----- Original Message -----
From: Randy Orpe <sgtorpe@sierratel.com>
To: ken uhrick <kuhrick@home.com>
Sent: Friday, August 18, 2000 2:58 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] "Red" Diesel, Howard?
> " Red Dyed Diesel " started about 5 or six years ago to differentiate
> between highway fuel ( federal and state highway tax charged ) and offroad
> use fuel ( red dye, no highway taxes ).
> Remember that the Armed forces are a federal entity and can therefore burn
> untaxed fuel on the highway. As such, jobbers and distributors deliver the
"
> red diesel " as from their legal position, they are not charging the
excise
> taxes. BUT, when we buy the trucks, the tax situation changes so that
> offroad fuel can no longer be used in the truck, unless it is being used
> strictly off the highway.
> WARNING------------WAR STORY FOLLOWS,,,,,,,
> When I used to work for a tanker outfit in LA, a couple of the drivers
> were busted for stealing gas and selling it to their friends. Sometimes as
> much as 4 or 500 gallons a night. When they were finally caught through
> video surveillance, they were prosecuted for tax evasion which carried
> stiffer penalties that just theft.
>
> Randy
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: ken uhrick <kuhrick@home.com>
> To: Military Vehicles List <mil-veh@skylee.com>
> Sent: Friday, August 18, 2000 2:16 PM
> Subject: Re: [MV] "Red" Diesel, Howard?
>
>
> > At 03:49 PM 8/18/00 -0400, MVTrucker@aol.com wrote:
> > >TJ,
> > > >>"Red" diesel fuel found in vehicles offered for sale at DRMO's
> > > across America!<<
> > >This is true! I've found the red untaxed fuel in several trucks that I
> > >purchased from DRMO. It would be okay except, if I sold a truck
> > >with the red fuel in it and the buyer happened to hit a roadside
> > >DOT diesel check, hair would fly. I drain, flush the tanks and put
> > >taxed fuel in.
> > >MV Trucker
> > >joeyoung.com
> > i have been around del. trucks 20 years a goo and oil burning heating
> and
> > I have never seen red #2 oil
> > wane did thay start the red #2 in the usa
> >
> >
> >
> >
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