17-ton truck abandoned on NYC street for 2 years

Nina Pineda and 7 On Your Side battle New York City to get rid of a 17-ton truck abandoned on a Brooklyn street for two years.
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[@amyyoung2830]

Optimus Prime has really fallen on hard times.

[@willybilly99]

Possible got covid but nobody cared he died there 2 years ago when Corona started.

[@elitetrainerjay2737]

Dude I was literally smoking a joint when I walked past this truck a couple days ago and literally thought “ yeah nice try Optimus prime “

[@elcheapo5302]

Good thing I looked before I wrote a similar comment! lol

[@lwrncjms]

Lmaooo

[@terencem8795]

So far, winning comment...

[@tobarstep]

WTH? That's an awesome truck. You don't see cab overs like that any more.

[@michaelrmurphy2734]

Exactly. Used to see them all the time. Not so much anymore.

[@nekowife]

if it weren't for the graffiti the thing would look so clean. the graffiti almost gives it character though, i think.

[@miles5600]

They’re ugly, european cab overs are way further engineered

[@Angry.General1461]

@@michaelrmurphy2734 Do they ever think about the checking inside of it to see if there's anybody dead since it smells?

[@westernstar9121]

@@miles5600 European cabovers struggle to keep stable at high speeds and they jack knife a lot easier than a conventional engine truck

[@quarlow1215]

Im a trucker. And there was a truck that got parked in the back of a commercial fuel station. It was an unattended station so aside from the maintenance people that came there occasionally no one was around. That truck sat there for 3.5 years till finally a citizen reported it. Turned out the driver had parked for the night, had a heartattack or something and passed away in the sleeper. He was a missing person all that time and all that was left was his completely decomposed body. If you see a truck sitting that shouldn't be there report it. You could even save a life.

[@dylanmccallister1888]

This is true but somebody took the time to stick the plate in the window and remove the vin. Anyways, abandoned vehicles are auctioned off so somebody is getting this. I doubt the city that has taken almost 30 years to relocate one of it's larger towed vehicle lots will take the time to bring it to a crusher. An auction gets rid of it faster.

[@WiIdbiII]

I used to be a truck driver. Another thing you'd see back in the seventies , eighties , and ninties, was truck drivers get mad at their company, quit and abandon the truck so that the company couldn't find it.

[@quarlow1215]

@@WiIdbiII yeah there's definitely a lot of those tales around. My buddy had hired a guy to drive his truck. Two paychecks in the guy disappeared. 3 weeks later my bud gets a call from the Toronto police. We are from B.C.. This guy was arrested for trying buy drugs from an undercover cop. He wouldn't tell them where the truck was and was charged with theft. It was another 2 weeks before a friend of my buds seen the truck 1200 miles from where we were. When we got there everything was gone. Belts, tarps, chains and cinches. Radios, webasto, batteries and it was sitting wide open. At least he hadn't sold the tires and wheels or they were stolen.

[@ronaldfulton1175]

@@dylanmccallister1888 Semi tractors have VIN on a sticker on driver door jamb, not the dash.

[@Alex462047]

@@WiIdbiII Harder to do that now with GPS. In Russia, we used to have a problem with drivers on long haul going off to a mate's place for a couple of days to a week on a bender. The truck would be sitting some place with the client's load on board, and trying to find either the driver or your truck was like mission impossible.

[@danielpercent5434]

To be fair, the beauty's windows weren't smashed in, nothing was stolen off of it. And the graffiti adds art to the rare sight of a cab over. It's street art, and it's cool to see in a crowded city. :)

[@nobodyspecial4702]

That graffiti isn't art. It's mindless idiots putting their initials on something because they can't paint a picture without using their fingers.

[@Badbhoys]

@@nobodyspecial4702 exactly

[@danielpercent5434]

@@nobodyspecial4702 maybe it's just how you see it. As a artist myself I see this as street art. It's a blast from the past! And the graffiti adds character to it (even if it's just initials) it tells us who's been there. It's a shame they towed it.

[@GR-tr4qq]

Graffiti is art when authorized! that way it's vandalism, why don't they do it in their house or in their cars?

[@antwanfreeman483]

@@GR-tr4qq how is it vandalism?

