Wind kills mpg

[pacofortacos]

Years ago, most truckers were courteous professional drivers. I agree, not so today. There are still a few and you can tell who they are when you drive on the interstates anymore.

 

[Black W900]

I'm friends with a couple of truckers, so I know which trucks to follow and which ones to stay away from. There are good and bad truck drivers too, but for the most part I trust following them over any other vehicle.

So....How do you identify the good ones?
I'm not trying to be an ******* here, I really want to know.

 

[BIG RED HEMI]

So....How do you identify the good ones?
I'm not trying to be an ******* here, I really want to know.

Simple, just by observing how they drive when I'm behind them.

 

[Black W900]

Simple, just by observing how they drive when I'm behind them.

Good luck with that.

 

[RBAT]

A few weeks after I bought my truck I think that I found myself on the other side of the drafting situation. I was on I-40 from Winston Salem to Greensboro and noticed a car right on my back bumper. I tried every variation of slowing, speeding up and changing lanes hoping he would come on around. He stayed right there. After several miles of this I decided that was enough. I took a random exit ramp, drove to the top and back down onto I-40 again. Finally got rid of him and the aggravation.

 

[BIG RED HEMI]

Good luck with that.

It's worked for me so far. After a few miles you can tell what kind of a driver they are. I just want to make it clear, I'm NOT talking about drafting semi trucks. I'm talking about following at a safe distance pulling my camper.

 

[Black W900]

It's worked for me so far. After a few miles you can tell what kind of a driver they are. I just want to make it clear, I'm NOT talking about drafting semi trucks. I'm talking about following at a safe distance pulling my camper.

I don't really see much point in that...Why follow a semi truck?
This seems to get stranger with every post.

 

[BIG RED HEMI]

I don't really see much point in that...Why follow a semi truck?
This seems to get stranger with every post.

Obviously you don't get it. Have you ever pulled a large camper or trailer of any kind? You can't stop very fast if the car in front of you slows down quickly. You don't need to worry about that as much following a semi truck. Does that still sound strange to you??

 

[Black W900]

Obviously you don't get it. Have you ever pulled a large camper or trailer of any kind? You can't stop very fast if the car in front of you slows down quickly. You don't need to worry about that as much following a semi truck. Does that still sound strange to you??

Yes....It does sound strange to me.

I've owned tractor/trailers since the mid 70's and been pulling travel trailers since before that, and I have never heard of anyone that thought that they should follow a big truck for that reason.

It makes no sense!

When I pull a large, heavy trailer, I want to have a clear line of sight as far ahead of me as possible so that I can judge my following distance accordingly.
What I do not want is a huge object in front of me blocking my line of sight....That is a recipe for disaster!

I have far more faith in my ability to judge what is a safe following distance based on what I can see ahead rather than rely on the judgment of some unknown guy driving the large vehicle in front of me who may or may not know what the hell he's doing .

We'll just have to agree to disagree here.