How’s the terrain coming out of Phoenix on i10 west and up to i5 to around the Tracy area? New lane for me, not sure exactly where all the big hills are in CA. I’m sure I’ll lose some time running the LA area in daylight.
I10 to i5 terrain
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by tallguy66, Jul 26, 2021.
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The biggest hills going to Tracy are castaic to tejon pass to lebec and there is construction work on the i-210 so expect some delays during the day time
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I personally would roll North on US93 to I40 to CA58 to 99 and bypass LA entirely, less stress.
Alternate would be: north out of the basin on I15 and catch CA58 over Tehachapi to 99. Less stress on driver and truck than across the basin and over grapevine.D.Tibbitt, FearTheCorn, slow.rider and 2 others Thank this. -
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Lots of ruts and pot holes.
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I run I-10 from Phoenix into SoCal and I-5 from SoCal to Washington fairly regularly. Typically California roads suck. I just can't understand why a State that is so automotive centric has such poor quality roads.
Anyway, expect traffic from around Coachella to Lebec. Also, Tejon pass, aka. the grapevine, is one of the more challenging grades. I think it is about the same as cabbage in Oregon. I run them often, usually 78k to 79k gross and they get pretty routine. But, when I started they were a bit daunting. There are ways around that whole Inland Empire, but they add miles. Taking US95 at Blythe up to Needles and then I-40 and US58 over to Bakersfield is one detour around the mess. Unsure how many miles that adds.
Personally, I don't like US99. I almost always divert myself over to I-5 if at all possible. I just think I-5 is a better road to run on than US99.
Lastly, California requires trailer skirts, has a 40' max for tandem length and is 55 in the whole State for trucks. However, NO ONE drives 55. I have seen cops pull over trucks. But, I run anywhere between 59 and 63 and have cops pass me and never had one pay any attention to me. I think at some point they might bother, but they pretty much don't care unless you're seriously speeding. I simply try to blend in to existing traffic speed so I don't make a nuisance of myself for others.Dave_in_AZ and tallguy66 Thank this. -
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Unless you must go into LA avoid it. From Barstow go over Tehachapi pass to Bakersfield then either 99 or I-5 up to Tracy. I live in CA and NEVER go into the LA basin.
Yes the speed limit is 55 in CA but you can safely run at 61-62 without any problems from the CHP. Just make sure you're going 55 in construction zones.tallguy66 Thanks this.
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