Protection inside the truck

You can be armed if you want to go through all the permit processes. With that you have to make extra sure that your carrier knows and allows it (most will not) and where you'll be travelling you have to make sure you're legal there too. I've been to some really bad places to drop gasoline late at night and I feel safe with the tire knocker. That's part of the safety equipment with the truck and you can show any LEO how it's used to check tires. I feel it's your right to carry a firearm I just feel it's not right that you have to though so many hassles to make it legal. Then if you need it you'll be taken into custody until the police have it all figured out if it's a clean shoot. If they find something that isn't right you could be in a lot of trouble.

 

A teaser is a weapon they are laws and rules. Mace is not a bad thing to carry but inside truck when its off can get really hot so make sure it don't blow up lol. I keep a hammer next to my seat n a knife by bed.

 

My tire thumper is all I need. I don't worry about people messing with me when I'm in my truck tire thumper hurts like hell and will disorient somebody. And if nothing else I have the most powerful weapon around something that 13ft tall 8ft 6" wide and weighs 80,000lbs.

 

A cheater bar would be great protection.It's this heavy steel bar drivers use in flatbedding to tighten binders.Any major truckstop sells them.

 

I started unloading fish in Brooklyn ny at 2 am late 70's
never have needed anything
the sky is not falling chicken little

 

Just be aware of your surroundings and use your common sense. Any tire thumper will do or a ASP leverlock Baton is a great toy!. I always have a knife in my possession and/or Mace. Ironically most of the assaults I hear about are in truckstops. Drivers get out and start doing their post/pre trips or are walking between trucks to to the truckstop or just coming back from it and get tagged when they aren't paying attention or a Girl will distract them and they get hit from behind. But to be honest, I haven't really heard of too many problems.

 

a small fold up knife that clip on pants pocket and a tire thumper is all you really need. gun would be perfect, but not worth the hassle to carry.

 

Say no more ...Bren gun.

 

I thought this thread was going to be about lot lizard etiquette.