Corona virus cases will skyrocket in a week.

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  1. x1Heavy

    x1Heavy Road Train Member

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    I know it. It can be pretty good. Until the interstates are mobbed to strip the food out of your reefer or something crazy.

    Im not certain where society will go this year. They are getting whacked upside the head.

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    High risk identifiers:

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    Pre-existing health conditions

    That’s about as close to saying, “truck driver” without actually saying it as you can get. Throw in sketchy hygiene practices - wash my hands 5x a day? I only bathe once a week! There’s going to be a major thinning of the herd. Once it gets into a single truck stop thousands will get it and infect others for weeks without even showing symptoms.

    Look for rates to go higher for freight in plague zones. Look for pay to go up as drivers start dying off faster than the general population.
     
  3. scott180

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    $10 per mile! To the truck? Nope to the driver :biggrin: that should pay for the hazmat suite.
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    They make some inexpensive hazmat suites. If I can get a dozen more people to wear one I bet we could cause a stir at Disneyland! Just think, no waiting in line.
     
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    2500 kits to test 350 million people.

    CNBC this morning says to use cashless transactions. No cash. China is burning theirs up. And there's also blame for china delaying the news when it first broke out.
     
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    U know if it wasnt for TTR i wouldve never know coronavirus existed. Well i guess other than the mexican boys who unloaded me at the jobsite claiming they have "coronavirus" which they said the effects from it was a beer belly lmao
     
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    Bring it on !! Sheesh i will pickup deliver and drive in hazmat suit , whatever it takes to make the money !!
     
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    just put the AC on recirculate and duct tape the doors. You've got a Hazmat cab. lol
     
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    According to the Doctor in this report cash is a lot safer than credit cards... LOL

    Can the coronavirus spread through cash exchanges or live on credit cards?
     
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    I made more money this week playing options on Clorox stock (CLX) than I would have if I left home to haul a load...:) The upside to all of this is that we have an early spring coming on, higher temperatures and more sunshine will kill the virus. Until then, the fear is going to wreak havoc, like when the staff where you are scheduled to unload don't show up because they are all quarantined at home.
     
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