[@phantomofthebikeshop2736]

That truck is definitely not a “hunk of junk” I would take that KW k100 in a heartbeat.

[@mtanyctrainatlantamartatra7164]

Tell these hypocrites, not a big when someone robs or kills someone, but these meatheads can make a stink of an abandoned truck.

[@mfamus2272]

They don’t know a gem if it shined in their faces

[@Highgear145]

That statement really hurt my feelings

[@smeshcel3025]

Thats at least a 25000 dollar truck in that state dammit and a classic at that. If it could talk it would say "put some respect on my name i aint gonna say it no more". And how braindead is she to think it weighs 2 tons?😂 if thats 2 tonnes your tesla must weigh less than fat albert

[@6z0]

Lol ok franky have fun with that

[@johnlewis3891]

I can't believe I feel bad for a non-living object. The poor, but beautiful truck was just sitting there, abandoned and unused.

[@dodge1515]

I mean it's better than being scrapped....

[@Full_Otto_Bismarck]

@@dodge1515 well it probably went there already since it got towed

[@johncunningham4820]

@@Full_Otto_Bismarck . Not necessarily . The OWNER Vanished . Investigating needs to happen . They need to run the Numbers on it .

[@5iFTYHFaviation_addict]

@@johncunningham4820 I think the owner was a victim of 2020. The truck used to be moved for ASP before the pandemic.

[@johncunningham4820]

@@5iFTYHFaviation_addict . Thanks for that acknowledgement of MY primary concern .

[@nathanielorthmann4008]

The only reason I clicked on this was because of the cab over. That paint job and everything is so awesome. Hope someone will bye it that will appreciate it for what it is and restore it to it's former glory.

[@DeltaLimaDelta]

That was a beautiful truck.

[@Britcarjunkie]

Sad thing is, Kenworth K-100's are becoming collector's items now, especially with a big sleeper.

[@aidanridings8452]

True, but that is actually a K100E model because of the square headlights. Kinda like the W9A had double rounds then the B had square.

[@Britcarjunkie]

@@aidanridings8452 Doesn't matter, when its a cabover with a big sleeper. Hopefully, it'll get snapped up at the impound auction.

[@tommyw.9424]

@@aidanridings8452 Not all pre-B model W900s had double rounds. Not all pre-E model K100s had double rounds either. Some early W900B models were sold with double rounds in a weird square shaped surround, I know they were factory but I've only ever seen one truck in person with them.

[@aidanridings8452]

@@tommyw.9424 I've never seen one or heard of one but thats interesting.

[@Britcarjunkie]

@@tommyw.9424 Correct: I've seen several of those oddball trucks out there, and thought they had replacement hoods, and they turned out to be original.

[@e.nichols5380]

Hunk of junk? That’s a classic kenworth cab over. I’ll gladly take it.

[@5.0h76]

I would restore it

[@dancearoundtheworld5360]

that's a one of a kind truck and definitely need to be put on the road but maybe with the owner issue

[@michaelmccarthy4615]

Police impound auction. Just keep bidding

[@donavondavenport1001]

She said it only weighs 2 tons lol

[@michaelmccarthy4615]

@@donavondavenport1001 the title says 17 tons, which is incorrect. More like 17,000 lbs.

[@terranghost2773]

People be gangsta until this truck transform into a robot

[@Thechildishmandingo]

Between her saying it’s 45 feet long, weighs 2 tons and calling this classic a hunk of junk I’m lucky to have any brain cells left.

[@nathanielorthmann4008]

😂You must admit that they did a great job editing that semi trailer though.

[@jibril2473]

To some that’s just an old beat up truck but to others that’s a truck that fed & provided essentials to families for years.

[@scharfvehiclemedia]

And it is a collector's item too. Those old cabovers are super cool

[@MrTheHillfolk]

That truck brought items to stores that helped keep this country going.

[@NYPATRIOTBX]

That truck is a classic, I’d take it and bring it back to its former glory

[@herbetterhalf143]

They'll most likely auction it off

[@NYPATRIOTBX]

@@herbetterhalf143 I hope they do, and that whoever buys it gets it back on the road

[@orlandomoreno5326]

Those are actualky great wondeful riding trucks that can pull a big heavy load on a trailer 👍👍👍. Love those old Kenworths

[@Juice-jx1pr]

Well you had plenty of time to pick it up too late now

[@ethanhuffman7302]

If they send it to a scrap yard I’m going to be pissed😡

[@asmr-sensei]

That's just Optimus Prime, leave him alone!! He just waiting for the next movie.

