Point of order:
Full-length semi-trailers are 53’ end-to-end. It’s the inside height that is 110" (9 feet, 2 inches). The “double trailers” are two half-length trailers.
To those who are saying, “bring back trains,” I have news for you: They never went anywhere. They’re still hauling stuff cross-country. Unfortunately, once the cargo reaches the train depot, it still has to get to its final destination, by road. Hmm, how’s it going to do that? By truck.
And thanks for your touching words, MsRobyn and dalejrfan.
) If people think that you are a cop they do everything in their power to get out of your way. Truckers were especially nice. Yet Buttonjockey would have us believe that he was somehow transported to the world of the Road Warrior. Secondly I have never seen a member of law enforcement that would let such assaults go without a response. Cop cars have radios. I would assume that they have radios that work on different frequencies so that they can work with other agencies in an emergency (such as a pursuit that goes to a different jurisdiction). But maybe they did not have radios in that car, or they were not on the correct frequency. OK I can buy that, I guess… In the OP Buttonjockey makes clear just how prepared he was for this trip. It would seem to follow that careful preparation would include a cell phone. Many states have a *XXX to dial the Highway Patrol, but in all cases 911 works. Yet Buttonjockey did not make the call. So maybe just maybe careful preparation does not include a cell phone in Buttonjockey’s mind. I guess I can buy that also. But what I cannot fathom is how a member of any law enforcement agency could / would allow criminal conduct such as reckless driving not to go reported. All he would have had to do is pull off at a rest stop or gas station and dropped a dime (actually it’s a free call) and the highway would have been crawling with cops.