Stolen 05 Peterbilt 379 and Cargo

I'd look at people in your circle, and the people they are associated with, not necessarily their or your "friends", but someone that knew you or of you.

 

Believe I read somewhere that there is a recent history of loads from this plant being hijacked.
Can't remember where I saw that though, so I can't go back and read it again.

 

I know the horse is already out of the barn.

Someday you will have another rig, maybe even get yours back.

These are worth every penny, and really not that expensive.
The valve stems will snap off your brake valves before this breaks.

 

Where do you them ? On the brake valves ??

 

I got mine at that chrome / accessory shop across from the Petro ( T/A at the time ) in SoCal. Etiwanda exit I think where 10 & 15 intersect.

It fits over your handles in the cab. The key is some crazy looking cross between a skeleton key & coke machine key.
Probably get on line as well.

 

I'd hope that they set up some decoy loads and run a sting now that they know...

 

One way to combat this is if your engine has an ecm is to wire the ignition wire to the ecm through a switch on the dash. It is normally a 10 amp circuit that powers the ECM. You can have it done cheap. If I had a truck and was worried about it getting stolen that is what I would do.

 

I saw either a YouTube video or a TV show about a truck repo guy years ago. He climbed into the truck, started it with a flathead screwdriver, broke the brake knobs and the above lock off with one swing of a hammer, operated the valves with the same screwdriver and was driving away 8 seconds after he unlocked the door with his flathead "master key".

I'd recommend the ignition kill switch wired into some switch that would be expected in plain view like the fog light switch. Those are worthless anyway.
Frank

 

For added viewing pleasure, put a quarter in your gladhand.

You can probably also buy a boot for your truck.
http://www.orange-traffic-cones.com/PROD/RHINOWHEELBOOTDDT24.html
This one is cheaper
https://www.universalboot.com/product/steel-wheel-clamp/

 

^^^^. Can you get those boots at the Hobby Lobby??