By lay-outing their path of travel extreme truck drivers can prevent any hold ups and problems. Extreme truck drivers should also pay attention to the route overpasses.
Because you can get yourself involved in a situation where you get in front of an overpass that you cannot go under. That can add up few hours to the transportation process and lead you to delays.
You should plan your travel routes as a comprehensive game plan. A detailed plan will grant you that the loads you are transporting will get to the wanted destination on time and most importantly within budget.
Truckers Key To Success No.9: How To Perform Extreme Transportation On Extreme Roads
Extreme roads are a reality for truck drivers who are performing extreme transportation as well.
Moreover, driving on extreme roads while at the meantime transporting exceptional loads requires extreme caution. Luckily the Department of Transportation DOT is making lists of the most dangerous roads on a yearly basis. So DOT has concluded that these are the most dangerous roads in the USA:
- I-10 in Arizona;
- I-26 in South Carolina;
- Highway 550 in Colorado;
- Highway 2 in Montana;
- S. 431 in Alabama;
- Dalton Highway in Alaska;
- State Route 138 in California;
- I-95 in Connecticut;
- I-15 from Las Vegas to Los Angeles;
It is recommendable for trucking companies which are specializing in extreme transportation to avoid these roads.
Truckers Key to Success No.10: Master Driving Road Trains
If you are part of a trucking company which is specializing in extreme transportation, then I would like to recommend you to master driving road trains. Although road trains are not that typical for USA highways, they are still present in the US trucking industry.
