Nashville Cars Stuck on Road TDOT or Tennessee Dept of Transportation Rescuing Stranded Drivers Running Out Of Gas on the Highways

From NewsChannel5

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Tennessee Department of Transportation operates HELP trucks to help motorists on the state's busiest highways.

The HELP operators are helping more drivers who run out of fuel.

One of the worst things that can happen is run out on the interstate.

Throughout Friday, TDOT's HELP truck, also known as Highway Incident Response Units, traveled on the interstates around Nashville. The trucks carry several gallons of fuel in gas containers that look like the ones people use for their lawn mower.

The operators said more people have been running out of gas.

"I think it's increased," said TDOT employee Rick Culwell, after helping a motorist who ran out of gasoline at Interstate 24 and Briley Parkway.

"We carry about five gallons in each truck and try to give people enough to get to the next exit to go to the gas station," he said. "Yeah, that's increased. We've been refilling our cans daily a little more often."