got ticket using co pilot truck 11

i have a garmin 260, the gps should be used as a tool,not solely depended
upon. your atlas and watching your road signs, will keep you from those type of mistakes.

 

Get prepared for a lot of tickets in Texas then.

Most towns have a bypass for trucks.

I'm guilty of the same thing. But, I've been out here long enough to know which towns I have a chance of getting away with it in.

I would definitely be firing a nasty gram off to PCMiler too.

Your next question should be directed to the court clerk. As to what kind of violation you will be charged with. Although I'm sure the ticket has it on it.

Reason(s):

Failure to observe traffic sign --- can translate into "Run Stop Sign" with some jurisdictions and companys (Insurance & Trucking)

Restricted route --- I dunno how serious that one is, I haven't been ticketed yet

 

DD
Was that the laptop verson or was it the small unit that is like the garmen? My guess would be that they use the same software/routing.
I have been holding out for the small unit as i dont want the wear and tear on my laptop. Mabey your right and i should just replace my tom-tom with a garmen and a LARGE scale atlas.
Thanks
rag

 

Co-Pilot is a great product until you get lost. Do yourself a favor, and write your route down in planning mode. The routes are usually very good. What you can do is edit your routing preferences to favor interstates and divided highways and not favor the secondary and local roads.

Obviously, you'll have to use these to get to your customers but it takes out a lot of the turns that are unecessary most of the time.

When you get lost, it seems like it will tell you to turn anywhere it sees a road, and that's where you have to ignore it and use your common sense. I find it's best to call the shipper/receiver to verify directions because sometimes, it can get a bit tricky.

Just remember to write your route down first so if the gps loses sync, it won't tell you to start turning places where four wheelers can barely go.

 

Setting it up for Hazmat should work. But daaaamn at the extra miles, if you follow it to the tee in some cities.

 

Thanks DD
rag

 

Supposedly Laptop 11 was supposed to have all the bugs removed. I had the last version and could not use it at all because it was not compatible with Windows Vista. It kept shutting down after a few seconds. They gave me the Laptop 11 for free and I have not installed it yet. I hope to god this one works the way it is supposed to. Otherwise I am going to blast them all over this board. Also, the last version actually had me get off I 80 west in Sparks only to have it tell me to get back on I 80 at the same exit. Problem was there was no onramp at that exit. The last version sucked big time.

 

somethings wrong here do you rellly have a GPS or are youmaking fun of them ..
if you had a GPS turn on you wouldnt of missed the turn, so logic states your fibbing here or your GPS wasnt turned on..