Tarp and chain theft prevention

What type of truck are you driving every day, you can chain them into a box built inside frame rails in front of 5th wheel.

 

After 57 years on this earth I have realized you can't stop a thief, only slow them down.

 

At first I found an old metal tool box big enough for chains and bolted to cat walk but you could build one a bit bigger for almost nothing or even frame up a wood one for temp I had a wood one on my Volvo for 6 months built it out of 1/2 plywood and 2x2s

 

I'd smear grease all over the tarp and chains and even the binders

 

I was loading one time and a guy pulled up and all of his boxes had the doors removed. And I could see they weren't removed nicely. I asked what happened he said they wanted what was inside so they pryed the doors open and busted them up. So now not only was he missing his stuff his boxes were missing doors. I immediately walked around unlocked all my boxes and threw away the keys. Let them steal it.

 

That is the same reason that people do not lock greenhouse doors. It is much cheaper and easier to replace the plants than have them cut through the plastic.

 

I've heard of guys parking on their tarps, never seen it though.

 

Yeah I see it as apperently they needed it more than I did to risk me coming out with my beater bar[emoji35]