page_title: Convoy
section_title: Truckers' convoys
hierarchical_section_title: Convoy / Road convoys / Truckers' convoys
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Einsatzfahrzeuge des DRK bereiten sich vor um gemeinsam eine längere Strecke zurückzulegen. Bild stammt vo der EE 3 Freiburg Land
context_page_description: A convoy is a group of vehicles, typically motor vehicles or ships, traveling together for mutual support and protection. Often, a convoy is organized with armed defensive support. It may also be used in a non-military sense, for example when driving through remote areas. Arriving at the scene of a major emergency with a well-ordered unit and intact command structure can be another motivation.
context_section_description: Truckers' convoys consisting of semi-trailer trucks and/or petrol tankers are more similar to a caravan than a military convoy.
  Truckers' convoys were created as a byproduct of the USA's national 55 mph speed limit and 18-wheelers becoming the prime targets of speed traps. Most truckers had difficult schedules to keep and as a result had to maintain a speed above the posted speed limit to reach their destinations on time. Convoys were started so that multiple trucks could run together at a high speed with the rationale being that if they passed a speed trap the police would only be able to pull over one of the trucks in the convoy. When driving on a highway, convoys are also useful to conserve fuel by drafting.
  The film Convoy, inspired by a 1975 song of the same name, explores the camaraderie between truck drivers, where the culture of the CB radio encourages truck drivers to travel in convoys.
caption: 3. Einsatzeinheit of German Red Cross Freiburg Land prepares for a march under special convoy rights
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