Trucker’s that do heavy haul or oversized work calculate about ten percent of the total trip miles will be out of route, or not direct, why? The truth is when you are permitted for travel you can only go on an approved route for your weight and size. Get caught off that route and the fines can be substantial depending on the weather, weight, size, where, and when you get caught.
For this instance, we had to go around the Virgin River Gorge to get back to I 15. To go around they wanted us to take a route that was around 200 plus miles longer than the route we took. Ricardo knew there was more than one way to go, and discussed it with the Utah and Nevada D.O.T. In the end we only added seventy miles and a little more than an hour extra to avoid the damaged bridge. Thank you, Ricardo, for fixing that little problem that saved us an extra day on the road.
When it comes to oversize loads, we pay a premium for their services, and out of route miles are one of the reasons why.
This photograph was taken at the Shell station in Panaca, Nevada off highway 93. This was the first stop of our journey for a quick snack.
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