[@farley9255]

That thing is awesome looking! I wish my state had stuff like this left around. We just have needles

[@rainman7992]

I cannot believe that the truck had not been stripped, or that NONE of the windows had been broken out...dang.

[@blindjustice8718]

The windows are spotless (and intact) for sitting 2 years. Also, no graffiti was added between Oct 2020 and present. Things that make you go hmmmm.....

[@5.0h76]

Thats a old cab over nobody worried ahout it

[@lcfflc3887]

or that a BLM graffiti hasn't been written on it.

[@Max-qk3xi]

Even the thought when the girl said it was stinking lol there has to be a dead body inside

[@mmirl9859]

It was my uncles truck actually. And he died. Nobody found the keys so we said F it

[@ezragonzalez8936]

2 years no flat or broken windows?? wow! hope that truck goes to a good home and is restored!

[@EddieA907]

No way . That was two years . I'm sorry. I've been around big trucks all my life . Two months maybe. The tires would be toast . The mirrors are in tact. And the windshield looks new.

[@ezragonzalez8936]

@@EddieA907 must be a very great unknown part of new york that loves graffiti but not breaking into cars! lol

[@jackattack2974]

@@ezragonzalez8936 it was right in front of a high school so there was cameras on 24/7 prob

[@ezragonzalez8936]

@@jackattack2974 but graffiti is ok to be caught on camera? just odd no way its been sitting 2 years!

[@JesusOurKing]

Probably someone around the neighborhood was taking care of it. Replacing the glass, fixing the flats and pumping the tires. Some ppl are really nice.

[@fearandloathingmedia2051]

That's just Optimus Prime waiting for Megatron to be reincarnated for the 15th time

[@SuperSummit123]

My friend's car got stolen 2 months later he's getting tickets in the mail from parking enforcement but they don't have the brains to figure out it's stolen sitting with four flat tires and broken windows that's our government.

[@Gameday8688]

Meanwhile I double park and go in store for 5 seconds and return to see a ticket and tow truck ready to tow my car 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@ronstallworth9421]

That’s NYC for you.

[@DonnaChamberson]

Then don’t double park. Lmao

[@Nuani7]

EXACTLY!!! And they ignored this for 2 YEARS!!!

[@Foreign84]

Exactly

[@Foreign84]

@@DonnaChamberson lol right

[@deet4895]

There's people out there that would love to have that Kenworth K100 to restore and rebuild it back to it's former glory.

[@ruckus__]

Especially now with emissions engines.

[@Johnnyouknow]

Tim gentry, gentry and sons trucking, youtube.

[@leoncaples2947]

*its

[@boogie2852]

I'm people that's me..

[@rexjolles]

Go buy it from the impound

[@Cpt.SnaggleTooth]

Edit: Love how some people look at things like they are junk. Goes to the old saying; "One man's junk is another man's treasure. It's definitely not junk in my eyes. I hope someone watching gets the truck and restores it. They are a part of our history.

[@yonisreyes2761]

Funny how you cant park a car for 2 seconds in New York and go in the store and come back out without a ticket but this truck has been out there for 2 years lol

[@LuisGrullon86]

Basically shows how dysfunctional the NYC government is Takes a media crew to get something done quickly I can Imagine smaller cities, or rural areas how bad it is over there To get things done

[@sockoblocko]

Smaller cities and rural areas are typically much better maintained than big cities.

[@redneckhippiefreak]

All Government is like this. They try to avoid spending time and resources whenever possible.

[@DRHOLEEFOOK]

@@sockoblocko In ways yes. And ways no. I grew up in a small city and there is just as much dysfunction. It all depends on city leadership no matter how big the city. If your politicians, cops, and workers care more about money than service you get America. When you go to Japan or Switzerland you see the opposite.

[@shaneelhinds9084]

@@sockoblocko folktalr

[@sockoblocko]

@@shaneelhinds9084 ???

