Thanks for all the good advice! I plan to take fuel delivery at the airport
and never operate the truck on public roads. I only want the large truck so
that I can buy enough fuel at a time to get favorable delivery charges.
Would the Cat diesel or GM2 stroke be a problem if we are not going to drive
on the road? We will have a couple of guys in on the truck as partners and
our hangers are less than 1/3 mile apart.

The big truck is one option but we would also consider a 2000 gallon truck
that we would lease to the FBO. We would take fuel at cost in lieu of a
lease payment. If we do that option, we would need a better truck as it
would get more driving use.

Mike
MU-2


"Jim" wrote in message
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First start talking to the wholesale fuel distributors in the area, they
get
around and will know if there is a retailer such as a home heating oil
distributor or a farm fuel supplier that currently has one for sale. Ask
them where they have maintenance done on their trucks, talk to those
people
also. There are plenty of companies that specialize in putting together
the
truck, tank, and pump units. These people always have used trucks for
sale.
Large farms or vegetable processing companies are always
buying/selling/leasing fuel trucks. Check out the Commercial Drivers
License laws concerning carrying fuel, they may limit the size of truck
that
you want to buy. Also remember to think of the weight laws, 10,000
gallons
would be a semi trailer and may be overweight. We usually are limited to
loads of about 8000 gal for diesel fuel, otherwise the truck is
overloaded.
You've already checked Ritchie Bros, a great source for auctions with
heavy
equipment, that's a good line of thinking. Check with the heavy equipment
dealers in your area. You can also buy a used truck and have a custom
made
tank fabricated. If you can find a truck from a southern area it would be
best, less rust due to road salt. We just bought 3 used trucks to haul
potatoes that were once garbage trucks, they came out of Arkansas and look
great. We found them on the web, figure out the specs you want and keep
searching. Stay away from anything with a Cat V-8 diesel or a GM 2-cycle
diesel. High rpms aren't good for diesel engines unless they are in
airplanes.
--
Jim Burns III

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"Mike Rapoport" wrote in message
nk.net...
I would like to buy a fuel truck! 5,000 to 10,000 gallon preferred. I
have
been watching ebay and rbauction.com and I was wondering if anyone knew
of
other sources? How can I find out if the government is selling one?
Thanks!

Mike
MU-2