Question about Indianapolis IN -- San Jose, CA route

I'm guessing we're not talking about a "big rig" but a rental box van! Not
made for speed! Pulling a car trailer will slow you down a bit, too.

Don't push yourself if you're not a long-haul driver. Better to plan a
little extra time and arrive safely!

--
Gary
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"223rem" wrote in message
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Patok wrote:

All very good points. So here's my suggestion (that's how I did that
trip, starting from Chicago) - make the first section the longest, and
each subsequent one shorter. That way, as fatigue increases, you'll have
to drive less. My first stop was in Laramie, WY, which is a tad extreme
in your case, being about 1150 miles from Indy. You can stop somewhere
west of Lincoln - let's say Ogallala, which would be ~940 miles, then in
Elko, NV, ~840 miles, and leave the shortest stretch to San Jose ~540
miles for dessert. BTW, how fast can that truck go - does it have a
governor?

About 60 mph, I guess, being loaded and pulling a trailer with a car on
it.

"Gary" wrote in
:

I'm guessing we're not talking about a "big rig" but a rental box van!
Not made for speed! Pulling a car trailer will slow you down a bit,
too.

Don't push yourself if you're not a long-haul driver. Better to plan
a little extra time and arrive safely!


I'd second this. You may get the truck up to 60 at times, but it's going
to take you longer to get up to 60 and back down to 0. Also, you will
need to slow down for curves more and then climb back up to speed.

The second observation I'll make is that driving a rental truck is more
tiring than your car. The seats are not built for comfort the way the big
rigs are. More noise, more vibration, it beats you up after a while.

Doug

On Mon, 28 May 2007 02:12:08 GMT, DYM wrote:

"Gary" wrote in
:

I'm guessing we're not talking about a "big rig" but a rental box van!
Not made for speed! Pulling a car trailer will slow you down a bit,
too.

Don't push yourself if you're not a long-haul driver. Better to plan
a little extra time and arrive safely!


I'd second this. You may get the truck up to 60 at times, but it's going
to take you longer to get up to 60 and back down to 0. Also, you will
need to slow down for curves more and then climb back up to speed.

The second observation I'll make is that driving a rental truck is more
tiring than your car. The seats are not built for comfort the way the big
rigs are. More noise, more vibration, it beats you up after a while.

I'm going to suggest that with a truck he choose a route carrying
him along old US-66, or at least its current interstate
incarnations, through Oklahoma City, Albuquerque, Flagstaff,
Needles, etc. He can turn north toward the Bay Area at Barstow
via Bakersfield. I know it doesn't seem logical when first
glancing at a US route map, but this route isn't a whole lot
longer than using I-80 and it avoids crossing the Rocky
Mountains. The first really steep hills to be encountered will be
between Barstow and Bakersfield; in fact, it will be the only
really steep hill.

But the high country across northern Arizona is pretty high,
above 6,000 feet and carburetted vehicles seem to lose a lot of
power there, to the delight of the scamming gas station
attendants, who will gladly get you a new engine while-u-wait.

--
************* DAVE HATUNEN ) *************
* Tucson Arizona, out where the cacti grow *
* My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps *

Hatunen wrote:
I'm going to suggest that with a truck he choose a route carrying
him along old US-66, or at least its current interstate
incarnations, through Oklahoma City, Albuquerque, Flagstaff,
Needles, etc. He can turn north toward the Bay Area at Barstow
via Bakersfield.

I drove that way before, San Jose-Vegas-Grand Canyon-AZ-UT then back
to Vegas making a circle around the Grand Canyon

I can tell you that I70 to St. Louis and then I44 down to OK City and then
I40 west to Barstow CA is a fairly easy drive in either truck or a car! I'm
not familiar with Barstow west or north. Barstow south isn't too bad except
over the Cajon pass during high winds!

--
Gary
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www.under-1-roof.com


"Hatunen" wrote in message
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On Mon, 28 May 2007 02:12:08 GMT, DYM wrote:

"Gary" wrote in
:

I'm guessing we're not talking about a "big rig" but a rental box van!
Not made for speed! Pulling a car trailer will slow you down a bit,
too.

Don't push yourself if you're not a long-haul driver. Better to plan
a little extra time and arrive safely!


I'd second this. You may get the truck up to 60 at times, but it's going
to take you longer to get up to 60 and back down to 0. Also, you will
need to slow down for curves more and then climb back up to speed.

The second observation I'll make is that driving a rental truck is more
tiring than your car. The seats are not built for comfort the way the big
rigs are. More noise, more vibration, it beats you up after a while.

I'm going to suggest that with a truck he choose a route carrying
him along old US-66, or at least its current interstate
incarnations, through Oklahoma City, Albuquerque, Flagstaff,
Needles, etc. He can turn north toward the Bay Area at Barstow
via Bakersfield. I know it doesn't seem logical when first
glancing at a US route map, but this route isn't a whole lot
longer than using I-80 and it avoids crossing the Rocky
Mountains. The first really steep hills to be encountered will be
between Barstow and Bakersfield; in fact, it will be the only
really steep hill.