[@myeyeswentdeaf6213]

The city won’t move it cuz they know it’s abandoned. They know nobody’s gonna come pay the tow and impound fee. That would be the city spending money on doing something for the people instead of just bleeding the people dry of their money.

[@motorbandit7]

Keep electing demonrats

[@abpsd73]

Most cities will auction off impounded unclaimed vehicles after a certain holding period, so they'd actually recover some of the cost. Just another example where the government that is supposed to serve the people DGAF.

[@FaithandNova]

They will definitely make money off of it from the auction

[@increiblepelotudo]

This comment for the win!! Yep, city aint stupid.

[@daveh2612]

That’s exactly right. Of course they’re gonna ticket you running into a store for 30 seconds because they will get revenue from you. There’s no money to be made from an abandoned truck like this. It can definitely be auction for scrap but that will pretty much just pay for the tow.

[@lonzosmith7618]

that reporter really said a hunk of junk to Kenworth k100 hahaha she didn't know that truck was dream by many of truck enthusiast that semi is a gem 💎

[@VishwasRavindran]

sign americans should kick non americans out of their country and put more attention on their borders!

[@conanruisi]

That’s insane to me. Here in Oregon the police red tag a vehicle when they notice it’s derelict, then they leave it for 24hrs for a resident to come and recover and if that doesn’t happen before the tow truck gets there then it goes to the tow driver and impound.

[@lamara8497]

Man give me that ol cabover K Whopper! That truck is a freaking classic!!!! I'd stretch the frame, add polished fuel tanks, new paint job, and add dual pipes baby!!!!!

[@johnhannibal]

That can be a beautiful project to resurrect

[@lamara8497]

@@johnhannibal yes it can! What they say as junk, I seen as a sweet ol school KW cabover!!

[@trae3290]

You never know. You could track it down and buy it at auction if they haven’t junked it already

[@westport17782010]

That Truck looks to be From the Early 1980's (1983)?

[@terencem8795]

Love it!

[@paul06660]

That is a classic cabover type rig and im very surprised it was abandoned like that. Older trucks like it are in hot demand right now because they're more reliable and have much less emissions stuff than new rigs. Also a lot easier and cheaper to fix and maintain.

[@beachesandhose2374]

Imagine crashing a cabover

[@punker4Real]

@@beachesandhose2374 a car can't touch the driver

[@jamestaylor3805]

It was abandoned at the start of Covid and never recovered. Do the math.

[@illiniwood]

@Ricardo Araujo The smell is probably because he's still inside.

[@rexjolles]

My best bet is that they couldn't find trucking work anymore and left the truck. Or they died and never came back for the truck. Or they died in the truck.(the smell) But since the license plate, vin, and registration are gone, I'm guessing ti was stolen.

[@fahrenheit2530]

That is one of the most beautiful semis ever made in American history, a Kenworth K100. I remember when those were the best things money could buy if you were a trucker. Those students should be grateful to share their school with such a rare truck. That truck could've been sold or restored. Shame on all of them.

[@xijinpingsfavoritehemorrho1328]

You ever met someone from Brooklyn? Nobody in this video can even put the fork down if you didn't notice. The school could've seized it and made a sale happen to fundraise but everyone in that little worlds too shortsighted to think anyone wants that truck, since they don't want it. Get it out of Brooklyn and you've got 20 grand easy, in Brooklyn, nothing. That's why they're so broke and fat. Bet they don't know how much a hammer or a shovel costs either. That parking enforcement guy had me rolling, acting like he hasn't been ignoring that thing for 2 years.

[@fahrenheit2530]

@@xijinpingsfavoritehemorrho1328 In my town we had the same issue where there was an abandoned K100 sitting on the side of the street, someone started taking care of it and eventually managed to get it back in working order

[@randomamerican471]

It's disconcerting that no one is even asking what happened to the driver.

[@DjPlayBeezy]

The exact reason I Came to read the comments

[@williamfriar6295]

I drove an ‘86 KW cabover for a few years when I first started trucking. The 13 speed shifter was cable actuated. It was kind of fun. It also has a ceramic clutch which gave it a jumpy take off if you weren’t used to it. The cab would torque over so much that it kind of warped the fan shroud into hitting the fan.

