I was in a vehicle that broke down on I-95 in the Bronx back in the 1980s. We walked to a pay phone (no cell phones back then) to call Triple-A for a tow. By the time we got back to our vehicle, about an hour later, it was up on blocks, the windows were smashed out and the stereo and floor mats were missing.
saw an 18 wheelers up on blocks in Queens once...right out in middle of street.....Rookie driver to NYC and hauling a reefer load of ice cream. Receiver told him to wait out side in street as his lot was full.....turn on channel 6 we’ll call ya...
He hopped in the bunk for a nap with the reefer still running and when he woke to the CB crackle telling him to back into door 6...He slid into the seat and eased the clutch in as he released the brakes...checked mirror and released clutch...truck didn’t move. We came out to see what the commotion was...16 chrome wheels missing....40k pounds of ice cream up on blocks of wood, cement, whatever they could find....less than 2 hours.
Naw, that wasn’t me..I was caught sleeping at the Mass Pike entrance at I-84 on the way to Boston. In height of last fuel crisis...some one pulled up next to me and siphoned 190 gallons of fuel while I took an overnight sleep break- :-)
I should have said, “looks emptied” not “is empty”. Oh well. I see you’ve had personal experience in these matters. The image of the truck struck me as funny, because the way the roof and sides were peeled back/pulled down, along with what seems like a loss of contents. Looks like it had been victimized by some very eager “shoppers”.