One dog apparently has learned a new trick: how to drive a semi-truck.
Customers at a Minnesota gas station saw a golden Labrador retriever appear to drive the semi across a road Friday.
Mankato police say the idling truck apparently was put into gear, then went through a parking lot, across the street and over a curb.
The Free Press of Mankato reports a passer-by discovered the dog sitting in the driver’s seat when he jumped into the truck to stop it.
David Stegora was at the store when he heard the truck smash into a tree and a parked car. He couldn’t see the driver, but saw the dog climb up near the driver’s side.
Police say the truck was taken off the road. The driver had left the unoccupied truck running in a nearby parking lot.
The Associated Press contributed to this article.
Smart dog!!
the dog pushed the maxie brake button off, it cant knock it in gear. the clutch has to be pushed in to get it in gear.. that storie is stupid was written by a non truck driver.
I agree. I was a truck driver for 25 yrs and had my dog in the truck. Unless the driver didn’t set the brake and left it in neuteral that just couldn’t happen
Unless todays trucks are different than 10 years ago there’s no such thing as a maxi brake button. It’s a lever on the right side of the steering column. Saying that I agree either the driver only set the maxie brake and the dog knocked it off or the dog pushed in the brake(s) release button(s). Personally I think the 1st is most likely. Either way the dog didn’t put the truck in gear
If you can’t run with the big dogs stay on the porch