Need info on GPS for Truck

If you don't want to spend a lot of money, I would suggest getting a garmin 765T(about $200 # Bass Pro Shop - Father's Day sale) and loading it up with some POIs. Also get a road atlas(~$30) and you end up saving some money compared to buying those trucker-specific units. I too was going to get one of the units you mentioned when mine died due to a steep drop, a 765t as well, but the $400-$500 price tags were too much for me.

Garmin 765T - ~$200
Motor Carrier's Road Atlas - ~$30
Fuel Finder(little red book - lists truck stops) - ~$5
Common Sense - free
Total - ~$240

When I get to my laptop, I will try to post the POIs I use on mine(currently on my iphone).

 

I just returned my Rand McNally 710. On paper they swear this is the GPS for Commercial Operators. I ran it around Texas and while it could find large streets in the major cites, it had no clue when it came to small towns or out of the way places. On some locations, it showed that the area did not exist. I gave it the benefit of doubt and used a cheap smartphone to see if that device could work at this remote location. The cheap smartphone was better than the $400.00 Rand. For the record, all of the maps were current and it was a brand new item. Further research led me to purchase the new GARMIN 3590. This is a NEW unit that retails for about the same price. Out of the box it works flawlessly and gets me to all the places I need to go. It also has some really cool functions like bluetooth connect to your phone for hands free. It also has an app to connect to HTC android phones and can actually view local street intersection cameras. Amazing little device and it comes with a glass screen similar to a cell phone, not that cheap plastic feeling face that feels like you are going to break it when you use the touchscreen. Thumbs up for the GPS GARMIN 3590. Hope this helps out there.

 

Give me some examples.

Thanks,
mark

 

I've bought 2 cause they're cheap. Both done ok but have messed up on simple things so much I almost never trust it. Had cities no exist or be restricted to trucks U turns a mile past address route on dirt roads. Like the other day I was 10 miles from address when it finally locked in after 4 reroutes saying I was 200-500 miles away. It was routing me back to starting address then back to address I was going to. I can cut 100 miles off shortest route just by lookin at a map. 1 day imm get 1 that actually knows where its at and going without all the pia bs

 

I bought the Garmin Nuvi Truck GPS for $250 from Wal Mart and it's been a godsend. Works perfectly, I rely on it very heavily.

There has been a couple times it says I have arrived at my destination when in fact I still had a couple blocks to go but I think thats with any GPS the one in my car has done the same thing (different brand).

And a couple times it took me on an absolutely ridiculous route but that was my fault, I was in a hurry and too trusting.

As with any GPS once a route is calculated a driver should double check it and compare it to a good old map, consider how many cities etc. one must travel through yada yada and choose your best route, then reprogram it to see your way.

 

i started with copilot. $150 bucks and downloads to your phone. but decided i didn't want my phone constantly lit up. so i bought the rand. one week later i traded the rand in for pcmiler which is made by copilot. it's not the fanciest for features. but it's cheap and it works.

and if i want to check my route. i get online and compare the routing to truckmiles.com. my copilot has always matched truckmiles routing.

you have to have truck specific gps. cuz if you use a car gps. you're gonna end up in a lot of places that aren't designed for cars. let alone trucks. and you'll be in trouble REAL fast.