Another excellent posting by Ken (kadley) on AttackPoint 11:20 AM EDT:

Many thanks to Spike, Rick and Fran for their recent help. The Micky’s D high fat diet works wonders for the spirits! It was good to see O friends and receive encouragement.

Coming out of the Ozarks was hard on crew and riders. Later on, we got into S Illinois where terrain flattened out and a bit more rest was had by all. The route runs on US 40 thru Dayton, OH. This parallels I-70, so the RV can move at a faster pace and get ahead for rest and services.

This morning we had a horrific scare when socked in by fog in the early dawn. Suddenly 3 tractor trailer gravel trucks came screaming by us on 2-lane US 40 at over 75 mph. Just as the first passed the van, a car appeared from the other dirrection. The truck cut us off and just missed Dave, who was 30′ in front of us. Dave had to swerve and went off the road and shoulder onto the grass. He made it back on the road just as trucks 2 and 3 went past. The car coming the other way must have gone onto his shoulder, or would have been smashed.

We got the tag number of #3, as well as the company owning the trucks. Discussed this with the local sheriff, who admitted trouble with this guy’s fleet of 20 drivers. This specific complaint may give him some urgency to slow the crew down.