[BluHeeler]

Most of my OTR driving has been in the 11 Western. LA, Phoenix, Seattle, Portland, Oakland and Las Vegas cover most of the "cities" and while some seem easier than others I think it has to do with where you've spent the most time. If you know the freeways it helps a lot getting close to your destination. I disagree that as an OTR driver you'll only see these freeways, I've been in old, old neighborhoods in every city making deliveries.

Knowing how your trailer is going to take a corner, meaning how it tracks with the tandems set is pretty important. Sometimes you have to go half way around a corner and wait while others figure out they will need to back up. As long as you go slow and stop before you hit something it all works.

Sometimes you can only enter a plant from a certain direction and you must go around a few blocks and come in from the opposite direction, and it can be frustrating.

Leaving Compton at rush hour heading North can take hours to get to Wheeler Ridge, I mean 5 or 6 hours.....but S&%@ happens. Once in a while you may even find the grapvine closed do to snow....rare but it does happen.

I love driving.

[wot i life]

Originally Posted by Orangetxguy

25 years ago a driver here could get away with such a tactic Wot. Now though, all the morons know that they can sue the driver, the truck owner, the trailer owner, if that is leased or outsided owned, as well as the shipper and consignee...so more than likely, once you cross a line, and encroach upon a traffic lane here...their gonna make you hit them.

Its all about the $$$$ here...whether your driving for a living, or driving for "LOTTO".

Bugger me! I might get sued for writing that....Ignore the above. :lol:

[belpre122]

Originally Posted by finger_lakes

Why did a question about how hard city driving can be turn into a OTR vs. Local argument?

This stuff gets old.

Yeah, sorry about that finger-lakes. GMAN couldn't find it within himself to sit back and let the Metropolitan/Urban professional drivers make their appropriate suggestions to the OP. We mostly forgive him for these lapses in judgement, as the air quality at Carney's Point hook is less than optimal and, alas, his intentions are honorable, if not misguided............

[GMAN]

Better be nice, belpre. I will need to call your mommy and she will take your pants down and paddle your behind. :lol: She might even take your computer privileges away.

[belpre122]

Originally Posted by GMAN

Better be nice, belpre. I will need to call your mommy and she will take your pants down and paddle your behind. :lol: She might even take your computer privileges away.

Hey G. If BlooMoose will do the honors, I might even be persuaded to straighten my act up completely! :lol:

[BlooMoose]

Originally Posted by belpre122

Hey G. If BlooMoose will do the honors, I might even be persuaded to straighten my act up completely! :lol:

Oh...you guys...As a mom, I can do what it takes to raise you right!! I will discipline as needed...or as requested! Give me the word, GMAN, and Belpre will get a thorough tongue lashing!!

[GMAN]

Originally Posted by BlooMoose

Oh...you guys...As a mom, I can do what it takes to raise you right!! I will discipline as needed...or as requested! Give me the word, GMAN, and Belpre will get a thorough tongue lashing!!
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I think he might enjoy it too much coming from you, BlooMoose. :lol: