Stolen diesel fuel...

[nsxman2001]

What in the world is going On.. I could not believe it my friend called and asked me to bring my 2 empty 5 gallon fuel containers to the area where he parks his truck. Seems like last night someone siphon over 100 gallons of fuel out of his truck.

When I got back home I did a google search (stolen gas and diesel) and this is happening alot around the country. has this happen to anyone on this forum?

also found this:


http://www.thnt.com/apps/pbcs.dll/ar...803260371/1001


what do u guy think of this article?

[Dispatch_This]

I stopped by the J in Barstow last week- They had a shelf stacked with those plastic tube hand-siphons. WTH?? They could try to make it a little tougher on the Zoomers...

[kos]

I bought the locking caps.
http://www.fueltankaccessories.com/

[Fozzy]

I think it ought to be a crime to sell those hoses anywhere within 50 miles of a location that sells fuel. Who is kidding who here? I gave some manager a earful about them once. I asked him if this was just some plot to double sell fuel to people. Selling siphon hoses at a truck stop is like selling heroin at a grade school. We have locking fuel caps on all of our equipment that parks away from secured lots, they just pry the caps off of the tanks now... I would love to see a few bodies start turning up here and there. With these #@$%^@ hoses stuffed into their throats..

[mike3fan]

My dad has had fuel stolen out of his WalMart truck twice in the last 2 years.
They are instructed to park in the WalMart lots whenever possible now.

[SoCal79]

That is no joke the locking caps would not have stopped the guys with the sharpened pipe that they were somehow driving into the top of the tanks and pumping into a storage tank in the back of their pick up. I will try to find the link and put it up later, but it looked like a very thick pipe with a "T" handle on top and one end was sharpened like a giant syringe and the other had a threaded fitting & hose attached to a pump then into a contracter style in bed fuel tank. I believe this was in Montebello CA.

[Joymax_Trans2]

I purchased heavy duty keyed locking fuel caps 2 years ago and we have not had a problem.

[nsxman2001]

I purchased heavy duty keyed locking fuel caps 2 years ago and we have not had a problem.

where did u buy the locks? I've seen them on Iowa80.com but they are 130.00 for a set. Is that the normal price?

I believe that if they really want the fuel they will damage the tank to get it out but if its locked and there are other truck that have there tank open I think they will go for the easier target..

[Joymax_Trans2]

We purchased the locks from Freightliner for $250.00.

[nsxman2001]

thanks for the info..

[heavyhaulerss]

stopped by the J in Barstow last week- They had a shelf stacked with those plastic tube hand-siphons. WTH?? They could try to make it a little tougher on the Zoomers...

maybe the truck stop does this for the guys who gets his fuel stolen. the victom can buy the siphon hose & a fuel container to get some fuel from another trucker if he has not enough to get truck started to get to fuel pump. bedides most thieves would probably have their burgulary tools already with them.

[slodsm]

Not an OO yet, just getting some info from this forum but when I got up this morning at the J's in Denver, my pass side fuel cap was off and I was empty on that side.

******* was quite, I slept right through it.

[heavyhaulerss]

******* was quite, I slept right through it.

I was quiet enough to let you sleep thru it, & YOU call me names ? what's this world comimg to.

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[dieselmanic]

i used to fuel at end of shift, but now i fuel at the beginning. seems to me that the thieves are hitting full tanks. perhaps lying in wait watching truckers filling their tanks? always seems to be somebody hanging around the fuel islands.

[Doghouse]

I used to wait to fuel, but now I have locks on the caps.

[nsxman2001]

Wow! this is going to get worst.. I'm in Pittsburgh PA and another driver told me there Drilling holes in the bottom of fuel tanks now because of locks.. man I have no idea what I could do to stop them. I can imagine people are getting desperate and fuel is going to go higher..

be safe everyone

[Doghouse]

A little common sense goes a long way. If you think that a situation doesn't seem right,...then go with your instincts.
I had a fellow approach me while I was getting ready to go into the truckstop for a shower, and he caught me as soon as I opened my door, he saw I had my shower pack. I suspected that there was some strange behavior, and went inside to ask the TA if they had parking lot video cameras,...they said no,...I walked out to my truck and left.
Maybe I was being a spaz,...but then again maybe I wasn't. I don't leave the door open to be taken advantage of.
Where you park has a great deal to do with if you get robbed,...like you said,..be careful.

[tweety bird]

I couldn't get to the article- link worked but looks like they are working on the site or something.

We have a mobile DVR with external cameras mounted on the mirrors that face backward (they look down the sides of the truck). Now the DVR and cameras are a bit pricey, but even if you put up dummy cameras and put a decal back by the fuel tanks saying "you are on camera" or "you are being filmed" might ward of would-be diesel dummies.

I think we've had fuel stolen though. Couldn't prove it (cameras were shut off- not on purpose- oops). That will really tick you off.

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I couldn't get to the article- link worked but looks like they are working on the site or something.

We have a mobile DVR with external cameras mounted on the mirrors that face backward (they look down the sides of the truck). Now the DVR and cameras are a bit pricey, but even if you put up dummy cameras and put a decal back by the fuel tanks saying "you are on camera" or "you are being filmed" might ward of would-be diesel dummies.

I think we've had fuel stolen though. Couldn't prove it (cameras were shut off- not on purpose- oops). That will really tick you off.

What are the specs on your camera system?

[mr mopar]

Look folks a little common sense goes a long way, 1. when you stop for the day do not fuel till the following morning 2. stay off the back row and only park in well lighted areas, theives hate to be seen 3. do NOT buy locking fuel caps a honest person is not who you have to worry about and a locked fuel cap will not stop a theif, a 1/2" peice of black iron with a sharp point on it will going thru a fuel tank like a hot knife thru butter. It is like homeland security we all need to be nosey and watch out for each other. to many drivers look the other way thinking that it not their problem, when it is in fact all of our problem. be safe