[@johncunningham4820]

If the Cab moved far enough to hit the Fan , the Cab Mounts were totally F--ked .

[@williamfriar6295]

Yep, it was a grain hauler. Quite abused in its lifetime. Always grossed to the max (under a harvest permit), with a great deal of off-road time, living in a cloud of dust. I imagine only logging operations could be more stressful on a tractor. Also, the super-grabby ceramic clutch just made a soft launch nearly impossible.

[@oneFreetinker]

Imagine how upset someone's gonna be that they stole his house.

[@Tanneritefilledfido]

Thats a beauty. Hope its saved and restored

[@richfranks9161]

Hopefully someone grabbed it. Those are still cool trucks. My dad owns a 1985 Frieghtliner COE. Still runs like a top.

[@lisarak8639]

Did anybody look inside, is it possible that the truck driver had a heart attack and died, or maybe the truck driver was in the bunk sleeping, and died in his sleep, doesn’t anybody in New York City care about that human being, that might be dead in the back of the cab.

[@TechOut]

They opened it before towing. Nothing in there. Also it wasn't registered.

[@RedVoteRedemption]

Would say you’d be able to smell it…BUT NYC stinks anyway so it wouldn’t smell any different

[@wileecoyote5749]

Relax snappy

[@sockoblocko]

Exactly what I was thinking. To busy caring about their own problems to think about someone else even for a second.

[@landomilknhoney]

Wow. Your imagination is limitless. You should control that.🙅

[@traceyturner9428]

My mom lives around the corner from there and I saw that truck all the time prior to the two years it has been parked in that spot. Someone use to move it from different spots. Maybe something happend to the owner during the pandemic. 🤷‍♀️

[@lcfflc3887]

maybe that person or someone was living inside and never returned.

[@Max-qk3xi]

@@lcfflc3887 or probably never got out the truck and the body is still in the truck

[@DistanceNsVeterans]

Or the its that the truck is old and which is built in the 80s or 90s being it's a cabover and it's a kenworth k100 and so the owner gave up the truck

[@jefferybryant9405]

That’s definitely true that truck was in that neighborhood for over 5 years because I lived on that block in Brooklyn

[@lcfflc3887]

@@Max-qk3xi bingo, that's what i was going to say but i didn't wanted to make the whole situation worse.

[@Mauscmkwk]

Someone’s should save that truck from being destroyed

[@gureno19]

Thats a beautiful truck. Surprised the windows haven't been busted out

[@sibhuskyguy]

Surprised nobody filed a claim to get it as salvage.... If it was parked there it probably wouldn't have taken much to get it running (till it sat for 2 years)... It's not a bad truck.

[@reallyhappenings5597]

Eh something like that, just steal it

[@sibhuskyguy]

@@reallyhappenings5597 i dunno bout ny but in nj if someone abandons a car you can claim it after i believe 90 or 180 days..... as salvage

[@JimsEquipmentShed]

@@sibhuskyguy Thats only if you own a repair facility, (And the vehicle was abandoned at your shop) you can't just claim a car abandoned on the street.

[@sibhuskyguy]

@@JimsEquipmentShed far as i know in NJ you can claim abandoned vehicles after like 90 or 180 days, but am not positive....

[@reallyhappenings5597]

@@sibhuskyguy Yeah I'm not serious

[@myeyeswentdeaf6213]

You have to shame the NYPD into actually serving the community.

[@Shadowdreamcast]

True!

[@INSIDIOUS-ONE]

NYPD needs to not show up to work for couple of weeks & let the ,criminals,murders, Rapist etc have at it! Just let them pillage the village & seee how y’all would like it!!

[@matthewbaquero]

@@INSIDIOUS-ONE police respond to crimes, they don't prevent them

[@davepelfrey3958]

Just wondering if maybe a dead body inside, it happens. I was driving 18 wheelers early 2000, needed fuel, food and a place for the nite. I found a really good parking spot in a truck stop in Fort Worth. I was sitting in my truck drivers seat reading the newspaper. A guy walked up and ask me how could you park next to that other truck. I said, I don't follow you. He said the guy died and they just carried his body out. I was curious when I parked there and noticed the windows was half way down, hatch vents open, it was very cold outside. I told the concerned guy, I'm not afraid of ghost. He just walked away shaking his head. I went to sleep next morning the truck was gone. I slept like a baby and didn't hear a thing.

