The truck comes to the equipment on the site, or fills the tank you keep there. Dyed for the off-road equipment, clear for anything with a plate, DEF for the newer diesels. One rep on the account and an after-hours line that reaches on-call staff in an emergency.
The truck comes to the equipment on the site, on the phase. Coloured for the off-road equipment, clear for the service truck, DEF for Tier 4 in separated compartments, per-equipment ticketing for job costing. The fit when several pieces are fuelling daily or the equipment is too far into the site to chase a pump.
On-site refuelling detailsDyed diesel for the excavators, loaders and gensets, clear for anything with a plate, delivered into the tank you keep on the site or in the yard. Whether a tank can take a delivery depends on getting the truck to it and on driver safety, so your rep looks at the setup first.
Coloured diesel detailsAir1 DEF for Tier 4 equipment in bulk, totes or jugs, and the Petro-Canada lubricants for the hydraulics, engines and gearboxes on the same account.
DEF detailsDyed diesel — for excavators, dozers, articulated dumps, light towers, compactors, gensets, and any other unlicensed equipment doing the work on the site. Dyed at 170–190 ppm by registered dyers under R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 464. Lower per-litre cost because the 9 ¢/L Ontario road tax is rebated at source. The tank on your site carries the Ministry-issued labels and tags and the red CFA Colour-Symbol band.
Service trucks, foreman pickups, half-tons, vans, anything carrying a number plate under the Highway Traffic Act — all run on clear diesel only. The rule is decided at the licence plate, not at the work the vehicle is doing. A licensed pickup operated entirely on the job site still runs clear. The Ministry of Finance is explicit: it is prohibited to use coloured fuel in a licensed motor vehicle, even if the vehicle is operated primarily in connection with a construction business.
Running coloured into a licensed vehicle on the assumption that "it’s for the job site too." The tank on the site is full of dyed diesel, the F-350 needs a top-up before the next run, a quick fill from the wrong tank turns into a fineable offence when the dye is sampled at a roadside check. The exposure is not just the set fine — it is the Ministry-assessed tax back-charge with a 3× penalty on first occurrence and 10× on subsequent. Keep the dyed tank for the off-road equipment and run the trucks off a cardlock card or a separate clear tank.
Construction sites in southwestern Ontario use on-site wheel-to-wheel refuelling, and coloured (dyed) off-road diesel where eligibility holds. Coloured diesel is restricted to non-taxable uses such as unlicensed construction equipment.
Coloured fuel is diesel dyed red at 170–190 ppm by a registered dyer. Per the Ministry of Finance, it may be used for any reason other than to generate power in a licensed motor vehicle, or in a motor vehicle or vessel operated principally for pleasure or recreation.
Partly. The Fuel Tax Act and Reg. 464 require labels and tags but prescribe no colour; the red-on-coloured, white-on-clear scheme is enforceable in Ontario because the Fire Code, s. 4.3.1.7(1), requires tank identification in conformance with the Canadian Fuels Association Colour-Symbol System.
Two offices, in Waterloo (155 Roger Street) and London (660 Clarke Road). Delivery across four counties and the cities of London and St. Thomas, with our own cardlocks in Waterloo, Guelph and Stratford. After hours, calls go to an answering service that passes emergencies to on-call staff.
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