Best GPS for truckers

Garmin Dezlcam. Includes trip planning, ifta tracking, nearby and upcoming rest areas and truck stops which you can customize to show on your navigation screen. Tracks your miles and even shows sunrise/sunset times.

 

I like Garmin products. I have a Garmin DEZL 560 that has served me well.

As a back up, I just bought an Apple iPad. That way my phone is just a phone while driving.

 

Oh yeah, almost forgot about IFTA.

 

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The Rand McNally Truckers Atlas. Google Maps and directions from the customer. If cant reach customer use company directions. Take directions. Compare route to Atlas make sure not resteicted route or bridge height. Then google maps to make sure no other obsticles. I have used Street View to fet an idea of what signs look like.

 

These are in addition to a GPS. If you don't want a gps you certainly don't have to use one, but the op specifically asked about a GPS.

Google satellite view is great. Especially when you get a load assignment on Friday afternoon (going east across time zones) with a Monday morning delivery. You call the consignee and they are closed for the weekend. Good luck with those customer directions, you aren't getting any. Google the address and take a good look at where the truck entrance is. This has saved me many times when the address is for the front on a non truck road and the truck entrance is on the back street.

 

I know what he asked for and I gave him the best, most honest response I know. I never used gps out on the road. When I went local I bought me one and bout got me fired cause I kept missing appointments. Was only till I convinced my boss to give me customers numbers that I made it on time.

Most places have pre recorded line with directions on them. Just got to know how to search internet to find phone numbers. Some dont though.

 

I'm using a Rand McNally 530. Routing is pretty good so far, in three years, I've always wound up right where I wanted to go. You can also do logs, IFTA on it. You can program all the stuff on it, rest areas, truck stops, weigh stations. Also switches to a view of the offramps if you're taking it. A pretty good unit that's really easy to use