Wichita, KS to San Antonio, TX

you picking up at the tyson plant

 

Excellent routing.

 

Yeah, the 281 route is less of a headache, but more lights/small towns.

DFW is rarely the problem. It’s Waco to Austin that makes me decide to go 281, lol.

 

DFW is not that bad, just run through there in the late evening, night or early early morning. Most routes around will have lights or small towns. If you come down 35 you can run 35w to the 820 loop to 20, and F4T6UY is right the Waco to Austin area with all the construction is worse then running through DFW.

 

To me 35 is the best option. 281 is hilly with lots of small towns.

 

Not to mention half of it is under construction. I sit in 6th gear on I-35, maintain about 400' in front of me, and just grit my teeth until I'm through it. You do that, and you can pretty much maintain 15mph the entire time. It's the fastest route.

 

Use 35W if at all possible. Driving a CMV through the mixmaster even in non-rush traffic situations is tough! Years ago the Texas DOT fixed the east-west problem by routing I 20 south. Maybe one day they can find a solution to rerouting I 35 E&W.