Is Arizona broke ? Roads are horrible.

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by bzinger, Jul 24, 2017.

  1. iceman32

    iceman32 Medium Load Member

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    Nj roads are really really bad too. Good way to damage your suspension. There’s a company out of Newark (forgot their name). But their tractor kit for bushings, clamps, bolts and nuts is $5k alone. $5k!!

    Vermont rt 9. This is the devils back road highway. Stay away from this road.
     
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  3. TIMPTE 527

    TIMPTE 527 Medium Load Member

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    I'm surprised nobody mentioned I80 in IL.
     
  4. SteveScott

    SteveScott Road Train Member

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    It's been a little over a year since I ran I-40 regularly, but that stretch from Flagstaff to Seligman is probably one of the worst roads I've seen anywhere. I used to run in the hammer lane because the slow lane was so bad.

    I also avoid any loads into the LA area because the highways are so bad. California roads suck, but LA is the worst.
     
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  5. speedyk

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    They spent the summer fixing it, a ways to go yet, still one lane through a lot of it, but it's a lot better than 17 south out of there.
     
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  6. TommyTrucker88

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    Roads are bad in so many places but last time I was in AZ, lastyear and I can tell you this be happy with what it is. Cause you come out to the east coast and you'll be in for a treat if you Wana experience bad roads.
    It's kind of funny cause you want them fixing the roads but usually they do such a bad job. Just patching the roads or making them uneven or bumpy, it makes you wonder if they are making it better or worse and if the money being spent is efficient. Instead of fixing it every year just do it once and do it good. I guess that's not logical tho.
    This year I've seen so much road construction that I'd spend most of my day driving between concrete guards and the smell of asphang being put or ripped apart.
     
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  7. iceman32

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    I64 in Virginia going to Chesapeake area is a mess. When I went in there, I wondered which jack*** did the construction? It looked like all they did was put a sealing film in the ground and that’s it. When the sign said uneven lanes, they weren’t kidding. I thought I was going to roll over going through that hell hole.
     
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  8. mitmaks

    mitmaks Road Train Member

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    I dont even go through AZ or CA anymore. Roads are so ####ty its not worth screwing up my truck for cheap loads going into/out of CA
     
  9. S M D

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    Just when you think the roads are bad you forget how bad Indiana is... then you drive through Indiana again...
     
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  10. Jazz1

    Jazz1 Road Train Member

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    Plenty of folks crow about low taxes, they come with a price.
     
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  11. ncmickey

    ncmickey Road Train Member

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    The self driving trucks could care less how bumpy the drive is.... plus they can fill the sleeper with fuel tanks... won’t even need to stop and fuel!

    I kid...I kid!!
     
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