What to Do? Driver Left Keys on Door.

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  1. KB3MMX

    KB3MMX Road Train Member

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    Exactly what i was thinking.

    Typical modern driver... Pretrip equals if truck will start engine.... Forget everything else... just too much "work"
     
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  3. rank

    rank Road Train Member

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    lots of wannabees around
     
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  4. SteveScott

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    It happens, although not to me any more since I got a new truck with a FOB keyless entry.

    I once spent 20 minutes looking for my reading glasses and finally figured out I was wearing them.

    Spent a scary hour one time looking for my wallet. I finally found it in my front pants pocket.Not sure how it got there.
     
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  5. Jwhis

    Jwhis Heavy Load Member

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    I passed a guy a while back who did that. Just knocked on his door and handed em to him. He said thanks. Don’t stress out lol
     
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  6. Ridgeline

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    I'm wondering if this is one of my drivers, I just got a call for another set of keys to be next day out to some place in BFE utah at a cost of $214. This is the third time he has done this and really wanting to put him into another truck in another company soon,
     
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  7. PE_T

    PE_T Road Train Member

    People who lose their keys frequently can benefit from a wireless or GPS key tracker. I rarely lose my keys. I don’t recall the last time I permanently lost some keys. I do have a red spiral keychain and a tag with my email address on it.
     
  8. 062

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    Just wait until you get CRS. I have a key hidden under the hood, but I don’t remember where it’s at.
     
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  9. Snakeschasingcars

    Snakeschasingcars Heavy Load Member

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    I locked myself out of the truck once. Luckly the lizzard i had tied up got free and left the door open as she made her escape. Win some lose some...

    Lesson learned. Now i keep zip ties and a spare key.
     
  10. mhyn

    mhyn Road Train Member

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    drive it to my dismantling yard. I will pay you cash.
     
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  11. Radman

    Radman Road Train Member

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    Went to use restroom at a rest area. Seen a wallet in the stall I was using on the ground. Must of fell out his pants or shorts when sitting on the toilet. Gave the wallet to an employee there. It was a welcome center. Thought to myself that person is gonna have a bad day once he figures out his wallet isn’t in his back pocket. Could be acouple hundred miles before he figures it out.
     
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