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Highways, freight and the people who work the road.

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  1. The Walk-Around Before the Key Turns

    Fifteen minutes in the cold with a flashlight, done the same way every morning, is the cheapest part of a long haul.

  2. Work Zones From the Cab

    Orange barrels, a lane that disappears, and a crew a few feet from the travel lane. Here is how drivers who haul for a living read them.

  3. Sharing Lanes With a Loaded Truck

    What the person in the car can't see from behind the trailer, written from the other side of the mirror.

  4. Low Gear at the Top of the Grade

    The gear you choose before the road tips down decides how the next six miles go.

  5. The Clock in the Sleeper Berth

    Federal hours-of-service rules shape every long-haul day. Here is how the main limits fit together.

  6. A Truck Stop at Night

    Diesel, coffee, showers and the hum of reefers. The busiest hours on the lot are the ones most people never see.

A red tractor-trailer parked alone at the edge of a wet truck stop lot at blue hour, marker lights on and exhaust rising, highway lights beyond