I have driven big rig, still have license and I know there are some bad truckers out there. My daughter was run off freeway by one. Not good for trucker as he did this in front of HP. I have seen a huge accident involving many trucks on snowy freeway in Iowa. Started when a 4 wheeler clipped the snow plow.
My husband spent more years out there then i did and he has lots of stories of drivers that changed lanes in front of him and slammed on brakes. He is a very alert driver and managed to avoid accidents.. On icy bridge in Portland, OR car changed lanes, he just prayed as it disappeared in front of him(you can't see below hood something that close). He stopped just inches from him. I know OR now has freeway signs saying it is illegal to pull in front of truck in safety zone and you can get a ticket.
Another time in SLC, a girl in a little pickup pulled out of shopping center on 45 MPH main road in font of him. She had a drink in 1 hand and Taco Bell bag in other and could not make corner. He almost broadsided her, another case where he couldn't even see her vehicle when he stopped. Just waiting for crash, but she was lucky. he doesn't remember noise, but could smell the brakes. Must have made noise because people at businesses all came out to look. Girl in truck just threw it in reverse and backed up, didn't even look behind her. She was fortunate that no one else was coming out that drive. Hope some of these people learned their lessons.
I have a great respect for truck drivers and even if it slows me down, I give them the hills and room to turn.
He also has had incidents where cars will not allow him to change lanes to get on proper freeway because they do not want to be behind a truck or something. It is not easy to turn those trucks if you have to take a detour to get back to right route. Sometimes on thers big freeway exchanges you have to make a lot of lane changes in a short amount of time. Play nice.
My advice for those who do not want truckers on the road: Do not buy anything that was delivered in a truck!