Fuel theft happening at these locations, post if you know of others?

Time for locking fuel caps?

 

YES!!!!

 

I wonder how much is actual theft and how much is an enterprising driver selling company fuel? Drivers selling fuel isn't unheard of and it's the easiest way to steal.
Think about it for a minute. To steal any significant amount of fuel you're going to need a power driven pump, several feet of hose, and some 55 gallon drums. You're going to need at least a half ton pickup to haul everything.
A pickup with hoses and drums in the back, slowly cruising up and down the rows of parked trucks or parked in front of one or beside one for any length of time is going to attract attention. It's not exactly a stealth operation.
If fuel is being stolen at the truck stop it's being stolen with, at the very least, the cooperation of the people working there. Neat little racket, the trucker fuels up and parks, the hired thieves go drain his tanks and put it back into the storage tanks.
Before you laugh, they busted a few guys at a small truckstop on 99 in California last year for doing just that.

 

I just tighten my caps any tighter than "loose", and you need a dang pipe wrench to get them off.

I was getting a level 2, and the cop wanted to check my tanks for red diesel. When he put the cap on, he kinda gave it the beans. I didn't say anything, but I was thinking: "DO YOU REALIZE WHAT YOU'VE DONE?!?!"

 

Nope, don’t waste your money.
If you already have locking caps keep them unlocked.

I had locking caps on my previous 389 and they were easily broken into and my fuel was siphoned.
On top of losing the fuel I had to spend north of $100 for each replacement cap. I had Peterbilt brand caps and had to end up with aftermarket ones since the original ones weren’t in stock.

Couple months later they stole the truck and trailer.

Both happened at the TA in Vero Beach, FL.

 

Reminds me of an episode of Family Guy.

"We do NOT buy used cars in this family. I once knew a guy that bought a used car. Ten years later, BAM!! syphilis."

 

Can just park next to the truck and siphon directly into the other truck.

 

NASTC fuel network going up.45 cents per gallon after midnight tonight, last night was .17 cents.

Better keep an eye on your tanks and keep an aluminum bat handy

 

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