Hello

A map, gps, call the receiver and get directions.

 

Um,,,it's called,,,a telephone and ask directions?

 

Google satellite view for looking at shipper/receiver + roads from exit to them, Rand Mcnally GPS for routing, Rand McNally Atlas to double check restrictions, and calling the shipper/receiver for last mile directions.

 

You go into the truck stop, sit at the table or booth in the restaurant, pick up the phone at the table dial the 800 number of the broker, write down the information the broker tells you like PO number, load info and directions.
Finish your homemade pie and your free coffee and head out.
Easy peasy!

 

They used an old school map to get to the town and then used something called a pay phone to call and asked for specific directions. lol Nowadays most people just punch the address in their gps unit and go there. If they still can’t find it then most places won’t even answer the phone anymore so you’ll have to call the broker or dispatch.

 

And sometimes that GPS puts you under that 11 foot bridge!

 

In the 90's, it was common for a truck stop to sell city maps for their local area. I bet at one time I had nearly one hundred in my truck. But a phone call to the shipper or receiver was the starting point. When I hauled fuel we were given location maps that had directions detailed down to which entrance to use to line up with the tanks and not block the pumps.

 

I still have two shoe boxes full of them!!