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  • I recently got a hankerin' for a multispeed long-hauler and that might start pushing it over the edge.

    Multiples: How Much Is Too Much? BikeSnobNYC 2008

  • The front of the long-hauler filled the mirror and the lights went out.

    The Striker Portfolio Hall, Adam 1968

  • The new arrival had stopped behind the long-hauler and the scene went dark.

    The Striker Portfolio Hall, Adam 1968

  • A monstrous hiss came from the long-hauler and then the brakes dragged again and there was the shunt of heavy couplings.

    The Striker Portfolio Hall, Adam 1968

  • A cloud of diesel gas spread out from the long-hauler at the head of the line as it lumbered away.

    The Striker Portfolio Hall, Adam 1968

  • Situation: they stood about five yards from the car and they weren't looking at me and there was a flush of light rising from behind the long-hauler as someone else came homing in on the trap and in ten seconds or so they'd be dazzled by it if they looked in my direction so it wasn't a question of yards but of seconds and increasing candle-power.

    The Striker Portfolio Hall, Adam 1968

  • The man behind the brush, Dan Louden, spent 30 years bouncing around truck stops in the West, hand-painting any long-hauler's piece de resistance on the cabs or trailers.

    KansasCity.com: Front Page 2011

  • While on the road trip, Matt explains why the 'stang is a great long-hauler.

    WN.com - Articles related to 8 good reasons to buy an American vehicle 2010

  • While on the road trip, Matt explains why the 'stang is a great long-hauler.

    WN.com - Articles related to 8 good reasons to buy an American vehicle 2010

  • Just before 5 p.m., a flatbed carrying a tank -- that of the armored, tracked, heavy-artillery shooting variety -- had to stop on the one-lane ramp from northbound I-285 to westbound I-20 behind a stalled long-hauler.

    ajc.com - News 2010

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