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Stop and refresh regularly on long trips and use this break to check to see that everything is in order in and around the caravan.
On your first trip, and its still good advice thereafter, to set off at a quiet time when traffic is at its minimum and just take it steady until you get the feel of towing.
If a road train or heavy vehicle is approaching from the rear, do not slow down to allow them to overtake as they will have already judged the distance and taken a line of approach. Just simply maintain your current speed and position, keeping to the left.
If traffic is building up behind you, pull over when safe to do so and allow them to overtake.
Consider purchasing a UHF Citizen Band (CB) radio. Heavy vehicles sit on channel 40 and will usually try calling you first before overtaking. When both the caravan-er and the trucker speak to each other it makes highway travel a lot less stressful and safer for all concerned. Bart McLeod.