When Driving Class A What Route....

I'll buck the trend... I, too, enjoy the US marked highway system with their scenery and quaint small towns. I have learned, however, that if an area deems it necessary to create a truck route in addition to the the regular route, it is usually for a pretty good reason; maybe the road narrows, maybe a bridge with a light weight limit, possible low limbs, maybe a tight turn on two lane streets that don't allow for a wide swing, maybe they just don't want large diesel vehicles in their town or neighborhood...any one of a myriad reasons and any of them are good enough for my 40,000 lb, 64.5 foot rig to follow the truck route for my safety and the public's. Like the other highway signage, if it says "trucks do ..." then you'll find me following the trucks, whether it be lane restrictions, speed restrictions, etcetera. My GPS unit, based on the weight and length I've set it for usually routes me via the truck routes anyway, but, we always look for the truck route signs, just in case.