California commercial truck loans and leases

California commercial truck loans and leases

 

California is well known as a vacation destination and with so many sights to see off the beaten trail, it is no surprise that the same should follow when it comes to California commercial trucks. Recent news shares stories of commercial trucks spotted in California transporting pallets containing 6,900 pounds of honey bees to aid in the rehabilitation of recent declines in bee colonies which directly influence California agricultural crops. California commercial trucks have also been popping up in fashion meccas like Hollywood in the form of mobile fashion trucks offering boutique style fashions to shop owners on a budget. Closer to the border, San Diego’s Mayor Bob Filner is creating an “economic bridge” to Tijuana with exports at one of the largest ports at Otay-Mesa crossing via 3,000 commercial trucks daily. With so many options that follow main stream, and non-conventional commercial truck usage, California might be a winning investment when it comes to launching your business or expanding operations of your commercial truck fleet.  California commercial truck loans and leases are simple to obtain once you have a few things in order. First determine the exact equipment you prefer to acquire for your business needs and then decide whether you would like to buy a new or used truck. One of the biggest advantages to buying new is that your business can take advantage of the latest advances in fuel technology that can help you save on gas and maintenance expenses. Some newer technologies that can save you in the long run include advanced batteries and electronic drives, advances in material design, and fuel technologies ranging from fuel efficiency to biofuels, synthetics, and specially formulated lubricants. On the other hand, a used vehicle can be purchased at a lower purchase price which may often be negotiable with the seller, making it a valid choice for a start-up or to expand a fleet with multiple vehicles at a fraction of the cost of purchasing new. In this case, it is essential to have the commercial trucks inspected thoroughly in order to accurately evaluate and estimate long term value and efficiency. Deciding between a commercial truck lease versus a loan essentially depends on your intended use of the vehicle, combined with your specific financial calculations and preferred method of ownership. Both commercial truck purchases and leases offer specific tax incentives and write offs, and both have pros and cons. For example, purchasing a vehicle requires a longer commitment while at the same time offering the greatest flexibility in terms of heavy usage and opportunities for future resale. By contrast, a lease will guarantee a certain amount of flexibility in being able to trade up every couple of years to keep up with the latest releases in commercial truck technologies, with the caveat that there are likely to be certain use and wear limits imposed during the lease period. Once you have determined your preferred method of financing, simply contact a reputable commercial truck financing firm to complete an application, submitting all forms for approval as requested. In no time at all you will be able to catch the sights of the Golden State from the comfort of your newly acquired commercial truck.

Financing for Specialty Commercial Vehicles

 

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Financing for Specialty Commercial Vehicles

Recycling, Refuse, and Other Specialty Vehicles

 

We here at Trucklenders USA  work with businesses of all kinds who require capital equipment. We also work with vocational equipment manufacturers and distributors on providing financing for their customers’ equipment needs. Financing and leasing for vocational equipment  includes, but not limited to:

 

• Refuse and recycling haulers
• Vacuum, pumper, and tanker trucks
• Tow, utility, and tire service trucks
• Scrap industry equipment
• Emergency vehicles
• Transfer stations and sorting lines
• Balers and compactors
• Medium duty service and work trucks
• Tanker, refuse, and vocational trailers
• Boom and crane trucks
• Document shredder trucks
• Compressed natural gas-equipped trucks

 

 

Our financing and leasing consultants can provide an option that works with your business’s requirements:

 

 

• Financing and refinancing for new and used vocational equipment
• Terms from 36 to 84 months
• Competitive fixed or floating interest rates
• Up to 100 percent financing
• Seasonal and skip payment structures
• Interim financing ability
• Application-only programs
• Term loans
• Standard and modified TRAC leases
• Lease purchase agreements
• Operating leases
• Dealer retail finance programs
• Manufacturer subsidy programs

 For more information on specialty and vocational vehicle financing and leasing, contact us.

 

Propane autogas steps up in class

 

 

Alternative fuels have traditionally filled their individual places in the trucking world. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) seems to work best in long-haul trucking operations; compressed natural gas (CNG) in shorter-haul operations. Hydrogen fuel is finding some success in port operation. And propane autogas has been relegated primarily to light duty vehicles and school buses.

