best route to new jersey from cali

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  1. skibum_63

    skibum_63 Road Train Member

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    80 east of sacramneto. you be there in a few days. Nothing wrong with running hills. it's part of trucking,
     
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    Don't take that seriously. Running I-10 to 95 is going to put you way out of your way. Companies don't like it when you rack up a whole lot of out of route miles that way. If you were going to go that way, I10 to I20 to I85 north would be a better way to to... I85 merges into and terminates at I95 on the north side of Richmond. Of course, if you're planning on shooting up I95, you want to make sure you can time it carefully.. DC backups can extend all the way to Fredericksburg, then you have the DC metro, Baltimore metro, and what you hit after that depends on where in NJ you're going to. Personally, I'd rather come at New Jersey from the west if it were feasible to do.
     
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    48Packard Ol' Two-stop Shag!

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    Don't do that...we're pulling your chain. dracon has it right....you'll have some hills, but don't go hundreds of miles out of route to avoid a few hills and tolls. Ain't worth it.

    I'd probably do something like 15 north/40 east all the way to Nashville/65 north/71 north all the way to 80 east on to NJ.
     
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    thanks guys i hate hills cause i got a 12.7 detroit pulling 27k its not that bad but trying to save as much fuel as possible. im leaning on 48packards route but i know the 10 going east saves so much gas. i just ran out to nc through the 10 to 20 and i pulled 8 mile per gal.
     
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    same weight
     
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    Where in NY are you going?
     
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    since you obviously have internet. go to www.truckmiles.com

    that will plot you a truckers path.
     
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    he's kidding, please don't do that!!! honestly I've made the trip more then I care to remember but this time of year I would go up to 40, 81, 78 if you want to avoid tolls, hills, well there will be many. 10, 20, 85, 95 is quite a bit longer but less hills and a lot more traffic!!! also will pick up a bunch of tolls once you get to md. if you sub 85 to 77 to 81, 78 into NJ you'll miss most tolls but you pick up more hills and miles. Hope this helps, have a safe trip!
     
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    You have to tell us what town you are coming from and going to. Geez

    Is Google broken this evening?
     
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    lol what tolls in my state MD.. unless you come from the west and leave that way you will pay. to travel on our beautiful over crowed idiotic driver covered roads..RUN FORREST RUN hate md dc va area.
     
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