Google maps... what IS it good for?

My employer continues to insist that pay and routes be based on Google maps, but we know that Google maps has no capability to generate routes that exclude roads that we may exceed size and weight restrictions for, even though adding that capability in would not be a monumental task.

I was driving between Weed, Ca and Coburg, Or and knowing that the I5 had a significant segment that was a mountain pass if I had chosen going via Roseburg. This meant a significant amount of time spent either climbing and being unable to maintain speed, or descending and working to make sure to control speed to keep from going out of control. That being said, I used the US97 and went through Chemult instead. I got in trouble for driving the extra miles and told that I made a mistake, even though I got to my destination safely, without incident, and in plenty of time simply because I was better able to maintain a safe pace. I drove the route south using the I5 and it took at least an hour longer to go between the two places, even when empty.

How is that a mistake?

That being said... what DO you use Google maps for?

 

With my nav, I set my final destination, then a stop between hour 4 and 5 for a meal break. Before I roll from that break, I set a stop within my last drive hour for my 10 after rechecking my remaining hours.