrong fuel in the tank is a far bigger problem than an empty one. Average arrival for fuel calls is 25 to 40 minutes, and dispatch gives an estimate for your location. Fuel is carried in approved safety cans and poured by the technician, who stays until the engine restarts. If it does not restart, the same dispatcher arranges a tow.
Emergency fuel delivery costs $60 plus the price of the fuel itself. The delivery is 3 gallons of regular unleaded or ultra-low-sulfur diesel, so the total is the $60 service fee plus three gallons at the current pump price. Dispatch confirms the total on the phone before the truck is sent.
There is no membership fee. If the engine will not restart after fuel is added, which can happen with some diesels or when a fuel pump has been damaged by running dry, a tow is quoted separately starting at a $75 to $95 hook fee plus mileage. Compare the delivery with the alternatives: leaving the car on an interstate shoulder while you find a ride to a station and back, or paying for a tow you did not need. For a vehicle that is simply out of gas, a delivery is nearly always the cheaper and quicker fix, and the car never leaves your sight.
Free fuel delivery normally comes from a plan you already have: a motor club membership, roadside coverage on your auto insurance, a new-car warranty or a credit card benefit. Those plans usually cover the delivery and charge for the fuel. Towing Charleston WV is a paid local service at $60 plus fuel, with no membership required.
It is worth a two-minute check before you call anyone. Look at your insurance card or app for a roadside number, and check the owner's manual pouch for a manufacturer assistance card if the vehicle is only a few years old. If you have coverage and the wait they quote is reasonable, use it. If you have no coverage, the quoted wait is long, or you are somewhere that sitting on the shoulder is not safe, call (304) 249-9704 for a paid delivery and keep the itemized receipt, since some policies reimburse out-of-pocket roadside costs. Your insurer, not dispatch, can tell you what the policy covers.
Yes, diesel is delivered at the same $60 plus fuel rate. Whether a diesel restarts depends on the engine. Many newer diesels purge air from the fuel system by cycling the key several times; others must be primed or bled by hand before they will fire. If it will not restart, the truck is towed.
Running a diesel dry pulls air into the lines, the filter and the injection pump, and the engine cannot fire until that air is pushed out. Check the owner's manual for the priming procedure before cranking; long cranking on a dry system is hard on the starter and on a high-pressure pump that relies on diesel for lubrication. Tell dispatch the make, model and year so the technician knows what to expect. For commercial trucks, say whether the unit is loaded and where it sits, because a tractor-trailer that cannot be restarted on the shoulder becomes a heavy wrecker call.
Inside the city, stations are rarely far, and most fuel calls come from drivers who pushed a low-fuel light through one more errand. The pattern changes once you leave the valley floor. Northbound on I-77 toward Ripley and on I-79 toward Clendenin, exits are farther apart and not every interchange has an open station late at night. US-119 through Elkview, Clendenin and Walton toward Spencer is a two-lane mountain road for long stretches, with climbs that burn fuel faster than the range display predicts. Stop-and-go traffic behind a crash where I-64 and I-77 run together through downtown can idle away the last gallon, and cold weather lowers fuel economy as well. If the engine starts to stumble, signal and get to the shoulder before it quits. Do not walk along the interstate to find a station; pedestrians on the shoulder are in real danger and are generally prohibited on controlled-access highways. Stay with the vehicle and call (304) 249-9704.
3 gallons of regular unleaded or diesel brought to your vehicle. $60 plus the cost of fuel.
Call (304) 249-9704Serving Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia and surrounding areas.
Starting rates for out-of-fuel calls. Dispatch confirms the total for your location before a truck is sent.
| Fuel Call | Rate | What Is Included | Average Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emergency Gasoline Delivery | $60 + fuel cost | 3 gallons of regular unleaded, poured by the technician | 25 – 40 minutes |
| Emergency Diesel Delivery | $60 + fuel cost | 3 gallons of ultra-low-sulfur diesel, poured by the technician | 25 – 40 minutes |
| Will Not Restart: Light-Duty Tow | $75 – $95 hook + mileage | Wheel-lift or rollback transport, quoted before loading | Estimate given by dispatch |
| Comparison | Fuel Delivery | Walking to a Station | Tow to a Station or Shop |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best when | The tank is empty and nothing else is wrong | You are on a city street within sight of a station | The engine will not restart after fuel is added |
| Cost | $60 + fuel cost | A gas can and the fuel | From $75 – $95 hook + mileage |
| Time | 25 to 40 minutes average arrival | Depends on distance, there and back | Estimate given by dispatch |
| Main risk | Wrong fuel type requested | Walking beside traffic; not allowed on interstates | Paying for a tow the car did not need |
At 25 miles per gallon, 3 gallons is roughly 75 miles of driving; a truck that gets 15 miles per gallon has about 45. Either is enough to reach a station from anywhere in the Charleston area. Fill the tank at the first one you reach.
Deliveries are regular unleaded or ultra-low-sulfur diesel. Many engines that call for premium can run briefly on regular at light throttle to reach a station, but check your owner's manual and tell dispatch if the manufacturer requires premium only.
Once is unlikely to cause lasting harm to a gasoline engine, but the in-tank fuel pump relies on fuel for cooling, and running the tank dry repeatedly shortens its life and can draw sediment into the filter. Diesel engines are less forgiving and may need priming.
Yes. Fuel delivery is dispatched 24 hours a day, 7 days a week on I-64, I-77, I-79, US-119 and local roads across Charleston and Kanawha County.
All services are dispatched from Towing Charleston WV's 24-hour towing line at (304) 249-9704.