Sole Source Letter Thunder Creek.pdf
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- Solicitation number
- SSN-Thunder Creek Equip-2025-007
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- Hernando County, Florida
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This document is a letter from Thunder Creek Equipment to the City of Brooksville, Florida, dated 04/10/2025, introducing a unique mobile fuel transportation solution. The company claims to be the first and only manufacturer offering a way to transport bulk quantities of diesel fuel and closed loop ISO Compliant Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) on a single mobile platform without requiring a HazMat endorsement when operating instructions and local laws are followed.
The letter highlights the MTU series of upfit trucks, which feature an exclusive reversible motor DEF delivery pump, RSV coupler connection, and ISO-compliant valve. The trucks are built with a multi-featured trailer design that can accommodate various tank sizes and is manufactured by an ASME certified tank manufacturer. Key unique features include a patented closed loop ISO Compliant 100-gallon DEF system and a patented method of attaching sloped bottom tanks using a rail system and moveable crossmembers. The company positions itself as a sole source provider for a non-HazMat bulk fuel tender trailer that allows transportation, dispensing, and packaging of diesel fuel.
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04/10/2025
City of Brooksville 201 Howell Avenue Brooksville, FL 34601
To whom it may concern, To our knowledge, Thunder Creek Equipment is the first and only manufacturer commercially offering a solution to transport bulk quantities of diesel fuel and closed loop ISO Compliant DEF on a single mobile platform in a unique way so as not to require the operator obtain a HazMat endorsement when operating instructions and local laws are followed.
The MTU series of upfit trucks can be equipped with an exclusive reversible motor DEF delivery pump with reversible flow path, a RSV coupler connection, and an ISO 2241 3:2008(E) compliant valve which are of great value to the marketplace. MTU series of upfit trucks are also built using an exclusive multi-featured trailer design which includes means to accommodate several different size tanks with sloped bottoms attached using a protected rail system and an assembled to order approach. As such, Thunder Creek is the sole source for a non-HazMat bulk fuel tender trailer that:
1. Is manufactured by an ASME certified tank manufacturer.
2. Allows for field installation of a patented closed loop ISO Compliant 100-gallon Diesel
Exhaust Fluid system at any time during the trailer’s life. See U.S. Patent 10,894,709 B2.
3. Is manufactured with a patented method of attaching sloped bottom tanks comprising of a rail system and a plurality of moveable crossmembers. See U.S. Patent 10,821,873.
4. Allows for the transportation, dispensing, and of non-bulk packaging diesel fuel.
We appreciate your interest and look forward to doing business together.
Larry Lea Vice President – Sales
LDJ Manufacturing, Inc.
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