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What's the best way of planning a route for a moving van on a cross-country (US) trip? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 months ago by I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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I'm moving across the country in a few weeks and am trying to plan my route as I'll be driving a moving van with a car towed behind it. The entire drive will be 16-17 hours.

Google maps seems limited for searching everything I'd want to take into account for the route (pull through gas stations, height requirements, avoiding mountain highways, etc.) and was wondering if anyone knew of a better way to plan out the trip?

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[–] BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Stick to the interstates, most problems solved.

Not really much else to know/worry about, except for the start/finish legs, where you'll have to get on state highways and local roads. There you just stick to the largest roads.

The end point, in a city/town, is where you'll run into difficulties. Even then, typical rental trucks are no longer than 24ft (unless you have a CDL, but if you did, this wouldn't be a question).

Take a look at your route on Google maps, specifically where you expect to enter your destination.

[–] InquisitiveApathy@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I've moved across country twice so far and this is pretty spot on. The very beginning and very end of the trip is the only point that's going to be potentially difficult, otherwise you should always be traveling on a major highway if possible.

The only thing I would add is to plan ahead and make sure you know exactly where you're going to stop and rest for the night with that length of drive. You're going to want to plan to get to your final destination in early evening when there is a good buffer of sunlight still around or in the early mid-morning so that you can get as early a start as possible on unpacking. Also make sure you have a lock for the back of the moving truck if you're stopping anywhere overnight and park the truck somewhere you can see it from your hotel window.

[–] Zirconium@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Also sunglasses for morning driving. My first solo trip had me riding a curb early in the morning because the sun blinded me so much