I70 or i40?

Run 40 !

 

40. But many will cut through Kansas and come out in Tucumcari as long as there’s not a significant winter storm affecting Kansas or Oklahoma panhandle. But if you have a fast truck and don’t mind Oklahoma tolls and can avoid Tulsa and OKC rush hour traffic then maybe via Joplin is better

 

40 is mostly fixed in AZ.

And I like 50 over and down to Pratt then 54 myself.

 

70 negatives

• Denver traffic
• Colorado snowy mountain passes (chains perhaps)
• Utah grades
• Vegas traffic
• Primm super coops

70 positives

• Mad Greek gyros in Baker

 

Exactly. Diagonal routes in the middle of the country are valuable.

From KC I would take I-35 to Wichita then head west on US-400. Catch US-54 in Mullinville, KS and follow that all the way to Tucumcari, NM to get on I-40. This is a route I ran frequently when I was based in LA and running round trips to the upper Midwest or Northeast. Especially in winter it avoids most of the snow (although a snowstorm just passed through the Panhandle and is crossing central Kansas right now). It's lower elevation that I-70, sucks less fuel, avoids the idiots in Denver and points west (snow bunnies), and avoids having to chain (except in rare circumstances).

 

Like everyone else say from Kansas City take I-35 to Emporia KS then take US-50 to Newton KS stay on US-50 to Hutchinson KS. Then take US-61 to Pratt KS. Then take US-54 to Mead KS and Liberal KS and just stay on US-54 to Tucumcari New Mexico. I-40 to California

 

Their is very old truck stop in Pratt KS it bad but has dirt parking lot. Pizza Hut in Meade KS has truck parking. The money you save avoiding Oklahoma toll will pay for Pizza Hut in Meade KS. LoL

 

54 through Liberal... Pancake Blvd.
For some reason? I find that name funny.
Snow is melting off in KS, OK, now.

Don’t need to fool around with the snow bunnies up on I70 in the mountains. Idiot drivers.

 

Their is or was a nice truck stop in Newton KS. I stopped their because the one in Pratt is just a convenient store.