Truckers teach Transport boss a thing or two about trucking

[Mike]

An earful. That’s what Canada’s Public Safety Minister Vic Toews got when he met face-to-face with an a-team representing the Canadian Trucking Industry earlier this week.

The 18-wheel summit took place at the Toronto headquarters of the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) and about a dozen carriers and drivers showed up in person while another 25 looped in via the web to express their views to the senior minister.

Topping the agenda: Cargo crime and the necessity for law-enforcement officials to treat it with more gravity.

“While the trucking industry has made substantial investments in security programs and policies, organized criminals are not deterred,” CTA President and CEO David Bradley said.

“In the absence of a greater enforcement effort and penalties, the return from cargo crime is seen as far outweighing the risk by many criminals.”

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[2xR]

Hmmm... a new career opportunity??

 

[terrylamar]

I remember a segment on one of those "Cops" or News Programs, they would take a van into certain neighborhoods. The driver would act like he was broken down and walk to get help leaving his truck and trailer behind. The punks in the neighborhood would have the doors opened seconds after he was out of sight. Unknownst to them, there were cops inside, hidden. As soon as they grabbed the electronics they were busted.

What kind of skill set allows punks in random neighborhoods to organize and break into a truck in seconds to strip it clean?