A fellow was following a truck in heavy traffic. Every block or so, when they were stopped at a stop light, the driver of the truck would
jump out of the cab with a big stick and bang on the side of the cargo bay. He'd then jump back into the cab in time to drive away when the  signal changed.

The fellow observed this for several miles, until he could stand  it no longer. The next time the truck driver jumped out with the
stick, the fellow jumped out and ran up to him. "I'm sorry to bother you," he said, over the din of the banging, "but I am very curious; could you tell me what you are doing?"

Without breaking rhythm, the truck driver replied, "Sure, Mac. Ya  see, this here's a six-ton truck but I've got eight tons of canaries
aboard, so I've gotta keep two ton of them flying all the time so I  don't break an axle".
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