New Truck GPS

I used Trucker Path, Garmin, and the one from here which is a work in progress. But Hammer showed me the one bridge I could get under in Louisville. No others could figure it out.
With Trucker Path...You can look at the truck entrance. Know what's gonna be around you. I love it.
Garmin loves to give you the scenic route at the end. Go over there, then around, then back..... Get the idea? Don't let it pull this. Otherwise I use Garmin mainly. It's easily right there in front of me.

 

And thus....from the above posts we can conclude -- the "perfect" truck GPS has yet to be built & put into the field; they all still have their quirks & flaws.

Note also that...with the Garmin....after it generates a route solution....you can modify the route manually....to get rid of that "scenic route"...or whatever....if you do find/see a better/shorter truck-ready alternative....especially as you approach the "home stretch" to a customer's entry.

Follow-up: my RM Trucker Atlas shows 4 locations in Louisville that are below 13'6" clear -- thus, one could look at the GPS route solution there....to see if the mapping software was smart enough to steer you around these clearance problem areas.

-- L

 

Don't be in a hurry to buy a GPS, especially if you have Trucker Path and/or Co-Pilot. A week or month without a truck GPS isn't likely going to cause problems. You should see what the normal prices are at the truck stop and then buy. T-Mobile is mostly good in cities. If you run the same areas and T-Mobile is working, ok. If you are going OTR I'd suggest Verizon or ATT network.

Check out coveragemap.com You can see individual and overlapping coverage phone maps for the 3 networks and see which has the best coverage where you drive. If you are under a phone contract, don't break your contract. But if you are past your contract or already month-to-month check out US Mobile. They have the 1st or 2nd lowest prices of anyone, connect to ANY of the big 3. I'd only make one change at a time. Once you get one thing sorted out and fell comfortable change the next thing.

 

It’s hit or miss on the entrances. It’s probably its biggest flaw really. It’s never sent me any where crazy tho. Data I just rock unlimited and I chew thru it. T-Mobile and I think burn like 80 gigs a month but that’s mostly YouTube.