Why did your trainer cut through Manhattan?
Did he say?
What route did he take?

Re: newyork driving
 

You should PM Sixthwheel over at Trucknet.
He drives NYC all the time.
He may be able to help you.

the worst drivers live in new york and thats why i only do 11 western. :lol:

.now that's funny............being from cali and all............... :? :? :? :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:

newyork driving
 

Someone to look at would be Webster Trucking, They'll have Ya peddleing freight in the Big Apple all Day Long with a $ 5,000 K sign on bounus, considered it myself but I live Upstate NY.Make $ 70,000 a year and be HomeEveryDay, Paid Vacation & Holidays not for the Faint of Heart, webstertrucking.com Bro, 8) :?:

Speaking as a lifetime New Yorker driver (not a CDL driver yet), I have a few tips:

Don't even try going crosstown on a side street. You WILL get stuck behind a double parked car/truck and have to back up, and nobody is likely gonna direct traffic and wave you through. Use a main street. Here are some in order from downtown to uptown.

Canal Street
Houston street
14th street
23rd street
34th street
42nd street
57th street
72nd street
79th street
86th street
96th street

The FDR drive doesn't allow trucks. I guess it is considered a parkway.

My trainer wanted to show me what driving a 18wheeler through NY was all about. We took the Long Island Exp to Queens Midtown Tunnel through Manhattan and to the Lincoln Tunnel. We drive flatbed so we were pretty safe with our clearance.