A bunch of years ago one of our O/O's was pulling one of our old steel-wheel reefers and the hubs caught on fire for some reason. By the time he pulled over, the trailer's insulation had caught fire so there was no saving the trailer. He pulled his pin, didn't bother with the dolly legs or the hoses, and he pulled out and dropped the trailer to save his tractor.
The boss was teasing him, pretending to be mad because he didn't let his truck go down with the ship.