why do YOU hate CA?

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by soon2betrucking, Sep 7, 2009.

  1. soon2betrucking

    soon2betrucking Road Train Member

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    all im doing is trying to figure out is why so many trucke drivers hate that state, i enjoy it as a company driver, i do have an understanding as to why the o/os hate it,
    but the company drivers?
    but ill be honest, ill take the NE over any other part of the country any time, any day! :biggrin_25525:
     
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  3. cactusjack

    cactusjack Medium Load Member

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    Kali FORNI CATION ...... I HAVENT LOST ANYTHING THERE AND DO NOT INTEND TO SO WHY WOULD I WANNA GO THERE........ SURE I HAVE BEEN THERE AND DONE THAT AND THATS MY POINT I WAS DRIVING BACK IN THE EARLY 90'S ALL THRU KALI.... BAY AREA, L.A., SAC., STOCKTON, HWY 1, HWY5, HWY 80, HWY 99, 101, DO I NEED TO KEEP GOING MY FAVORITE HWY IS 50 FROM SAC . TO LAKE TAHOE BUT YA GOTTA KEEP IT SUCKED UP ON YOUR KING PIN FOR #### SURE OR SMOKEY WILL NAIL YA.... KALIFORNIA YOU CAN KEEP IT THE FREIGHT DOES NOT PAY THAT GREAT .... NOT ENOUGH FOR ALL THE HEAD ACHES THAT COME OUT OF THERE ..... CORDELIA SCALES, DONNER SCALES, TEHACHAPIE, BANNER, PALM SPRINGS SCALES #### THE HIGH HARD ONE. ALL CHP THINK THEY R GOD. BUT I WILL SAY THIS WHEN YOU ARE STANDING INFRONT OF ONE THEY HOLD YOUR FATE IN THEIR HANDS.......
     
  4. JW430

    JW430 Medium Load Member

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    I'm gonna be making that run tomorrow =)
     
  5. cactusjack

    cactusjack Medium Load Member

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    sure is an pretty ride ..... WATCH YOUR OVER ALL LENGTH 60 FEET MAX FROM BUMPER TO TAILGATE.... UNLESS IT HAS CHANGED BY NOW
     
  6. JW430

    JW430 Medium Load Member

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    2 more great drives through CA are hwy 89 between Mt. Shasta and Lake Tahoe, and also hwy 395 between Susanville and Reno
     
  7. JW430

    JW430 Medium Load Member

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    I don't drive semis yet so I don't have to worry about it, but I'll be ~50' long towing a boat back down the mountain
     
  8. cactusjack

    cactusjack Medium Load Member

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    yeah .... WATCH THE S CURVES AT THE TOP AND HALF WAY DOWN .... HOPE THAT YOU ARE LEGAL ON THE WIDTH .... NOTHING OVERSIZED ALLOWED UP THERE ESPECIALLY GOING OUT OF LAKE TAHOE ON THE SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN GOING UP ... HECK I WOULD HAVE TO TOUCH THE SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN SOMEPLACES DRIVING AN 48' WITH AN DAY CAB JUST TO STAY BETWEEN THE LINES.
     
  9. JW430

    JW430 Medium Load Member

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    I'll be 102", just legal. Most likely I'll get the brakes hot going down there, it's steep near the top. Last year I hit some traffic at a construction zone and got the brakes smoking trying to stop from 45 mph going down that hill.
     
  10. cactusjack

    cactusjack Medium Load Member

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    all of the trailers that i have taken up and down 50 were only 98" wide . But we are only talking about 4 " between that and 102" i did that for a year and a half every tuesday and came back wednesday evening.
     
  11. JW430

    JW430 Medium Load Member

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    widest I've ever been was 119" up 80 to 89 to Tahoe City, Wide load signs galore...up 50 I have been 108"
     
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