Does anyone know of a good route finding software on cd rom to operate on windows 98 ? I am currently using Route 66, having tried Autoroute 2000 and Route Manager, but none of these take into account bridge heights. I have to cross refer to my Trucker’s Road Atlas to make sure that any recommended route is ok. I want to be able to use the system on my laptop without permanently taking up too much hard drive space. No need for Europe, just the UK. Thanks.
Autoroute2004 has the facility for you to add bridge heights to it, but I don’t know of any map that has it already
I’ve been through a few packages over the years but so far but haven’t found one covering bridges. If Autoroute 2004 does that would be great 
Of course that facility would be great! I seem to remember on another Truck UK conference there was a thread about this, but I can’t find it now so it was probably another forum I’ve forgotten about 
I’ve tried Personal Navigator, Autoroute (Dos > Windows 2002), Memory Map, and that’s for Windows/dos machines. There doesn’t seem to be any mapping out there for linux
I’ve managed to get a GPS now which spends all of its time on in the cab (except when I’m away for a while) and hooking upto the laptop is great! I can also overlay my entire route to the map, and with memory map I can see exactly on the route my time, speed, height and which side of the road I was on My last inverter died horribly so I am back to using paper maps before I get another, but even so my laptop can run for about an hour before it runs out of juice. Effectively it does give me enough time to be able to upload new/modified route plans to the GPS before I need to find a charge socket again
You guys are probably lucky that you are in the same trucks day after day. I’m not. There are about 18 trucks in the yard that I can drive and routinely do, depending on what the office decide is for the job. As such some of them don’t have working accessories sockets to plug into…
So until I can save up for a new inverter, autoroute 2004 and get a more “steady” truck then I’ll alas be sticking with the paper maps.
My laptop at the moment is a Libretto CT50 with 100mhz processor, 32mb ram, 4gb hard disk, Windows 98se and Office 97 with memory map 3, GPS Utility 4, Autoroute 2001. I have more powerful machines at home but really, for what it does it’s fast enough. Besides which, I don’t touch XP
Cheers
I have Auto route 2004, find it good for directions, bought a gps arial that plugs into usb port, tracks vehicle and gives you voice directions to your chosen destination with navigator info map (cant get on with it) but it does the job.
You can buy power lead for most lap tops to fit in cig. lighter socket, mine is a Fujitsu Siemens E series note book.
Yeah, I think I am going to end up getting a 12v/24v inverter. I’ve found a company down south that does a 24v 300w inverter for about £30. However, found last night that the laptop actually fits quite well on the Iveco dash in that place you can put your pens. A novel jammed under the back and bottom and it doesn’t shift from there Well happy with that! Having tested it for a few days think that I will start carrying this as a backup. As the GPS can work in standalone mode I could, for example, load up the route with waypoints for each junction and then power it down until needed. With regards to Autoroute 2004 I havent actually tried that yet. One day I’ll try it, but not yet. Driving trucks at 3.5m max height doesn’t justify it yet!
Without the inverter I’ve got between 60 and 90 minutes of battery time on this battery, although replacement batteries are only £40…
All I need now is the money to spend on these, and my credit card is still in hiding after my last little spree.
I use AutoRoute 2004 on my laptop for those occasional Add-on that only come with paperwork for “Bob’s Farm, Gatwick”… 
If i’m honest, it’s only been any use to me about 6 times… !!! The office has maps for most places and my ‘truckers’ map does the trick, ALTHO, I have been looking into getting a PDA with this Tom-Tom gps, which I’ve heard is the dogs danglies…
As for bridge heights… I’m also not sure if AR04 has them as standard, but you could always place them onto AR using a ‘truckers’ map, which does… 
Luv
Chrisie… :cool2: :smack:
Whilst perusing large number of GPS websites I found this:
pocketgpsworld.com/modules.p … ic&t=10071
It might be helpful 
route 66 has a truck setting but wont tell you when to turn the 2005 edition can be picked up from pc muppets (sorry world) for 30 quid ive been playing with it this week and it seems ok when you get used to the system and is gps compatable and will download maps to a pocket pc or palm device but it only a router and will not tell you audibly when to turn but is compatable with a gps so it will show you position on the screen but will not auto reroute but in all it not bad
god that pic of me is crap 
