I had to laugh, but it was not funny. A guy noticed the lock cut off his van while doing his pretrip one morning and called leo. The county had just hired a new deputy, and where ever he came from he had gotten certified to do dot inspections. He came out and checked out the break in, nothing was stolen, but the driver needed a report. Then did an inspection. the driver was furious, and I didn't blame him. The seargent of the dot was a friend of mine, so I ask him what was up with the guy, and he said he is a nut, that he turns in the inspections to him and he throws them away. lol
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ANOTHER UPDATE:
So I started using my reefer fuel cap lock to help minimize fuel theft, and not even 2 months in and the cap seized up. I couldn’t take it off. After much frustration, I got ahold of the manufacturer who showed me how to remove it.
FYI, do not buy this one (below). You want a lock that uses a padlock. That’s the type I have on my truck fuel tanks and haven’t had any problems. Plus, I carry a small bolt cutter just in case.
Before anyone says anything, I use fuel locks as a deterrent only. Last time my reefer fuel was stolen (mentioned in this thread), my truck fuel tanks were left untouched, and that’s because I had locks on them. My reefer fuel tank did not have a lock.
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Just keep some brake cleaner on hand when you see oil on brakes.
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We have anti siphoning inserts on our company trucks. Locks just keep the honest people honest.
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So how do you remove fuel from a tank you can’t stick a hose down? That is talent.
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Guess it proves if somebody wants something bad enough, they are gonna take it. That is why I carry. If I catch them red handed, they better have good life insurance.
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