WHAT’S AT STAKE?

GENERAL If you've ever spent much time driving on U.S. expressways, then you're familiar with this sight: A large flatbed tractor-trailer is in front of you with what looks to be a full-sized house at rest on the bed. There are signs everywhere declaring it an "oversize load," and a small car with a tiny, yellow warning light on top is following it to make sure nobody gets too close. Oversize load It's what you call it when a truck needs to haul something that's deemed too large for the road it's traveling on. This can be anything from a mobile […]