» BUT WHAT SETS Trucking Lock apart isn’ t just his skill with a pick- it’ s his passion, story, and the fact that most of his lock picking is done from the cab of a truck- yes, he’ s a truckie!

How did it all Begin?

Trucker’ s journey into locksport started in 2021 with a fire safety box that refused to open. Trucker told us“ My girlfriend knew there were important papers in it and asked me to try. I hit YouTube,

found the Lock Picking Lawyer’ s video on the same box, bought a pick set, and followed along. When I got it open, that rush of achievement hit me hard- I was hooked.” From that moment on, solving mechanical puzzles became more than a pastime.

Growing up Trucker was always hands-on. His dad was a millwright, and Trucker followed in his footsteps, working in heavy industry- mechanics, welding, fabrication, and machining

for 15 years. These days, he drives a Semi truck across the country, often on the road for two weeks at a time with only two days home.“ I live in my truck. I take a bag of locks and picks with me, and I pick from wherever I park.”

But Trucker’ s ambition doesn’ t stop there. He’ s currently setting up his own machine shop, with plans to take on prototype manufacturing and machining parts and components. A few companies have already expressed interest in outsourcing work to him.

Locksport Community

Through his locksport journey, Trucker found a community- and even a kindred spirit.“ LadyLocks and I always joke we’ re siblings separated at birth,” he laughs. Through her, he discovered Lock Pickers United, and worked his way up to achieving the elusive black belt.“ It’ s not just about opening locks. It’ s about understanding them, testing yourself, learning something new, and pushing your limits.”

Hands-on Approach

Trucker’ s approach is deeply hands-on. He’ s especially drawn to key impressioning, where he files a key by hand from a blank until it works.“ I don’ t use a key cutter- those are for locksmiths who have to cut a lot of keys. I’ m a traditionalist. This is about skill, not speed.”

What’ s Coming Up Soon?

He’ s also busy designing a brand-new tensioning tool set in collaboration with a company, aiming to bring innovation to one of the most crucial aspects of picking-control.“ I’ m breaking it down to the basics and building a whole series on tensioning. This will be something nobody’ s seen before.”

And there’ s more on the horizon. He’ s part of an ambitious collaborative community project building an entirely new kind of Lock. Digby Lock and Tool has organised the“ Nameless Lock Project”. Every aspect of the lock from the body to the mechanisms will be up for vote