Freight tampering done with seal intact

They don’t remove doors... just the latches. Not uncommon to have several latches with different seals. Before getting to receiver they just change the latch with right seal.

 

I worked for a ltl carrier 20 years they got full rate on partial loads they get you to bring it to dock . They used another modified tin seal with the hole cut off. They open the seal then had a tool to bend up lip inside . Driver dropped the added freight first. Sealed the trailer then delivered it . No product was stolen or damaged during the process though. It took dock guy 5 seconds to pop seal then another 15 to lift up inside lip catch . Try plastic or bolt,cable seals instead most old timers know the tin seal trick. PS a drop or two of crazy glue on tin seal before applying it will need to cut off or at least it will show visible damage.

 

So many times the shipper just hands me the seal and I apply it anytime I want. Just because I'm that kind of driver, I'll drive 2000 miles and then stop at a ramp right before the receiver to apply the seal.

hoho, what fun I could have if I wanted to be malicious. The seal system is a joke.

 

Remember that the real purpose of the seal is to protect the driver from allegations of theft, so that's why a lot of places just clip the seal to the paperwork and rely on the driver to put it on, aside from being lazy, that is. I also see quite a few seals on a trailer, but no lock!

 

Couple shippers I go to on a regular basis use electronic seals that will send a signal if tampered with thru cellular network. These are high value loads and go over the handles and hasp.

 

There are tons of YouTube videos showing how to remove seals w/o showing it.

I'm more interested in whether the op is trying to determine if the driver or a "criminal" element tampered with the load.

But yeah. Loads can be tampered with any point along the chain. Shipper/driver/thief.

 

When I haul a container that is loaded. I only use a step and put the doors toward the front. F DOT ports of Entry

 

That's why I take a picture of the seal intact before I ever leave with time stamp showing GPS location. These places care so much about checking empty trailers when you pull out but when I come in to pick up a pre loaded, they just give me the paperwork then and there with the seal and just wave me on by when I leave.

 

Go do all that and you'll be the first one to get robbed.