Are you advice to not leave the tractor trailer during the X-Ray scan

some places dont let you get out of the truck--some ou get to go stand in a snowbank--others you get to sit in an small room--but i notice the x-ray operators arnt around when the scanning starts
and we wont even go in to the cia tests at mcgill in 60's and 70's with acid

 

whenever I go on Ft. Carson and some other bases, especially with a sealed container, they x-ray it. They automatically tell you to stay out of the truck and off to the side with the guard. When do, your free to get in and go.

 

I wish to keep this an ongoing discussion. I am a new OTR driver and have now been to Canada several times, The last return to the U.S. They X-Rayed my load. But not without question on my behalf. When I saw the Machine in front of me I said you mean to tell me that your going to x-ray 45,000 lbs. and I'm not going to get any of it ? well I said I have to think about this. So I was pulled aside and was checked out , which was in hindsight somewhat putting myself in the hotseat , even though my truck was new & my load secure , I was checked out back to origin of life. Respectively , I finally gave when I was informed they would offload me etc. and that I should not receive any more radiation than when flying, I finally gave in but, really need to think this one through. I try to live my life really clean, as to have a fair chance of enjoying the second half. I don't feel that I want to expose myself needlessly to x-rays..My thought is if they want it done they should drive the truck through . I have much more to say but I think that if we as a community protest , we can have a better option and quickly if we will all get on board . Either they drive the load or change the method , think about the live cargo ? I might have to find another way to skin this one but , If every time we bend over to them. WE have sold out cheap ..............

 

just a offtopic, relatively unknown fun fact: ted Kaczynski (the unabomber) was one of the subjects in those experiments
(ref: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1488909.Harvard_and_the_Unabomber)

 

I got asked to have my truck x-ray'ed at a border checkpoint in southern Texas last week.

They had me park my rig between the 4 cones, and then they asked me to get out of the truck and go sit on a bench under a canopy, so that is what I did.

The x-ray truck came and did their thing, then gave me the thumbs up and I went.

 

In Port huron MI and a few other US customs , the x ray machine is in a building and you must drive the truck through it. Canada is smarter and lets driver park the truck and get out and then they x ray the whole truck, apparently the US isn't that smart.

 

At the Pacific Truck Crossing heading into Blaine they always tell you to get out of the truck. I am surprised it is different elsewhere.

 

All the times I went through the machines coming back the US in Buffalo area they always made me get out and stand in a little shack (with a space heater, which was nice since this was usually during the winter.

Only other place I've been x-rayed was at the sub base in King's Bay, GA and they did a bunch of vehicles at once. Everyone had to get out there too though and stand in another little shack.

Honestly, once in a great while shouldn't make that much of a difference but they should give you the option to get out if you wish.

 

There isn't a single place in Europe where they will X-ray your truck and let you remain in it.
In fact you are NOT allowed anywhere near the X-ray machine.
No way i would remain in a truck while it is being X-rayed.

 

I am x-rayed weekly. In Calais you have to drive thru and while they are suppose to put the laser line behind the drivers seat when you pull up, I know I've been stopped short lots of times and been x- rayed myself. I didn't know you could get the things to tell if you e been dosed , I may pick some up and see what's happening?