Rand McNally's IntelliRoute TND 500 Trucking Navigation Device Now Available at U.S. Retailers

So.... Mr. Orafice
If I only have the money to buy one trucker's
GPS, which one should I buy?
The Garmin 465t,or the Cobra 7700 Pro?

Orafice wrote:

double post lmao, just thought I would throw that in to lighten up the mood.

So.... Mr. Orafice
If I only have the money to buy one trucker's
GPS, which one should I buy?
The Garmin 465t,or the Cobra 7700 Pro?

a device for no sense of direction means maybe this aint your thing......but ive seen old boys at starbucks

truckers wife wrote:

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So.... Mr. Orafice
If I only have the money to buy one trucker's
GPS, which one should I buy?
The Garmin 465t,or the Cobra 7700 Pro?

Neither...there is no such thing as a true truck specific GPS device. Just some manufacturers that are using the fiction of such a device to rake unwitting truck drivers who miserably fail to do their homework over the coals. Not to mention that they can get away with it with impunity because of that disclaimer that you agree to every time you use their device, and not only do those so-called truck specific GPS devices not do truck routing nearly good enough to be relied upon, but they are also afflicted with numerous other problems as well. Thus, if you’re smart, you will save your hard earned money to use on something else.

I see this as a fairly simple matter with a fairly simple solution. If a GPS is something you want, then get an inexpensive Garmin 205 wide screen made for a car. It shows all the roads and will get you where you want to go. That, along with MCRA, will do it in a safe manner. I have no trouble keeping my own log up to date, knowing where the scales are and so forth. Oh yeah, don't forget the telephone for finding truck route directions to the customers dock, etc.

bbqbluz wrote:

I see this as a fairly simple matter with a fairly simple solution. If a GPS is something you want, then get an inexpensive Garmin 205 wide screen made for a car. It shows all the roads and will get you where you want to go. That, along with MCRA, will do it in a safe manner. I have no trouble keeping my own log up to date, knowing where the scales are and so forth. Oh yeah, don't forget the telephone for finding truck route directions to the customers dock, etc.

Here’s a better solution and the one that I have been using for years on a daily basis. Use Streets & Trips combined with the Truck Stops Plus 2010 template. That way you can simply sync the route in Streets & Trips with the legal truck route that your company and most companies also supply their drivers with and then save it. This way you don’t need a solution that does truck specific routing reliably and it simply isn’t an issue.

Not to mention that the trucking specific POI database contained in the Truck Stops Plus 2010 template is pinpoint accurate in comparison to the POI databases that comes in portable standalone GPS devices and it was created and tailored specifically for truck drivers. It also provides a very fast and convenient way via your laptop screen to check your routes for low clearances and restricted routes without using a bulky MCRA.

Thus, by syncing the routes in Streets & Trips with my company supplied legal truck routes I don’t need a device that does truck specific routing, plus I can search and route to trucking specific POIs in about a thousand times faster than using a truck stop guide, MCRA, and pen and paper.

In addition, I can also see the exact locations of the trucking specific POIs on the maps while I’m planning my trips, which is great because I can see where all the weigh stations are located and easily search and route to the closest truck stop with a truck scale, and I can also see all the trucking specific POIs while I’m driving far ahead in advance as I approach them. Now that’s pretty cool.

In any event, the best part about my solution is that it altogether cost me less than a $100 in comparison to the glorified so-called truck specific GPS devices that not only can’t do truck specific routing good enough to be relied upon, but also are plagued with tons of other problems to top it off like constantly rerouting you every time you enter a weigh station or pull into a rest area, constantly telling you there are no legal truck routes while you are traveling on legal truck routes, and like freezing and shutting down at the most inopportune times and leaving you high and dry.

some people need to read a book to know which way the wind is blowing............christ

thanks to all of you for your advises.as i see,it is not for tomorrow the miracle truck-navigator.i'm a new truck driver and i have chance to do team with a old time driver. i'm sure that his advise is the cheaper and one of the best:MAPS,PENCIL&PAPER,and PHONE

new-one wrote:

thanks to all of you for your advises.as i see,it is not for tomorrow the miracle truck-navigator.i'm a new truck driver and i have chance to do team with a old time driver. i'm sure that his advise is the cheaper and one of the best:MAPS,PENCIL&PAPER,and PHONE

Good luck with that, since MCRAs don't have street level mapping. You better have a good phone because you will need it. Not to mention that planning a trip the cheaper way with a MCRA, pen, paper, and phone takes about 10 times longer if not more. It's like walking when you could have driven instead. Not to mention that saving time in the trucking business translates into more money and a lot less stress. Indeed, you must really be a new driver.

watch out for superexperts and the naked women just a mile ahead