Stolen trucks, is it more common than I think?

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  1. Midwest Trucker

    Midwest Trucker Road Train Member

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    That’s interesting. It would be funny if they pop up in some random country.
     
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  3. feldsforever

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    How?
     
  4. God prefers Diesels

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    Unscrew them. But it won't do anything to prevent theft.
     
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  5. wis bang

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    the GPS coverage is really limited to the US. They were destined for somewhere in africa
     
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  6. bzinger

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    When the cabover market crashed in the early 90s kenworth of omaha had a large lot filled with k100s and Pete 352 fat cabs that sat there so long they were sinking into the dirt .....werner trades .
    When they finally moved they went to south American countries and Africa.
     
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  7. RocketScott

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    If you can see them at the port you can use vessel finder to see what boat they are going on then track that boat:

    Free AIS Ship Tracking of Marine Traffic - VesselFinder

    Not that it really matters. Just interesting to follow
     
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  8. wis bang

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    that was months ago
     
  9. wis bang

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    I remember one carrier that went under with a dozen new trucks that just sat there until everything was settled. Each one had issues. sitting long enough allows the gear oil to drain off the parts above the oil level and eventually condensation rusts the exposed parts. The rears and transmissions were all problems. They should have gone to Africa.
     
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