What is the reason why Wuhan cargo owners deduct freight from drivers?

The Wuhan cargo owner deducted the freight from the driver because the goods had deteriorated.

In response to a video posted by a netizen, a truck driver was deducted 2,000 yuan from the shipping fee by the cargo owner after transporting cabbage from Zhangjiakou to Wuhan.

On August 19, @Hongshan issued a notice that the truck transportation time was about 4 hours late and a large amount of Chinese cabbage was rotten and spoiled. The company could only reduce the price. 18 tons were sold for only 2,800 yuan, resulting in a loss of nearly 10,000 yuan.

The freight was originally agreed to be 7,000 yuan, but the cargo owner only agreed to pay 4,800 yuan, and a dispute arose between the two parties. In the end, the commercial bank paid the driver 6,500 yuan for freight, and the driver expressed satisfaction and left.

The full text of the notice is as follows

It is rumored on the Internet that Baishazhou Market’s deduction of vegetable freight is actually a dispute between the cargo owner and the freight driver

In the early morning of August 19, netizens A post on Sina Weibo reported that a truck driver was deducted 2,000 yuan in freight due to vegetable quality issues. The post also included a Douyin video in which a middle-aged man dictated that the target of his complaint was the Baishazhou Market. After investigation and verification by the Hongshan District Market Supervision Bureau, the information in the online post was untrue:

In mid-July 2020, Ms. Cabbage is transported to Wuhan for sale. The purchase price is 0.28 yuan/kg. *** purchased 18 tons of Chinese cabbage for a total price of 5,040 yuan. At the same time, Du contacted a logistics information center in Zhangbei County to arrange for a truck with the license plate number Liao PC4646 to be loaded and shipped to a commercial bank in Baishazhou Agricultural and Sideline Products Market for sale. The two parties agreed that the truck freight would be 7,000 yuan. At 21:39 on July 19, when the truck arrived at a trading house in Baishazhou Market, the transportation time was about 4 hours late. A large amount of Chinese cabbage was rotten and spoiled. The company took measures to reduce the price of Chinese cabbage. After three days of sales, the company finally 18 tons of Chinese cabbage sold for only 2,800 yuan, resulting in a loss of nearly 10,000 yuan. The cargo owner only agreed to pay 4,800 yuan to the truck driver, and a dispute arose between the two parties.

After the incident, on July 22, the Hongshan District Market Supervision Bureau and Baishazhou Agricultural and Sideline Products Market promptly intervened, contacted the truck driver to understand the situation, and participated in mediation between the two parties. Taking into account the support and help from various places to Wuhan during the epidemic, after communicating with the person in charge of the commercial bank, the commercial bank advanced the freight of 6,500 yuan to the truck driver. The truck driver expressed satisfaction with the processing results on the spot, and the truck was separated at 21:35 on July 22. open.

Hongshan District Market Supervision and Administration Bureau

August 19, 2020

We would like to ask, in order to ignore the mere traffic brought by the facts, an economic A city that has not yet recovered from the epidemic is put on the shelf of online public opinion for no reason. How can we bear it? ! To indulge in such smears and attacks would be a blasphemy against the efforts of tens of millions of people in this city. However, this is also a reminder. When netizens encounter such one-sided remarks, they might as well let the bullets fly for a while and see what the truth is. Don't blindly follow the trend, make noises, and hurt people with bad words. It's June Cold. Don’t worry, Wuhan’s gratitude is always there. But let’s forget about using this to spread rumors and smear it.