Texas → Texas · Interstate 30 / Interstate 35W
Punching Dallas, Texas, into the GPS for the trip back from Fort Worth, Texas, the dashboard once again shows the 59 km (37 miles) separating the two cities along Interstate 30 / Interstate 35W and estimates 34m to wrap up the return. Fort Worth, the fifth-largest city in Texas and historic livestock-trading center known as Cowtown, 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 $4.97 to cover the same 5.4 liters (1.4 gallons) consumed on the way out. The return reimbursement reaches $25.37 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.