Cross country

[owynfaulkner]

Hi everyone! My name is Owyn. My family and I will be hauling a heavy 5th wheel from California to the Mississippi gulf coast. I can take I40 or I10. We are heading out tomorrow Dec 14th. Which rout will be easiest on my truck (least amount of mountain passes and such).

 

[Dan_Frisbie]

It's December.
Stay as far South as possible.

 

[owynfaulkner]

Right.

 

[Knobs]

You might find this site useful.

Flattest Route

View the steepness of roads to your destination, and check the elevation or altitude of stops along the way.

www.flattestroute.com

 

[owynfaulkner]

Wow. Thank you. That IS pretty cool

 

[TheLooks]

I will say that I-10 in the Southeast US is abysmal. In Louisiana and Mississippi we were airborne more then ground bound. No sure how it is from East Texas on to Cali.

 

[Rich W.]

I-10 may be the farthest south but, as @TheLooks said, the road surface is terrible, and it is also very heavily traveled by trucks. I would take 40 as far as is practical- at least to Amarillo and maybe to Memphis.

 

[TheLooks]

I forgot to mention that I-20 is horrible also.

 

[owynfaulkner]

I will say that I-10 in the Southeast US is abysmal. In Louisiana and Mississippi we were airborne more then ground bound. No sure how it is from East Texas on to Cali.

When you say "abysmal" do you mean boring? I'm mostly looking for the flatest route.

 

[TheLooks]

When you say "abysmal" do you mean boring? I'm mostly looking for the flatest route.

No, no, no. The condition of the highway is unbelievable. You will test your suspension.