“The truth of the matter is there is room for both CNG and propane applications,” Roy Willis, president & CEO of the Propane Education & Research Council (PERC) toldFleet Owner. “The question is which one is right for which application?”

Propane autogas is best in fleet applications where there is a central refueling location. The fuel has found favor with local service fleets such as Sears and most recently satellite TV provider Dish Network, which will put into service 200 Roush CleanTechpropane autogas-powered Ford E-250 vans this year.

“We’re very encouraged by what we’re seeing in the marketplace by a number of very large fleets [switching to propane], Dish Network being the latest,” Willis said.

Propane has also become a popular fuel choice for school bus fleets, Willis pointed out, noting that propane is a low-carbon fuel and provides fuel savings, giving it a “win-win” scenario for anyone choosing to power its vehicles with it.

In fact, about 10% of all buses sold by Blue Bird Corp. are now propane powered. Thomas Built Buses will be introducing a propane option later this year, Willis said.

But it is recent developments that have propane supporters excited: the introduction of propane power into medium-duty applications.

Up until now, most commercial propane-powered vehicles have been vans, the FordE-Series is a popular option. But a new Ford F-59 stripped cab chassis available with a propane-powered 6.8L, V10 engine from Roush CleanTech that uses a 67 usable gal. fuel tank has opened up the medium-duty market. According to Willis, the vehicle, now available with a 30,000 GVW rating, is suited to fleet delivery applications.

And another entry, this one from CleanFuel USA and Freightliner Custom Chassis Corp. (FCCC), will bring a 33,000 GVW vehicle to market.

The vehicle, built on FCCC’s S2G chassis, is equipped with CleanFuel’s liquid propane-injected engine technology. First introduced at the 2012 NTEA Work Truck Show in Indianapolis, the vehicle could be certified by EPA later this spring or early summer, Willis said. Limited production could start this summer with full production available in the fall, he added.

“The S2G was developed in response to significant industry interest for an LPG solution without retrofitting or aftermarket additions,” FCCC president Bob Harbin said of the vehicle at the Work Truck Show. “In offering the only original equipment manufacturer LPG solution for medium-duty applications, we believe the S2G will meet our customers’ needs. The S2G also perfectly fits into FCCC’s heritage as a custom chassis manufacturer with a successful history in alternative fuel powertrains.”

The platform includes an 8L, 325-hp. engine and utilizes the Freightliner M2 cab, which features a sloped, forward-tilting hood for superior visibility and easy engine access. It has a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of 33,000 lbs. and comes equipped with an Allison 2300 automatic transmission with PTO provision.

“We have two entries into that medium-duty marketplace this year,” Willis said. “In certain locations, we’re getting excellent reports in terms of horsepower and torque compared to diesel and gas counterparts.

“We know a number of package delivery companies are already looking at these vehicles and are anticipating pilot projects,” he added.

Fuel economy, connectivity help drive pickup sales

The veritable explosion of pickup truck sales during the first quarter this year– with the sale of full-size pickup trucks up 26% to date year-over-year according to Kelly Blue Book’s Automotive Insights – is being driven by a host of factors, according to industry experts, but the vastly improved fuel economy and greater electronic “connectivity” are two major reasons, according to industry experts.

“Nearly every major pickup truck manufacturer – General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler– introduced a new redesigned pickup in the last year with better fuel economy, driveability, and new interior technologies,” James Bell, head of consumer affairs for GM, told Fleet Owner.

“Better fuel economy is a real driver here: we’re talking about 23 miles per gallon in highway driving,” he added. “That’s the kind of math that can significantly change total cost of operation (TCO) calculations for commercial users.”

The official fuel economy numbers released by GM for back in April for the 2014 Silverado, based on the use of 87 octane gasoline, are: 16 mpg city, 23 mpg highway, and 19 mpg combined for its two-wheel drive versions and 16 mpg city, 22 mpg highway, and 18 mpg combined for four-wheel drive models.

