I'd go I-45 north to Corsicana area and pick up US-287 to Amarillo to I-40 west to I-15 south a few miles to CA -58 west to CA-99 north or over to I-5 north to Sacramento. This route is 1961 miles, 32 miles more than the I-10 route. Its much less mind numbing boring and it bypasses the kidney punch horrible road in SoCal.
If you're taking a 53' van the rear tandem hub needs to be 10 feet or more from the back edge of the trailer to get the legal king pin length. The speed limit is 55 mph for trucks throughout CA but 58 to 60 seems to be ignored. Stay with the flow of other truck traffic around you and minimize passing time in the left lane; the CHP knows trucks passing are probably speeding.
It is a nice ride but not on I-10 in my opinion.
Houston to Sacramento
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Stuka, Jun 27, 2014.
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Thanks for the comments, guys. I'll be sure to watch for that "package", lol.
I'm pulling a tanker, so I hope the king pen length thing doesn't affect me. It's 40' center of king-pin to center of back axle, right?
What about idling? I have a temp sensitive cargo so it has to stay heated 24/7. -
If you have Pre-Pass, AZ requires you to pull in if you are placarded even if you get a green light (last time I checked anyway).
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Don't worry about idling. If you're heating the product via the truck (even when it's 100 degrees outside?) they will not hassle you about idling. If so, get their badge number so you'll know who to have the big shots contact in the event of a rejected $200,000 load of chemical ... he'll then let you go on about your idling
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Ok. How about Los Angeles to Denver, which route has the least maximum grades?
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Arkansas also requires you to enter scales when placarded, prepass geen or not
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So, hwy 40 east Albuquerque then north on 25 to Denver?
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Or 15 to 40 to 89 to 160 to 25
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