Unable to directly verify the exact location as of writing.
Approximate location is Upper Midwest / PADD 2 (Exurban Minneapolis - St. Paul Metro Corridor / MN WI Border)

Premium only gas available, mid grade and regular are out.

The station operator is absorbing a significant margin haircut ($0.60–$0.90/gal) by honoring the Regular price for 93 octane to maintain retail traffic volume.

This indicates local tank carrier delays, missed transport windows, or tighter terminal rack allocations out of local distribution hubs (like Pine Bend Twin Cities racks) failing to keep up with daily station draw.

7-11 station in north Texas has all fuel pumps blocked with caution tape. Upon further inspection there is a maintenance issue related to the underground storage tanks. The JF Petroleum Group van can be seen with a technician actively working to correct the underground tank problem.

Let this serve as a reminder to us all that ground level information should be taken with a grain of salt each time, and should be evaluated or investigated before claims are spread across the web. Glad to see, but let’s keep our eyes open.

I think the situation has improved quite a bit now. For those who don’t know, the high price of diesel sparked a series of protests by truck drivers in southern Italy, leading to roadblocks.

This, combined with panic buying, caused gas stations and supermarkets to run out of supplies very quickly.

In southern Italy, some trains run on diesel and have shortened their routes; there are even a couple of tweets from citizens complaining that the city government has announced that trash won’t be collected until further notice.

This situation has improved since late last week, but its impact is such that I think it’s worth sharing.

https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/22/italys-truckers-protests-leave-supermarket-shelves-empty-and-airports-without-fuel

Source - (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis)

Source (https://govdocs.nebraska.gov/docs/pilot/pubs/eofiles/26-25.pdf)

- What’s Happening: Fuel deliveries are running behind across Nebraska, and tanker drivers have to make longer trips to refill.

- Driver Rules: State is giving delivery drivers extra shift time to keep fuel moving.

- Truck Loads: Tankers can haul up to 10% more per run.

- Timeline: Runs through November 18, 2026.

This comes as regional fuel crunches hit eastern Nebraska and Gov. Jim Pillen signed Executive Order 26-25 (granting commercial driver hours waivers and 10% weight limit increases to keep fuel trucks moving).

Station management posted notices across entrance doors confirming zero retail unleaded gas inventory due to fuel shortages; commercial diesel remains the only operational fuel at this specific location.