Anyway to search places along routes..

On my Garmin OTR 500, I can select a search along my route, then type my search criteria into the box next to it. I use it for fuel stops that don't show up under the truck stop category, like some Kum & Go, Maverik, or Gas-N-Go stations. I do think you have to be somewhat specific with the search, though, so you might not be able to just search for strip clubs and get all of the results, unless strip club is part of the name.

Google Maps is probably your best bet, then satellite view the parking and routes to get there. Both Rand McNally and Garmin are tech companies more than GPS companies from my experience. They both have their issues when it comes to truck routing.

 

I called those con-way freight yards.

I would drop my trailer without asking go in fill up my big cup of water ...wave at the local guys doing their little stretch routine.. that I bought at an Oakland As game after delivering all the schools their windows. In San Francisco.

Then I sip that water thinking that today won't be as bad as that day and squint off into the distance.

Then I came on ttr to ##### about why am I still in Chicago. I swear I spent more time by the sox stadium than the actual employees on that yard sometimes.

But to answer your question. Naw not really. Just drop the trailer and go find some ####. I parked by the taco bell around the stadium and hoofed it a mile or two for that stupid As cup.

Was a good game though. Go find some ####. There's always something.

Don't be the guy in the jonesie show going "I'm in Houston" and expect people to go oooo ahhhh.

Ok.....what the hell did you do?
Nothing?
OK shut up nerd.

Those people always cracked me up.

 

Oh, baloney, you're full of it. You want to take your semi to "The Gator Pit", by all means, have at it. Someone here will post the hilarity later. Your assessment of todays driver is highly flawed, even most experts say, there's no concrete proof, that joggers live any longer than non-joggers.
I agree with buzzarddriver, work is work not playtime, seems today in America we want it both.

 

Wow @201, I can't imagine the boring life you must be living. And you're dead wrong, or blind, probably both, on the state of health and mental health of driver's who don't think out of the box running OTR.

Lenny, I find a lot of stuff through the 'search along route' function on Google Maps. I've also found a lot of the threads here helpful like the 'best rest areas' ones.

 

Roadside America - Guide to Uniquely Odd Tourist Attractions


Roadfood: Discover Authentic Regional Dishes & Restaurants

Been using these books (before www) on my motorcycle tours for interesting stops and food across the country.

 

Life is what you make it.
As the saying goes "all work and no play. "
I can't imagine doing this for near 50 years and never doing anything fun, interesting or exciting while roaming across the country.

Long Live Freedom.

 

Every truck GPS allows you to search for Places of Interest of POIs. Those POIs are listed in categories, shopping, restaurants, department stores, gas stations, recreation, etc. Every truck GPS will allow you to search by street address, so anything you can find on Google you can use truck GPS to navigate to the address. Anything you find on Google Maps, looking at the satellite view, you can "drop a pin" and plug those Lat & Long corodinates into truck GPS and navigate to them. Don't confuse empty space on a satellite view as truck parking. The satellite view could be months or years old and things like chain-link fences don't show up on sat view. Also "no truck parking" signs don't show up on sat view.