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@tynan
No, you are quite right, any decently built high flange wheel should be unaffected by being run over by a truck.
Leave your bike in the gutter (with Arrospok attached to the front) and watch a truck run over it = broken wheel.
Leave your bike in the gutter (with decently built high flange wheel attached to the front) and watch a truck run over it = no problems in any way whatsoever.