re: What can be done to curtail this 18 wheeler problem?

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Yeah there are some rebel truckers out there, but not like the old days. The trucking industry is the most regulated industry, and due to these companies dealing with lawsuits, they put a lot of pressure on drivers regarding safety. Speed limiters, GPS tracking, and cameras.
Not to mention these guys have families they are trying to raise, and know an at fault accident will basically kill there earning power. (Not that they make much to begin with)

Meanwhile the passenger car is doing a list of things other than trying to be safe and respect the dangers of what they are doing

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There are multiple problems at work here. 18 Wheelers should NOT be allowed to travel on the interstate anymore. It is our fault for the way we have built and developed interstates. They are no longer used for travel for great distances as they have become "local transportation routes" as well. The rising levels of local traffic that now use the interstate have made the bulky and vision obscuring 18 Wheeler a deadly dinosaur on the roads. They invariably use their mass to pass at the wrong times and clog the passing lane, drivers become irate and act stupidly in a bid to get away from them, and the idiots that drive both 18 wheeler and car combine to be toxic. There should be a special "Transportation only" interstate corridor that is used to move goods.That- or bring back the trains. We are using a system meant for long distance travel as a daily route from one exit to the next. It is a problem of poor planning and and not anticipating the future of travel.