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November 13, 2023

Holiday Highway Guide: Timing Your Thanksgiving Travel & Preparing Properly

43 minutes

Dustin Atwood and Sarah Myers talk about a variety of topics in the automotive industry, including:

Happy deer season and happy Veterans Day!

Thanksgiving is right around the corner! Today we're doing a travel show to help you better prepare your trip if you're planning on traveling.

The heaviest Thanksgiving traffic is expected to be on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, typically around 4-6 PM.

There will also be a national traffic peak on Wednesday afternoon.

If you're traveling on Thanksgiving Day, the busiest times will be between 11 - 3 PM. You may want to travel in the morning, or after 6 PM to avoid traffic.

The BEST times to travel is after 8 PM on Monday. Wednesday after 8 AM or 8 AM is also a light traffic time. Finally, Thanksgiving Day you can avoid heavy traffic before 11 AM.

The earlier you travel, the better off you may be.

The worst traffic will be in New York, Washington, D.C., LA, Atlanta, and Boston.

Dustin talks about vehicle maintenance and things you need to keep in your vehicle.

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