Ergot2005:
I’ll be tramping soon and the thought of carrying something for defence crosses my mind but I know if vosa pulled me over and found a baton nunchucks nuckle dusters or even a large blade they would ■■■■ my man hood. I guess I’ll just use my persuasion skills
Nothing from stopping you carrying a hammer and a screwdriver in your cab though… VOSA can’t do you for that because you are “mobile” if you are tramping…
been locking my doors for years,force of habit now,stems from when I was a van driver and some ■■■■ opened my drivers door and punched me three times in the head,he ran back to his van and drove off like a coward,he got done though as a policeman witnessed the whole thing,happy days
mohammed emwazi[aka jihadi john]was blown up by a hellfire missile,i said to the lads I work with if he’s in paradise now with his virgins he should do a remake of the dave clartk 5’s song,I’M IN PIECES BITS AND PIECES.
eagerbeaver:
I already have my defence plan sorted.There is a " I’m Carryfast, fancy a chat? " vinyl on my drivers door.
Is that going to work written in Arabic though, or at least “I’ll say ‘federalist’ to you a second time”…?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSGkBWYDmrM 
You’ve got go for the brain,like in walking dead.
We have some flyers kicking around relating to this too. Typical knee jerk reaction which will soon be forgotten. Probably for the best since they haven’t bothered consulting the guy who probably knows more about vehicle security than anyone on their payroll
toby1234abc:
Due to recent events in Berlin, please, all drivers , lock your cab doors as soon as you set off.
I lock mine when driving in towns, as you never know .
The gun man is still at large, and it is possible, the attacker or attackers could have made it to the UK.
Be observant of something or somebody that does not look right .
When on the pumps , lock the cab.
Be safe out there .
Do not park alone in a lay by or isolated area.
I thought about these things when I was out last week, before I learned that the driver had been murdered rather than having his vehicle stolen when his back was turned. When I worked (briefly) at Norbert Dentressangle, as was, a couple of years ago they had a “safe key policy” meaning drivers had to take their keys with them when they left the vehicle, to stop someone taking the truck, or moving it when someone is on the back. However, if terrorists are more likely to hijack trucks than steal them, you may as well leave the keys in when you’re off to the loo or something.
At the moment, we don’t know if ISIS or anyone else have a ‘policy’ of hijacking or stealing trucks for purposes like this. The guy who did this is a serial petty criminal who was on the run from the law in several countries. His ‘conversion’ to ISIS seems to have come late. So, keeping the keys with you does not make any difference. If you’re stranded at a filling station, rather than bleeding to death from gunshot/stab wounds in the cab, you can call 999 and report the theft as it’s a potential terrorist attack.
When I worked at VOS, they had a red panic button on the dash of every truck that alerted the office in Holland if the driver was in any kind of trouble in an emergency…
I never had cause to use it, so not sure how (or even if ) it worked, but perhaps more firms should adapt a similar system.
If pressed discreetly in a hijack scenario, , the hijacker would be unaware but the firm could take appropriate action during the hijack.
robroy:
When I worked at VOS, they had a red panic button on the dash of every truck that alerted the office in Holland if the driver was in any kind of trouble in an emergency…
I never had cause to use it, so not sure how (or even if
If pressed discreetly in a hijack scenario, , the hijacker would be unaware but the firm could take appropriate action during the hijack.
No need Rob, the office will be monitoring the driver facing dash cam [emoji15]
One of the nationals I do a bit for had the Red Panic buttons put in all their trucks,
They were installed at the same time as the ISO track
On the scanny’s they were right next to the cab light switch,
I pushed mine a couple of times by mistake, and nothing happened,
I wonder how many times they had this happen on the Scania’s
They have all FM’s now (mores the pity) so no longer a problem,
But still probably take no notice
Toddy2:
One of the nationals I do a bit for had the Red Panic buttons put in all their trucks,
They were installed at the same time as the ISO trackOn the scanny’s they were right next to the cab light switch,
I pushed mine a couple of times by mistake, and nothing happened,I wonder how many times they had this happen on the Scania’s
They have all FM’s now (mores the pity) so no longer a problem,
But still probably take no notice
I’ve pressed mine umpteen times while cleaning the dash, I’ve yet to have a team of heroes swoop down and rescue me from my chore.
A.
Adonis.:
Toddy2:
One of the nationals I do a bit for had the Red Panic buttons put in all their trucks,
They were installed at the same time as the ISO trackOn the scanny’s they were right next to the cab light switch,
I pushed mine a couple of times by mistake, and nothing happened,I wonder how many times they had this happen on the Scania’s
They have all FM’s now (mores the pity) so no longer a problem,
But still probably take no noticeI’ve pressed mine umpteen times while cleaning the dash, I’ve yet to have a team of heroes swoop down and rescue me from my chore.
A.
I used to imagine a SWAT type team armed to the teeth, all dressed in black abseiling from a Chinook, if I pressed it accidentally. 