dealing with wheel theft

Would it be harder to steal super single tires? Who steals tires in the first place? Maybe it is an inside job...

 

Walstib is right...sounds like an inside job. Happened the night the security guard was off. And, crack heads would sell the tools of their trade.
Look inside!

 

Starting to sound like it is the tire and wheel guy and buddies. Making a fortune by installing and re-selling the tires to someone else. Heck a brand new tire and aluminum rim could easily go for a grand. Depending on the brand and quality of the rim.

 

A couple of years ago that happened to the Peterbilt Dealer hers. 3 new 379's sitting on blocks with all the wheels/tires gone. I don't think they ever caught the guy/guys. Sad to say but whoever is buying this stuff knows it is hot.

 

Well shoot, if you could get $1000 for brand new tires and rims each. Thirty of them gives you $30 Grand tax free for a good nights work. That's enough for some people to live a year. Pretty sad, but, I feel we are going to be seeing more and more of this in the near future.

 

We have fitted most of our trucks with "lock nuts".
One nut that is different and needs a specific socket.
With out this "key socket" you need a cutting torch to get it off.

 

I agree.. If they steal tires and rims from a truck you are looking at least $8000 for new tires and rims and loss of work.

 

They say necessity is the mother of invention.
I run a small trucking company in South Africa.
We ran for 15 years before our first theft of a wheel.
Then the odd one or two a year.Last year about 50 over three occasions , all with in 6 months.
These things do work.
These company's are all in South Africa but could ship to you I expect.
If you are not familiar with items made in South Africa you can rest assured that there are top quality products made here. Caterpillar, Deer,Mercedes, BMW,GM to name a few have critical metallurgic items manufactured here.There are also some poor quality but not as poor as some items from India or China.
I don't know if they are available in the states but any good engineering/machine shop with 3 axis cnc machines.With bit of design capability , metallurgic expertise and heat treatment capability could produce them.

I would be willing to export them but all depends on volume.


See below , there are many more suppliers here.

Can't post a link but if you copy and past these in you browser it should work.

A $ = about 7 South African rands.



www.trucklocknut.co.za/wproducts.php

www.venloc.co.za

www.protectatruck.co.za/index.php?page=shop