As a new driver living here in the northeast i go to the Boston/Cape Cod area everyday granted the trucks not a 53' but we use 48' and 51' reefers delivering to grocery stores the streets are alittle narrow navigating around but overall its not that bad .Before moving up here to massachusetts i lived on Long Island for 37 years so i know what to expect as far as narrow streets and traffic .The company i work for had an intensive 3 week in yard training course in teaching you have to back into most any kind of dock then you get 3 weeks out with a trainer learning everything from dealing with the paper work to road driving and backing.When i first got out of CDL school i tried the OTR thing but found it wasn't for me i like going home everynight to my girlfriend and no more sleeping in a truck plus .32 a mile for a new guy right out of school is a good thing plus i get Stop and Delay pay and .38 a mile if i choose to work a weekend day we average anywhere from 300-600 miles a day in this company and we haul groceries for the 2nd largest wholesale grocer in the country .The only downside is getting up a 2 a.m but i get home no later then 3 p.m

I always wondered about this. The thing I don't understand why places like Boston and South Florida are so bad, because while they do not manafacture anything (of course mass use to manafacture a lot of textiles but that's ancient history now) they are major ports. So if we import so much, what ports do they come through? What happens to all the freight coming into Port Everglades or port of Boston?

There are a several ports on the East Coast. Baltimore, New Jersey, Savannah, Charleston, etc., are some that come to mind. In addition some inland ports are very busy.

^^Exactly right on both points.

Are we talking about same NYC? :shock: :lol:

every trailer I own is not allowed in nyc and hopefully if they pass a wheelbase law my 310 and 315 inch trucks won`t be allowed in either

i second. I've delivered in boston a bit and can tell you it is awful. First time there i delivered coke bottles into a suburb. Missed my first turn and found myself smack dab in the middle of a trendy little upscale neighborhood. i pissed a lot of people off but made it out.

Truth be told...i dislike chicago way more than the NE. Just getting around the town on the interstates is crazy enough, then you have dozens of low clearence marked 13'10" but don't take into account the extra 5 inches of blacktop they have laid under it.

Anyone want to share their stories of backing into the recievers garage off the street to get to the dock?

I used to frequently get into downtown Manhattan to p/u gear at recording studios. No place to park but on the street for loading but they always had a spot for me blocked off with cones. Getting in and out wasn't that bad once you've done it before. The first time is always the most stressful but after that once you know where your going it's not bad.

I always found Boston drivers the most impatient (I once had a 4-wheeler jump up on the sidewalk to get around me) and downtown Philadelphia one of the most difficult cities to navigate because the streets are named after presidents and all the street signs seemed to always be missing (souvenirs?) whenever I had to go there and it was a real pain getting around.

I don't get up into NE enough to dislike it. My biggest complaint is the lack of parking and the idle laws. I parked at the small rest area on I495 on Long Island near exit 53 a couple of months ago and about froze my hiney off. The local law enforcement was cruising through nearly hourly which made idling not a good idea. Of course when I woke up at 2am to let my dog out and noticed two men engaging in lewd acts behind the derelict railroad car (once was an information center I think) I wished I was anywhere but there at the moment. Disgusting. I'll be traumatized for the rest of my life now. :nervous:

You do know that you can idle and not be fined since you have a pet in the truck.