Hijacking trucks out of the airport was already becoming passe for the mob by the 1980's. It was becoming less profitable and new technology made tracking loads easier.
Exactly, Ivy. GPS has only been available to the "Average Joe" for about ten years, but the technology has existed commercially since the '80s (and even earlier than that in the military). Just try hijacking an airport load with a tracking device in it today.
Agreed !! New age technology basically ruined the mob, made it much harder to hijack trucks filled with goods. Forensics these days is much better as well, which would make it hard not to get pinched for whacking somebody, especially with cameras being every place you go. They never know if they're being watched, which has to add to wiseguys' paranoia.
