Useful smartphone apps

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by tarmadilo, Dec 30, 2020.

  1. tarmadilo

    tarmadilo Road Train Member

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    I just recently started using the Cat Scale app on my phone, and am kicking myself for not using it all along. No more yelling at the speaker, no more trying to find a place to park to go in and get the scale report.

    I also am using the Pilot/Flying J app, it’s a whole lot easier than swiping the card and entering a bunch of numbers on the pump, plus they give more points (handy when I want to get something from Subway).

    Transflo is another one, rather than using the Transflo scanner in the truck stop, I can take pics of my bills and send them right from my phone.

    What apps do you use?
     
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  3. truckdriver31

    truckdriver31 Road Train Member

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    i like google earth myself. helps me get in and out of some places
     
  4. 86scotty

    86scotty Road Train Member

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    Trucker Path
    Google Maps
    DAT
    ITS
    TollGuru
    Adobe Scan

    There are lots of threads on this already
     
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  5. Brandt

    Brandt Road Train Member

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    Screenshot_20201230-095932.png Trucker Path, I even tried the paid service. $50 for a year no adds and it show parking prediction for a week. So you can see kind of see history of when parking fills up. Even though it put in my driver's you can see some place are always full by 6pm or some always have parking at 10pm

    Google maps to look for truck entrance and see what place look like from street.
     
  6. TallJoe

    TallJoe Road Train Member

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    I was curious about the paid version of truckers path. Especially truck routing. Maybe, I'll give it a try.
    For the 3rd time I renewed the subscription to SmartTruckRoute about $60 per year.
    It gives me more confidence than the google maps and nicely supplements the Garmin GPS but like anything else you cannot trust it 100%.
    A few times it wanted me to turn left across rail tracks and there was no crossway...
    I like it though, it fits nicely on my tablet along with Keep Truckin.

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  7. tarmadilo

    tarmadilo Road Train Member

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    I neglected to add that I use Hammer for routing anywhere I suspect trucks/no trucks routes.
     
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  8. nredfor88

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    MyRadar for weather tracking. It shows upcoming storms at a glance and has an interface that lets you quickly drill into weather forecasts at any location. I haven't found anything better for weather preparedness.
     
  9. PacoTaco

    PacoTaco Medium Load Member

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    My Radar also shows wind direction and strength.
     
  10. Corn-Fed

    Corn-Fed Light Load Member

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    Cat scale. (Finding cat scales)
    Weigh my truck. (Weighing)
    Loves App.
    Truckers Path.
    Transflo.
    Google Earth. (Really nice for trip planning to see what you might be getting into.)
     
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  11. ChrisL

    ChrisL Light Load Member

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    Google maps with the live traffic conditions. Let’s me know how the traffic is flowing. Any delays, accidents, etc...
     
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