Ask Diego Salcedo about the Portland run and he’ll tell you exactly which stretch of I-5 backs up on a Friday afternoon — he’s driven it enough times to plan around it rather than react to it.
| Route | Approx. miles | Highway used |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Rosa to Sacramento | ~100 | CA-12 east to I-80 |
| Santa Rosa to Reno | ~230 | I-80 east through the Sierra |
| Santa Rosa to Portland | ~460 | US-101 to I-5 north |
| Santa Rosa to Los Angeles | ~460 | US-101 south |
Whoever loads your boxes in Santa Rosa is also the person unloading them at your new address; a second carrier never enters the picture. Sierra writes the number before the truck pulls out, and that figure stands regardless of what the drive looks like. Got a destination that’s not on this short list? Ask the office — plenty of jobs run outside these four lanes.