SUMMERFIELD, FL
Hungry Howies Pizza, located in central Florida, is missing a refrigerated tractor trailer and a whole lot of cheese as of Sunday morning.
The driver of the truck and his girlfriend left the trailer at a truck stop off of U.S. Highway 441 to be looked at by a mechanic over Saturday night, and on Sunday morning it was gone, according to a report by the Ocala StarBanner.
While police were investigating, it was discovered that a 2007 Kenworth hauler had also been stolen, presumably to take the trailer.
According to the report, the trailer carried enough cheese to make “tens of thousands of pizza pies.”
While the trailer itself is valued at an estimated $62,000, according to the report, the contents was about $85,000 worth of shredded mozzarella cheese.
The hauler taken to steal the trailer is valued at $130,000.
The driver and his girlfriend were driving from Michigan, where they and the headquarters for the pizza company are based. It was the girlfriend who drove past the truck stop to check on the trailer and reported it missing.
The missing trailer has white mud flaps with “Hudsonville Trailer Sales” on them. It has a Michigan state license plate reading D074058. The only markings on the trailer are the numbers 53226 on the back door and left front panel. The hauler is white with blue stripes with the number 764 on the hood. Both doors read Midwest Continental. The truck was locked and the driver had the keys, leading authorities to believe the perpetrator knew how to unhitch the trailer, according to the report.
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