From: Glenn Shaw (mpmutt@mtaofnj.us)
Date: Wed Oct 06 2004 - 08:20:20 PDT
Hi
Just to add to the specifics you will be up against, the feds will file
charges under the EPA environmental laws as well as the IRS tax evasion
codes. To save about 45 cents per gallon is not worth it. Although they do
not test routinely small trucks, it does happen. If there are EPA officers
at a road side check point they often will test everything with a diesel
engine. Usually the IRS and DOT guys are testing the big rigs only, but not
always can you count on that either. The feds estimate 2% of all the diesel
being burned on the road is untaxed and they do have a big push on to reduce
that. Bump over to the IRS web site and there are lots of pages of reports
you can read. Or just google untaxed diesel for a nights reading. They are
verious serious about tax evasion. The results of the court case far
outweigh what the specific damages would indicate and they have many ongoing
prosecutions at any given time on this. Also for informational purposes you
can read all about the new invisible chemical indicator that is ready to go
with the dye in general use. At this time it is not being added at the
terminal rack to all diesel, but is being tested in experimental markets.
It is being added to clear #1 or kerosene in certain places due to the
problem of the tax evading dealers adding clear #1 which is untaxed to taxed
diesel to create a blend where the tax is paid on only 50% of the total
being sold as taxed road fuel with full 100% tax being collected from the
retail customer. Some dealers have been busted doing this when complaints
come in from customers who claim there is something wrong and their truck
seems to be down on power. This raises the red flag and the stations tanks
are checked for the invisible chemical indicator in the road diesel
inventory.
Later
Glenn
-----Original Message-----
From: Ed Kirkley [mailto:mojoedd@bellsouth.net]
Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2004 9:42 PM
To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
Subject: [MV] Fuel Question
Hi Gang,
A friend has a supply of "off road use only" fuel for his farm tractors and
such. It is dyed red in color but seems to be standard diesel. Can this be
used in M-1009s, Humvees, Duce and half's, etc.? Can using this fuel in any
way harm your vehicles???? With the cost of fuel being what it is this
seems like a valid question and I told him that I had just the place to find
out.........What say you esteemed listers????
Thanks,
Ed
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