Seams in the Road

A couple of things I concentrate on when going through construction zones:

1. Pay close attention to any big rigs ahead of you. Watch how their truck reacts, especially during crossovers when all lanes of a freeway are closed and traffic is diverted to create a two lane highway. Often in those crossovers it will toss the load around pretty good.

2. Concentrate on keeping soft hands and limp arms on the steering wheel. You'll have better control and feel the nuances of the road. Let it "track" as if you are letting snow skis run the course, rather than gripping hard and trying to overpower course corrections.

Last week I was running west from Tulsa toward I-35 in gusty winds. Suddenly a barrel disengaged from it's base and rolled in front of me in a single lane construction zone. Nothing to do but keep a steady hand and throttle and crunch it under the driver's side tires. The tailgating 4-wheeler behind me learned a lesson why you shouldn't be an anal remora.

 

I once blew a 4x8 sheet of 2" high density foam insulation to pieces with my truck. Looked like confetti falling on the highway behind me lol.

 

Woohoo, another Prostar Oven driver. Wait til you're riding I10 East and hit that funky grooved concrete west of Phoenix. First time was fishtail city for me. One car started honking thinking I was falling asleep. LOL, nope, just grabbing for the button to shut off cruise. (Yea, I coulda just hit the brakes) Felt like the steers were on glass.
Talked to another driver from my company and he said Oklahoma has the same stuff.
Like others have said, best thing to do is slow down.
Be safe.