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Semi-truck mud flaps intercept road debris

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Those giant rubber mats hanging behind truck tires aren't decorative flaps. They are critical defensive barriers intercepting the continuous storm of water, rocks, and dirt constantly hurled backward by eighteen massive tires spinning aggressively against the pavement.

Semi-truck mud flaps intercept road debris
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