I’m considering getting smart truck route on my phone. Is this a good truck navigation or are there better apps to get?.
Truck gps apps
Discussion in 'Trucking Electronics, Gadgets and Software Forum' started by Lonewolf2000, May 13, 2018.
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Looks expensive for what it offers.
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I use copilot truck as a backup to the Qualcomm. It is $10 a month with active traffic. It has its downfalls but works well enough. The trip planning and customizable profiles make it worth it for me. Just my two bits.
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So what does it offer that you say it’s expensive?.
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I also use it. Bought a full one time $100 fee version few years ago. It does not have bells and whistles what standalone units have, but gets nice truck friendly routes and recalculates instantly when you miss a turn for example. It does not internet connection also.
This app alone is not enough though, combine it with Google maps and trucker path and you have a perfect all you need set upRedBeardedT Thanks this. -
They supposedly are working on an update to the app. Didn’t say when but i asked on their Twitter and said developers are working on copilot truck update.
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I also use Copilot. It works great. I put it on a 10" samsung tablet (I think it was $120 at Walmart). Works perfect offline, never loses gps signal like the Qualcomm,
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Just keep in mind that it is only a nice tool. I had had it try to give me some illegal routes such as not taking mandatory beltways. A few times it tried to take me on a random scenic tour, presumably because it thought the interstate was closed for some reason when it wasn’t.
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I had that happen once, when using live traffic. I always check the route looking for it making weird routing like that.
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I've been using this app on my phone and I really like it. Customer service people for smart truck route are awesome, if there's any problems or questions, they answer emails promptly and even on a Sunday.
I tried the one month for $14.95 and been happy I'm going to purchase the year subscription for $60
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