Bell – speaking by phone from a GM event being held at the Knibbe Ranch outside San Antonio TX to introduce the 2014 Silverado “High Country” special edition pickup model – added that as the average age of pickup trucks on the road today now around 12 years old, replacement demand is also adding some extra juice to sales in this segment.

“That high average age means that many customers probably haven’t been to a dealership showroom floor in a while; they haven’t seen the fuel economy nor the capability available with today’s pickups,” he stressed.

Rebecca Lindland, an economic and automotive analyst with Rebel Three Media & Consulting, added that the overall economic climate is changing for the better for many businesses – especially small firms such as landscapers, contractors, electricians, etc. – that rely on pickup trucks.

For example, in the first quarter this year, new home construction increased 20% over 2012 – fueling demand for trades such as electricians, plumbers. She also noted that there have been net job increases for 30 consecutive months and household balance sheets have improved slightly with assets increasing and debts decreasing.

“More importantly, banks are starting to lend again, especially to small businesses,” Lindland pointed out. “So it’s that combination of things that helping release that pent-up replacement demand.”

Yet it’s the vastly better fuel economy and electronic “connectivity” in her opinion that’s convincing pickup owners to buy new vehicles, rather than hold onto their current trucks or look at used models.

“Pickups really are ‘mobile offices on wheels’ today, so the interior needs to have the ‘conveniences’ of multiple USB ports and 110-volt outlets for plugging in laptops and other electronic equipment,” she said. “Many small business people now work 24/7, too, so pickups must be designed to do so as well.”

GM’s Bell added that he doesn’t believe demand for the more capable pickup models being sold today will slack off anytime soon – one reason why GM is preparing to roll out a 6.2-liter V8 engine option for its new 2014 pickups later this year.

“I like to use a surfing analogy to explain it,” he said. “There’s a ‘huge wave’ coming in terms of demand and we, like most of the OEMs out there, are walking across the beach toward that wave with brand new ‘surf boards’ – in this case new pickup models – in our hands.” 

 

 http://fleetowner.com/equipment/fuel-economy-connectivity-help-drive-pickup-sales

Class 8 orders: April to beat year-ago totals

Class 8 truck orders are expected to total between 23,000 and 23,300, according to two leading forecasting firms. Such totals would surpass the numbers posted for the same month a year ago. What’s more, they’d mark five months in a row that Class 8 orders have been up from a year ago.

According to FTR Associates, its preliminary data shows April Class 8 truck net orders at 23,026– 6% above the March numbers.

FTR said orders for Class 8 trucks have now been above 20,000 for five consecutive months with April orders 37% improved from a year ago. Even with the one month dip in March orders, the firm observed, the last three months annualize to 270,400 units.

“The Class 8 preliminary net orders of 23,300 [we’re seeing] represent a continuation of the narrow order trend that has been in place since last October,” said Kenny Vieth, president & senior analyst, ACT Research.

“Over those seven months, orders have fallen no lower than 20,100 units and no higher than April’s expected 23,300 units,” he noted.

“[Class 8] orders continue to remain at a healthy level, coming in at the high end of our expectations,” pointed out Jonathan Starks, FTR’s director, transportation analysis. “This bodes well for a continuation of the modest growth in equipment sales during 2013.

“Despite this,” he added, “our optimism is tempered by the weakness seen in much of the economic data over the last month and by our discussions with fleets. There is no desire to add equipment in the near-term and merely replacing equipment doesn’t create additional equipment demand beyond our current expectations.”

As for medium-duty, ACT’s Vieth said that preliminary net orders for Class 5-7 of 15,800 are “in line with the three-month order trend.

“While April’s Class 5-7 volume was down from year-ago levels,” he added, “the three-month order average is running slightly ahead of the year-ago comparison.”

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At approximately 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday, a motorist spotted a person lying in the median along Goldsboro Road at I-95 north of Eastover, North Carolina.

When police arrived, they found 46-year-old Swift truck driver Wael Wael lying, unconscious in the median.

