Brinks Employee with gun drawn?

[redpitbull44]

I know UPS drivers that make $30 an hr and FEDEX drivers that make $70k-$120k per year.

 

[24Carat]

These warehouses you speak of... where exactly... are they?

I know you are kidding but new building designs and the retrofits incorporate several layers of blast doors before a timed commercial grade vault door.

 

[redpitbull44]

I had this mental image of an old dusty pole barn with piles of cash.... I just need a few million.... lol.

But seriously, if they paid more I'd do that job.

 

[BehindBlueI's]

Sadly, I would disagree that 'most' guards are up to the job. JMO, but MOST of the armored car companies pay the guards next to nothing, and are known for hiring 'less than professionals' for the job BECAUSE they pay next to nothing.

Most of the guards I worked with didn't even wear their vest. They were college kids, retirees, and people waiting for a better gig on a PD or FD, for the most part. The company offered almost no training, the firearms qualification was a joke and was waived if you had military experience, and I trusted almost none of the other guards to know what they were doing if things went downhill.

 

[sidewinder27]

I work at Brinks. Yes it is SOP anytime the garage door is open we will have at least one gaurd with a weapon upholstered or a long gun.
I would like to know how it makes them an easy target? We have enough awareness to notice people close enough to pose a threat. Well unless we have some snipers camped out on some roofs!

When I drove for FedEx I went by one of the Armored Car companies in downtown Indy when they were opening the garage. I didn't see any trucks at first, but I saw the three guys walk out of the building with shotguns. Then a few came from around the corner with pistols drawn. That is when my heart stopped as I didn't know that company was there. Then the armored cars came from around the corner.

 

[sidewinder27]

I know UPS drivers that make $30 an hr and FEDEX drivers that make $70k-$120k per year.

I made 80K+ when I was at FedEx. But I worked 70 hours a week. Drove and worked the dock. Both companies are crap to work for though.

 

[xM3RC1L3SS1x]

I am all for this being SOP if it is not already.

 

[SMiller]

BIL told me that the company pays them as over the road drivers so overtime does not apply so they give them tons of hours at crap pay, sucky job!

BIL is Marine and is squared away! He said the jokers he worked with would get him killed in a second, kinda sucks as it would take a great team to go home each night.

 

[24Carat]

BIL told me that the company pays them as over the road drivers so overtime does not apply so they give them tons of hours at crap pay, sucky job!

BIL is Marine and is squared away! He said the jokers he worked with would get him killed in a second, kinda sucks as it would take a great team to go home each night.

This means you get overtime at 50 hours instead of 40 hours.

 

[DurangoUSMC]

Ive seen it happen before. I think some of the stops are really at their discretion though. I cant say Ive ever been alarmed at seeing.it though
right and yes they could probably merit a pay raise given the risks taken.

 

[Spike Jones 5 2002]

there were about 10 on a skid. they were using a forklift to move them.
back then nobody had cameras all over their body.
it was something that happened that stuck in my mind.
I was standing by mega dollars of gold.
I am sure it was made so that someone (or gang) could just stop and grab some.
back in the gold rush days or our country. gold robberies were frequent. then a bank had the refineries and mines ship their gold in 100 to 200 lb units. thefts dropped.

 

[d30carls]

You misunderstood my statement. WIMTSW a guy out in the open holding a bag of cash may appear to be an easy target to some with less than honorable intentions. Good on him to make it apparent that he is, in fact, not an easy target.

I dont think the guy meant it the way you took it. I believe he knows you guys are trained properly but a truck full of cash rolling around from area to area would attract alot of attention to someone vs a bank with tons of cameras and such everywhere

 

[Disposable Heart]

Most of the guards I worked with didn't even wear their vest. They were college kids, retirees, and people waiting for a better gig on a PD or FD, for the most part. The company offered almost no training, the firearms qualification was a joke and was waived if you had military experience, and I trusted almost none of the other guards to know what they were doing if things went downhill.

I worked for Pendum before they got bought out by who-knows-who (they are always changing names and moving around). Did the Coinstar route then eventually did the armored car stuff. Was right out of college, needed something for some scratch before finding a job that used my degree a bit more. lol

No vest issued, yet not paid well enough to get one. Weapon was issued (Ruger P94 in .40) or you could carry your own (actually saw Hi-Points). Later were required to supply own. Could not carry "magnum" ammo if using a revolver, no .44 Special or above, no single action only pistols or revolvers. Saw ALOT of ball ammo, including Wolf, carried. Was laughed at b/c I carried Ranger bonded, "why you carrying that? You gonna get sued!"

Truck they gave us leaked oil, sprayed on armor that was so old it flaked (meaning a kid with an airsoft gun could disable us readily, lol), and the turn signals didn't work (making for a fun traverse through crowded streets).

Manager never picked up phone if we called (especially if we were broken down). He was eventually fired for looking at porno while working (albeit, was looking at porno AND ignoring our calls).

They issued only a shirt (though you could pay $75 for pants through their mail order system, but could find same pants for $20 at Meijers, same brand). The patch on the shoulder cycled regularly through companies, we were docked pay if we didn't sew in the new company logo (though the company logo on the vans/trucks never changed).

Training was a nightmare. Just shoot, had to provide own ammo. No qualification, no scoring, just shoot at a target. I've never been swept so many times in my life. My buddy, a former Brooklyn IN cop, and I were the only ones that did worth a darn.

The drop off station for the money was a complete joke. Thin gauge alum garage doors with chainlink/wood dividers. The people who unloaded the truck were about 150 lbs overweight, were always mad, and carried revolvers in holsters that regularly fell off their unbelted pant lines. I saw an Uncle Mikes IWB sausage special floppy holster used as an OWB holster there. That tells you something.

 

[d30carls]

a big YES!
I walked passed them unloading gold ingots at a bank in Chicago.
There was several skids of 4 inch square and 3 ft long gold ingots.
They had very heavy weapons drawn.
I asked the guard if it was what I thought it was.
He said, YES.
I asked if I could just touch one.
He said Ok, if I did not need that hand anymore. then he smiled and said, well you would not be able to use any hand any more.
we both smiled. then i said well I can say I was this close.

Im not saying you did not see it but it is highly unlikely this is the largest bar ever made and it was only one maybe you seen them and they were stacked so close together that you did not notice there was more than one bar rows on the skid


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The dimensions of the gargantuan gold bar ring in at 17.9″ x 8.9″ x 6.7″, making it ideal for a shoebox, or perhaps a tightly locked and guarded steel lock box rigged to explode if someone without a proper fingerprint match touches it.
While this might seem extravagant, just know that given the current price of gold, which rings it at a pricey $1097.30 per ounce, this quarter-ton gold bar is worth, oh, $9,676,430.32.
This gold bar, which shall henceforth be known as the King of Gold (KOG!), surpasses the previous largest gold bar by just under six million dollars. It’s only a matter of time before the Federal Reserve creates a $10,000,000 bank note to lord over the Mitsubishi Corp., with the added bonus of it being able to fit in a wallet.

 

[bagdaddy09]

Wife and I saw a cash delivery when we were in Cabo last year. F150 with some type of "Conversion" bed on it. One guy stayed with the truck, with Mini-14 and another went with the guy carrying the cash with a Mini-14. All three had handguns also.