But the high country across northern Arizona is pretty high,
above 6,000 feet and carburetted vehicles seem to lose a lot of
power there, to the delight of the scamming gas station
attendants, who will gladly get you a new engine while-u-wait.

--
************* DAVE HATUNEN ) *************
* Tucson Arizona, out where the cacti grow *
* My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps *

Good point! Since the OP seems to be starting the trip in Indianapolis I
neglected to mention that, since I assumed that he would be aware of it. My
bad, for assuming anything. However, when I drove thru there (I70 westbound
PA to MO) a couple of weeks ago the restrictions and detours were
well-marked so it'd be hard to miss.

--
Gary
Visit Lucy & Gary and do the jigsaw puzzle at
www.under-1-roof.com


"Greg Rozelle" wrote in message
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On Mon, 28 May 2007 21:40:14 -0500, "Gary"
wrote:

I can tell you that I70 to St. Louis and then I44 down to OK City and
then
I40 west to Barstow CA is a fairly easy drive in either truck or a car!
I'm
not familiar with Barstow west or north. Barstow south isn't too bad
except
over the Cajon pass during high winds!

Avoid I-70 in Indianapolis-No truck allowed construction work and
fines could be up to $2,000.

Greg Rozelle

Greg,
When I see this in google.groups, it has shows:

" The author of this message requested that it not be archived. This
message will be removed from Groups in 5 hours (May 30, 3:13 pm). "

How did you do that - what in your google profile triggers that ?
Thanks


"Greg Rozelle" wrote in message
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On Wed, 23 May 2007 12:42:22 -0400, 223rem wrote:

Here's what I'm planning:

Indianpolis -- Lincoln NE 11 hours
Lincoln NE -- Salt Lake City UT 11 hours
Salt Lake -- San Jose CA 11 hours

The route on Google maps: http://tinyurl.com/34fzz8

Does this sound reasonable? Which parts of the route are going to be
mountainous/twisty/slow and difficult at night or rain? The reason I'm
asking is that I may be driving a large truck, not my car.

Thanks very much in advance!


Avoid Interstate 70 in Indianapolis. Construction zone and trucks
are not allowed on the Interstate 70 and they will enforce the speed
limit as well.

Greg Rozelle

On Wed, 30 May 2007 12:00:10 GMT, Greg Rozelle
wrote:

On Tue, 29 May 2007 21:34:46 -0500, "Gary"
wrote:

Good point! Since the OP seems to be starting the trip in Indianapolis I
neglected to mention that, since I assumed that he would be aware of it. My
bad, for assuming anything. However, when I drove thru there (I70 westbound
PA to MO) a couple of weeks ago the restrictions and detours were
well-marked so it'd be hard to miss.


I didn't realize that he was starting from Indianapolis. I didn't
look at his map.

Nor, apparently, at the subject line.

Myself, I wouldn't even take a car on I-70 in the construction zone
because even going over 1 mph over the speed limit could cost you
$300.00

I heard on the news that they are going to be that picky.

There's a farily easy way to avoid that problem: stay below the
speed limit.


--
************* DAVE HATUNEN ) *************
* Tucson Arizona, out where the cacti grow *
* My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps *

I don't know how the author did it but I'll bet it doesn't do much to erase
the message from the internet. Google may take it off "Groups" but it's
also been sent, forwarded, and replied to via usenet. I'd bet that the
message will be floating around cyberspace and will turn up through various
searches and archives virtually forever!


"- Bobb -" wrote in message
. ..
Greg,
When I see this in google.groups, it has shows:

" The author of this message requested that it not be archived. This
message will be removed from Groups in 5 hours (May 30, 3:13 pm). "

How did you do that - what in your google profile triggers that ?
Thanks


"Greg Rozelle" wrote in message
t...
On Wed, 23 May 2007 12:42:22 -0400, 223rem wrote:

Here's what I'm planning:

Indianpolis -- Lincoln NE 11 hours
Lincoln NE -- Salt Lake City UT 11 hours
Salt Lake -- San Jose CA 11 hours

The route on Google maps: http://tinyurl.com/34fzz8

Does this sound reasonable? Which parts of the route are going to be
mountainous/twisty/slow and difficult at night or rain? The reason I'm
asking is that I may be driving a large truck, not my car.

Thanks very much in advance!


Avoid Interstate 70 in Indianapolis. Construction zone and trucks
are not allowed on the Interstate 70 and they will enforce the speed
limit as well.

Greg Rozelle

On Wed, 30 May 2007 16:41:37 -0500, "Gary"
wrote:

I don't know how the author did it but I'll bet it doesn't do much to erase
the message from the internet. Google may take it off "Groups" but it's
also been sent, forwarded, and replied to via usenet. I'd bet that the
message will be floating around cyberspace and will turn up through various
searches and archives virtually forever!

At some point a couple of years from now a new Google News user
will find the post and earnestly respond to it.

--
************* DAVE HATUNEN ) *************
* Tucson Arizona, out where the cacti grow *
* My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps *