As fuel prices remain volatile, fuel theft is on the rise in Australia. FuelDefend’s systems offer security for the nation’s truck operators against the rising trend.

Fuel thieves are targeting truck drivers and rural property owners across the country as the price of diesel soars. 

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 police...

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 trucks," he...

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...

CCTV shows a ute leaving the Killarney depot. Image: Lane Transport   As transport businesses are forced to navigate surging fuel costs, one operator had a rude awakening yesterday, when he learned that one of his trucks had its diesel bled dry while parked in...

Spy has heard from numerous drivers about attempted fuel thefts. Main image: Andrew Bayda/stock.adobe.com   In the past fortnight, Spy has spoken to five truckies who have been victim to attempted diesel theft from their vehicles. One told me he was dozing in the...

Nolans warned operators to be on guard around Gilgandra. Image: Nolan's Interstate Transport   Thieves have been active around Australia stealing fuel from trucks which many drivers have described as a commodity like “Pure Gold” during the current cost-of-living...

Truckies are being warned to be on guard against fuel thieves operating in the Gilgandra region of NSW. Nolan’s Interstate Transport posted a shot on the Facebook group On the Pads QLD EDITION this week showing how the brazen thieves are operating. In the post showing...

A truck carrying stolen fuel rolled over on the M7 at Horsley Park on Monday morning. (ABC News) Stolen Fuel Truck Crash on M7 at Horsley Park Police are seeking two men as part of an investigation into an abandoned truck that rolled on a major highway in Sydney's...