Solution if you lock your keys in your truck...

I keep a spare in my wallet. And another in my laptop bag

 

On any truck with a wing window rotating latch you can just use a pair of vice grips. That latch is basically just a bolt that runs through it, and it's not very tight. I've had to do this so many times that you can #### near turn it by hand now

 

I just don't lock mine ever

 

always had a spare key in my wallet...also a spare zip-tied under the hood. redundancy...

 

The doors are recessed into the body and full of rubber gasket material. You need a door spreader (two peices of plate bent right and a screw) to pull the door out enough to get in there with a wonderstick and either hit the switch, or pull on the lock itself. My normal door wedges just rip the gasket material up, the door spreader works, but is quick to cause damage too.

Easier to get into a car these days, their door glass is much cheaper

 

ON FL columbias you can reach a hanger in the driver side vent window (the triangle one) and hit the power window switch. I thought they were a lot more then 17 dollars. I might buy a spare if they are that cheap.

 

This might not work for all trucks but i accidentally opened the wrong truck one time, why not just look for someone with the same make and model and have them open it?

 

Same make... the keys aren't universal between models. X number of key 1234 will be used for model A, Y number will be used for model B, etc. Now some fleets might have all trucks of a certain make and model keyed the same, but that's a decision the carrier makes.
I remember when I locked myself out of a Freightliner Columbia at a truck stop once, the guy who had a matching key to my truck ran a Classic XL. After that, I made sure never to do it again.

 

This is true. Had a driver lock himself out of his Columbia and he asked for my Century key and it worked just fine. I accidentally locked myself out of my truck at a customer dock when I was doing a blind side back and was doing a GOAL. My arm brushed up against the door lock nob and as soon as my door slammed shut I knew I messed up. Luckily one driver had a slim Jim and he opened my door in about two seconds.

I keep a spare key underneath my hood now in a small magnetic key holder. Even when I get the engine steamed cleaned it stays in place.

 

So if you park your truck for the weekend. All anyone has to do is look at the vin number through the windshield. Go to the dealer, get the key made and then drive off. It's that simple? Might as well just leave the truck unlocked.