Learned A Lesson.....the Hard Way.

ALWAYS keep your spare key SOMEWHERE OUTSIDE THE LOCKED TRUCK!!! Only had a couple HOS left too. And I was empty in a dock ready to leave with another truck ready to back in. Good thing it only took the lock guy 15 mins to get there. I was blessed. Lol

ALWAYS keep your spare key SOMEWHERE OUTSIDE THE LOCKED TRUCK!!! Only had a couple HOS left too. And I was empty in a dock ready to leave with another truck ready to back in. Good thing it only took the lock guy 15 mins to get there. I was blessed. Lol

I always carry a spare in my wallet. Never leave the truck without it. But having a spare somewhere on the truck is not a bad idea either. I also have gotten into the habit of using a single key on a separate ring in the ignition and have one on my main key ring on my belt.

Ernie

Very first thing I did when it got unlocked was put the spare in my wallet.

I always have a spare key 🔑 in my wallet.

I have had three keys at the same time. The ignition one, always there. My key-ring one that I use to lock up when needed. A third key wire-tied somewhere on the truck.

I always keep a spare in my pocket attached to a mini multitool, and if I'm getting out with the main key in the ignition for any reason, the first thing I do when my boots hit the ground is check in my pocket for that key, even before I push down the lock button.

Twice now at a truckstop someone at the fuel isle had locked their keys in the truck with the engine running. They came and asked me if they could try using my truck key because I drive an international like them. Both times it opened their door.

I always have a copy of my key on the outside of the truck. I would have been fired by now for all the times I would have locked myself out without that extra key.

Ya'll should invest in one of those spare key holder things that has those super strong earth magnets on them and stick it under your step or something. then you'll have a spare you can access. or you can do like i do with my house, mail and padlock key (I have a padlock for welding class shop locker that store my tools for welding class). i have one of those clip on extending key rings, it goes with me everywhere and all i have to do is clip it onto belt loop, then when i need one of those keys just pull the key and the loop is attached to a string thing that self winds back up, probably wouldn't use that for key you use in ignition because if you forget it in there and go to jump i mean climb out of truck you'll break it, either the string will snap or device will break in some other way, now you need a new one and might have locked your keys in truck too.

I had something similar happen to me a couple weeks ago. Had someone helping me out some things in the cab, and when he closed the door, it hit the lock button.

Had to revisit my macguyver days. I opened the door with a metal knife and a plastic spoon. Engine was running the whole time too. This coming from a guy who in the army broke into my barracks room with a broom handle and toenail clippers.

Now I remember why I always leave the window open just a little when I step out. Learned that as a mechanic because it happened alot!

Sorry about your luck driver. Can't say much good about my Volvo. (PACCAR) but one good thing is that the locks don't activate if your door is open. Can only be locked through the door handle joystick looking thing, while the door is closed, so you either need to be in the truck, window has to be down, or have to use your key from the outside. Or if you have a common truck, the Volvo 670, Peterbilt 579/589, Kenworth T660/680, freightliner Cascadia, they only make certain amount of key designs. Could get lucky and find a truck same model and close to same year and be the same key