James Bowen

Freight Industry Theorist, 20+ year OTR Trucker, former Pharmacy Technician, small scale industrial produce farmer

[James Bowen @RoosterBTU]

The simple drafting printer, the newest tool in the dumbing down of our children.

[Mario Nawfal @MarioNawfal]

A new device writes homework by hand for students.

The arms race between teachers and lazy geniuses continues.

[James Bowen @RoosterBTU]

Interesting, @FreightAlley. Wonder how big that warehouse will be m?

[Yonan @yonann]

Pokemon card trader says PSA turned a 10 million card backlog into an $800M money printer

"PSA has a debt, they are 10 million cards backlogged"

"the cheapest submission that you could submit to PSA is $32 per card. they locked that out. then it jumped up to 55 and 60 and 70, all of those are locked out"

"the cheapest tier that you can grade at right now is $80, they have 10 million cards and they charge $80 a card for the fucking grade"

"they're printing money. they're reinvesting $200 million right now in a new facility to keep up with the demand"

[James Bowen @RoosterBTU]

Like the Mario look

[Dooner 🇺🇸 @TimothyDooner]

Media and screen switching test with special guest my youngest son on the logistics of bringing the World Cup to America

[Om Patel @om_patel5]

THIS GUY LIVES UNDER SFO'S TAKEOFF PATH SO HE BUILT A CEILING PROJECTOR THAT TRACKS EVERY PLANE FLYING OVER HIS HOUSE IN REAL TIME

he uses a cheap $30 radio receiver to pick up the signals that planes broadcast while flying.

then projects them onto his ceiling in real time

when a jet flies over his house you hear it outside and at the exact same moment a plane glides across his ceiling labeled with the airline, aircraft type, and destination

pure black background so the projector's rectangle disappears and only the aircraft are visible

but he didn't stop at planes

it also draws the real sky behind them. sun, moon, bright stars, constellations, and live satellites including the ISS. all at their true positions for his exact location and time in real time

so he's lying in bed watching the actual night sky projected onto his ceiling with real planes crossing through it as they take off from SFO

there is a huge market for every man alive that runs outside to see the helicopter

vibe coded the whole thing himself with a cheap radio, a projector, and some clever software

[James Bowen @RoosterBTU]

Yo @FreightAlley

[Truckin Texan🇩🇪🏴‍☠️🇺🇲 @punmasterflash]

The entire aftermarket auto parts industry is being dismantled right now and hardly anyone is aware of it.

[James Bowen @RoosterBTU]

@realcarrier411 @flavortown @SecDuffy Guy Fieri, freight theft victim. Mark my words, he’ll be at a Congressional hearing.

[James Bowen @RoosterBTU]

Excuse me is this thing on? Tap, tap, tap!
Can real professional truck drivers that maintain their safety records and equipment now name their price in the aftermath of the Montgomery Decision?

[Dave @GamewithDave]

Everyone… take care of your Console/PC.

Gaming is slowly becoming a seriously expensive hobby.

1TB OLED Steam Deck now pushing close to $1000
PS5 Pro close to $900
Xbox Series X is around $650
32GB DDR5 RAM $400
Meanwhile, AAA games are heading toward the new $80 standard.

At this point, your backlog might actually be saving you money.

[Culture Crave 🍿 @CultureCrave]

Valve just raised Steam Deck prices in the US 🎮

• 1TB OLED $649 ➡️ $949

• 512GB OLED $549 ➡️ $789

"these new prices reflect the current state of component costs and other global logistical challenges across the industry as a whole"

[James Bowen @RoosterBTU]

They about that life until they hear “I see dead people ☠️”

[ihabs🧊 @ihabs11_]

Drake and Conductor are undefeated

[Harvey Beech @EOSTrucking]

Why would Walgreens be so certain that all drivers there were arranged thru brokers?

[James Bowen @RoosterBTU]

End of an era. The studies done on the downfall of this great franchise will be looked at for decades. @TimothyDooner @supertrucker

[Dexerto @Dexerto]

Destiny 2 has canceled all future expansions and content drops as Bungie shifts focus to its next games

The last live service update will be on June 9, 2026

[James Bowen @RoosterBTU]

@HySpDcHiKnFeeD2 Nah, cut that time in half and wash in the bathroom sink!!!

[James Bowen @RoosterBTU]

Dude, it takes less than five minutes to charge the A/C. It’s just a snap on fitting and a quick trigger pull to suck the juice from the can. I remember when drivers would flip the hide for a quick check of the vital fluids when we fueled up. This hurry up and get out of our way is partly to blame for the crappy trucks on the road today. Calm your tits!!!

[Bonehead Truckers @boneheadtruckrs]

Blocking the fuel lane to put Freon in your AC? And doing it wrong? Some 'bonehead trucker' moves are destined for YouTube fame. #TruckerProblems #BadParking #Facepalm

[James Bowen @RoosterBTU]

Yo @FreightAlley Look into the Spirit Airlines Repo Operations https://t.co/EMGSVEt8tK

[Brandon Chastain @branchastain]

😂

[James Bowen @RoosterBTU]

Simple, surround the truck and let the automated braking stop the truck. Then cut the satellite off and I can bet the truck goes into manual mode.

[SuperTrucker 🚛💨→💻 @supertrucker]

If they’ll do this with trains, imagine what they’ll do with autonomous trucks.

[SuperTrucker 🚛💨→💻 @supertrucker]

If they’ll do this with trains, imagine what they’ll do with autonomous trucks.

[James Bowen @RoosterBTU]

I survived #Carmageddon Atlanta!!!

[James Bowen @RoosterBTU]

@rurunlogistics Directory = Paper trail!!

[James Bowen @RoosterBTU]

The next unicorn will the first software firm to make a program and database of trusted drivers for carriers and brokers.

[Craig Fuller 🛩🚛🚂⚓️ @FreightAlley]

Hot take from a senior exec at one of the largest firms in the space:

Paper trails are going to be paramount for brokers going forward.

It will be imperative for the broker to demonstrate that they did everything in their power to ensure that the carrier and driver were compliant.

Load boards are a thing of the past.

I’ve been skeptical about the value of Convoy for DAT, but they’ve just made the case. TFX as well.