Truckers Report Jobs

Find Trucking Jobs

Company Driver Company Driver Dry Van Dry Van Flatbed Flatbed Refrigerated Refrigerated Specialized Specialized Owner Operator Owner Operator
More Trucking Job Searches ⌄ Fewer Trucking Job Searches
⌃

Routing advice

Discussion in 'Swift' started by WF8MAF, Apr 4, 2013.

  1. Apr 4, 2013 #1
    WF8MAF

    WF8MAF Light Load Member

    60
    37
    Nov 7, 2012
    Hazelwood, MO
    0
    I am looking for some advice for some drivers with more experience then me, I am going from Atlanta, GA to Lawrence, MA. Swift routing wants me to go up 81, which seems like a longer way around. my plan is to go right up 95. I will be hitting all the cities during the weekend. I pick up tomorrow but will only have 4 hours left on my 70, but get back 11 and 13 sat and sunday. So the question is is there a reason it wants me to avoid 95?

    Thanks,

    Mark
     
    WF8MAF, Apr 4, 2013
    WF8MAF, Apr 4, 2013
    #1
  2. Truckers Report Jobs

    Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds

    Every month 400 people find a job with the help of TruckersReport.

  3. Apr 4, 2013 #2
    Balakov100

    Balakov100 Road Train Member

    3,937
    2,637
    May 10, 2012
    Temple, TX
    0
    Tolls?..........
     
    Balakov100, Apr 4, 2013
    Balakov100, Apr 4, 2013
    #2
    CondoCruiser Thanks this.
  4. Apr 4, 2013 #3
    JohnBoy

    JohnBoy Road Train Member

    9,995
    26,891
    Apr 24, 2009
    Lake Worth, FL.
    0
    The three ways you could go are.....

    85-77-81-84-90-495.....very little tolls and 1155 miles
    85-95 a ton of tolls and a helluva lot more brain damage with 1095 miles
    81-78-95 some tolls, a lot less brain damage and 1120 miles.

    Me personally, I would go with the 81-78-95 route.
     
    JohnBoy, Apr 4, 2013
    JohnBoy, Apr 4, 2013
    #3
  5. Apr 5, 2013 #4
    CondoCruiser

    CondoCruiser The Legend

    19,726
    18,734
    Apr 18, 2010
    Tennessee
    0
    It's a matter of tolls. Plus you don't want none of DC during rush hour.

    Take I-85, I-77, I-81, I-78, I-95, I-91 to Hartford grab the hwy 6 shortcut over to I-84, I-90, I-290, I-495.

    That's your best mix if they let you go that way.
     
    CondoCruiser, Apr 5, 2013
    CondoCruiser, Apr 5, 2013
    #4
  7. Apr 5, 2013 #5
    truckbuddha

    truckbuddha Medium Load Member

    490
    201
    Nov 26, 2012
    Salt Lake City, UT
    0
    one cool thing you could do if you have a laptop and that is put in those to cities, destinations on google. Starting place and ending place, then search maps, it will give you a couple of options for routes and the miles that they are.

    plus one thing your gonna notice is, the gps in the quallcom sometimes routes you differently than what your fuel routing is. just fyi
     
    truckbuddha, Apr 5, 2013
    truckbuddha, Apr 5, 2013
    #5
  8. Apr 5, 2013 #6
    WF8MAF

    WF8MAF Light Load Member

    60
    37
    Nov 7, 2012
    Hazelwood, MO
    0
    Thanks for all the info, mentor told me not to eveb worry about the fuel route if you go a diffrent way. Just have to send a message to open fuel when needed. They only say something if you go way out of the way by several hundred miles. I used google maps and it did give me three options. So I think ill avoid 95.

    Thanks!
     
    WF8MAF, Apr 5, 2013
    WF8MAF, Apr 5, 2013
    #6
  9. Apr 5, 2013 #7
    MysticHZ

    MysticHZ Road Train Member

    5,882
    5,692
    May 28, 2010
    0
    This ... and the first warm spring weekend ... you don't want anything to do with the 95 from NY to south of DC
     
    MysticHZ, Apr 5, 2013
    MysticHZ, Apr 5, 2013
    #7
  • Truckers Report Jobs

    Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds

    Every month 400 people find a job with the help of TruckersReport.