Gustavus DRAY

05/04/2026

FYI, all of the fuel for Gustavus is purchased in Washington State and then barged here at considerable cost. Not to be alarmist but it’s looking worse, not better.

05/01/2026

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01/03/2026

A (not so quick) update from the Dray -

Like everyone, our crew and equipment are exhausted and broken. We (with an army of helpers) are working nonstop to keep fuel flowing. Priority 1 is the generators to keep the lights on, then the snow plows and equipment, then the pumps and then home deliveries.

The good news is that we have plenty of fuel in town. We stock almost 200,000 gallons of fuel and propane in the winter just in case this kind of thing happens so we are prepared. Plus we already have another fuel barge scheduled in less than two weeks.

The bad news is we are finding home deliveries nearly impossible in these conditions. The main issue we’re facing is the narrow radiuses on everyone’s driveways. The radius is the part where your driveway meets the City road. While your short SUV or pickup may be able to make the turn into your driveway now, a long fuel truck can not. And even if we could reach your tank with a hose from the City road, we can’t block or turn around on the one lane roads.

For every dozen fuel orders we receive, we might be able to access three of them. We’re spending most of our days stuck from trying. And the driveway berms may or may not get any better as the winter progresses.

So we decided to take drastic measures and start building a very short, custom fuel truck to try and get down these incredibly narrow driveways. With lots of help from Justin, Jesse and Ian we plan to have it operational by the first of next week. We also have a ton of other people stepping up to help like Mike Gephart digging out our propane supply, Gustavus Construction helping with the buildings and many others. It’s been a group effort and we couldn’t do any of this without so much help.

We know we’re behind on deliveries and we know you’re waiting. If you’re physically capable, you may need to put a few Jerry jugs of fuel in your tank until we can get there. If you need fuel, please keep a path to your fuel tank shoveled. One of our drivers is already injured from trudging through all the snow so if your tank isn’t accessible we’ll have to move on to the next house.

We will make it through this. Just please be patient while we fight against the odds during this historic snowfall.

Thank you.

01/02/2026

Hello Gustavus,

We have been working non stop to get fuel to those in need. With that being said we will have to start doing driveway checks before we send our fuel truck to your house.

Your driveway may be clear enough for your personal vehicle to drive down, but it may not be cleared enough for a VERY heavy fuel tanker to get down and also maneuver to your tank.

With that being said, someone will reach out to you to let you know if your driveway is not passable for our truck after you place the order.

Thank you for all your patience during this time.

12/24/2025

Just a quick update from the Dray:

With this extended cold snap we are working around the clock to meet all the fuel needs of Gustavus. We have two shifts of delivery drivers out delivering fuel, in some cases doing emergency deliveries 24 hours a day.

We are fighting the same challenges as everyone with temperamental equipment, mechanical failures and exhaustion but we’ll keep fighting to get it done.

If your order isn’t an emergency please let us know so we can prioritize deliveries correctly. We’re working hard to get all the deliveries caught up before a possible snow event this weekend.

If you are not one of our normal customers, please check your tank as soon as possible. We have been flooded with emergency fuel outages from people we don’t typically service so you may be about to run out. Please check.

After hours emergency fuel requests can be emailed to: [email protected]

Thank you for your patience and we wish everyone a warm Merry Christmas!

11/13/2025

Our phone line is down at the moment. Office hours are 9am-12pm. Email is [email protected]

05/23/2025

We are now selling the new hot clothing item of Gustavus. GAS Auto hoodies exclusively sold at the Gustavus Dray!

( GAS Auto is not an affiliate of the Gustavus Dray. Please reach out to GAS Auto personally to schedule any repairs or consultations)

11/07/2024

⭐️⭐️ UPDATE⭐️⭐️

After working all night we finally found a fried circuit board in the pump controller and miraculously repaired it today.

💥ALL PUMPS ARE NOW WORKING💥

Please let us know if you experience any issues but fingers crossed it should be working now.

Thank you for your patience!

11/06/2024

💥💥Please spread the word. 💥💥

An attendant will be at the pumps to manually run them so people can get fuel. The hours will be as follows

Monday through Friday: 9:00am-3:00pm & 6:00pm-7:00pm

Saturday: 9:00-12:00

Thank you for your patience and understanding.

11/05/2024

💥ALL PUMPS ARE DOWN💥

Due to the recent power outage and surges there was catastrophic damage done to the computer system that runs the gas pumps. ( yes, the computer system from the 90’s ) we are actively doing everything can to find the problem and fix it, so please bear with us. We will post updates of when people can use the pumps again or when we figure out an alternative solution.

Thank you.