I have made the trip to Florida dozens of time by auto, and never had
to
make any kind of panic stop because
I kept a safe distance from other vehicles

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Try to same trip in the tow rig with a two-boat trailer. Much different
than a car.

Every time you come to a decent grade you will slow down, and all the
impatient people will begin whipping around you. The safe stopping
distance that a truck leaves behind the preceding vehicle looks like
wide open spaces to the driver of a little hot rod car, (who will think
nothing of pulling into the spot and then slamming on the brakes).

Then there's the suicide lane change that auto drivers like to do. It
involves making a continuous lane change of two or more lanes beginning
from a point right alongside the tractor.
Guy on the left wants to be two lanes to the right in order to exit,
and the guy on the right wants to be two lanes left to go "fast".
Neither can see the other with the truck in the way
and the first time they realize that somebody else wants to occupy the
same space, at the same time, is after the manuever is already started.
Point is, you're blaming the driver based on the assumption that
driving a Peterbilt is just like driving your Volvo sedan. It ain't
necessarily so. It would make more sense to prep the boat with to a
standard that would withstand the possibility of an emergency stop than
to expect the driver to control every variable on the road so that an
emergency stop would never be requred.