[@SocaNick]

That's an amazing rig Only those who has never driven a rig that would have so many negative thoughts about it. Little do they know these "hunk of junks" deliver EVERYTHING you can imagine

[@jackinbox3382]

They need to get rid of those people that did not do anything about that

[@Juice-jx1pr]

Why did they call 311

[@benstiller4435]

Crime soaring in the city but clearly that doesn’t mean anything. So glad you got this truck off the streets. I can sleep much safer at night now.

[@loading6507]

Clearly the city doesn’t care about the truck because it’s been there 2yrs until Karen complained.

[@copperheaddesigns672]

what they said was the city is so dirty that after 2 years of open weather the street was dirty but yet there not the ones polluting

[@whyisblue923taken]

1:03 I can't imagine how bad you smell.

[@markrich3271]

That truck affect how you slept at night? You have the worst case of ptsd ive ever read about .

[@ureallystink1]

@@markrich3271 Drizzy was using sarcasm

[@SwagJaws]

I don't see why regular citizens couldn't have gotten this taken care of. There was no special or exclusive contacts that the media used.

[@bignickeris]

They need to bust out a tape that truck is nowhere near 45' long 🤣🤣

[@LoneWolf42389]

Starscream: Lord, Megatron!! The humans called Eyewitness News have had Optimus Prime removed to the scrap heap. Megatron: Yes, Starscream, they know to worship MEGATRON. You can learn a lot from them.

[@Nuani7]

Parked on the street with no visible plates and the vehicle sat unbothered for 2 YEARS?!?😳 NO TICKETS AT ALL?!? NOT EVEN A BOOT ON THE CAB?!? You get a ticket THE SAME DAY if the street sweepers have to go around your vehicle. The city tows vehicles for overdue parking tickets. UN-FRIGGIN-BELIEVABLE!!!🙄

[@warrensteel9954]

Everyone figured it was someone else's problem.

[@wyattnyfeler7270]

Why would they put a boot on an abandoned vehicle lol

[@jojoshoot2392]

This thing about to turn into Optimus prime

[@australiantruckspotting8883]

Beautiful classic Kenworth

[@jmfia2391]

Absolutely disgusting... The NYPD is responsible, hence why they ultimately towed it. It's sad that they don't care about public safety (prime example). They tow anything else, but won't tow an abounded truck that's been sitting there for 2 years until the news channel is called.

[@stevegn02]

They probably didn't know about it and when calls are made to 311 this is considered a non emergency response and given the call of Brooklyn those officers are busy between armed and mentally people

[@KB-nt7eg]

@@stevegn02 yet, a basic patrolman has time to be there with media and take care of it. That's how busy they are.

[@stevegn02]

@@KB-nt7eg he's traffic real cops they respond to shootout hostage situations disputes brawls dv domestic violence calls missing persons etc

[@KB-nt7eg]

@@stevegn02 okay? That's why I said patrolman. He's a part of the same exact precinct. Which still brings me back to my original statement of what you saying not being correct. These same patrolman have been available the past two years. Dunce.

[@stevegn02]

@@KB-nt7eg again they are traffic agents not patrolman patrolman are actual cops with actual guns look it up dunce

[@jamescaliendo1030]

Are you kidding me!!!! I'd gladly take that gorgeous K100 cabover. She's beautiful

[@renzo7503]

With a little ether, I bet she'd fire right up if it doesn't have any mechanical issues.

[@fitzgerald434]

I'm not even a truck driver but I love those style trucks! You dont see those as often, thats not a hunk of junk.

[@staasinnovations2126]

45 feet long!?.... The longest Cabover in history!

[@andrewwhitley2361]

And only 4000lbs, my Ford ways more than that.

[@wadedavies3924]

That's strange. NYC used to be notorious for snatching illegally parked vehicles and holding them for ransom.

[@184ktmdm]

Well they probably knew it was abandoned so no one was gonna pay the ransom.

