Trucker gets booted and chained

Sounds kinky

 

No loss there, that place was a S-hole even on its best day.

 

I liked that bar across the street. A bar and they had great cheeseberders.

 

As someone who has worked in the towing industry dealing with PPI (personal property impounds) on everything from tiny smart cars to big trucks, in the situation described I'd say cut it off.

Granted EVERY jurisdiction is different, however employing a "spotter" to either call in cars to be towed or boot them is illegal. Personal Property laws (the boot itself) also vary, but if the boots are owned by the property owner, cut it off and get the heck outta there. Kickbacks from tow companies to property owners, also illegal everywhere. Lastly, your rig isn't a Civic and can't be snagged in 10 seconds by an autoloader. Hooking up a semi takes awhile and involves access to the cab. You could probably grab a shower and quick meal in the time it takes. If opposed to cutting it off, when the tow rig shows up, just stay in the truck. Illegal to tow you while still inside (kidnapping in area we work). Police show up, explain you'd like to leave ASAP but seem to have a problem with a wheel. Some jurisdictions allow for "drop fees" if the tower is in the "process" of towing a vehicle and the owner arrives. Far less than impound fee. Full fee can only be collected if vehicle is legally ready to be towed (stinger has lifted front-end, drive-shaft dropped, air applied to brakes, tow-lights in place, etc...) AND vehicle is off property.

PPI laws are easily found online for any jurisdiction. We rarely towed semi's as 99% of the time the driver was in the cab or for the simple fact of why mess with them? Hard enough job as is. FWIW trailers were different, many are left for days at a time in areas with posted signs. A dropped trailer seems to really grab property owners' attention...

Just passing along some info, if it saves 1 driver $100's for a ridiculous impound so much the better.

All the best,
Jeff

 

A grinder is your friend.