Old school. I really enjoyed my trip to NH. It's a beautiful state that I knew little about. The rest areas in New Joysee smell like dead animals and outhouses lol. Unfortunately, we have plenty of freight in the northeast lol. And yea Cincinnati is a mess with all that construction right now.
Lol, I live in Maine and never get out of the northeast. But I also make extra per mile for being ne regional. It's a good deal because I never even have to go in to big cities.
Usually refers to a driver hauling freight within one particular region of the country. You might be in the "Southeast Regional Division" or "Midwest Regional". Regional route drivers often get home on the weekends which is one of the main appeals for this type of route.
I haven't been to all the states yet, by any means, but I will admit that NY makes me nervous. Not just the city either. It seems like every single bridge on I90 in NY has 14' clearance.
I find myself clenching my fists on the steering wheel as I go under them. Every time. In the winter with ice on the road, I'll be even worse, I'm sure.
Between the roads, bridges, cities, and horrible lack of decent truck stops, I prefer to avoid the NE if I can, but as a company driver, I can't always do that.
I consider myself pretty fortunate in that I've seen 45 states in my first year. I missed out on Maine, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Delaware and Florida. I didn't get to NYC but I did a handful of trips in and out of Hoboken. This was the adventure I was looking for. The other side of the coin is that for the last four months I haven't been east of Denver. It seems like once I get into California I can't escape. I hate Southern California. A lot. I try to tell myself that miles are miles and all the freight needs to move. But after a couple weeks of 300-400 mile days and 90 degree temps I want something else. OK, I'm done whining. What I've learned from several weeks of California is that LA freeways aren't that scary. They suck, but they aren't intimidating anymore. I just take them one mile at a time.
Good ol 99 and i5. Seen those roads too much last month and to top it off it was more like 200 mile runs haha, but I must agree with you that the freeway isn't that scary, but it is definitely irritating and takes patience haha.
I haven't been to all the states yet, by any means, but I will admit that NY makes me nervous. Not just the city either. It seems like every single bridge on I90 in NY has 14' clearance.
I find myself clenching my fists on the steering wheel as I go under them. Every time. In the winter with ice on the road, I'll be even worse, I'm sure.
Between the roads, bridges, cities, and horrible lack of decent truck stops, I prefer to avoid the NE if I can, but as a company driver, I can't always do that.
There is a 13 8 on i55 in Memphis. Scared the crap out of me cause the 8 was rubbed off, thought for sure I was going to lose my top.
I think it's US 30 and the surrounding area in IL that has several marked as 13 6. When I came up on the first one there was no way to turn around. So I just slowed down to about 15 mph and closed my eyes. LOL
JJ
I think it's US 30 and the surrounding area in IL that has several marked as 13 6. When I came up on the first one there was no way to turn around. So I just slowed down to about 15 mph and closed my eyes. LOL
JJ
ues one is in joliet and I dropped mu airbags put on flashers and prayed. the next time iyou went through there I still didnt feel better lol
Yep, that's the area. Between Joliet and Valparaiso IN. It's not even a hwy really, It's a 35mph city steet. LOL
Just a tip for those 13'6" underpasses on 30... Use the left hand lane and dont let your trailer bounce.. Even though youll clear, on one because of a dip, if you let your trailer bounce you will top out the back end of your trailet.
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One very ssllooww agonizing mile at a time. I feel ya' on that one!