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Tips, guides, and industry news for fleet operators and upfitters.

Fuel Theft Prevention: Protecting Your Work Truck Fleet

Fuel theft costs commercial operators billions annually. Learn how the Work Truck Fuel Vault stops thieves in their tracks.

Productivity·4 min

Extended Range for Remote Jobsites: Why 65 Extra Gallons Matters

Remote construction sites, utility corridors, and rural service calls demand extended range. Here's how the Fuel Vault delivers.

Technical·6 min

Upfitter Integration: How the Fuel Vault Works with Service Bodies

A technical guide for upfitters on integrating the Fuel Vault with Knapheide, Reading, and other major service body platforms.

Fitment·6 min

Ford F-550 Fuel Door Lock Options for Service Trucks

Ford F-550 chassis cab work trucks are among the most popular platforms for service bodies, utility bodies, and contractor builds. But the factory fuel access area is completely exposed. Here is what you need to know about locking fuel door options for the Ford F-550.

Fitment·6 min

Ram 5500 Locking Fuel Cap Cover for Commercial Work Trucks

The Ram 5500 chassis cab is a heavy-duty workhorse used by contractors, municipalities, and fleet operators across the country. But the exposed fuel access area creates a security gap that most owners overlook until it is too late.

Comparison·7 min

Locking Fuel Door vs Locking Fuel Cap: What Protects a Work Truck Better?

When it comes to protecting the fuel access on your work truck, you have two main options: a locking fuel cap or a locking fuel door. Here is an honest comparison of both approaches and why the choice matters for commercial trucks.

Fleet·7 min

Fuel Theft Prevention for Municipal and Public Works Fleets

Municipal fleets face unique fuel security challenges. Public works trucks, utility vehicles, and government fleet vehicles are often parked at accessible locations and operated on tight budgets. Here is how to protect your municipal fleet from fuel theft.

Fleet Management·7 min

What Diesel Fuel Theft Actually Costs a Work Truck Fleet

Fuel theft rarely shows up as a single dramatic loss. It shows up as a slow bleed that never quite reconciles. Here is how to put a real dollar figure on it so you can justify doing something about it.

Fitment·5 min

How to Measure Your Work Truck Fuel Door Opening

Work truck bodies vary wildly by upfitter, model year, and options. Three minutes with a tape measure and your phone is all it takes to order the right size the first time.

Upfitters·7 min

Knapheide Service Body Fuel Security: A Complete Guide

Knapheide builds some of the toughest service bodies on the road, with locks on every compartment. The one opening left unprotected is the fuel door. Here is how to close that gap.

Jobsite Security·8 min

Construction Site Fuel Theft: Twelve Ways to Actually Stop It

Jobsite fuel theft is the most predictable loss in construction and the least defended against. Twelve practical measures, ranked by how much they actually change the outcome.

Maintenance·6 min

DEF Theft and Contamination on Work Trucks

The blue cap next to the diesel filler is the most expensive two inches on a modern work truck. A teaspoon of the wrong thing in the DEF tank can cost thousands and put the truck in limp mode.

Fleet Management·7 min

How to Run a Fuel Loss Audit on Your Fleet

You cannot fix what you cannot measure, and you cannot get it funded without a number. A four-week fuel loss audit any fleet manager can run without new software.

Fleet Management·6 min

Box Truck and Delivery Van Fuel Theft Prevention

Delivery fleets park in the most exposed places there are: loading zones, street parking, and unattended lots. Here is what makes box trucks and cargo vans such easy targets and what to do about it.

Installation·6 min

Locking Fuel Door Installation: Field Tips From the Shop

The install takes minutes, but a few small habits separate a job that looks factory from one that looks bolted on. Here is what our installers do every time.

Emergency Services·6 min

Fuel Security for Ambulances and Fire Apparatus

Emergency vehicles sit unattended at scenes, at hospitals, and outside stations, often running or unlocked. An empty tank on a first-out unit is not a budget problem, it is a response problem.

Fleet Management·7 min

Fuel Card Fraud vs Physical Fuel Theft: Telling Them Apart

Both show up as gallons you paid for and did not use. They have completely different fixes, and treating one as the other is why so many fleet fuel programs never close the gap.

Fleet Management·6 min

Why Fuel Theft Spikes in Winter, and What Fleets Do About It

Long nights, heating costs, idling trucks, and thin crews all point the same direction. Winter is when work truck fleets lose the most fuel, and it is predictable enough to plan for.

Jobsite Security·6 min

Dump Truck and Heavy Equipment Fuel Theft

Earthmoving sites are the worst-case scenario for fuel security: big tanks, remote locations, no fence, and equipment that sits for days between moves.

Jobsite Security·6 min

Landscaping and Lawn Care Fleet Fuel Theft Prevention

Trailers full of mowers, trucks parked on residential streets, and a fuel bill that quietly doubles in July. Green industry fleets are hit constantly and rarely defended.