[snatoeusntaoeu]

This whole article just screams stereotypical "I own the road" egomaniac trucker to me.

Your comment just screams stereotypical "I have never driven anything larger than a station wagon" to me.

Seriously, consider the length of a tractor-trailer. Then consider the size of the mirrors and their location. Add in bad weather, where the crap coming off the wheels creates a veritable fog bank alongside and behind every vehicle.

Don't drive in anyone's blind spot. And especially don't drive in a large truck's blind spot. Being legally in the right doesn't matter if you're dead or stuck on the side of the road with weeks of chatting with your insurance agent ahead of you.