:roll: Not the first time for Prime...when we were with them the same thing happened to a team in NJ. They'd picked up pharmaceuticals, went to the next truck stop (DUH) and both went in to take a shower. Back then they already had all the High Value rules about not stopping first 200 miles, locking trailer, not talking about load, not leaving truck/trailer unattended etc. Also only teams were allowed to run them.
This particular deal also ran into millions of dollars of loss. Team didn't get fired, but did have to pay a fine of several thousands of dollars before they were 'allowed' back.

We ran high value too, but never did we leave the truck unattended. If soemone pulls a gun sure they can have it I'm not going to fight em, but if you can at least take care of your basics as instructed you shouldn't have a big deal. I think this particular driver thought no one would mess with his truck because of the pitt bull...he didn't do his job right that's for sure.

 

It's even more effortless than that to disable a Qualcomm unit. All you have to do is unplug the damn thing, and it doesn't raise the suspicious that going outside of the cab to cover or remove the receiver dish would.

I thought companies which shipped loads like that put some sort of additional locating device with the load? Or maybe it's just urban legend?

I ran tankers, flatbeds, and equipment trailers when I was running OTR. So, when I had a particularly high dollar load, it was quite visible for all to see. Perhaps the size of the loads made them inconvenient, I'm not sure. I had more of a problem with drivers trying to steal my chains and binders than I ever did with people making a move on the load I was hauling.