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$$ I 90 across up state new york...$$$

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by wickham455, Oct 3, 2014.

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  1. Oct 3, 2014 #11
    gokiddogo

    gokiddogo Road Train Member

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    Where you coming from and going to?
     
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  3. Oct 3, 2014 #12
    25(2)+2

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    86 is pretty, and 80 is pretty, And 81, and while going to New York from the west, 80 to 322 to 81 to 78 is pretty.


    86 in western New York is under construction detouring both sides off onto 417 near Salamanca, they should be getting that finished soon, but I'm not holding my breath waiting. There is a stretch of rough pavement with a posted limit of 55 just east of the construction You can miss much of the thruway with other roads in the same corridor, according to the MCA, but the Interstate or the toll would probably pencil out better.
     
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  4. Oct 4, 2014 #13
    JPenn

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    The Salamanca detour is not very big, though it does go through Ellicottville and a few other small towns with low speed limits. If I were going from Erie to Schenectady 86 to 88 would win hands down. Fuel consumption will not differ significantly, as 86 is pretty flat to rolling. The detour through Binghamton is done (they were routing 81 NB onto US-11 for a minute) so you'll breeze right through that construction also, unless travelling in peak hours.

    You pays your money and you takes your choice. As a longtime NY resident, I'll keep my money and my vehicles off the Thruway unless absolutely necessary, though. We already pay enough (ton mile tax anyone?).
     
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  5. Oct 4, 2014 #14
    fuzzeymateo

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    Did NY finally do away with the extra charge for a 53' trailer? It's been 13 years since I've been up there but the company I worked for had mostly 48's. The 53' trailers always cost more. I could never figure this out except to say it's government, what do you expect.
     
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  7. Oct 4, 2014 #15
    peterd

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    As far as I know 53' are still more.We are on EZ-pas so I'm not sure.
     
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  8. Oct 9, 2014 #16
    wickham455

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    well I did tjat load...I tried to cheat and run across 80 to 81 to 84 to 87 to get up to albany..by the time I burned up all that fuel I shoulda just ran 90 from erie pa across...from albany to erie it cost me around $80 and I had to get fuel up there wich was $4.05 per gallon ..next time I will just run 90 both ways so my fuel gauge doesnt cuss me....they charge by the axle no extra fee for being 53 foot but I know they have somthing printed on ticket about being over 7 feet 6 inches high
     
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  9. Oct 9, 2014 #17
    JPenn

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    Where you messed up was going way out of route taking 80 to 81 to 84, and then 87 back up. Lots of hills that way (western PA on 80, 81 from 80 to 84, and almost all of 84), it's a bad route for fuel burn in addition to being significantly out of the way (100 miles more than necessary) vs. 90-86-88.

    The over 7'6" thing only means you're not a car. Pay it no mind.
     
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  10. Oct 9, 2014 #18
    claytonr1973

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    Just so you know you can google the toll road for any state to find the cost. I use it all the time.
     
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  11. Oct 9, 2014 #19
    dog-c

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    Just went to rochester in my car the back way 28 to 30 to 86, saved $25.22 in BS tolls, I see more class 8 trucks on 86 than 90
     
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  12. Oct 9, 2014 #20
    wickham455

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    I didnt care back when I was a company driver but now that I gotta pay them my self I try to avoid it...today I ran i68 instead of the pa turnpike...$53 to go from new stanton to breezewood..have a light load so 68 wasnt to bad
     
    wickham455, Oct 9, 2014
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