Stolen trucks, is it more common than I think?

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  1. Brettj3876

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    A lot of em end up over in former eastern bloc countries. The gangs over there love big sedans/suv's/caddy you name it
     
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  3. Chinatown

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    Many big 4-door sedans, especially Chevy's, end up in the Middle East as taxis.
     
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  4. Lazer

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    Years ago when I worked at Dayton Freight, someone walked onto the yard in Huber Heights, and drove off with a twin screw, no trailer. Little did he know he took one off the ‘spares’ line. Two days latter he returned the truck, claiming he didn’t know Dayton, had such p.o.s. tractors. LOL
     
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  5. LoneRanger

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    Remove the engine before going on your 34.


    If someone wants your truck they’ll take it. Only thing you can do is slow them down and make it harder but you can’t make it impossible.
     
  6. Chinatown

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    If I was an 0/0 I'd have a secret cutoff switch for the fuel and one for electrical, plus a tracking device hidden somewhere.
     
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  7. Ridgeline

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    I have had four trucks stolen, all of them in the south west and all of them crossed into Mexico.
     
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  8. Chinatown

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    What's your opinion of my post #15
     
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  9. mpd240

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    Hopefully they steal trucks with max force motor. Jokes on them
     
  10. Ridgeline

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    Well I can’t explain what was done to disable them but they were disabled.
     
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  11. Old Man

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    Don’t buy automatic trans, cut your risk by 50%
     
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