Electric fuel pump question

[dave`12]

My truck was running really low on gas tonite (yeah, stupid me). On the way to the gas station, it shut off, started once, then that was it.

I cannot hear the electric fuel pump, so I know it's not working.

I'm curious if anyone knows if these things have auto shut offs when there is not gas, perhaps to protect the pump? Seems fishy that the pump picked that time to die.

It's a cheap discount auto electric fuel pump (yeah, stupid me).

It's late at night or I would test my theory, so I thought, why not ask the experts before messing with it later.

Thanx