We've all done it..

Today I got a load picked up and like always I checked my equipment, I had to fuel before I scaled so I ran on down to OKC at the J. I fueled, scaled my load, and then relaxed for a short time. This means I went in and scanned some paperwork, got a little snack out of the deli, and got Cookie out to play fetch for a little bit so she could get much needed exercise. This entire time the truck might have been out of my line of sight for 5-10 minutes. I then went inside to grab another drink for the road and remove excess liquids, so I wouldn't need another stop.

5 minutes later as I get ready to pull out, I hear a metal on metal sound. I hadn't done a full walkaround of the truck. Some joker had pulled the handle to slide the tandem, and put a small prybar in 1 of the pinholes. Luckily I was able to extract it, and no damage was done to my sliding rails. This could have been major damage to the equipment, but I got lucky. Remember to always inspect it ANYTIME you let it out of your sight.

 

This is my first experience with somebody actually messing with my equipment, I just can't believe they would be pissed off/vindictive enough to give up a good pry bar to screw somebody else up. It also shows it only takes a couple of minutes for somebody to do something that can totally screw you up.

 

It's new enough you can read part of the bar code, and the road pro stickers. I don't have any use for it (I carry a full size crowbar), but I'll keep it.

Here is the other big thing, I always check the equipment when I stop, but I got to where I walked down the driver side leaving, and the passenger side coming back. I had gotten lazy and stopped doing a full walkaround when I would come back.