Record-high fuel prices are prompting a new type of fuel theft in which the perpetrators puncture fuel tanks. Fleet operators are not only out of gas; they face expensive repairs and extended downtime, too.
A new report published by the National Insurance Crime Bureau examines recent trends concerning various auto crimes including stolen vehicles, catalytic converter thefts, carjackings, and fuel theft.
As fuel prices rise, gas theft has started to increase. There have been reports of thieves drilling into vehicle fuel tanks to steal the gasoline.
Class 7-8 trucks in North America can discourage fuel theft with the Neck-it! anti-siphoning device, designed to obstruct tampering with or removal of fuel.
A long-time administrative assistant for the Northern Kentucky Water District confessed to using the utility’s fuel card to fill up her own personal vehicle for seven years.
Thieves are going after big tractor-trailer trucks that carry hundreds of gallons of diesel fuel.
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