This large tractor is representative of many trucks used in the USA. Equipped with powerful engines and very large fuel tanks, these vehicles travel hundreds of miles at a time from one State to another. Characterised by large drive cabs with in-built sleeping facilities and every other possible comfort, they are, for their American drivers, a true “home from home”. Numerous “on the road” movies have succeeded in making this category even more popular.

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