Texas → Texas · Interstate 35
Punching Dallas, Texas, into the GPS for the trip back from San Antonio, Texas, the dashboard once again shows the 479 km (298 miles) separating the two cities along Interstate 35 and estimates 4h 34m to wrap up the return. San Antonio, the home of the Alamo and seventh-largest US city, fades in the rear window while the vehicle picks up the homeward path toward Dallas, the North Texas business hub and headquarters of Fortune 500 firms. Unlike the outbound leg, it pays to walk around the truck before pulling out — fuel level, tire pressure, dashboard alerts and load straps all deserve a fresh look, because there is less slack to absorb a surprise once fatigue has settled in. Topping off the tank costs roughly $40.02 to cover the same 43.5 liters (11.5 gallons) consumed on the way out. The return reimbursement reaches $205.97 at the $0.43/km benchmark. Before pulling into the driveway, close out the Clara receipt with the final odometer reading: corporate finance accepts the digital file with no wet-ink signature required.