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Has anyone else had theft lately

The CAT deal I work for has had 3 vans in the last 12 days stolen and mine was one of them and a total of 5 vans in the last year. It was parked in my driveway and no one heard the diesel motor start so the had to push it down the street. The insurence guy I talked to today about getting my tools back told me off the record that he is working on 6 different claims with the same situation from 6 different companies all with in 40 miles on my zip code. I thought it was an iside job but now think it is a group of guys who knows whats in these vans. If you dont have an outlet for forklift parts they are of no value to anyone so it has to be someone in the industry. We have been trying to tell the company to put alarms on the vans for years now and they are finally gonna do it after the huge expense in insurence premiums and higher rates.
  • Posted 22 Jan 2010 14:08
  • Modified 22 Jan 2010 14:09 by poster
  • Discussion started by BenH
  • California, United States
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Sign of the times Ben, not that its ever an excuse because ultimately it hurts someones pocket.
  • Posted 16 Jun 2010 15:52
  • Reply by jay_j
  • New South Wales, Australia
We did have tracking in the vans but with no one in the office to watch it in the early hours of the morning no problem to the thief. The thiefs did know exactly where the tracking boxes where mounted and ripped them right out and knew exactely where the antenas where mounted and ripped those out. Tools are insured but found out they are depreciated as the insurence company rates them as used tools so who know what I am gonna get for them. Dollar wise I did not have to much compared to some other techs. as I only bought what I needed to do the job and as a field tech. you really dont need much. I dont get out to Ontario at all and the only Rancho I have been to is Rancho Dominguez of the 405 freeway.
  • Posted 28 Jan 2010 13:30
  • Reply by BenH
  • California, United States
I would bet the farm that your tools are sitting on a spread-out blanket somewhere south of the border. I think I know you Ben, ran into you in Rancho and Ontario. Good luck with the insurance company.
  • Posted 26 Jan 2010 21:51
  • Reply by chublil
  • California, United States
Fix it right!!!
Same here, trackers and alarms.

Ben, you wouldn't be the same guy who took care of ready pack for Cat would you?
  • Posted 25 Jan 2010 11:47
  • Reply by richard_c
  • California, United States
sorry to hear your troubles mate. firm i work for has trackers fitted. last time vans got nicked they was back within a few hours. big brother is watchin and sometimes saves the day
  • Posted 25 Jan 2010 05:25
  • Reply by kevin_k
  • dumfriesshire, United Kingdom
Man, am I ever sorry to hear about the theft of your tools,
This is one of the spots I would think that GPS tracking units (like LoJack) would be a big sale point. I am surprised to hear of any Cat dealer that didn't already have tracking units. I also would think your tools are what they were really after, and that the forklift parts would mostly wind up in a dumpster somewhere. If I was your boss, I would also get someone to start watching Craig's list and e-bay for the parts.
  • Posted 22 Jan 2010 21:50
  • Reply by edward_t
  • South Carolina, United States
"it's not rocket surgery"

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