Anecdotally from playing Euro Truck Simulator, shorter trucks are also helpful in German zipper merge lanes, which are quite a bit smaller than typical US merge

Anecdotally from playing Euro Truck Simulator, shorter trucks are also helpful in German zipper merge lanes, which are quite a bit smaller than typical US merge lanes. This article has a pretty good photo. https://www.ozy.com/the-new-and-the-next/german-roads-are-smarter-than-yours/60839/ https://www.ozy.com/the-new-and-the-next/german-roads-are-sm...