Here are the ‘Fuel Island 10 Commandments’ every driver should obey Published:July 27, 2014By Summer SmithFacebookTwitterWhatsAppCopy URL #1. Thou shalt not relieve yourself at the fuel island.#2. Thou shalt choose one pump and wait in that line, not park in the middle of the driveway and wait for one to open up.#3. Thou shall pull away after thy hath finished fueling.#4. Thou shalt drive at a reasonable speed in the parking lot so as not to endanger pedestrians.#5. Thou shalt not wash thy truck with the squeegees (especially spillover fuel).#6. Thou shalt not spray down thy truck with the water hose. The fuel island is not a truck wash be considerate – another driver could slip and fall.#7. If thou art not fueling, do not park at the fuel island. Pursue air, water, and food needs from the proper parking lot.#8. Thou shalt not discard ‘trucker bombs’ at the pump.#9. If thou hath spilled fuel, report thy mess to keep from causing harm to the next driver.#10. Thou shalt respect thy fellow driver. – We’re all in this together! This Week in TruckingTwo “drunk” federal officers charged with felony abduction & more after detaining legal immigrant truck driver at Ohio bar Crime February 10, 2026 Teamsters file emergency restraining order to prevent UPS from offering driver buyout Finances February 10, 2026 Detroit working to improve roads through I-96 sinkhole repair and $350M I-94 overhaul Road Conditions February 3, 2026 Feds affirm ‘right to repair’ non-road diesel equipment for farmers and owners Laws & Regulations February 3, 2026 VideosVideo shows passing semi truck’s tires make one-in-a-million landing in dumpster Videos February 6, 2026 Video shows mobile x-ray system scanning semi trucks for Super Bowl security Laws & Regulations February 5, 2026 Watch these Dodge, Chevy, and Ford pickups work together to haul semi truck up an icy hill Trucking News February 4, 2026 Truck driver calls out Mississippi DOT for abysmal condition of I-55 during recent winter storm Road Conditions February 4, 2026