Company History

The grass roots of Alumitank were founded in the trucking industry in 1938 when the Kirkpatrick family formed a trucking business to deliver dairy cattle from the small, rural town of Harvard, Illinois to the Chicago stockyards.

This first hand experience provides the understanding of the unique demands of the trucking industry. With its focus on trucking, Alumitank has become the premier manufacturer of specialized aluminum tanks. With its own specially designed, hand-built equipment, Alumitank ascribes to a highly effective process to design and build its tanks to meet your high standards for appearance and safety. At Alumitank, your tank is our business. Without a doubt, the tank that holds the fuel that fires the engine or supplies the hydraulic power in your vehicle is a very important part of your truck. After all, if your fuel or hydraulic tank is out of order, so is your business.

Our Warranty

Alumitank offers a one-year limited warranty*, wherein should your tank contain faults from manufacturing or materials (not installation), Alumitank will repair or replace the tank with a new one of the same size and quality at no cost to you. Shipping charges apply.

At Alumitank, we like what we do and pride ourselves in taking the time to help you solve your tank problems. Using our toll free phone number gives you access to real live people who have the solutions for all of your tank related problems. We hear praise for the jobs we do from satisfied customers just like you. Your satisfaction is very important to us at Alumitank. More importantly, you will have peace of mind knowing that with Alumitank you have the very best.

All claims under the warranty policy must be approved in writing before return of the tank.

*All information is subject to change without notice.

FMCSA Standards


FMCSA Part 393 Subpart E 393.65/.67

The tanks manufactured in our facility adhere to the industry standards prescribed by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Part of these standards include the drop test to certify the structural worthiness of our tanks. In order to comply with the regulations, and maintain the highest quality for you, each tank is also pressure tested to ensure a leak-free product and labeled in accordance with these standards. Each tank features our specialty, state-of-the art welding and is custom crafted using milgrade or polished aluminum to guarantee the best quality.