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Truck Sat Nav Apps

Postby Mazzer2 » Wed Jan 13, 2021 2:38 pm

Does anyone know of any navigation apps that can be used on a phone that have all the features of a truck sat nav, asking for a friend whose company is upgrading it's fleet to 1 x 44t artic and 2 x 28t 6 wheelers, he is based around Dorset and working in agri so obviously would like something decent to avoid any embarrassing moments, thanks.
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Re: Truck Sat Nav Apps

Postby biggriffin » Wed Jan 13, 2021 5:46 pm

TomTom my Drive.

If there doing agriculture type deliveries, then local knowledge and O/S maps and A/Z are the best with help from Google maps.
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Re: Truck Sat Nav Apps

Postby Mazzer2 » Wed Jan 13, 2021 6:48 pm

biggriffin wrote:TomTom my Drive.

If there doing agriculture type deliveries, then local knowledge and O/S maps and A/Z are the best with help from Google maps.


Thanks, he says they do use maps but are looking at other options as well.
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Re: Truck Sat Nav Apps

Postby jowett1969 » Thu Jan 14, 2021 1:16 pm

https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... ds.android

And its free. be using along side Igo maps and works ok

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Re: Truck Sat Nav Apps

Postby Conor » Thu Jan 14, 2021 4:50 pm

Copilot GPS Nav & Traffic does lorries, allows you to input vehicle height, length, width and weight and has a mobile phone version.

We have it on the Microlise in our trucks for when we're running 16ft 3in trailers. Does an OK job but like biggriffin says if you're on agriculture other options are better. My lad does a load of stuff to farms, uses Google Maps and Google Streetview along with a phone call to the farmer if there's not an obvious way in.
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Re: Truck Sat Nav Apps

Postby RealDave » Mon Jan 18, 2021 9:28 pm

We have Copilot at the firm i mainly work for . Marvelous for 99% of the time . Always got Google maps for back up, but only as last resort. I always put the post code into Google Maps first thing off Microlise just in case it shuts down. Been known!
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Re: Truck Sat Nav Apps

Postby RealDave » Mon Jan 18, 2021 9:28 pm

We have Copilot at the firm i mainly work for . Marvelous for 99% of the time . Always got Google maps for back up, but only as last resort. I always put the post code into Google Maps first thing off Microlise just in case it shuts down. Been known!
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Re: Truck Sat Nav Apps

Postby peirre » Tue Jan 19, 2021 9:38 am

The TomTom app doesn’t have a truck option yet especially bridge heights, and I cringe whenever I see truck drivers using it, though it must be standard equipment for Stobart drivers :P
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