Debbie Tanna, Cumberland County public information officer, told CDLLife that the driver’s truck was parked nearby.  When authorities searched the truck, they found that the keys were still in the ignition and the driver’s cell phone and belongings appeared to be untouched.

The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department believes that Wael, is the victim of assault.  Wael sustained severe injuries to the head and was taken to a local hospital.  He is currently listed in critical condition.

The Cumberland Count Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public’s help with investigation.  Please call 910-323-1500 if you have any information about the crime.  

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Plan for new HOS rules as written, advises NPTC’s Schweitzer

for the National Private Truck Council (NPTC), delivered his annual legislative and regulatory update during the opening general session of NPTC’s Annual Education Management Conference and Exhibition here this morning. Concerning the pending changes to driver Hours of Service (HOS) regulations, his advice was direct: “Plan on the new rules going into effect on July 1 as they are written.”

NPTC and 14 other associations, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, filed an amicus brief in support of two lawsuits concerning the proposed changes to the HOS regulations, Schweitzer told the audience, with the goal of making it clear to the court that “this is not just a trucking rule but something that affects all manufacturers.” While the court heard oral arguments on March 15, no deadline was set for a decision and “the judges did not appear willing to rescind or remand the rule for changes,” he observed.

Schweitzer also noted that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is scheduled to report to Congress on the 34-hour reset provision of the regulation, but that the report will come to late to influence the July 1 requirements.

When it comes to a rulemaking on Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs), Schweitzer said he expects to see a Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking sometime in 2013 that will address the issue of driver harassment (which scuttled the earlier February 2011 proposed rule). He also expects the action to address the question of what additional supporting documents fleets using electronic logs will be required to maintain. Currently, even if a carrier is using electronic logs, they are still required to maintain the same supporting documents as a fleet using paper logs, something the industry generally sees as unproductive.

Don’t expect to see anything definitive on entry-level commercial motor vehicle training requirements in 2013, however, Schweitzer said. Although a rule was proposed some time ago, it was withdrawn “because they can’t show that the proposed minimum standards would work,” he noted. Now FMCSA is holding listening sessions to try to learn what does work for fleets, but no timetable has been set to replace the prior proposal.

Changes are still on the way, though, when it comes to driver medical exams. As of May 2014, carriers will not be able to use drivers who have not been certified by registered, certified medical examiners. In June of this year, a proposed rulemaking establishing a national drug and alcohol driver testing database is also expected to be published. It would require fleets to post the results of failed tests as well as refusals to be tested. Fleets could then, with the permission of the job applicant, refer to the database rather than contact previous employers for drug and alcohol test results.

FMCSA is likewise preparing to issue new guidance to medical examiners regarding screening for sleep apnea, including testing, diagnosis, treatment, driver qualification and disqualification, according to Schweitzer. Although these are guidelines not regulations, they may still have a big impact on fleets, he noted, potentially affecting as many as 30% to 40% of those in the current driver pool.

CSA, one of the hottest issues of the past many months, “has so far not lived up to its expectations,” Schweitzer observed. The controlled substances BASIC actually “has a negative correlation to crash risk,” he reported and the driver fitness BASIC has only a “very weak correlation to crashes.”

There are other issues with CSA, as well, he said, including the fact that all crashes are considered in the CSA score, not just at-fault crashes and the question of who should have access to certain types of CSA data. A court challenge by a group of carriers and brokers alleging that the CSA procedure illegally imposed new substantive standards changes without advance notice and opportunity to comment is also still unresolved and probably will not be until the end of the year.

One proposed rulemaking that Schweitzer said the organization does support is one which would require speed limiting devices for Class 7 and Class 8 commercial vehicles.  It sends a good message, he noted, “that the industry cares about safety and is making a proactive effort to self-police.”

Four Kansas City Carriers Ordered To Immediately Cease Operations

 

In February, we posted an article about the startling number of carriers that have been red flagged by the FMCSA for closer investigation.  The article referred to a four Kansas City trucking companies owned by Binder Singh.  In 2008, one of Singh’s companies was placed out of service for failure to pay fines stemming from safety violations.  Singh filed bankruptcy and was able to avoid paying the fines. A short time later, Singh opened another trucking company.

