Zephyrhills, Florida – A trucking company in Pasco County isn’t sure it can recover after vandals stole a truck and 48-foot trailer loaded with 40,000 pounds of beef. Together, the truck and trailer are worth about $20,000. The meat is valued at $206,000.The Early Green Transport driver picked up the load at Cargill in Kansas and was en route to stops in Orlando, Miami and West Palm Beach.
But he decided to stop at a truck yard in Zephyrhills, and against company policy, left the loaded truck there overnight.
By the time a co-worker arrived the following morning, the trailer had been loaded onto another truck and carted off.
Don Armstrong, the owner of the trucking company, says the load is covered by his insurance, but he still won’t see any money for the hours his driver spent trying to delivering the load.
For the owners of the truck and trailer, it’s a total loss. They don’t have insurance.
If you have any information about the theft, you’re asked to contact the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office.
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