Freaking Qualcomm/GPS frustrations! Any suggestions?

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  1. stylez80Nine

    stylez80Nine Light Load Member

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    I swear to go I don’t Mind the hrs I don’t mind that I gotta piss in a bottle eat can food and sleep in the middle of no where but I’m really about to quit cuz this #### GPS keeps taking me on back roads lil ### roads that’s the only thing I can’t freaking take I can take that I suck at backing but freaking GPS sucks
     
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    You can not rely on the gps. It’s only a tool. Call the shipper or receiver and ask for directions. And use a paper map if need be.
     
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    1)Get a better GPS.
    2)Use your atlas
    3)Take time to breathe.

    Don't let a piece of electronics get you into a predicament that your brain can prevent.
     
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    Use Google satellite view to plan your trip. Match it to how the Qualcomm is routing the trip and ignore what it is telling you to do if it's questionable. It's easy to pick out the industrial areas where trucks are allowed and to see where the residential areas are that need to be avoided.
     
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    If you must rely on your GPS, consult your atlas along with directions from your customer. Then add waypoints to your GPS to force it to go the way you want. And even then, keep a vigilant eye for No Trucks, reduced weight and low bridge signs.
     
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    I use my atlas but I gues I’m not using it right and they yelled at me last time I didn’t take a stupid back route
     
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    Thanks for this didn’t think of this
     
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    I have an ivg go in menu and in one setting you set preference to high for highway and low preference to back roads
     
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    We use Omnitracs IVG with CoPilot GPS. Very minor issues.

    If your company is yelling at you for not taking back route, find a different job.

    Then again the term back route is subjective
     
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    Quit beating around the bush and tell us how you really feel!
     
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