Is there a way to be notified of upcoming road grades. Ascending/Descending.

836312

{"text":"New driver. Not a fan of steep inclines/declines. If there was an option to alternate route around the worst of them, that would be great. This information is actually kind of difficult to find.","videos":"[]","link":"{}","pics":"[]","canComment":true,"externalShare":false}

1031233

{"replyToPid":0,"replyTo":"","text":"nobody likes steep grades, backing into tight spots, etc\nit's part of the job, it will get easier with experience, just take your time and have patience, you can be a super trucker...  👍 🇺🇸 🙂"}

613751

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1031233 发表于 2022-08-01 09:11:51 nobody likes steep grades, backing into tight spots, etc\nit's part of the job, it will get easier with experience, just take your time and have patience, you can be a super trucker...  👍 🇺🇸 🙂

","text":"The thing that is gonna save you down a decline is learning how to use your jake brake. I hardly use my brakes going down a mountain. I make a game out of it for myself. I like to see how many times I touch my breaks and try to break my score the next time. Ha. Watch YouTube videos. Ask the old timers while eating. You will be fine. It will become nothing. ","replyToPid":465717}

613751

{"replyTo":"","text":"You will get to know your mountains the longer you are in the road and know what interstates you can take to avoid them. Experience and chatting it up with truckers you trust. ","replyToPid":0}

87881

{"replyTo":"","text":"If you use TP navigation it’ll notify you of a downhill but not as you’re setting a route. Mountains are pretty much everywhere although some are steeper than others. Same gear or one lower to descend and don’t be intimidated by the super truckers hot rodding it down the hill. Don’t grab a gear as you crest the hill- this is where especially if you’re heavy you want to DROP another gear.70 from wheat ridge to 15 in Utah is steep grades and sharp curves. US-6/191 all through Utah, CO, NM is steep grades. NM 551, I-17 in AZ,15&5 in CA, I-10&8 in AZ, all of NV and pretty much the entire west coast is mountains. I-10 in TX west of San Antonio has a 7% grade for like 3/4 miles but it’s still a steep grade. OH, IN, IL, WI, NE is mostly flat but to get there you’re going through the mountains. The NE is full of steep grades- VT is nothing BUT steep grades as are VA & WVa, NC& SC, TN. You’d basically only be able to run Florida, AL(southern AL), MS & LA to avoid steep grades. As others have already mentioned, it’s part of the job. With time it’ll get easier and remember this if nothing else: you can take a mountain downgrade too slow a billion times, but you’ll only do it ONCE too fast. When in doubt, drop a gear. Take my advice or leave it. I have 5M miles under my belt and just shy of 30 years. That wisdom was passed on to me as a rookie and never failed me ❤️ happy trucking enjoy the scenery ","replyToPid":0}

925557

{"replyTo":"","text":"Just use your Georgia Overdrive when descending","replyToPid":0}

1235230

{"replyTo":"","text":"Get a Garmin. A friend got me a trucker Garmin and it alerts you of up coming hills, grade & % of the downhill, lateral winds and speed changes within miles then ft! It’s the best thing to have in your truck! ","replyToPid":0}

1248444

{"replyToPid":0,"replyTo":"","text":"no such thing as going to slow for steep grades, the mass majority of the time I go no faster than 35-40 mph and run my hazard lights, my life is more important than that load and everyone else's opinion, but than again I live in the mountains so I'm use to it\nprimarily don't out run your gears and stay off the brakes, it's not a race to get  to the bottom"}

836312

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87881 发表于 2022-08-02 22:08:00 If you use TP navigation it’ll notify you of a downhill but not as you’re setting a route. Mountains are pretty much everywhere although some are steeper than others. Same gear or one lower to descend and don’t be intimidated by the super truckers hot rodding it down the hill. Don’t grab a gear as you crest the hill- this is where especially if you’re heavy you want to DROP another gear.70 from wheat ridge to 15 in Utah is steep grades and sharp curves. US-6/191 all through Utah, CO, NM is steep grades. NM 551, I-17 in AZ,15&5 in CA, I-10&8 in AZ, all of NV and pretty much the entire west coast is mountains. I-10 in TX west of San Antonio has a 7% grade for like 3/4 miles but it’s still a steep grade. OH, IN, IL, WI, NE is mostly flat but to get there you’re going through the mountains. The NE is full of steep grades- VT is nothing BUT steep grades as are VA & WVa, NC& SC, TN. You’d basically only be able to run Florida, AL(southern AL), MS & LA to avoid steep grades. As others have already mentioned, it’s part of the job. With time it’ll get easier and remember this if nothing else: you can take a mountain downgrade too slow a billion times, but you’ll only do it ONCE too fast. When in doubt, drop a gear. Take my advice or leave it. I have 5M miles under my belt and just shy of 30 years. That wisdom was passed on to me as a rookie and never failed me ❤️ happy trucking enjoy the scenery

","text":"Thanks a ton! ","replyToPid":465782}

1031233

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1580969

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613751 发表于 2022-08-02 07:20:22 You will get to know your mountains the longer you are in the road and know what interstates you can take to avoid them. Experience and chatting it up with truckers you trust.

","text":"Good advice  👍","replyToPid":465757}

1043467

{"replyTo":"","text":"You should try our Manic 5 dam in Quebec Canada. It up Baie Comeau on the 389. 11% up to 18% . you climb it around 4 miles. Down it a TGV High speed 🚄 train.\nI understand your worries, not always easy. Good luck. \n\nNormally with a gps it give you a warning 1 miles before but I don't know if we can avoid it.\n\nLike if you travel in Pennsylvania it a mountains area, Colorado, Wyoming county forest too.","replyToPid":0}