you guys all missed the simplest answer of all. Put his entire truck/trailer on a train, ship it to Denver, catch a flight out of LAX to Den., meet the train in Denver, then drive to Loveland. He won't have to worry about mountains or fuel usage at all. $400 for a one way plane ticket, $1,000 for the intermodal fees. See, he'll save so much fuel he won't notice the extra costs.
Or, there's a better answer, refuse the load and let someone who's not concerned about driving in the mountains take it.
driving thru mountains
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if it's a big concern why is he over on the western side of the country anyways.
cuz the entire west side is mountains pretty much. if he wants to conserve fuel. then stay east of the rocky mountains. where it's most flat.
colorado is one of the most mountainous states. very high elevations. and very windy roads. even the 70 west of denver has a few curves and hits 11,000 feet and 10,750 feet. -
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Ummm.... Montana?
No wait! It's Alaska.
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From CA to CO without mountains...
First drive to the closest port. Place the truck and trainer on a cargo ship heading to TX. Unload in TX and drive to CO. No mountains. Major expense, but no mountains.... -
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California. If it aint the Weird coast or the the Sacremento Valley (libtard heaven), its a freakin' mountain!
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