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become a victim of truck crime. It may not get your truck or components back, but it should make life harder for the thieves attempting to use or sell your property.
hristmas bonuses are out for Fliiwick-based timber and builders merchant Jewsons after thieves stole two lorries from their Bedfordshire site.
The extra 2800 a week Jewsons is forced to pay for the leasing of two replacement trucks means that the branch will miss its targets required to secure staff their Christmas bonus.
The vehicles were worth around £50,000.
The trucks, both Ford Cargos with flat-bed trailers with Hiab cranes, were driven out of the company's site by the criminals, smashing through gates.
An employee of a local firm saw the Iwo vehicles leaving the yard at around 03:30hrs and became suspicious when the drivers ground the gears. Although the police were immediately alerted there has been no sign of the vehicles.
The vehicles registrations are F240 AVG and E460 SVG.
Contact Jewsons' administrator Brian Glen ister on (0525) 713811.
AFord 190 chassis-cab was stolen last week under the nose of its driver. He was workng in h Is garage after parking the vehicle outside his house in Yate near Chipping Sodbury on Wednesday, 24 November when he heard the engine start.
He opened the door to see the cab being driven off at around 20.30 hours.
The diesel cab's registration is F74 TFB, chassis number SFACXXBDVCKR33687.
It is yellow with ATS livery in dark grey. The vehicle has dents in the mid-front bonnet, nearside seal and nearside front door.
It was equipped with a compressor and crane. The HPC diesel compressor has a Honda diesel engine number SBT26GDE, serial number 141125 and is grey and yellow. It has Iwo air receivers, serial numbers R65233-5 and 55294-40.
The Swinglift crane is yellow with serial number 11333/5/92.
Contact Mike Bailey at ATS on (0454) 318571.