I only run my Sat Nav as a safety net when trying to find businesses in areas i’m totally new to, always plan my routes with Google Maps & an atlas beforehand like many others on this thread. By doing this, you learn places better and as time goes on my Sat Nav spends more & more time sat in my bag, haven’t used it now for over 6 months - and that’s doing containers where you can be sent literally anywhere.
I honestly don’t see why any professional driver needs to be relying on Sat Nav’s, I gave up on them as a reliable source years ago. They just cause you hassle I don’t need. Snoopers, Garmins, Tom Toms, all the truck sat navs are an equal waste of money.
Guys phoning up the office saying they can’t find somewhere because the post code on the note is wrong, is frankly a bit embarrassing.
rob22888:
I only run my Sat Nav as a safety net when trying to find businesses in areas i’m totally new to, always plan my routes with Google Maps & an atlas beforehand like many others on this thread. By doing this, you learn places better and as time goes on my Sat Nav spends more & more time sat in my bag, haven’t used it now for over 6 months - and that’s doing containers where you can be sent literally anywhere.
I honestly don’t see why any professional driver needs to be relying on Sat Nav’s, I gave up on them as a reliable source years ago. They just cause you hassle I don’t need. Snoopers, Garmins, Tom Toms, all the truck sat navs are an equal waste of money.
Guys phoning up the office saying they can’t find somewhere because the post code on the note is wrong, is frankly a bit embarrassing.
When you have 13-16 drops a day it would be a big job to plan your way to them all issuing google maps and an atlas,I have used a sat nav for 10 years without getting into any bother,there is no need to be afraid of technology…as long as you keep your eyes open and take it the surroundings and not just follow it blindly.
rob22888:
I only run my Sat Nav as a safety net when trying to find businesses in areas i’m totally new to, always plan my routes with Google Maps & an atlas beforehand like many others on this thread. By doing this, you learn places better and as time goes on my Sat Nav spends more & more time sat in my bag, haven’t used it now for over 6 months - and that’s doing containers where you can be sent literally anywhere.
I honestly don’t see why any professional driver needs to be relying on Sat Nav’s, I gave up on them as a reliable source years ago. They just cause you hassle I don’t need. Snoopers, Garmins, Tom Toms, all the truck sat navs are an equal waste of money.
Guys phoning up the office saying they can’t find somewhere because the post code on the note is wrong, is frankly a bit embarrassing.
When you have 13-16 drops a day it would be a big job to plan your way to them all issuing google maps and an atlas,I have used a sat nav for 10 years without getting into any bother,there is no need to be afraid of technology…as long as you keep your eyes open and take it the surroundings and not just follow it blindly.
I knew somebody was going to make this arguement!! Just couldn’t be bothered mentioning it. But yea, mulitdrop is a different ball game & if handed 15 drops in alien area I expect id’ be tempted boot up the Sat Nav myself.
I wouldn’t say i’m afraid of technology, it’s just I find Sat Nav’s a hassle because your constantly on alert for it taking you on daft routes, especially when in an artic navigating a built up area or a series of side streets in an area you don’t know, it’s just ends up being stressful when it tries leading you astray and you don’t know the alternative. I don’t do stress.
With the ones in our trucks (think they’re Navman), I sometimes play a game of who can actually get this route right. It’s set to fastest route, but so many times after arguing with said sat nav and ignoring it, the unit suddenly comes to its senses, uses my route and then declares it’ll be say 20 minutes quicker than the one it proposed. I thought computers were meant to be good at maths!?
The 7.5T zones don’t seem to be well documented at all as both the nav and Phillips atlas are missing loads of them. I believe the atlas uses OS mapping data so it seems even they don’t know about them all.
Don’t worry, it’s not just a TomTom thing. Until the nav can look at the road and figure out whether it looks better than an alternative, we’ll still have the upper hand and self-driving trucks will be going round in circles!
the nodding donkey:
Am I the only one to have found Google maps on my phone? Free, and combined with the prudent use of a (approx) £10 truckers road map, almost fool proof…
Same. Google map on the phone, pick the best route, quickly check my new Phillips map that cost £15 and if it’s clear off we go.
Me too. Not had a dedicated satnav for years and have never owned a truck one. Google maps has everything, traffic, satellite & Street view so you can suss out new destinations and nothing is a surprise when you arrive.
Completely agree, street view and satellite are excellent tools.
The traffic updates seem to be very accurate too.
A.
