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Trucks and trailers equipped with roll-up doors have security vulnerabilities that make them difficult to secure. The go-to locking solution is to put some sort of a shackled padlock through the locking handle and if equipped, an accompanying locking point on the roll-up door. The padlock is designed to prevent the handle from being rotated and thereby unlocking the door. This type of security is no longer viable for trucks carrying expensive and easy to “sell” products.

This sort of a security solution has a number of vulnerabilities – vandals can cut the shackle, pick the cylinder, bypass the lock, cut the lever arm, and so on. Still, the padlock solution tends to be the solution of choice. The only variation is a number of trucking companies are upgrading to a higher security padlock.

Many companies have developed solutions to providing a higher level of security for these truck/trailer doors. What makes PACLOCK’s new Truck Puck Locking System (TPLS) unique are three things: the solution is portable, it is as easy to operate as a padlock and the locking solution is affordable.

The TPLS is a two-part locking device that leverages the strengths of the “hockey-puck” lock to provide the highest level of available security for a roll-up door. Because this locking solution is not permanently installed, it is a portable system that can be used on more than one truck or trailer roll-up door. The two components of the TPLS, the Lock And Front (LAF) and the Lock Receiver with anti-saw shield are made of 1/4” thick steel ~ with the hockey-puck being hardened steel.

Imagine the fleet trucking companies that have hundreds, if not thousands of roll-up door equipped trucks and trailers. Every now and again, they get a job to haul important freight requiring a higher-than-usual level of security. Before the TPLS, the trucking companies would need to identify the trailers with the improved security capabilities, schedule it, and then ensure that the trailer is available and ready. This is a complex process.