General Ike Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 (edited) I have seen dozens of these on I81 and I40 from Knoxville to Nashville. I saw about 10 of them at one time near Oak Ridge on I40 in October. They're usually light grey, white or blue. Same box on all of them. Tough to see from the pics, but there is a door that leads into the box in the center rear. Its clearly intended for a person to enter through not just to retrieve cargo. Thats the spare tire on the rear drivers side. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Edited January 12, 2017 by General Ike Quote Ed Smith1957 B85F 1242 "The General Ike" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/48333-what-are-these-government-trucks/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjc transport Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 looks like one of the radiation detectors used in the ports, only without the scanner arm that goes over the trailer Quote when you are up to your armpits in alligators, it is hard to remember you only came in to drain the swamp.. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/48333-what-are-these-government-trucks/#findComment-358140 Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Ike Posted January 12, 2017 Author Share Posted January 12, 2017 looks like one of the radiation detectors used in the ports, only without the scanner arm that goes over the trailerI wouldn't doubt that they are some form of nuclear related vehicle considering the fact that the only ones I've ever seen are within 150 miles of the Oak Ridge nuclear facility in Tennessee. However they all have deep tinted windows and look somewhat more clandestine then what I would think a vehicle used simply for the detection of radiation would look like. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Ed Smith1957 B85F 1242 "The General Ike" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/48333-what-are-these-government-trucks/#findComment-358141 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brocky Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 That is one of the BIG Satellite dishes on the roof also.. Quote Brocky Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/48333-what-are-these-government-trucks/#findComment-358162 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dagotwit Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 Most likely they belong to the U. S. Department of Energy's Office of Secure Transportation (OST). Most likely they deal with nuclear weapons security. https://nnsa.energy.gov/aboutus/ourprograms/defenseprograms/securetransportation 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/48333-what-are-these-government-trucks/#findComment-358167 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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