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Name of security tags on rear door of delivery trucks...? (SOLVED)

winter_combat_knightwinter_combat_knight Registered User regular
edited January 2013 in Help / Advice Forum
Just wondering, what are the 'lock' tags placed on the rear door of delivery trucks called?
For example, i used to work at a grocery store, and when we received a delivery truck load, the warehouse had placed these tags on the rear of the truck so that the only way the load can be received, the tag must be broken. This was to prevent anyone from tampering with the stock inside, while the truck was travelling between the warehouse and the destination (my grocery store)

I cant think of the name of these security tags and cant find them through google search either.
FYI - I ask because i'm writing a short story which involves a delivery driver and these tags play a small part in the story

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  • NobodyNobody Registered User regular
    I remember calling them seals when I worked in receiving in a department store. A quick google search confirms the usage of "truck seals," "trailer seals," or "container seals" for them. This site came up with a few examples: http://www.uline.com/Grp_47/Truck-Seals-Security-Seals

  • GonmunGonmun He keeps kickin' me in the dickRegistered User regular
    Yep, those are trailer seals. Normally placed onto the trailer before leaving the shipper to ensure that nothing was tampered with on the order.

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  • winter_combat_knightwinter_combat_knight Registered User regular
    Beautiful! Cheers guys. Exactly what i was looking for. Was so frustrating not knowing the correct name
    Thanks fellas!

  • SmokeStacksSmokeStacks Registered User regular
    edited January 2013
    I'm not sure if any of this will be helpful or not for your story (you never know where a story will go), but sometimes warehouse or distributer seals will be broken by DOT or Highway Patrol and then replaced with different seals from their respective organization if they decide to inspect the load. This can cause a truck to come in with a different looking seal than normal. The driver and the officer or agent that broke the original seal will sign paperwork that the driver will be in possession of (as well as it being noted in the driver's log).

    That's generally only an issue for semis though, not your average delivery driver like the character you mentioned.

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