Most high valued load you’ve ever hauled?

What kind of so-called capitalist believes that goods and services should be paid for by the producer instead of the consumer???

 

I believe in capitalism, not crony capitalism or corporatism. It's recompense for their sins.

I'm even fine with capitalism in our medical industry, this unholy amalgamation of public and private sector with predatory insurance companies on top is a joke though. If you actually like the way our medical industry works I have a feeling you haven't had to use it much yet. It's probably alright if you are very rich or very poor.

I get where you are coming from though, I'm not opposed to people paying for their medicine or medical needs. Why should you be responsible, after all, if I drink myself into cirrhosis.

Insulin in particular pisses me off which is why I made the throwaway comment about it in the first place. Feel free to grab the last word, I'm done posting about this.

 

If I told you about my high value loads, I would have to kill you.

 

If insulin pisses you off then you're going to be absolutely enraged (and rightfully so) when you find out what Sen. Joe Manchin's daughter did to the price of EpiPens.

As for the rest, I will decline to discuss it here since this is not the politics sub, except that I will say placing all the blame on the pharmaceutical industry and none on the government that regulates the pharmaceutical industry reveals a sizable blind spot.

 

On the other end of the spectrum, I rolled up on a truck fire a few years ago. A driver had set his brakes on fire while descending a huge series of hills. Driver was fine and emergency vehicles were on the scene within minutes. Found a news article a few days later. Turns out he had a full load of Ramen noodles, total loss was valued at $7.48.

 

I know a driver that recently picked up a load , and the second day he’s hauling it he got a call from the receiver , asking if he was the one hauling xyz cargo.

“Yep”

“Well, be careful with it. It originally cost $750 million when it was new and the place
You picked it up from just did a refurbishment and upgrade that cost $350 million .”

Driver: in shock and speechless : “uhhhhhh,,, sure .No problem , we will see you on Thursday”

 

Amen to that. Don't forget to pick up extra treats next time you see a pet store. <3

 

Probably on his way to a penitentiary.

 

JB Hunt is charging 35% of gross. Where do they find these drivers?

 

Picked up a load in a Hazmat reefer from Savannah port to Orlando. The load could not exit the port until right at closing and the truck could not stop for any reason except breakdown. I was told by dispatch that a POV would tail me to confirm a safe and complete trip. I was given the address in Orlando to meet someone that would explain the rest of the trip. Ultimately, I went into the back of Disney world about 2200 to deliver a reefer full of fireworks. Value unknown.