1003 practical truck miles via I-80 · 18h 14m driving · 154 gal diesel
Planning figures derived from 55 mph practical average, 6.5 mpg and a $3.85/gal diesel planning price. Live diesel pricing is not connected, so treat fuel dollars as an estimate, not a quote. This page is general lane guidance — it is not a truck-restriction-verified route. Run the lane in the AI trip planner with your own profile for a verified route.
Primary routing follows I-80. Chicago feeds I-80, I-90, I-55, I-94; Denver feeds I-70, I-25. Construction, closures and detours for these interstates are monitored on the freight-corridor board.
Open corridor board →Live truck stops, parking, showers, CAT scales and repair are pulled from live place data along the actual planned route, not from a static list.
Crosswind, ice, fog, flooding, heat and low-visibility hazards are evaluated per route segment from live NWS alerts and forecast data when you plan the trip.
Truck weather →At 1003 miles, every $100 of line-haul moves your rate by $0.10/mile. Fuel alone costs about $0.59/mile on this lane before fixed costs, tolls and deadhead.