Garmin GPS truck routing

You're right on all points. I've had a Garmin 7200 for a couple of years. I find the truck routing is of marginal use. I am very curious about the recently released Garmin Nuvi 465T. It's said to be of much greater use to commercial driver's needs. And you do have to use your head sometimes. But I find it completely eliminates the stress of traveling the freeways of an unfamiliar major city. It puts you in the right lanes on interchanges and gets you to the customer on time. Never have I had a driver fail to be completely sold on GPS once given a first-hand demonstration of it's capabilities.

 

I used a Nuvi 5000 set to use interstates as much as possible. It hasn't put me anywhere I shouldn't be yet but I DO use the shipper/receiver directions once I get near the place. I am actually driving locally soon so the 5000 is for sale too.

 

Garmin was at the M.A.T.S. They were promoting their new model 465T tailored just for tthe trucking industry. I was to late to get a demo, however, I managed to get a brochure. It looks real interesting. I am not sure of the release date. If anyone has one please give us all an evaluation.

 

We have been using Delorme Street Atlas 2006 version. It is not truck specific but it helps up with how many miles and how many hours to destination. It does have a gps unit with it, but you have to have your laptop up to use it.... It is pretty accurate with mileage and stuff and low clearances. but we also look at an actual map to make sure if its a restricted route.. I like Delorme but it doesn't have a stand alone unit, that I know of.. just for your laptop..

Would like to find more reviews on the Teletype GPS.. We almost bought the PCMiler one this weekend but the t/s was out of them.

 

June 10 release on the 465t according to Amazon

 

Whatever you do, don't buy the pc miler gps. I made the mistake of buying one and it is the worst gps I've ever had. I used to have a cobra that crashed all the time and it was better. The pc miler gps is not for trucks, cars, humans, or animals. Total rip off.

It can't find half the towns, let alone address I enter. The search is basically useless, it doesn't care how tall, wide, or long your truck is, just and if it has a choice between going up the road to use the entrance ramp to get on the interstate and taking a hard left into a farm field, it will take the field every time.

There is no bluetooth on it, it does not play music or video, it crashes with out of memory errors if you look at it funny, and the morons who claim this is the best one on the market should be beaten resoundedly with it.

It makes me angry looking at it on the dash but I'm stuck with it until the 465T comes out due to Pilot's no returns policy. Gee, I wonder why they have that. Maybe they should sell less trash.

 

I just started using a garmin 465T today which is stated to be for commercial trucks. I've used a 255W for a few months and it did OK as long as you checked against an atlas, plus I didn't usually have height and weight restrictions. The 465 (only my first 500 miles today with it) has some neat features. It warns you of weigh stations, sharp curves, steep inclines, and searches are more truck friendly, although you can run it for 4 wheelers too. It has bluetooth which worked well and I didn't think I'd care for, but now I like it. I did get a little misplaced in WV (on 35) because it didn't have that road. You can load sizes, weights, and hazmat. I made a mistake and overstated axel weight and couldn't figure out why it wouldn't send me down roads I knew were OK. When I corrected the weights, it was fine. If you go on a questionable road (I used it around town in my car) it has a little warning icon. It also has "free" lifetime traffic. I'll update you if you're interested, but I like it so far.

 

Great post! Thanks. I would very much like to know how it does when you are driving at street-level. Does it have truck routes programmed for cities?

 

It has some of them but it will run you off onto side streets for no apparent reason. Mine told me to turn off the state highway in town, go a block down, turn right, and get right back on the same highway. It's done that twice now in two days.

It got me through Chicago tonight on a route I'd never have found on my own but man were a couple of those turns tight.