It's not unusual to be sharing the road with a semi-truck, especially in North Carolina. With I-40, I-95, I-85, and 70, semi trucks are criss-crossing the state, the Southeast, and the nation on our ...

Speed limits assume dry roads; slowing for rain, snow, or ice reduces crash risk for trucks and surrounding traffic. Loaded semis need far longer to stop—up to 525 feet at 65 mph—so space management ...