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Android GPS Truck App

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Zephex, Jul 19, 2013.

  1. Jul 19, 2013 #1
    Zephex

    Zephex Light Load Member

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    Does anyone have experience using their smartphone as a GPS for trucking? I have a Galaxy Note 2 which is a high end phone with a big screen. There are 4-5 different truck GPS applications out there all claiming to be the best of course. Just wondering if any if yall have first hand experience with any of them. The company I am signing up with doesn't give route information. Basically you get a pickup address, a delivery address, and the rest is up to you more or less. Atlas for the highways of course, but for inner-city driving....Ill need to find something to use. I could always use google maps and google earth but they dont indicate which roads might be restricted or be too tight for a truck.

    Thanks for the advice!
     
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  3. Jul 19, 2013 #2
    clumben

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    I have the same phone but i would not trust it for Trucking.

    Get a Truck Rand McNally.
     
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  4. Jul 19, 2013 #3
    abn75

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    The atlas works, except for that annoying fact that it doesn't show most cities.
    Pc miler has a truck specific android app, but it isn't cheap. You can also get a truck specific gps at most truck stops, or order them online. But be wary of those also, they aren't always right.


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  5. Jul 19, 2013 #4
    KMac

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    Smart Truck Route... it is downloadable and only costs around $60 to activate it.

    Has the added benefit of using Google maps so you can get a satellite overhead view of shippers, receivers, intersections etc.

    Still double check all routing against the restricted routes in the Atlas, but it does a decent job.
     
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  7. Jul 20, 2013 #5
    snowwy

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    www.truckmiles.com

    it's a websight and totally FREE. only time it don't work is when you dno't have signal.
     
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  8. Jul 20, 2013 #6
    900,000-tons-of-steel

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    I have the same phone. Simply enable the MAPS feature along with the GPS locator and confirm it with your Rand McNally (trucker's version) Atlas. Takes only a few second or minutes. I also use the "MyDATTrucker" app for other stuff such as truck stops and fuel prices. Couple these with GOOGLE satellite and you shouldn't have a problem.
     
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