OTR rookie looking for good road atlas?

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  1. Dec 16, 2013 #1
    Macneil

    Macneil Heavy Load Member

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    Going from Local gravel haul to regional long haul(Staying generally in Northern Ontario). Now I have been around most places that I'll be travelling to in the past in tow trucks from a few years ago but this time will be with a 4 axle flat bed rig. Most of the customers I will be going to will be regulars but I would still like a good atlas for my area just in case of road closures or a new customer once in awhile. What are the better ones out there?

    Don't think I would really benefit from a trucker GPS..but give me your input on them!
     
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  3. Dec 16, 2013 #2
    25(2)+2

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    I don't know if Ontario has the maps with everything, we call them a gazetteer, DeLorme prints them for the individual states, every road is on those. The Rand McNally Truck Atlases are considered the best for OTR.
     
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  4. Dec 17, 2013 #3
    Johny41

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    I have an older Rand McNally atlas , but i use https://maps.google.ca/maps?ct=reset&tab=ll Google maps on the phone; they are amazing , satellite images, street view photos taken from most roads in North America, easy to find any place; This smart phones and wide wireless coverage can save lives on the road, we are out in the weather all the time; Sunday May 22 / 2011 i was driving on I-44 through Joplin ,Mo when the tornado destroyed the town, thx to internet weather apps i parked just in time; I don't know how the internet coverage works in Northern Ontario, i check this sites and weather apps before i hit the road, for weather, traffic and road conditions, especially now in winter time;

    http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/traveller/compass/camera/camhome1.shtml

    http://weather.gc.ca/radar/index_e.html

    http://www.theweathernetwork.com/roads-and-travel/highway-condition/on_s

    http://www.accuweather.com/en/ca/national/weather-radar

    http://www.weather.gov/
     
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  5. Dec 17, 2013 #4
    mattbnr

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    I have a rand McNally gps (520 model) a atlas (latest version out) and I also have 5 navigation apps on my phone I use to figure out what course to take. Google maps with satellite view is extremely useful. I also have apple maps (different satellite views sometimes), scout (use for traffic problems), inrix (to check traffic conditions, and waze. The combination of all them and I have a grand'ol time out here.
     
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  7. Dec 18, 2013 #5
    Macneil

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    Thanks guys. Couldn't find a small version of Rand McNally so picked up a small(8x11''?) Ontario map book. It will get me started until I find I need something more specific. Hopefully it doesn't send me in the wrong direction haha!
     
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  8. Dec 22, 2013 #6
    muff

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    Hwy 144 ,17 and 11 are there any more in Northern On.......lol.
     
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  9. Dec 22, 2013 #7
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    Hi Macneil, you're on the right track.
     
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  10. Dec 22, 2013 #8
    rainyday lover

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    Hi muff, this is true. There are only so many tracks up there.
     
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  11. Dec 22, 2013 #9
    Prairie Boy

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    71 South from Kenora. Have to use that sucker with wide loads last summer.
     
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  12. Dec 22, 2013 #10
    Macneil

    Macneil Heavy Load Member

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    LOL very true! My concern is not generally how to get to said towns, but how to find my way around them.. Like I mentioned in the first post, I've been to most places before with a job I had a few years ago but places like SSM or Timmins..I don't remember them too much so I'd rather not have to pull over for directions every load lol.

    Thanks guys!
     
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