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Old 07-19-2022, 03:03 PM   #17 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by cRiPpLe_rOoStEr View Post
For some cross-border operators, such high-capacity tanks were useful when the fuel prices in one of the countries along the route was considerably cheaper than in the other (or others). I still see many big-rigs with larger tanks, which are used for hauling between Brazil and neighboring countries such as Uruguay and Argentina.
Some countries have limits of how much fuel the vehicle can have when entering.
To ensure the owner will have to buy (and pay fuel taxes) while in transit.
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