OSOW Turn By Turn Help!

Hey everyone,

Does anyone have any insight into a software that would remotely route drivers based on permits? The way we currently do it is I receive all of the permits and then modify the route on google maps, print it out, and give a paper turn-by-turn to the driver. This is fine but when you're trying to read through a piece of paper while on the road its a bit precarious.

I have tried using the Garmin Dezl units and using Garmin's Trip Planner Software but I dont think its been updated since the 90s and you physically have to plug the unit into the computer that you are making the trip on. Co-Pilot seems to require entering stops as opposed to Via Points which is not ideal.

Basically what Im looking for is some system where I can punch in a trip on a laptop/desktop/tablet/etc... modify it to match the load's permits, and send it to a truck-based GPS unit where the driver can pull up that trip and receive turn-by-turn based on the route shaping provided. We do a lot of over-the-road into unfamiliar places so knowing exactly where a turn is coming up would be very helpful.

A couple of years ago, I spoke with the development team at Garmin who told me that they were working on something like this but I never saw/heard anything further.

I figured by 2024, a company would have designed a software that is capable of this, but so far I've had no luck finding anything that works quite right. If anyone has similar concerns or has any leads please let me know! Thank you.

Alex Sweitzer
C&C Ventures, LLC
Marine Transport

 

Yeah that seems to be the other issue I've had with different truck routing apps. They will route you on a way that their software seems fit but not necessarily what your permits say.