[doug from upland]

Does anyone know the approximate weight of a fuel truck with 9200 gallons of fuel? It may be very hard to stop, especially if the cab is reinforced with steel, has bullet resistant glazing, and special tires.

[azhenfud]

gasoline 6.9 lbs/gallon

8000 gallons/max = 55,200 lbs - roughly

[Final Authority]

As far as I know a truck with 9200 gals of fuel is overweight as fuel weighs about 8.2 lbs per gal and this would place the truck overweight for most roads and bridges. Trucks are allowed 88,000 lbs for the most part and with a 75K lb load such a truck would weigh over 100K lbs. There might be exceptions for trucks with tag axles and extra trucks but I am not aware of this. If any truck is used to cause mayhem it will be a local delivery truck loaded with explosives. I suspect a serious terrorist would simply hire a sign maker who make vinyl coverings to make a covering to imitate a local company and make up local packing slips and invoices to get past checkpoints. Back up to the loading dock and Boom. Needless to say, if I can see this and if it as easy as I can state it then security will be a major effort and not too trivial.