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Generally they won't just pull you over to check the tank. You get pulled for something else, then they also dip the tank. If you get pulled in a big truck, they will also look the whole rig over for any other violations. The fuel in the tank, is treated like a busted tail light or broken mirror...

They want the road taxes from ANY fuel burned to propel ANY vehicle on a public roadway. From a M911 to a volkswagon beetle. The tank dipping is not limited to 'commercial' trucks. Like I've been saying, you get a blenders license, someone wants to dip the tank, you show the license. You get...

Might have been some part of the red in the ATF that was the same then. They want the money alright- But fuel taxes actually do go to fix roads. And you can't use the excuse- "well I paid taxes on the motor oil when I bought it to put in the engine". Now it is used to power a motor vehicle on...

K1 sometimes has dye in it. I have a fuel blenders license, just for this reason. I can run anything as long as I keep track of it.

If we pop our heads up enough, they might see us as a whole (MV collector/operators) as a new source of funds. "Hey, they can spend all this money on old military trucks, we can take some of that!" Then we might get federal exemption from other laws, say IFTA and CDL. But then we have to all...