I think we kind of use our show of appreciation, like the article talked about how people use the sign 'baby on board' and hope that people are more careful driving around them.

I work at a special needs school, so when they are dropped off each morning by the school bus, our school staff always tries to thank each bus driving for taking care of our precious cargo that was on their bus. Those who love animals will pull over and let this van pass them. The words “precious cargo” are surrounded by paintings of sweet little puppies and kittens. It also goes out to help owners who are too disabled or weak to pick up their heavy animals and bring them in to the clinic. The van usually goes out and gets animals that have been hit by cars and refuse to let their owners pick them up and carry them, since injured animals can be aggressive. The name of the clinic is painted on its side, along with the words “precious cargo.” It also helps if you can write the phrase in the language of the country you're in.Ī local veterinary clinic has a van designated as an animal ambulance. I have seen too many boxes just tossed around at post offices to not want to emphasize safe handling of my goods. Most countries allow you to mark your packages as fragile, but I also like to write precious cargo on the box just as a reminder. While I hate to part with it, it just isn't realistic to carry the art I buy with me from country to country. I am always shipping things home when I travel abroad and occasionally I will splurge and buy an irreplaceable piece of art. Whenever I think of precious cargo I really take it in the literal sense. It seems like with anything, companies have taken a good idea and gone overboard with it. Sometimes, it just doesn't really make sense. I see clothing and toys with precious cargo on them all the time. One of the things I have noticed though is that it seems that more and more companies are adopting the precious cargo phrase into their marketing. I really thought that was a cute pitch because it shows that the company really knows how most parents feel about their children. When I was shopping for my kids' strollers I actually decided to choose the ones that stated, 'for precious cargo only'.

Precious cargo transportation