Best route without so many hills Memphis to Beaumont, TX

River rd

 

You should confirm by looking at Google Maps - 55 to I-10 looks like the route that will meet your request.

 

Take 55 to 10. If you take 30 you'll have to take 59 and 96 to get from Texarkana to Beaumont. Most of that is two lane and it's even money you'll get behind a grandpa doing 45 all the way from one town to the next. Also, East Texas is full of small towns with town squares that you have to left/right/right/left your way around.

55 is not in great condition and gets kind of bouncy in Louisiana, but it also pretty flat.

 

55 to 10 is direct.....that's well over 500 miles, close to 600, there isn't a quick way to get that done. All day drive there. You will encounter traffic possibly in Baton Rouge, then there's that long bridge west of there that restricts trucks to the right lane and has the slower speeds. If you go 59, to 96, then you'll have a lot of small towns to get through. I've gone both ways, and I dont see much difference in terms of time, but neither has a lot of hills.

 

What are you grossing ?

Over 80k ?

If so , what’s you’re permitted route ?

if you’re not over 89 or 90k

you’re not loaded heavy .

you’re just loaded normal weight for what your rig was designed to haul

I routinely grossed 80-85k with a 1982 International 9670 cabover with a 350 horsepower Cummins and a 9 speed and leaf springs on the drive axles .

yeah, it was a little slow up some hills , but I did it for years .

you just flip on the engine fan override to get the fan going before you hit the hill, turn on the flashers , and keep dropping gears till you get to the top .

I’ve gone over or through all the big climbs in the south

Blood Mountain hwy 129 in north Georgia , mont eagle in Tennessee ,
Ocoee gorge in Tennessee

nantahala gorge in NC

 

Most standard truckers consider 80k HEAVY.

The rest of us actually haul heavy.
120k plus.

 

went over blood mountain in truck school lol. Plus a few times heading up to wally world in Blairsville. Fun times.