Cache Fuel.
(a wholly owned subsidiary of Morrow Industries)
Cache fuel has been keeping the fleets of our customers rolling since 1977. Let our low costs and convenient locations keep yours rolling whether your fleet is one or 1000. Our simple members only card system allows your drivers to fuel up anytime, even weekends and holidays. Don't pay the high prices of the regular fuel stations and large truck stops! The members feels and surcharge pays for bulk premium fuels at discount prices! Compare and you will see! Come get what you need at the Cache!
In the early years of operational planning for the Morrow Project fuel for everything was going to be a major concern. The fusion power plant was yet to come along. The fleet of vehicles envisioned was going to be large and fuel consumption was going to be high. How do you store vast quantities of fuel and rotate it so that the fuel remains fresh? How do you preposition that fuel in locations where you can use it and keep the deception going? The answer is to hide it and not hide it at all.
The Cache Fuel program was initiated to emplace fuel points for Project vehicles that will be conveniently located off of rural highways and away from high value targets. The Cache Fuel chain looks and operates as a regular commercial fleet discount fuel center. The site consists of a small 10x20 single story poured concrete secure building for housing the computer card system, customer order tracking system, security camera system, and other expected systems. This building also holds a 60Kw electrical generator and automatic switching unit. This will start the generator and disconnect the power from the power companies grid. The lot is large, often far larger than expected to be with the perimeter enclosed by a continuous poured concrete wall except for the inbound and outbound gates. The lot is designed for one way traffic, with pumping stations for four gasoline vehicles and six diesel vehicles typically accommodated. The underground tanks hold diesel fuel, two grades of unleaded fuel, and one pump that dispenses kerosene.
The Cache Fuel program sites prior to fusion power supplies were expected to run on the local power grid, then by a onsite generator. This generator was an on demand system. The person requesting fuel would press a start generator button on the exterior of the onsite building. Pressing this start button would cause the generator to start and run for 10 minutes, or as long as fuel pumps were running. In this way back up power for the fuel pumps was always available, but not consuming fuel when not necessary. This was true through the 1970s and early 1980s. In the 1980s many were shutdown and updated, then returned to business.
The underground tanks act and appear as expected for such a system. What is not apparent is that there are more tanks than the surface filling points indicate. The additional tanks are fed by transfer pumps from the regular storage tanks. These lines and transfer pumps also act as a buffer against fire or explosion. The additional tanks are plumbed directly to the fuel pumps and access is only granted to that fuel when a Morrow Project ID is inserted into the card reader at the pump. The reader will ask for Team designation, Project, Civilian, or Govt vehicle, and advise that only 100 gallons maximum is allowed per 24 hour period, then dispense fuel. The additional tanks hold a reserve that is hidden from government confiscation, theft, and armed banditry.
This system has setup multiple fuel caches across several states, keeps the fuel fresh and rotated, and actually makes a profit that pays for upkeep, and expansion.
After 150 years, the fusion power systems are still dormant, but the fuels have deteriorated and not usable. The system can be put into use with fresh fuel and the gasoline tanks and pumping system are made to also accommodate ethanol fuel.
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