TSA-style system impractical for trucks

If you've flown recently, you know the drill; take off your shoes, pack all your liquids over 3.5 ounces in your check-in luggage, take off your shoes and subject yourself to a full-body scan.

All because of the 9-11 terrorists, and others, who sometimes choose to use loaded airliners to make a political point.

But we've all seemed to adjust to it, to the point we think nothing about the inconvenience it causes for millions of passengers every year.

Terrorists aren't restricted to certain methods, of course, so it will be interesting to see how Western companies adjust to the latest terror threat.

In July, a truck slammed into a Bastille Day celebration in Nice, France, killing 86 through a new means of terror urged by their leaders.

The scene was repeated Monday in Berlin where "Naved B," 23, allegedly drove a truck into Christmas crowds in central Berlin, killing 12 and wounding at least 48, some with broken limbs and others with more serious injuries.

It's drawing special attention because Naved, who denies involvement, is reportedly an asylum seeker from Pakistan who arrived in Germany in February and was living in refugee housing in Berlin.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is facing increased criticism because she decided to allow almost a million asylum seekers into Germany.

Donald Trump was elected partly on his tough stance on immigration, and incidents like this can only reinforce that position.

Implementing TSA-style security on every truck driver and every load would be a massive, prohibitively expensive undertaking.

Profiling has fallen out of favor in our politically correct times, but it's an attractive alternative to the disruption widespread ground transportation screening would cause.