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NYC delivery, Need Route/info help!
Hello Ya'll,
I'm picking up a load tomorrow that is delivering to NYC on saturday night on Broadway. I'm looking for some help on a route in (from the south) and anytthing else I need to know. I have been to and driven in the city many times, but only in a 4 wheeler. Thanks in adance for your help! -scott |
what address do you have for delivery
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1540 Broadway, NY, NY 10036 I'm pulling a 53 van with a volvo 780 Thanks!! |
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1540 Broadway, NY, NY 10036 I'm pulling a 53' van with a volvo 780 Thanks!! |
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I'll tell ya since I run down there...
...but only IF you are an owner operator.... :) |
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Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!! -scott |
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Have a great day!!! -scott |
NJTurnpike I95 north to exit 18E for I495 East to the lincoln tunnel (13'6" OK. No flammables)
Once in NYC, catch an even Street (one way east) or head North to 42 ST (two way and 4 lanes) and head east past Broadway (one way south) to Ave of the americas (6th Ave). Left on AVE of the americas toW 45th St. Make a left and stop before Broadway. get out and walk. Find out were receiving is. Good luck, enjoy the sights. Your one block south of Times Square. You won't be able to unload on Broadway. In NYC.... Left turns are better than right. If you leave too much room on the right, a car will try to squeeze in, Guaranteed. Streets run E/W. Even # Sreets run East. Avenues run N/S. Even Aves generally run North. Never get on a Parkway in a CMV. NO TT's allowed thru the Holland Tunnel (South end of the island at Canal ST). 1540 Broadway, NY, NY 10036 - Google Maps |
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The only way you could get there, more or less with the chance, it's thru GW. Unfortunately, I'm not familiar with details, since i prefer not to risk it over there, and only run the rest of the city. I believe it's one of the first exits, once over the bridge...177st...or Amsterdam...not sure. Good luck, you are gonna need it! |
Call the receiver and ask them for the most practical route to their address. Since,they have shipped stuff over to them i'm pretty sure they can have some directions.Then compare them ,or plug them in as waypoints in your gps.
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http://www.panynj.gov/CommutingTrave...s_guide_08.pdf Thanks for your help!!! -scott |
Like Solo said, I usually run over the GW Bridge, then take the first exit, which may actually be 178th if I remember, not 177th, but it is one of the two. Stay left, go straight, then you'll start going down the ramp to Broadway. Turn from the 2nd lane...TRUST ME on that one! Take the right VERY wide to miss the pole on the corner, and beare of cars coming up on the right. Let the cabbies honk...they're good at it.
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NYC truck driving map
Here's another tip.
New York City has gone to great lengths to produce clear truck route maps and make them readily available and free. You can get downloadable versions on their site as well as TONS of other information specific to truck drivers here: NYCDOT - NYC Truck Routes Also, they will mail you FOR FREE up to 25 copies of the map. It is very easy to see which roads you can use throughout the Boroughs. So if you are ever going to deliver in "the city" I would recommend filling out the very easy form here: NYCDOT - Request a Truck Route Map and getting yours. |
Hey SKrissel,
Sorry about the bad info about height and length in the lincoln tunnel. My experience with the city was pulling a 6500 gallon black oil tanker many years ago. Those restrictions didn't apply to that type of truck. Back then the toll for a 5 axle truck was $7.50, it's now $30 during peak hours. The GW Bridge is always the safest route. I was just trying to save you some time by going through the tunnel since your delivery is in midtown. Again sorry for the bad info. Baldy The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey - Tunnels |
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Looking at some of these maps - NO F'IN WONDER nobody wants to go to NYC. Looking at some of the neighborhoods I grew up in as a kid, I'd never imagine it would be so difficult to get a full height rig through some of the (what I would have considered) main thoroughfares. Rick |
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No problem , I understand. It looks like I will have to go across the GWB, my options then are to go down the henry hudson (which is not legal, but many say they do it....) or go up to broadway and head south. Does anyone have any comments based on that plan? Will I be able to turn on to Broadway from the GWB? Will I be able to turn onto Broadway? They are going to close off Broadway between 45 and 46th for me to unload. Thanks for all your help, I appreciate it! -scott |
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What do you reccomend for getting out? THANKS, I really Appreciate it. -scott |
Yet I still don't see where you can and cannot go with a 53 trailer/sleeper truck combination. Nothing on the maps say, they just say where commercial vehicles can go. So where is this law that you can't have something that size in NYC?
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Ah here we go:
NYCDOT - Oversize/Overweight Permits for Commercial Vehicles and Trucks Anything over 96" wide and combo of 55 feet or longer is considered "oversize" and needs a day pass. more specific: http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/permits/commperm.shtml http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/vehdimen.pdf |
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Good job and excellent pics man!
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Nice pictures..........
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Nice shots. Put a 780 and a 53'-er right into Times Square...
Balls I tells ya. BALLS... You got MY RESPECT... Rick |
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noice!!
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Scott, looks like you are living the life. Who is your travel agent??? haha Load It
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Better than me.
Last week I accidently found myself on an onramp for the Southern Beltway in Brooklyn... Ooooopss. Too late now. Oh...Only 2 exits to the Home Depot , yeah I can make it...! Wrong! 50 yards later around the curve was a little itty bitty yellow sign...(Truck Restriction 400 feet) Railroad overpass. Middle of the arch marked 10'9". Oooops again. Hmmm....This Prostar (w/flat) is only 11'1". Maybe if I dump the suspension, take off my hat, and squinch my eyes I can squeeze under...lol. Nope...parked on the shoulder with the 4-ways on and contemplated my dilemma. Within 5 minutes a nice NYC cop stopped to assist. "Think you can make it up this grassy hill to that road over there?" Hmmmmm....80 to 100 yards up a grassy hill (I wouldn't ride a mower lengthwise across) w/ 48,280 on the back? Nope...don't think so. I asked and he told me that he was PRETTY sure those overpasses were marked LOWER than actual height I said....good...I'll dump my suspension and go thru the middle. He said "I was afraid you'd say that...you go slow and I'll go out here and piss off three lanes of traffic." Whew...made it thru and my antennas didn't even touch. He didn't let them go till I got off at the next exit and disappeared outta his sight. |
You know, people talk a lot of shmack about being ticketed and harassed by NYC cops. I (knock on wood) have found them to be nothing but helpful, even if they can be a bit brusque (such is the way of New Yorkers). All the want is for you to impede traffic as little as possible. They understand you've got a job to do and have always been understanding when we've been down there (did LTL in all 5 boroughs every week for two years).
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how about trying printable maps
Whenever I want to go to a place, I usually print maps because there’s no 100% certainty that we can access GPS all the time. I like to have maps to print and look at just in case. There’s this guy I know that has many printable maps, and for NY maps, here’s the link New York City Map, US, exact vector street G-view Level 15 (500 meters) map V3.09, full editable, printable Adobe PDF It’s a paid map, but I like that it’s extremely detailed, updated, and editable. You can add routes also to show your preferred roads, which is useful for setting delivery routes. How was the delivery? What’s the best route you used?
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