Anti-theft fuel caps

Discussion in 'Trucks [ Eighteen Wheelers ]' started by JReding, Nov 7, 2015.

  1. Pedigreed Bulldog

    Pedigreed Bulldog Road Train Member

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    They can't steal what you don't have. Fuel at the start of your day, and park for the night with the tanks nearly empty. Provide easy access (no locking caps, no anti-siphon, just an easy to remove cap) for them to see there is no fuel in the tank (or at least not enough to waste their time taking) and they'll simply move on. After a few times they come up empty handed, they'll decide that it isn't worth the time/risk even bothering to check your trucks anymore, and they'll stop coming around. However, as long as the trucks are parked with full tanks, they'll remain targets. The harder you make it for them to get what they want, the more potential there is for them to retaliate by damaging your trucks as they take what they want.

    The ONLY 100% surefire way to prevent fuel theft is to not leave fuel in the tanks. If you don't have it, they can't steal it from you.
     
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  3. CasanovaCruiser

    CasanovaCruiser Road Train Member

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    Never underestimate a thief
     
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  4. BigRik

    BigRik Bobtail Member

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    So substitute diesel with sewage .. Check ..
     
  5. AModelCat

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    I'd recommend a cordless drill and 1/2" drill bit. Less likely to draw attention than a punch and sledgehammer.......
     
  6. JReding

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  7. JReding

    JReding Road Train Member

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    Good thought...but we have a fueler come on site twice a week, and they are paid to fill the tanks. On an average week, each of us probably could go 2-3 days between fillups, so we're not running the tanks dry each night. On top of that, we do have different days off, and we all have assigned trucks (no slipseating, so each truck has a couple days's worth of downtime each week.) To follow your practice (which I'm not saying is a bad one), we would have to constantly run our trucks with only about 1/3-1/2 fuel capacity. That wouldn't be practical for us, especially given we're in a very wet climate, and condensation is a factor. I haven't talked to my manager yet, I'm sure we'll come up with a solution sometime this week.
     
  8. JReding

    JReding Road Train Member

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    Have you seen one in use? I can't comment based on their videos, they don't show how it works.
     
  9. JReding

    JReding Road Train Member

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    I looked at your profile; I'm guessing you're not actually a driver. So, are you here in the US, or overseas?:rolleyes:
     
  10. JReding

    JReding Road Train Member

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    Uh-huh...
     
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  11. not4hire

    not4hire Road Train Member

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    Who is so enamoured with one product that you're flogging it in every fuel theft thread... riiiiiight.
     
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