First Time getting around LA

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by jlp83, Dec 11, 2019.

  1. kemosabi49

    kemosabi49 Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

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    If you take 40 you won't have to deal with El Paso or Phoenix. Only sizable city on 40 will be Albuquerque
     
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  3. buzzarddriver

    buzzarddriver Road Train Member

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    Weather going west on 40 looks clear until Saturday night. Then another snow event moves in.
     
  4. REO6205

    REO6205 Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

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    I'm not familiar with it. Thought maybe I could find you a short cut. Sorry.
     
  5. Powder Joints

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    No reason to go thru downtown, the 210 takes you around it,
    The other way is to take the 215/15/138/14-138/ Ave D-138 to 5/99. San Bernardino thru Phelan thru Palmdale / Lancaster / Gorman / Wheeler Ridge / Bakersfield / Fresno / Chico. Avoids everything west of San Bernardino, After 8pm the 210 would be faster, before 8 pm 15/138/5 would be faster mileage is a little longer thru the desert, traffic is lighter trade off.
     
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    Some drivers run 15 to 395 to 58 west to 99, no real big difference on any of them just preference.
     
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    Powder Joints Subjective Prognosticator

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    I wont tell you about alot of my short cuts through LA, most drivers would not use them anyway, but generally I don't sit in stopped traffic, I get off, and you bet lots of the streets I use are real narrow, but just part of driving.
     
  8. BIF MALIBU

    BIF MALIBU Heavy Load Member

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    You probably get fired for taking the chico freight to LA
    Last time I was in Chico I thought it was north of Sacramento
     
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  9. Allow Me.

    Allow Me. Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

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    I 40 west, 58 west from Barstow to 99 north in Bakersfield. Trust me on this. :cya:
     
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  10. REO6205

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    OP...Just make sure your bills say CHICO and not CHINO.
    We had a mega driver stop by our Chico yard last year and he couldn't find his destination. We pointed out to him that he was in the wrong end of the state and might want to give his dispatcher a call. :rolleyes:
     
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  11. Bean Jr.

    Bean Jr. Road Train Member

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    If you're coming from Texas, there is no highway that will be shorter than coming in through Southern California. To bounce up to 80 makes no sense.
     
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