Robbers Hit 11 Trailers At Truck Stop

Can you say inside job,somebody has been watchin that place and talkin to driver's going in there.

 

When I have pulled a box before I have had a trailer full of dell PC's. Several years ago this was a million bucks if I remember right. Even at our yard in nashville if we had one of these loads we had to back up to a dock if we swapped trailers or stopped for service or a shower. If we did not have a padlock on this load we were history. Hard to believe that some people will get a high dollar load and not secure it. I know all it takes is bolt cutters, but you have to take every precaution you can. You especially don't want to tell people what is in the box.

With a flat bed it is kind of hard to disguise your load even if it is tarped. To this day I can look at some carriers and know if it is aluminum coils or not, and most of the time I can narrow down where they are heading.

 

When I was driving for a carrier contracted to T.J. Maxx T.J. Maxx thought they had loads pretty well secured , right down to requiring hinge pins on trailers used being welded to the hinges . One day when the guard was checking the trailer before I left the yard I said "You know , all somebody has to do is remove the bolt from the door handle and they can slide it right out from behind the padlock . "

 

It is like that in every truck stop.
On high value loads my company will shuttle them most of the time. So the load never sits.
Pad locks are needed any time a trailer is loaded and sealed.
Even if you are not really concerned about the product being stolen you need a lock to protect your seal. The seal is worth as much as the load.
Most company's will not accept a load with a broken seal.
It is only a matter of time before it becomes common knowledge that most trailers are not locked in truck stops.
When that happens look out.

 

All you have to do is look at the doors on the trailers as you go down the highway.

I know years ago, I would see more with locks. Now, there are mostly those with seals only.

 

We're supposed to have them locked even when empty. High value loads never sit any longer - always supposed to have someone with the load 24/7.

 

My company carries a lot of low-dollar loads (scrap paper, 4000 lb. paper rolls, empty bottles, and such) but they all have seals. And most of the seals have pretty generic marks.

But Coke and Anheiser Bush both put their names on the seals! (Thanks a lot guys!) I really wish they'd come up with some sort of abreviation that wouldn't be so easy for theves to figure out. Nothing more troubling than sitting overnight on top of 44,000 pounds of Budwiser on a dead end street in Baltimore because somebody made a midnight appointment at a 9-5 company.

 

If you can catch them, and you don't have concealed carry, pepper spray the bastages...

Or get a padlock.

 

Bullpucky! The company pays a lot for insurance! (not for the driver's health of course,,, soooo)

I know EXACTLY who's going to deal with any robbers. It ain't gonna be me.