I think the backup system failed as well.
POSTED: 7:45 pm CDT May 25, 2004 UPDATED: 7:49 pm CDT May 25, 2004
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Though no explosives were found on an 18-wheel truck stopped Tuesday morning on Interstate 65, the potential homeland security scare has stirred up questions about the truck’s cargo.
The truck was stopped and searched by the FBI, as well as Birmingham and Gardendale police after authorities noticed the truck had altered tags. The search intensified when drug-sniffing dogs reacted to the truck’s cargo. The interstate was shut down in both directions for two hours.
The truck had the name Evergreen America on its side along with a container number. NBC13 ran the container number by the New Jersey company and discovered the container’s travel history.
On April 27, the container arrived in Tacoma, Wash., from Indonesia, carrying 128 pieces of wooden furniture. The container was then shipped via train to Chicago, where it was unloaded on May 15. Ten days later, the container was pulled over in north Birmingham.
Evergreen, the company that owns the container, said their records don’t show any reason why the container should be in Alabama. They claimed that a company called Bare Cartage picked up the container in Chicago. However, video obtained by NBC13 shows the container being pulled by a truck owned by Fort Dearborn. NBC13 contacted Fort Dearborn and though they could not explain why their truck was pulling a missing container, they did admit that they had been contacted by the Secret Service.
Please stay tuned to NBC13 for further developments concerning the appearance of this truck in Alabama. Link to Article