The ACRAFIT anti-siphon device can help heavy-duty truck operators and truck fleets from having their profits siphoned off by fuel thieves. The ACRAFIT anti-siphon device’s unique, patented design ensures maximum security, easy installation and rapid fueling. The aftermarket device is installed in the neck of the fuel tank. Its one-piece construction, with openings no larger than a quarter inch, keeps thieves from reaching the diesel fuel with large-diameter siphon tubes. The ACRAFIT anti-siphon line includes various sizes to fit all major OEM fuel tank applications and comes with a 10-year unlimited mileage warranty. “The ACRAFIT anti-siphon device is superior to similar products in the market because it features a robust tamper-resistant heavy metal barrier that’s a quarter of an inch thick,” said Jeff Sass, general marketing manager for PACCAR Parts, which distributes the device exclusively through Kenworth and Peterbilt dealers in the United States and Canada. “Earlier this year, as diesel fuel prices reached an all-time high, many truck operators and fleets saw days, even weeks worth of their hard-earned money evaporate in as little as a few hours,” Sass added. “Five gallons of diesel fuel can be siphoned from a fuel tank in just 90 seconds. That makes large trucks, which can carry up to 300 gallons of diesel fuel, lucrative targets.” Some owner-operators and drivers reported that in the time it took them to have a break at a rest area or truck stop, thieves managed to pump up to 100 gallons of fuel from their trucks’ fuel tanks, Sass said. USA Logistics Carriers recently installed the ACRAFIT anti-siphon device on all of the trucks in its fleet of 652 line-haul and day cab trucks. Robert Long, chief fi-nancial officer for USA Logistics, said “The devices were installed after the company discovered that the fuel tanks on about 50 of its trucks were regularly compromised by fuel siphoning.”
