AN ATX SMA PLT LANDED ON A ROAD AFTER FUEL EXHAUSTION.

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I HAD BEEN FLYING PART 135 FREIGHT AIRLINE FOR 3 YRS. I HAD RECENTLY BEEN TRAINED IN THE SMA THAT I WAS FLYING THAT NIGHT. I HAD FLOWN THE SAME RTE FOR 21 MONTHS AND THE CHALLENGE OF ACHIEVING 'ON TIME PERFORMANCE' DESPITE TIGHT DEADLINES HAD BEEN A SOURCE OF PRIDE FOR ME. THAT NIGHT I PLANNED A FUEL STOP THAT WAS DIFFERENT FROM MY NORMAL ROUTINE BECAUSE I HAD MADE AN UNUSUAL SWAP INTO AN ACFT THAT HAD LESS THAN MY CUSTOMARY FUEL LOAD. 3 LEGS LATER I ARRIVED AT MY PLANNED FUEL STOP (MDW) BEHIND SCHEDULE. I UNLOADED THE FREIGHT QUICKLY AS USUAL AND DASHED OFF EAGER TO MAKE UP TIME. I HAD FORGOTTEN TO REFUEL. WHEN I REALIZED MY MISTAKE; I WAS 20 NM S OF THE JOLIET VOR AT 6000 FT MSL. I HEADED TOWARDS JOT BUT THE ENGS QUIT SHORTLY THEREAFTER. I CONFIGURED THE ACFT FOR BEST GLIDE BUT DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH ALT TO REACH THE ARPT. I LANDED ON A DESERTED ROAD 1 MI FROM THE ARPT WITH NO INJURIES AND NO DAMAGE TO THE ACFT OR ANY OTHER PROPERTY. HAD I EXAMINED MY MOTIVATIONS AND ATTITUDES MORE THOROUGHLY BEFORE THE INCIDENT AND RECOGNIZED THE SYMPTOMS; I WOULD HAVE REALIZED THAT MY DRIVE TO MEET DEADLINES HAD BEGUN TO INTERFERE WITH MY ABILITY TO OPERATE THE ACFT SAFELY AND EFFICIENTLY.