Fuel thieves are targeting truck drivers
Fuel thieves are targeting truck drivers and rural property owners across the country as the price of diesel soars.
Truckie boss says ‘people are getting desperate’ as siphoned diesel seen as sign of ‘dire’ crisis
Madilyn Lostroh realised her company, Mal’s Haulage, was targeted after one of her drivers reported his fuel tank had been partially emptied. Photograph: Madilyn Lostroh Anecdotal evidence of an increase in fuel theft and drive-offs is on the rise, but...
NSW truckers report increase in diesel theft amid fuel price rises
Scott Hannah says fuel thieves have targeted several of his trucks since the surge in diesel prices. (ABC News: Abby Haberecht) “If they have a 20-litre jerry can or a 40 [litre] or a thousand [litre], they just take whatever they can get out of the...
Diesel thefts rise in regional NSW as prices soar amid Middle East war
Farmers are reporting extended wait periods for deliveries of bulk fuel. (ABC Central West: Hamish Cole) Farmers and business owners in New South Wales are being warned fuel thefts are on the rise as oil prices soar amid the war in the Middle East. The NSW...
