Truck Theft!

Hide an ignition lockout switch.

I had LoJack installed in mine. They might still get it if they get past the dog, but it will be found in fairly short order, probably while still in their possession. Not that the courts care: Guilty! Time served! Next!

 

First...

How do you know they were trying to steal the truck? They could have just been looking for valuables inside. stereo. CB. GPS. spare money. tools.

Second...

You can't stop a theif. If they want it bad enough, they are going to get it regardless of what you do to stop it.

 

I got some tips for ya.....

#1 get Air Cuffs for your Brake Knobs (only thing they can do is pry it off which will rip your air valves off which now means they need to replace them before they can leave)

#2 Wire a Start switch (when my dad worked for Stevens Transport on ALL of there trucks you had to have the Clutch in, transmission in neutral, and the key in the start position, then to actully start the truck you had to push the Headlight Interupt Switch) so if you didnt know what button to press the truck wouldnt start....



#3 Get one of those steering wheel bar things.....i forget what there called....

#4 Put a simple car alarm on it...





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The CLUB!



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I heard THE CLUB usually makes thiefs think about it twice , unless there after the valuables in the truck.

 

When i park my truck everytime i put my aircufflook in my brakes,for the trailer my kingpinlook ,

 

My company's had a rash of truck thefts in the (very!) recent past. I was just put in a new truck so I'm extra-wary of stuff like that, especially when I make runs to south Texas (where a lot of our thefts have happened). I already use a kingpin lock on the trailer whenever I have to bobtail (and know I'm returning later), but the aircuff locks seem like a really good idea; as one poster already said, they would have to screw up their getaway to get them off.

Speaking of trailers, I learned to start padlocking my doors even if the box is empty, especially along the I-10 corridor. One of our drivers was apprehended by Border Patrol not too long ago when they caught him with 3 illegal migrants hiding in the air foil on top of his cab!!! (he had nothing to do with it, they sneaked up there when he wasn't looking - but he may have caught them if he'd done his pre-trip). They eventually figured things out after they had him locked up for 24 hours, but that incident got me thinking about how easy it would be for a migrant to sneak inside an unsealed trailer while I was at a rest area or truck stop. Plus, Texas, Florida and New Jersey are notorious for cargo theft, so I try not to take any chances if possible.

 

While your paranoid & thinking about it...

Think about this. How is that illegal alien (call them what they are... forget this PC crap) going to sneak into your empty trailer & then close & latch the doors?

 

Everytime I put a look on my trl empty or loaded,somebody tell me when iam in California and you not have a look on you trailerdoors the dot can give you a ticket is this true or only a lei