Here's some food for thought about drafting trucks - - under the category of "Things laying in the road that I have been forced to straddle while driving a semi": 1. Concrete blocks 2. Big rocks 3. Assorted pieces of lumber, some with nails 4. Ladders 5. Mattresses 6. Dead animals 8. Unidentified pieces of scrap metal 9. Etc., etc. And under the category of things that fall off of trucks: 1. Lug nuts 2. Huge chunks of rubber from tires that suddenly blow 3. Big steel rings from "split rim" style tires 4. Broken leaf springs 5. Chains 6. Etc., etc. Of course, none of these items would be of concern in an ideal world, but YMMV. Gary
>> > >> > I drafted a bit on a recent trip and wondered what the >> > 'sweet' distance is. >> > I was about 2 van lengths behind the semis. Any idea? >> > |
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