Yup they are fantastic tools, I even use it when going to new stores to suss out their back yard and wether I can spin round in there or have up reverse in (Tesco risk assessment not always useful as my trucks wheelbase is a good bit longer than the tesco trucks)
rob22888:
I only run my Sat Nav as a safety net when trying to find businesses in areas i’m totally new to, always plan my routes with Google Maps & an atlas beforehand like many others on this thread. By doing this, you learn places better and as time goes on my Sat Nav spends more & more time sat in my bag, haven’t used it now for over 6 months - and that’s doing containers where you can be sent literally anywhere.
I honestly don’t see why any professional driver needs to be relying on Sat Nav’s, I gave up on them as a reliable source years ago. They just cause you hassle I don’t need. Snoopers, Garmins, Tom Toms, all the truck sat navs are an equal waste of money.
Guys phoning up the office saying they can’t find somewhere because the post code on the note is wrong, is frankly a bit embarrassing.
When you have 13-16 drops a day it would be a big job to plan your way to them all issuing google maps and an atlas,I have used a sat nav for 10 years without getting into any bother,there is no need to be afraid of technology…as long as you keep your eyes open and take it the surroundings and not just follow it blindly.
I’ve done lots of multidrop and never put the full route in at the start, just navigate to next stop. But even so using Google maps is just as easy of not easier in my opinion!
I have always used google maps and with some common sense it s the best satnav. Always takes the “main” roads, gives you viable alternate routes, add satellite view and you got a perfect ideea on what is at the end of that small path ^^
the nodding donkey:
Am I the only one to have found Google maps on my phone? Free, and combined with the prudent use of a (approx) £10 truckers road map, almost fool proof…
Same. Google map on the phone, pick the best route, quickly check my new Phillips map that cost £15 and if it’s clear off we go.
Me too. Not had a dedicated satnav for years and have never owned a truck one. Google maps has everything, traffic, satellite & Street view so you can suss out new destinations and nothing is a surprise when you arrive.
Completely agree, street view and satellite are excellent tools.
The traffic updates seem to be very accurate too.
A.
If you find an error on Google Maps you can submit a correction; select “send feedback” in the menu. I have corrected a few business locations, they review your edit and when verified update the map, sometimes within an hour, and e-mail you accordingly.
rob22888:
I only run my Sat Nav as a safety net when trying to find businesses in areas i’m totally new to, always plan my routes with Google Maps & an atlas beforehand like many others on this thread. By doing this, you learn places better and as time goes on my Sat Nav spends more & more time sat in my bag, haven’t used it now for over 6 months - and that’s doing containers where you can be sent literally anywhere.
I honestly don’t see why any professional driver needs to be relying on Sat Nav’s, I gave up on them as a reliable source years ago. They just cause you hassle I don’t need. Snoopers, Garmins, Tom Toms, all the truck sat navs are an equal waste of money.
Guys phoning up the office saying they can’t find somewhere because the post code on the note is wrong, is frankly a bit embarrassing.
When you have 13-16 drops a day it would be a big job to plan your way to them all issuing google maps and an atlas,I have used a sat nav for 10 years without getting into any bother,there is no need to be afraid of technology…as long as you keep your eyes open and take it the surroundings and not just follow it blindly.
I vividly remember my first day as a driver. Green as grass, given 60 odd delivery tickets, and pointed towards the dock where all the parcels where stacked … first job, put all the tickets in delivery order… (I didn’t know the area very well…). Next job, load all goods into truck in order…
I brought back half my load, and nearly gave up there and then.
xichrisxi:
That’s it just start the anti sat nav brigade off again
Someone give Robroy a poke!
Well tbh, I didn’t intend to comment but as you ask, (and as I’ve been poked)…I aint anti sat nav, I use a one myself.
What I don’t have is an all singing all dancing ott 300 quid one.
As I have said (too ) many times on here before.
If I needed the level of spoon fed guidance provided by those ■■■■ things, I wouldn’t do the bloody job.
I like to drive a truck not let a sat nav do it for me.
(Promise not to comment on any more sat nav threads…unless ‘poked’ )
snooper is just the same! what you have to remember is the maps on truck satnavs are the same for a car satnav and the truck satnav is programmed with height,width and weight limits and the softwear will will route you around the limits that you put in.so if the satnav doesnt know that there is a width,height,weight limit it will go for the shortest route
what i do is use my snooper as a guide and i also use google street view on drops ive not done before,like i say i just use it as a guide and use my noggin
