Vernon has run the Minneapolis lane enough winters to know exactly which stretch of I-94 turns into a parking lot during a lake-effect band off the Fox Valley — he builds that into the schedule instead of finding out at mile marker forty.
| Route | Approx. miles | Highway used |
|---|---|---|
| Wausau to Green Bay | ~95 | WI-29 east |
| Wausau to Milwaukee | ~190 | I-39 south to US-41 |
| Wausau to Minneapolis | ~230 | US-10 west to I-94 |
| Wausau to Chicago | ~290 | I-39 south to I-90/94 |
The same crew that loads your boxes on US-51 is the crew unloading them at the other end; nobody hands the job to a second carrier partway there. Dale signs the number before the truck leaves Marathon County, and that figure doesn’t move regardless of what I-39 looks like that day. Headed somewhere not on this list? Call the office — plenty of runs happen outside these four lanes.