Would appreciate advice from the Kings of the Road out there

If I'm doing 1000 miles in 14 hours...which...I mean, I need a partner as dumb and crazy as I used to be in my 20s, because you're talking averaging over 70 mph for the whole trip...that's going to require a big renegotiation. 50 cpm is not even the same SPORT, let alone the ballpark.

 

This is HIGH-risk expedited transport. If something goes wrong with the van, it goes wrong at 80 mph on the highway.

At this point in my life, I'd require a dollar per mile for that tight of a schedule. You're gonna change my life a bit if I'm risking it like that.

 

Don’t they always know it’s not possible?
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Your friend sounds like an idiot. Falls asleep on the phone. Gonna kill you and the dogs.

 

I had a standard response for any dispatcher, customer or whatever who wanted me to complete a run in less time than safety allowed:

"Unless I am hauling a beating heart, and someone will die if I do not get it there in time, nothing else is worth it. "

 

Your response is much more complicated than mine.
“Scotty hasn’t gotten the transporter fixed yet”

 

You made the right decision.

A TRUE friend would not be pressuring you into this.

Life is too short for toxic people.

Regardless of your past history with this guy, sounds like it's time to kick him to the curb.

You'll be alright.

 

You made the right choice.