I live in Southern California, and even down here a slight variation in the beginning is the difference between taking the 10 or the 40 across the country, which end up very far apart.
Up there the issue is the Sierra Nevadas, they either go on I80 through Reno, or drive many hours south down to Bakersfield so they can start heading east to eventually get to the 40.
Taking smaller roads to the 395 or whatever and working your way down to Vegas might be a faster way south than the Bakersfield route, unless snow or something causes issues.
Or maybe not, you can fly on the 5, and it still is somewhat angled south east.
I'm not a trucker, and am based in Southern California, so I don't know the optimal Northern California routes to places, I was just guessing why Google was sending him through Chicago.
I live in Southern California, and even down here a slight variation in the beginning is the difference between taking the 10 or the 40 across the country, which end up very far apart.
Up there the issue is the Sierra Nevadas, they either go on I80 through Reno, or drive many hours south down to Bakersfield so they can start heading east to eventually get to the 40.
Taking smaller roads to the 395 or whatever and working your way down to Vegas might be a faster way south than the Bakersfield route, unless snow or something causes issues.
Or maybe not, you can fly on the 5, and it still is somewhat angled south east.
I'm not a trucker, and am based in Southern California, so I don't know the optimal Northern California routes to places, I was just guessing why Google was sending him through Chicago.