Contractor convoy - Circa 2002
“Contractor Convoy” This group has a 4x4 pickup truck, a 4x4 SUV, a BUS, a 8 ton stake bed truck with trailer with a tank trailer, and a semi-truck with enclosed trailer. They deliver cargos and people, and are very well paid for it.
Their standard procedure is for the pickup truck to move 2 – 3 km in front of the convoy, trying to look like good old buys out hunting, They have a chainsaw and winch to clear roads.
The SUV is the security vehicle and carries 4 men all armed with assault rifles. The bus has a driver and one security man and carries passengers for a fee. The semi tractor is ‘up-armored’ and has plating around the engine and doors. There is M-60 MG mounted on an improvised ring mount with a gun shield, also has a powerful spotlight. The convoy leader is in this vehicle. The stake bed is the trail vehicle, and has a driver, A-driver with shotgun and a security man in the bed with a Semi-Auto Ak-47. Each vehicle has a CB radio, they use decent comms procedures. 5 vehicles, 13 armed men.
Cargo, the semi is loaded with food, 40 tons of unground wheat in 50# bags, 10 tons of vegetables.
The stake bed is carrying crates of electronics and three Honda generators. the trailer is carrying fuel.
The Bus is capable of carrying 38 people seated and is moving refugees.
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