[@landomilknhoney]

I've been out of NYC for 10 years, and that truck on Troy Ave has moved...to another location.🤣😂

[@chrisreibold1634]

That truck needs to show up in someone's " will it start" youtube video. Then for kicks take it back and park it in the same spot with cameras in it to catch people's reactions 😂

[@rileyproctor5907]

That’s a beautiful truck

[@leftoverbrainz]

That’s literally a house on wheels I love cabovers it’s crazy how you don’t see those on the road anymore

[@mikebouncer3862]

Great air b&b. It’s a classic.

[@NASCARJIMMAYFAN]

“My name is Optimus Prime, I am calling all remaining auto bots”

[@brad741]

Did anyone check inside to see if there was a guy living in it or died??

[@stevemccurdy9201]

Cabover Kenworth. That's a classic. The tires are still up.

[@michaelrmurphy2734]

Beautiful old truck!

[@MNDashcam]

Must not be a very good law school if they can't figure out a way to legally have it moved in 2 years

[@titusmccarthy]

You're not very bright, are you, Cletus?

[@motorhomeman1949]

That's a badass old K100!! Shame on whoever abandoned it there. I'd take it in a heartbeat!

[@mrmrso228]

There are trucks and trailers all over this city and nothing done about it. In the Bronx: Nereid Ave from Webster to Bronx Park East, Webster from Gun Hill to 233rd, service road of 95 north along Co-Op City, service road of 95 south from Bartow to Allerton. Been this way years and NOTHING done about it.

[@Moondoggy1941]

It looks like art to me.

[@2011Savere]

See how crooked they are. If it had plates it would be millions of tickets on it. Trust me if that belonged to someone the city would be on it all day.

[@Juice-jx1pr]

All about making a profit.

[@shaungoldsmith8055]

That is a beautiful truck!!

[@thatguyfromvermont7843]

Had a store for 17 years I used to store peoples boats and cars in a barn on the property this man parked his boat in the winter of 2005 it sat there until 2007 I tried contacting him no reply State law said that after that amount of time it became my property so I gave it to a friend in exchange for some work he had done. A year later The son of the man that stored the boat came in and said that his father died and that they were looking for the boat and they finally found out where he had stored it unfortunately it was gone. People shouldn’t assume things are done to be evil nine out of 10 times it’s out of our control The person that owns this truck could have been claimed by Covid or who knows

[@ElectricSwordfish]

In my home town there was a green Honda CR-V that sat abandoned at a closed gas station for probably about 10 years, I remember seeing it there before I even started driving. It was finally moved about a year ago only because someone bought the location and turned it into a repair shop. I was actually quite sad when it just disappeared one day because I remember seeing it alot during the prime ages of my life.

[@Lopaaz]

Is it on Google maps? I would like to see it myself :)

[@xViper]

I seen this truck basically every day bro ima miss bro😂💀

[@volvo09]

I knew of a few cars like that when I was a kid! One was a little brown Mitsubishi truck from the late 80's and I wanted to buy it. Just sitting in the middle of a parking lot of a manufacturing plant for many years, the plant even shut down. I was wanting to see who owned it and fix it for my first car. Then one day it was gone. just a spot with sand and pebbles where it used to be.

[@renegalvan6417]

2 years???? If I leave my car parked for 5 minutes over the meter....bingo, a ticket!

[@CHANGONATION]

That’s Optimus prime hibernating

[@bubbletea5778]

Optimus prime laying low from government but Karens ratted him out.

[@xlnuniex]

It’s amazing how fast things get done when the media gets involved or an issue goes viral

[@Dodgeviper591]

That’s a great looking truck y’all libtards just mad

[@erick1076]

Man id love to have that truck

[@plummdummb1344]

Looks like there is plenty to eat around Brooklyn...nice old truck though.

[@jonyleche3549]

People try to move it and the next thing u know optimus prime wakes up from 100 year long sleep in hiding from decepticons still in shock and ready to throw hands xd

[@TacticalTrucker]

That’s a beautiful Cabover, unfortunately in today’s fuel economy you would not make much money with a non-aerodynamic vehicle, but it does not we know 17 tons, the total weight of that machine when fully fueled would be 10 tons

[@tommyw.9424]

No way on the fuel part. Unless you're running the dogshit cutthroat dry van type trucking, there's plenty of money to be made without having to pinch pennies on fuel, even at $5.50. Just think of a lowboy tractor, fuel economy is not their first concern at all.

