The Boss’s mind went back to the liquid lunch and preliminary handshake with Laurie Higher, boss of truck rental giant Lorry Higher Ltd, as he sat in the ornate office.
Horse trading had been brief, now Jeremiah Inimical (senior partner of Crook, Bilk and Inimical Solicitors) probed the contract looking for ‘gratuitous clauses’. He could spot one before it was bought a drink, let alone conceived.
At £135 an hour, The Boss had to be sure before he signed.
The contract looked genuine; no catch or duality.
“It appears,” Jeremiah said removing his glasses, “that he wants to buy you out…”
Will there be anything left for The Boss after solicitor’s fees? Find out in the next episode of The Dealers, the story of ordinary used truck folk in a 101 words.
(The Dealers is a Road Transport Media Production. Author and editor is Laurie Dealer – characters are fictional and not based on any living person, any likeness is coincidental)
Year: 2014 | Body Type: Tractor unit | Registration: KS63VUH | Mileage: 936,087 km | Power: 12,777 bhp | Category: Tractor units
Year: 2017 | Body Type: Low loader | Registration: C452618 | Category: Trailers | Make: Other Trailers
