Kingpin Locks

The sat tracking can be gotten around by ways we haven't even thought of yet. Toss it in the trash just before pickup, and it will probably never be found.

We had one stolen with a bunch of returned product, i.e. outdated meat, in New Jersey. Can you say inside job? it was parked in a supposedly secure lot.

My experience with a kingpin lock is that they get some really nasty grease on them if you use them. There isn't always enough room to unhook a tractor and park in front, blocking the trailer in, and in that case, I think it would be better to stay hooked.

Martin had a thing about locking the steering, to prevent driveoffs, that would make sense, too, I guess.

 

I was told at one place to back between close parked trailers against a wall preventing people from getting at the opening even if the doors were to be removed.

I don't see much of that going on out here. I do sleep better after the load has been delivered and I'm either deadheading, or hauling something less valuable back. I have a big padlock and a smaller one for when the big one can't be used.

I have the kingpin lock but didn't use it for long enough to have misplaced the key, and I don't trust the lock, anyway. It's nice to have the tractor parked on the lot 11 miles away, and not having to worry about someone stealing the tractor, trailer, or cargo. Or stealing the fuel from the tanks.