 

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A recent investigation by KSHB TV revealed that a startling number of potential chameleon carriers were red flagged for further investigation.

KSHB took an in-depth look at four Kansas City- area carriers that all had their own DOT numbers and were all owned by the same man or had the same address.  Closer investigation also revealed that the same man, Binder Singh, owned another company called Royal Transport, INC., that had been placed of out of service in 2008 for failure to pay fines stemming from safety violations and failure to maintain logs.

Singh filed bankruptcy and shut down the company.

A short time later, Singh opened another company, Freight, Inc., got a new DOT number and began business with a clean record.

KSHB took their findings to the FMCSA.  In response, the FMCSA said the agency is now investigating the allegations, and in January, the FMCSA issued an Out of Service and Record Consolidation Order to Singh.  The order listed all four of Singh’s companies.

 

Today, the FMCSA acted on that investigation, ordering all four of Singh’s businesses– Royal Transport, Inc.; Nationwide, Inc.; Freight, Inc.; and Midwest A, Inc.– to immediately cease all interstate transportation.

During the investigation, the FMCSA found that Freight, Inc., and Midwest A, Inc., were created to avoid an out-of-service order that was issued to Nationwide, Inc., in July of 2008.  FMCSA investigators learned that the “new” companies were still operating the same trucks and using the same drivers and management as Royal, Inc.

“Safety is our top priority,” said Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. “Trucking companies that attempt to dodge safety regulations or hide a history of violations by hiding behind a new name have no place on our nation’s roadways.

According to the order, “a motor carrier is reincarnated if there is substantial continuity between the entities and therefore one is merely a continuation of the other. The Field Administrator must demonstrate that the motor carrier operated or attempted to operate under a new identity to avoid complying with a statutory or regulatory requirement; avoid paying a civil penalty; avoid responding to an enforcement action; or avoid being linked with a negative compliance history.”

The following factors may be considered in this determination:

1) whether the new or affiliated entity was created for purpose of evading statutory or regulatory requirements, an FMCSA order, enforcement action, or negative compliance history

2) the previous entity’s safety performance history, including safety violations and enforcement actions

3) consideration exchanged for assets purchased or transferred

4) dates of creation and dissolution or cessation of operations

5) commonality of ownership among the entities

6) commonality of officers and management personnel

7) identity of physical or mailing addresses, telephone, fax numbers, or email addresses

8) identity of motor vehicle equipment

9) continuity of liability insurance policies or commonality of coverage under such policies

10) commonality of drivers and other employees

11) continuation of carrier facilities and other physical assets

12) continuity or commonality of nature and scope of operations, including customers

13) advertising, corporate name, or other actions through which the company holds itself out to the public.

“Today’s action is another step toward raising the bar for commercial vehicle and roadway safety,” said FMCSA Administrator Anne S. Ferro. “It sends a strong and important message that companies that attempt to evade safety regulations by reincarnating will be found and removed from the road.”

All documents pertaining to the Royal Transport, Inc., and Nationwide, Inc., – Final Decision on Petition for Administrative Review of Operations Out-of-Service and Record Consolidation Order – can be viewed at:http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=FMCSA-2013-0079-0004.

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FMCSA Whacks Four Trucking Companies

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has shuttered four Kansas trucking companies.

Royal Transport, Nationwide, Freight, and Midwest A must cease all interstate transportation service because the FMCSA believes “they are reincarnated ‘chameleons’ for an unsafe truck company that was already closed by the agency.

“Safety is our top priority,” said Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. “Trucking companies that attempt to dodge safety regulations or hide a history of violations by hiding behind a new name have no place on our nation’s roadways.”

FMCSA investigators believe that the four companies were functioning under common operation and control in order to avoid a negative compliance history. The agency also determined that Freight, Inc., and Midwest A, Inc., were created to avoid the out-of-service order issued against Nationwide, Inc., on July 16, 2008, for failure to pay civil penalties.