[@TacticalTrucker]

@@tommyw.9424 That’s completely false, the fuel economy causes everything else to go up completely truck prices parts and repairs etc.

[@crinkly.love-stick]

@@TacticalTrucker he's not completely wrong. Lowboys priorities are 1) what route has the least potholes, then 2) fuel economy. If the roads too bad for the rig to make it, then there's no need to think about fuel savings; it can't do the job anyways. But yeah immediately after answering "can we do it?" The question becomes "for how much money?" And these trucks burn a lot more diesel than a modern day commonrail engine

[@g_enigma]

Did they confirm it isn't a transformer?

[@juancervantes313]

That's not a truck. That's a whole autobot just waiting for his signal 💀

[@L-CF]

I can’t be the only one confused at the fact that NYC has a law and tech school for kids

[@33sroche]

The vin is usually engraved on the frame rail.

[@blindjustice8718]

Inside the door jamb on a semi. Also usually the last 6 or 8 (enough to identify ownership) along with the carrier name and D.O.T. number are clearly marked on the sides of every semi. I doubt that whoever "abandoned" it stripped off all the lettering and buffed out the "shadows" (unfaded paint).

[@Thomas-qh3vj]

The last 6 or 8 should be engraved on a plate on the back of the sleeper also the whole vin should be on the door jamb and under the dash

[@pedromolina9558]

There’s a Honda Civic on the corner of my block(189th St in Uptown) that’s been there for over 3yrs. This city is ridiculous!!

[@nikolnolastname4473]

Bet if it was in midtown it would have been gone on day 3.

[@robertgeary7520]

Take it home strip it and sell the part's 🙂

[@danielalexander8588]

Some of the best street furniture I think I've ever seen.

[@The-Failing-Farmer]

Hope it went to a good home! I would love to have one of those classic trucks.

[@ksunofficial]

That is not junk. I'll take the junk off you tomorrow. Send the addy

[@hernancaballero2981]

It’s not junk it’s a classic

[@titusmccarthy]

It's JUNK.

[@Nikkk6969]

@@titusmccarthy probably has a lot more miles than what you drive before it hits the dump

[@titusmccarthy]

@@Nikkk6969 PROBABLY, CLETUS.

[@Nikkk6969]

@@titusmccarthy 😐

[@poker345611]

This is how Optimus Prime ended up in the theater where Mark Wahlberg found him.

[@crankedup67]

Love it. Fits right in the sewer city. Way to get things done . Now they’ll move it as the news talks about it.

[@Suhdaht]

(1:23) I’ve driven passed that truck a bunch of times (I live not to far from it) and I took a picture of it because I actually think it’s pretty cool. In the picture I have, the license plate is actually showing, it’s a New Jersey plate.

[@ctprecast7437]

17 ton ? I don't think so!

[@Highgear145]

@@ctprecast7437 10 to 12 tons

[@anthonyariola395]

DOT regulations require the driver to rest after driving a certain number of hours

[@renzo7503]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@bryce1720]

Girl with black mask : “ I was like ew, get away from me “ The truck just cranks up drives off by itself 🤣🤣

[@noelhutchins7366]

Optimus-Prime staking out a school for 2-4 years sounds pretty on-par; A-plot always has a kid, B-plot concerns adults; probably going to jog away from the scrap-yard after they tow him, park near some other school-zone, "Hey, kid, wanna help save a dying race of secret-alien-transforming-robots?"

[@LongIslandCityLayout]

I hope somebody rebuilds it. Those cabovers are incredibly cool and pretty rare now. Also that truck isn't two tons. A Toyota Highlander is two tons. The truck is more like 10 tons.

[@kennethtomaszewski3795]

It's beautiful

[@adonisnetworksvideos7698]

Wow , it only took them 2 years and to be on TV !! Well done NYC's finest .

[@vincentcastagliola1891]

Ive passed that truck many of times while at work always wondering why someone left it there to rot. Never any tickets on it either. The city cannot dispose of it, so more than likely it will end up going up for auction soon. Hopefully someone can grab it up and put some love back into it