Little Routing help please

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by firemedic2816, Dec 28, 2025 at 11:28 AM.

  1. bad-luck

    bad-luck Road Train Member

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    I agree!
     
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  3. MACK E-6

    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

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    They’re typically the easiest roads to run especially in the wintertime.
     
  4. Brandonpdx

    Brandonpdx Road Train Member

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    I agree but the toll roads don’t really do you much good anyway on this crapper of a trip. There’s always a bridge toll to go east of the Hudson River (unless you’re already on a tolled road like 90), but other than that:

    71-76-80-81-84-691-91-95-395 looks to me like what *I* would probably do to stay strictly on controlled access interstate routes. I don’t mind dodging tolls when it makes sense but I loathe getting off onto the small stuff and will happily burn a few extra bucks in fuel to avoid it. Especially in that part of the country.
     
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  5. Brandonpdx

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    The very thought of running that route gives me hives and raises my BP to cardiologist unapproved levels. And I’ve ran more than my fair share of miles in “EZ-Pass country”
     
  6. Brandonpdx

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    Check that: I’m running up 380 to 84 to bypass Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and 81. That can get surprisingly nasty through there at the wrong time
     
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  7. firemedic2816

    firemedic2816 Road Train Member

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    That’s what I did
    Other company I did OTR with gave you pick up and drop off time and date
    You figure out how to get there
     
  8. MACK E-6

    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

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    What made you switch?
     
  9. firemedic2816

    firemedic2816 Road Train Member

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    Hate OTR would rather be home daily
    Which I am with this company however, the customer I haul for closes down the last week of December and I forgot this so I didn’t save my vacation time so I had to go OTR for this week Monday. I’ll be back to my home daily job
     
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