“Today’s action is another step toward raising the bar for commercial vehicle and roadway safety,” said FMCSA Administrator Anne S. Ferro.

“It sends a strong and important message that companies that attempt to evade safety regulations by reincarnating will be found and removed from the road.”

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Florida Trucker Accused of Using Dummy Tank To Steal Fuel

Fuel prices are high and nearly all drivers are feeling the squeeze at the pump. According to the Oregon State Police,  a 37-year-old Homestead, Florida truck driver used a dummy fuel tank to steal hundreds of gallons of diesel.

According to Oregon Live, Alexy Romero Perez used an elaborate system to steal fuel.

“Apparently the device hooks up to the fuel pump and stops the pump from registering gallons,” Oregon State Police Spokesman Lt. Gregg Hastings said.

Perez was caught on April 17, 2013, by Oregon CVM inspector Richard Goins who became suspicious when he was inspecting Perez’s truck at the port of entry on Interstate 84 in Ontario.

Goins, a 25-year CMV inspector, noticed an unusually placed fuel tank under the trailer of the truck.  Goins suspected the tank may have contained illegal drugs, so he notified state police drug enforcement officers, Oregon Live reported.

Drug enforcement officers inspected the tank, then contacted a trooper who was attending a training class.  That officer then informed the training instructor of what was found.  The instructor told the enforcement officers that it was possible the tank was being used to store stolen fuel since there were no fuel lines running to or from it.

Inspectors obtained a search warrant and found that the tank contained 140 gallons of fuel. Additionally, they found a device that Perez allegedly used to trick the gas pump and stop it from counting how many gallons were being pumped.  Inspectors also found a fuel receipt for 1.5 gallons of diesel fuel.  Detectives believe Perez had actually gotten 100 gallons of fuel.

On Thursday, Perez was arrested.  He was released on bail on Friday.  He is scheduled to be arraigned on April 30.

 

Fuel prices are high and nearly all drivers are feeling the squeeze at the pump. According to the Oregon State Police,  a 37-year-old Homestead, Florida truck driver used a dummy fuel tank to steal hundreds of gallons of diesel.

According to Oregon Live, Alexy Romero Perez used an elaborate system to steal fuel.

“Apparently the device hooks up to the fuel pump and stops the pump from registering gallons,” Oregon State Police Spokesman Lt. Gregg Hastings said.

Perez was caught on April 17, 2013, by Oregon CVM inspector Richard Goins who became suspicious when he was inspecting Perez’s truck at the port of entry on Interstate 84 in Ontario.

Goins, a 25-year CMV inspector, noticed an unusually placed fuel tank under the trailer of the truck.  Goins suspected the tank may have contained illegal drugs, so he notified state police drug enforcement officers, Oregon Live reported.

Drug enforcement officers inspected the tank, then contacted a trooper who was attending a training class.  That officer then informed the training instructor of what was found.  The instructor told the enforcement officers that it was possible the tank was being used to store stolen fuel since there were no fuel lines running to or from it.

Inspectors obtained a search warrant and found that the tank contained 140 gallons of fuel. Additionally, they found a device that Perez allegedly used to trick the gas pump and stop it from counting how many gallons were being pumped.  Inspectors also found a fuel receipt for 1.5 gallons of diesel fuel.  Detectives believe Perez had actually gotten 100 gallons of fuel.

On Thursday, Perez was arrested.  He was released on bail on Friday.  He is scheduled to be arraigned on April 30.

 

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Fuel prices are high and nearly all drivers are feeling the squeeze at the pump. According to the Oregon State Police,  a 37-year-old Homestead, Florida truck driver used a dummy fuel tank to steal hundreds of gallons of diesel.

According to Oregon Live, Alexy Romero Perez used an elaborate system to steal fuel.

“Apparently the device hooks up to the fuel pump and stops the pump from registering gallons,” Oregon State Police Spokesman Lt. Gregg Hastings said.

Perez was caught on April 17, 2013, by Oregon CVM inspector Richard Goins who became suspicious when he was inspecting Perez’s truck at the port of entry on Interstate 84 in Ontario.

