No you cannot, but they will try to.
We have been told there is no such thing as a damage, its other Missed, they they will diad you and try to tell you to let the consignee open it then refuse it. Because we cannot have missed.
Unless of course its a management mistake, then we can miss them all day and twice on most days, and no one gets reamed.
In my training, we are not allowed to have a tape gun in the truck. We might be tempted to steal. Like you are going to try to steal a pottery barn, south shore furniture, fingerhut, BBI, you know all that crap that falls apart when its dropped on the floor and you fight it all day?
Kind of like when mailbox was an option, but forbidden to use it.
Sheet every package, not in 1 loose dog, ni1 needs inspection, nsn, anything will do. Just dont bring it back without a status.