Crossing the Border with a tractor full of stuff of an unknown driver

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by PIKARUX, Oct 11, 2019.

  1. WesternPlains

    WesternPlains Road Train Member

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    That's what drug smugglers call a Mule. Doesn't know he has the drugs with him.
     
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  3. Accidental Trucker

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  4. JC1971

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    The first time I crossed was in a truck I was just assigned to me with 500K miles on it. I get pulled into inspection and he asks me "I'm going to take a swab of the the interior for explosives and drug residue. I'm not going to find anything, right?" I said "I don't know. I just got this truck. I don't know what people have been doing in it the last 500,000 miles." Makes you rethink the whole border crossing thing.
     
  5. NorthEastTrucker

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    You did the right thing. The company sounds like a complete joke & operation. Its an unfortunate business practice especially for a OTR (Highway) operation. No driver should ever feel forced to drive a Truck that they don't feel comfortable driving and especially when they are crossing a international border crossing. Daily there are Ads online seeking numerous drivers so it comes down to sensible company business practices or else those job ads will keep accumulating.
     
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  6. quatto

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    You did exactly right except you forgot to flip them the bird on the way out.
     
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  7. snowwy

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    Good job.

    File a complaint with every gooberment agency available.

    Doesn't look like anyone agrees with the company.
     
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  8. x1Heavy

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    Toss it. Dumpitydumpityadumpdumpdump and done.
     
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  9. PIKARUX

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    Thank you so much for all your replies and help to confirm that I made the right decision.
     
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  10. x1Heavy

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    They might as well start with me on that swabbing. I do a fair amount of shooting.

    This swabbing took me clear back to a policy at th airport where TSA used a pad to dab the outside of carry on bags without unzipping and searching same.

    The morning of 9-11 when one of the bags was with a Terrorist believed to be full of razor blades used to cut throats of the crew up front. If the TSA only opened it and found a mess of blades inside of same, they would have had a very interesting morning.
     
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  11. Sharky88

    Sharky88 Heavy Load Member

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    That funny. The TSA didn't exist before 9/11. Security was provided by the airlines at that airport. Also box cutters were not on a do not fly list. Sounds funny but a lot of things were not on the list.
     
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