rocknrollsteve

It pisses us truckers off, too. As a general rule we try to stay out of the left lane as much as possible. We don't really decide to match the other driver's speed, we just wanna get around them and to be honest, unless we are going up a hill, the driver on the right should back off just a hair so the driver passing him on the left can get around. That's just common courtesy, something that's lacking in all walks of life (read: assholes are everywhere) The reason we get stuck side by side like that for so long is a lot of truck are "neutered" and can only go 65 MPH (some can go faster, some slower - depends on the company). It's not an exact science so while both trucks are governed at 65 the guy passing me might be able to wring 65.25 MPH out of his rig in which case if I don't back off it's gonna take him forever to get around me.

The light thing is helpful especially at night but insomniaccfc is correct. Flashing brights in your mirrors kinda screws up your vision on dark stretches of highway.

I love honking the air horn for anyone that wants me to (we also have a "city horn" that sounds just like the horn in a car). The only time I won't pull the air horn is in heavy traffic because it might freak out the 4 wheelers around me. The air horn is meant for situations where you REALLY needs to get someone's attention.

Source: Me (I'm in the sleeper berth of a truck right now).