It’s not such a smart move to travel too close to big rigs while you are rocketing down the nation’s highways. The bigger they are, the harder time they have seeing smaller vehicles right next to them.<\/p>\n
America’s highways are home to many kinds of vehicles, ranging from school buses to passenger vehicles, and from tow trucks to tractor-trailers \u2013 the big rigs that are sometimes called double wide because they are hauling two trailer units, not just one. That makes for a lot of truck to pass.<\/p>\n
Sharing the road with monsters like a double wide is a bit of a balancing act, and drivers need to be alert and aware of where they are at all times in relation to the rig. Let’s talk a bit about just how big some of these units happen to be. Would you believe that a loaded tractor-trailer is up to 8 \u00bd feet wide? (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It’s not such a smart move to travel too close to big rigs while you are rocketing down the nation’s highways. The bigger they are, the harder time they have seeing smaller vehicles right next to them. America’s highways are…<\/span><\/p>\n