In 1987, a Truck Driver Disappeared With His Cargo!

That week, Raymond was hauling a semi-trailer filled with brand-new refrigerators from California to Nevada, driving through a stretch of barren, heat-baked land where the horizon shimmered with the distortion of the intense summer heat. It should have been just another routine trip. No bad weather. No ice. Just the long road ahead, a strict deadline to meet, and a shipment to deliver.

Back in the 80s, tracking technology was far more primitive than what we have today. There were logbooks, some rudimentary GPS tracking, and rough location entries. Dispatch could usually tell if a truck was sticking to its route, but if a driver veered off the path, even just slightly, the trail would quickly grow cold.

Raymond left California early, and a couple of hours into the drive, dispatch received a ping indicating he stopped at a large gas station. The station’s security cameras later showed Raymond stepping out of his truck, walking to a vending machine to grab coffee, having a brief chat over the radio, and then returning to the cab. His body language appeared calm, routine.

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