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Route help Allentown, PA to Farmingdale, NY

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by F4T6UY, Oct 16, 2019.

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  1. Oct 17, 2019 #21
    F4T6UY

    F4T6UY Medium Load Member

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    Ha. Just about to roll out. I’ll give a dirty drawers report after I get there.

    Ruthless, thanks for confirming my route, and thanks to everybody for the input.
     
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  3. Oct 17, 2019 #22
    F4T6UY

    F4T6UY Medium Load Member

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    Currently sitting in Farmingdale. I crossed the Verrazano about 0500. A little congested, but not time killing traffic. Glad you mentioned the low bridge signs, because that prepped me for ‘em. Once I crossed the bridge I noticed the “trucks must exit” signs on the 278 and quickly fell in behind a set of doubles that was in no hurry and let him hold my hand all the way to Farmingdale.

    BTW, WTF with all low bridge warnings in NE??

    Now I just gotta wait for a reload and figure out the best way to exit this circus tent during prime traffic happenings.
     
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  4. Oct 17, 2019 #23
    NavigatorWife

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    Hope the wind wasn't bad. I guess a lot of electric out from Maine to NC according to my phone weather report. Lot of 50m wind gusts still in the Boston area.

    Do you have a laptop, or just rely on GPS and phone maps? Now's the time to plot your escape route. Husband hates NJ. Haven't been to Queens area in years.

    He just made his way down from Harrison AR, headed to Clarksville, AR on all the backroads south. Love scenic, fog and curvy, hill roads.
     
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  5. Oct 17, 2019 #24
    F4T6UY

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    All tail or headwind coming across the bridge, so no issue there.

    I use my phone (both Google and iPhone maps) and use the company Rand McNally ELD to verify the route is truck friendly, but it’s outdated and slow, so I rely on my phone once I’ve verified the route. I also have an atlas, but generally don’t pull it out much because our routes are usually pretty straight forward. I’m pretty ocd about route planning and had, per usual, satellite imaged my route off of 495 into Farmingdale and saw plenty of big trucks on the roads I needed.

    What threw me for a loop on this on, was that the ELD would not offer me a truck route to my destination.

    Still waiting to get offloaded (12:30 appt) so I don’t know where I’m heading after this other than I’ll most likely have to traverse the belly of the beast and be shаt out the back end.
     
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  7. Oct 17, 2019 #25
    NavigatorWife

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    I do the main figuring on mapping at home for the hubby, used to ride with him in 2008. He's been to Hunt's Point a couple of times only and I only drag out the laminated road Atlas when in dire need or in NJ area. We just had a car Garmin back then to use, tried to keep the route on yellow roads if possible, and then follow the last directions from the shipper/receiver, if they had any of course. It is handy to have a laptop with Google maps where you have more control over zooming in and scrolling the roads. I look at the roads too to see if there are any trucks on them. You can also see railroad tracks and waterways like rivers and creeks. I always try to make sure of low weight, low train trestle, etc. If a road looks like it is narrow in places like PA, then scan it going off the ramp and watch for no truck signs.

    I have used the Google maps on my phone a few times going to places in the car and it is neat, but unless you are sure it isn't truck friendly. Truck navigation systems built in maybe better than they were in 2008, but I know they weren't accurate then and would lead you allover creation to go from point A to point B.
     
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  8. Oct 17, 2019 #26
    x1Heavy

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    GWB out. Forget the rest. Unless you are bound for Albany, in this case it's the Major Deegan above GWB all the way to the Thruway.

    Newburgh and Tappan Zee (There is a new one replacing the blown up Zee with a god awful wordy name...) are alternates.

    DO NOT attempt to cross into Manhatten there isnt anything there for you and your big truck.

    Image is towers pre-attack in better times from the interchange for the GWB via crossbronx, throgs and white bridges.

    towers.jpg
     
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  9. Oct 17, 2019 #27
    bryan21384

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    Farmingdale from Allentown and they are telling you to cross Verrazano Bridge? Isn't that outta route?
     
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  10. Oct 17, 2019 #28
    F4T6UY

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    I didn’t see this post before I took off, but they dispatched me to Baltimore area, so I just decided to retrace my steps back across the Verrazano.

    Contrary to my windless morning crossing, I had the joy of being empty with a heavy crosswind on my afternoon crossing. Good times.

    Yup. I just hold this here steering wheel, kind sir. I start asking too many questions that make sense and they’re gonna think I got smarts and offer me an office job before I’m ready to accept it.
     
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  11. Oct 17, 2019 #29
    bryan21384

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    Lol I understand. I saw you made it out in one piece. A few more times through NYC and it becomes 2nd nature lol
     
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  12. Oct 17, 2019 #30
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    Just enjoy, Boston and Maine are experiencing Cat two Hurricane conditions tonight in general.
     
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