Where is everyone #5

Just more skin knuckles than normal. Only moved it 30 miles.

 

WI or Oregon?
Going to guess Wisconsin.
Pine Cone Travel Center?
Yep, that's where you are.

 

That's one of the things I'm doing forensically now, is retracing my routes since I keep track of the cities I enter at, and figure the mileage out by Google map by mapping my route. Don't get me wrong, I love tech to help do the job, since I'm a bit of a geek, but that's also the reason I don't solely depend on it to be infallible. Between the route I map by following my city entries and my own kind of "RODS", I know where I stop, load, fuel..etc...so with mileage it's a pretty close proximity accounting..better than the missing days you had in that one read out to depend on.

 

I used to do that for a company I drove for. I may need to start doing that for myself just as a fail safe.

Yeah my friend uses Garmin and this is what he sent me.



That's what I expected mine to look like. Between this mess and the tnd being way behind on new roads to the point that I'm sure they'll never get added I've decided I'll be upgrading to a Garmin when I get rolling again.

 

For that report, you do need to use the IFTA app that is installed. Easy to use, just have to enter a few things right off your receipt. If memory serves me, you will need to run a quarterly update on the unit to keep the state data current. Then you get lifetime maps, they update quarterly as well.

I like mine, got the new OTR700. It is a great tool.

 

Open package, throw on BBQ. Set burners to full send. Grill until they look good.

Pretty much the extent of my abilities lol.

 

I have the tnd740 I think it is. It's just got an add fuel button as far as I've seen. Tracks mileage as long as it's on, tracks mileage, fuel gallons, price, and location when I add fuel. It just exports in that weird format. Google search seems to be that its a just how it is.

I've had the GPS for about 3 years now. I update it about every 6 months, that said I've went through roads that it didn't know were there, updated it and roads still haven't been added well over a year later.

 

Sides could be a little bigger. 27$ for 12pc mixed chicken, 4 sides and 4 cornbread. Used to be 24$ but they just raised the price

 

The company, Rand McNally, has been owned by a private equity firm for a few years, prior to the current owner, it changed owners a few times. I think they are having financial issues. They have several class action cases filed or in progress with regard to the various GPS products. It seems product quality is the main point, software (maps) is second.

Full disclosure. I have a long history with RM. spent 16 months with the products, and finally gave up on them after 7 units and more time in transit between them and the truck. They actually bought back the units from me. Think I may have been one of a very few to have that happen. It is a long story, but the bottom line is, my opinion is the products still have problems and are unreliable.

 

@Lysdexis Garmin you can put in the fuel also. We always have the gps on too for the mileage tracking