"Truck must be locked or load will be rejected"

Starting to see some reefer shippers that won't let ya go without a lock on the doors .

 

Sounds as if a desk jockey doesn't know the difference between a truck and a trailer!

 

Note on the BOL that the truck remained locked the entire trip.

 

The proper time and place to ask would have been at the shippers. You could try calling them for clarification.

 

Toss a padlock onto one of the ladder rungs of your tanker, ergo it's locked. /snark.

You did state that the tanker is sealed everywhere. That's good enough for me.

 

Well if its a load of hazmat, the BOL has to be left on the seat or in the door if your not there. If something goes wrong, how on earth are emergency personnel going to get the BOL if the door is locked. As long as the trailer is sealed and your following regulations, don't worry about it.

 

I was at a shipper recently and they made me bring in my lock and key to the shipping girl who gave it to the loading guys who put it on wrong. It as one of those new fangled docks where you don't open your doors before you back up.

 

Yep some are getting serious about that .