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[Cardiac Jerks]

Just encountered one of the biggest scams I think I’ve ever dealt with at work.

Shipping companies currently have a surplus of empty shipping containers so they won’t give drivers appointments to return them. As a result, no drivers are willing to pick up full containers because they’ll be stuck with the empty after delivering and unable to work.

The shipping companies will charge absurd storage fees for every day your container sits in the port/rail yard. If you do find someone to pick it up, you better return the empty within 7 days or face more fines. Even if they won’t give you an appointment to bring it back!

 

[Tryamw]

I R Scarred I've just gotten my 5 year bonus.. a new title...

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

I R Scarred I've just gotten my 5 year bonus.. a new title...

Now you can afford a

 

[raynman]

Just encountered one of the biggest scams I think I’ve ever dealt with at work.

Shipping companies currently have a surplus of empty shipping containers so they won’t give drivers appointments to return them. As a result, no drivers are willing to pick up full containers because they’ll be stuck with the empty after delivering and unable to work.

The shipping companies will charge absurd storage fees for every day your container sits in the port/rail yard. If you do find someone to pick it up, you better return the empty within 7 days or face more fines. Even if they won’t give you an appointment to bring it back!

So are containers dirt cheap now? Could make a badass little shed for my backyard.

 

[Cardiac Jerks]

So are containers dirt cheap now? Could make a badass little shed for my backyard.

That’s the thing that confuses me - there’s been a global shortage of them throughout all of covid now suddenly there are so many in Vancouver they won’t even take them back. I don’t get it.

 

[Derailed75]

That is one of my favorite Darwin award winners of all time. I can't even blame the guy. The Quest for Vengeance is very real and very respectable.

There used to be a website back in the dial up days. Darwinawards.com. man it was a good read.

Oh man the website is still active and updated. Welp I might be back before game time Wednesday, got some light reading to do lol

 

[NotOpie]

That’s the thing that confuses me - there’s been a global shortage of them throughout all of covid now suddenly there are so many in Vancouver they won’t even take them back. I don’t get it.

Very interesting.....from everything that I've read there remains a global shipping container shortage. As recently as Oct. 6 according to this article.

 

[garnetpalmetto]

Over 40 - ship the shipping container talk over here.