[OldWarBaby]

I wonder, then, if they were talking about red diesel? If diesel is red it is for off road use and not to be used in highway rigs because it is un-taxed. If they found a trucker with red diesel in his tank someone might have gotten cranky. But a can with red diesel shouldn’t be a problem to anyone?

[Porkchop]

Hope that this answers your questions about dyed diesel...

https://www.staroilco.net/every-question-we-have-been-asked-about-off-road-diesel/

Canadian rules - pretty much the same... https://www.corefuels.ca/what-is-the-difference-between-clear-and-coloured-diesel-fuel/

Also - Diesel that is designated for use by U.S. government vehicles is dyed blue instead of red. This color variation helps to keep clear fuel used by the general public separate from that used by government on-road vehicles. https://kendrickoil.com/what-is-the-difference-between-clear-and-dyed-diesel/

Hope this helps!

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[1_Rain_Drop]

"I wonder, then, if they were talking about red diesel? If diesel is red it is for off road use and not to be used in highway rigs because it is un-taxed. If they found a trucker with red diesel in his tank someone might have gotten cranky. But a can with red diesel shouldn’t be a problem to anyone?"

It was a tanker with purple farm fuel that fed the heaters.

Found the video from last night. At the 1:40 point he shows where the tanker was.

https://media.gab.com/system/media_attachments/files/097/963/592/original/92f410bc156aa6ea.mp4

It's 2:20 video.Language warning.

[Cletus.D.Yokel]

1-oil is kerosene
Diesel falls in here
2-oil is heating oil
6-oil is “bunker oil” for barges and large ships.

2 oil can be burned in RCCE (diesel engines).
Elevated BTU must be accorded.

I don’t know is this is purple fuel.
I suspect purple in Canada equates to off-road orange (red) fuel here in US.
Different tax scheme and cannot be used for OTR vehicles.