Policy on Power Inverters?

**bigdipper** · 05.23.2012

Originally Posted by ATL-1

what is the best model, make to buy 1750 watt max? Also should we still buy a GPS or is the in cab GPS work well enough?

I know the RM truckers 7 inch is popular...

Where can I buy the 1750 Inverter and "RM Truckers" GPS>
According to the USX Website their trucks have a GPS, correct?

**HD_Renegade** · 05.23.2012

Truck Stop is really the best place to get them. Plus if you have an issue with it, you can get it replaced at the the same TS 1000 miles away from the one you bought it. The inverter is the Yellow and Black one PowerDrive 1500 and is approved by USX.

**NoCoCraig** · 05.24.2012

Originally Posted by bigdipper

Where can I buy the 1750 Inverter and "RM Truckers" GPS>
According to the USX Website their trucks have a GPS, correct?

never trust the gps in the truck. We use it for eta and to see local streets around us and to confirm our Rand McNally gps. The RM gps can be wrong also. Look at a map during your pretrip and know where you are going so you will recognise a crazy instruction by your gps for what it is.

**Jeremyc** · 05.24.2012

Originally Posted by NoCoCraig

never trust the gps in the truck. We use it for eta and to see local streets around us and to confirm our Rand McNally gps. The RM gps can be wrong also. Look at a map during your pretrip and know where you are going so you will recognise a crazy instruction by your gps for what it is.

Yup, its always best to know where you're going before you leave.

The GPS in the truck doesn't send you the same way as the company wants you to go with their "route solution" anyways.

Not to mention, the truck GPS might not even know where its going. I was in Oklahoma City yesterday and the truck GPS doesn't even know that I-40 goes right through. I went that way and it kept showing the arrow for my truck not even on a road.

That was the 2nd time in less than a week it did that to me.

**vinsanity** · 05.25.2012

Originally Posted by Jeremyc

Yup, its always best to know where you're going before you leave.

The GPS in the truck doesn't send you the same way as the company wants you to go with their "route solution" anyways.

Not to mention, the truck GPS might not even know where its going. I was in Oklahoma City yesterday and the truck GPS doesn't even know that I-40 goes right through. I went that way and it kept showing the arrow for my truck not even on a road.

That was the 2nd time in less than a week it did that to me.

LOL...yeah. OKC has done some major highway renovation in the past 2 years and it's still going on.

Another favorite area of mine is PA and NJ. All GPS gets totally lost in those areas.

**vinsanity** · 05.25.2012

Oh, and I found my inverter online. Much, much cheaper than a T/S. I have a RoadPro 1500 watt.

**musicgal** · 05.25.2012

I named my driver tech GPS "Ditzy"....for obvious reasons....LOL

I have a RM now and it has it's own problems......generally it just follows me around because I can't make it go where I want it to and I've tried just about everything I know to do with it.

**bigdipper** · 05.26.2012

Does the company ever "update" the software in the GPS?
I know the GARMIN I use in my POV gets a message alerting of new updates.

**NoCoCraig** · 05.26.2012

Originally Posted by bigdipper

Does the company ever "update" the software in the GPS?
I know the GARMIN I use in my POV gets a message alerting of new updates.

Yes, a couple of months ago we got a major update that improved the system big time. Better maps and way less lag. Rand McNally bought DriverTech and they are upgrading the system all the time

**Sargent T** · 06.29.2012

I used a truck stop model for years. 1500 watts. It ran my compact 2 door refrigerator/freezer, direct tv, laptop, and 700 watt microwave. (always ran the engine when using the microwave). I bought fridge from lowes (about $160.00 on sale). Each fridge would quit working in 12 to 14 months. Also my digital control electric blanket or digital clock would not work on those inverters. Worked in the house but not on the truck. Did some research and found out that a signwave inverter would solve that problem. Ordered one from lowes and then everything worked perfectly from then on. Seems that most truckstop inverters are square wave or modified sign wave and are very hard on some equipment, expecially things like refrigerators that are designed to run on house currunt which is 60 Herz sign wave. Doesn't affect all digital equip. but my elec blanket control would just get hot and start smoking. Worked fine after switching to a pure sign wave inverter and fridge lasted 3 years and is still running fine. These inverters cost twice as much but pays for itself (at least in my case) just in burned out fridges. I burned out at least 3 b4 finding the soloution. Live and Learn. lol