Goins, a 25-year CMV inspector, noticed an unusually placed fuel tank under the trailer of the truck.  Goins suspected the tank may have contained illegal drugs, so he notified state police drug enforcement officers, Oregon Live reported.

Drug enforcement officers inspected the tank, then contacted a trooper who was attending a training class.  That officer then informed the training instructor of what was found.  The instructor told the enforcement officers that it was possible the tank was being used to store stolen fuel since there were no fuel lines running to or from it.

Inspectors obtained a search warrant and found that the tank contained 140 gallons of fuel. Additionally, they found a device that Perez allegedly used to trick the gas pump and stop it from counting how many gallons were being pumped.  Inspectors also found a fuel receipt for 1.5 gallons of diesel fuel.  Detectives believe Perez had actually gotten 100 gallons of fuel.

On Thursday, Perez was arrested.  He was released on bail on Friday.  He is scheduled to be arraigned on April 30.

 

Fuel prices are high and nearly all drivers are feeling the squeeze at the pump. According to the Oregon State Police,  a 37-year-old Homestead, Florida truck driver used a dummy fuel tank to steal hundreds of gallons of diesel.

According to Oregon Live, Alexy Romero Perez used an elaborate system to steal fuel.

“Apparently the device hooks up to the fuel pump and stops the pump from registering gallons,” Oregon State Police Spokesman Lt. Gregg Hastings said.

Perez was caught on April 17, 2013, by Oregon CVM inspector Richard Goins who became suspicious when he was inspecting Perez’s truck at the port of entry on Interstate 84 in Ontario.

Goins, a 25-year CMV inspector, noticed an unusually placed fuel tank under the trailer of the truck.  Goins suspected the tank may have contained illegal drugs, so he notified state police drug enforcement officers, Oregon Live reported.

Drug enforcement officers inspected the tank, then contacted a trooper who was attending a training class.  That officer then informed the training instructor of what was found.  The instructor told the enforcement officers that it was possible the tank was being used to store stolen fuel since there were no fuel lines running to or from it.

Inspectors obtained a search warrant and found that the tank contained 140 gallons of fuel. Additionally, they found a device that Perez allegedly used to trick the gas pump and stop it from counting how many gallons were being pumped.  Inspectors also found a fuel receipt for 1.5 gallons of diesel fuel.  Detectives believe Perez had actually gotten 100 gallons of fuel.

On Thursday, Perez was arrested.  He was released on bail on Friday.  He is scheduled to be arraigned on April 30.

 

Fuel prices are high and nearly all drivers are feeling the squeeze at the pump. According to the Oregon State Police,  a 37-year-old Homestead, Florida truck driver used a dummy fuel tank to steal hundreds of gallons of diesel.

According to Oregon Live, Alexy Romero Perez used an elaborate system to steal fuel.

“Apparently the device hooks up to the fuel pump and stops the pump from registering gallons,” Oregon State Police Spokesman Lt. Gregg Hastings said.

Perez was caught on April 17, 2013, by Oregon CVM inspector Richard Goins who became suspicious when he was inspecting Perez’s truck at the port of entry on Interstate 84 in Ontario.

Goins, a 25-year CMV inspector, noticed an unusually placed fuel tank under the trailer of the truck.  Goins suspected the tank may have contained illegal drugs, so he notified state police drug enforcement officers, Oregon Live reported.

Drug enforcement officers inspected the tank, then contacted a trooper who was attending a training class.  That officer then informed the training instructor of what was found.  The instructor told the enforcement officers that it was possible the tank was being used to store stolen fuel since there were no fuel lines running to or from it.

Inspectors obtained a search warrant and found that the tank contained 140 gallons of fuel. Additionally, they found a device that Perez allegedly used to trick the gas pump and stop it from counting how many gallons were being pumped.  Inspectors also found a fuel receipt for 1.5 gallons of diesel fuel.  Detectives believe Perez had actually gotten 100 gallons of fuel.

On Thursday, Perez was arrested.  He was released on bail on Friday.  He is scheduled to be arraigned on April 30.

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