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You can't make this stuff up. A whopper of a prank leads to smash-out of Burger King windows Prank Caller Convinces Coon Rapids Burger King Employees to Smash Windows A whopper of a prank leads to smash-out of Burger King windows

Yesterday afternoon I picked up a load that delivered to Chrysler in Belvidere. The protect time was noon today. Last night or possibly early this morning I stopped at a truck stop 20 minutes out from the delivery. My intention was to get a good night sleep and when I awoke I would run the...

. Yesterday while laying over in Ardmore, OK waiting for a load offer I thought it would be a good time to wash my van. There was a coin-op car wash just across I-35 from the Flying Pilot. Why not wash my van? I had a shower. Clean body, clean mind, clean van. It was a blustery day and...

Tuesday afternoon I accepted an 813 mile load with 120 miles paid deadhead. The actual deadhead was 148 miles. I burned 3 hours driving and loading, leaving me with 13 hours to drive the 813 miles. That's an average of 62.5 mph. Unacceptable to the safety department and there wasn't enough...

The following are mileage stats for my Ford Transit 350, high roof, extended length, 3.5 EcoBlaster, 3.31 rears for October, November, December 2015 and January 2016: Miles 23,339 Gallons 1,357.8 m.p.g. 17.2 p.p.g. $1.93 Espar B4 installed in November.

The following link details all the homicides committed in Chicago thus far in 2016. The high rate for January could be linked to the mild weather. If this weather pattern continues, February, with an extra day could set a record. Click on a few names and read the stories: Crime in Chicago...

Our old friend Packmule sent me this. Watch the whole video to see how this ad was made. Volkswagen Trailer Assist

I crossed over the I-65 bridge into Kentucky this morning. There was a message board stating that the ramp from I-65 SB to I-64 EB/I-71NB will be closed beginning Tuesday for 6 months. It appears they will be dropping the rest of the old bridge, which is now serving as the get off ramp. Can...

Racial segregation is alive and growing in Minneapolis. The Minneapolis chapter of Black Lives Matters (BLM) is holding two meetings Monday evening to make plans for their upcoming protest at the Mall Of America (MOA). These meetings will be held at two different sites. The first venue listed...

Yeah, I know I have previously posted that I wasn't a fan of colored ice. In fact, somewhere on here I stated that I didn't believe in the notorious black ice. I still don't. Colored ice on hockey rinks, curling sheets, sure; but not black ice. Blue ice falling from planes, yes; I have never...

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. Happy birthday Cheri. I had some googly eyes and Chicklets left over from our failed Pet Gator enterprise so...

I'm looking to replace my ancient Nuvi 855. The on/off slider switch is sticking. Also some of the "keys" on the keyboard stick, different keys at different times. I will replace this unit with another Garmin so any recommendations on which GPS to purchase please keep it to Garmin models...

After several years I finally beat my old Panther on hold time record. My previous record was 72 minutes. My new record is 75½ minutes. That's like 1 hour, 15 minutes and 30 seconds. I probably should have tried to push it further but I was exhausted and hung up. The dirge playing in the...

My carrier announced the following earlier this week: Starting 11/1, you will no longer be required to submit receipts for shipments where toll reimbursement has been approved by dispatch. Our systems will automatically calculate the toll costs based on your truck size and the shipment’s loaded...

A friend of mine died yesterday. This evening I posted something on his FB page. Minutes later he "Liked" it.

I have picked up and delivered to power plants, both coal LOS SCRUBBERS CONS and nuclear Nuclear Fun For Everyone . I picked up 3 transmissions at a Ford assembly plant once and delivered them to a Mazda transmission plant. This shipment seemed to be going against the normal supply chain...

Tonight at 10:00 E.D.T. begins the ending of the World. A rare, super bloody lunar eclipse will occur taking all of us with it. Am I worried? Of course not. I feel fine. I survived 1984, both the book and the year. I survived Y2K in 2000 and again in 2001. I lived through comets Kohoutek...