Which GPS recievers are you using?

[Powerstroke2000]

I picked up a Garmin Nuvi 660 and I'm finding it to be an essential part of my driving these days, as I'm finding it very useful.
Not only for the mapping and text/voice support, but it also holds all kinds of photo's of the family, video's if I wish to put them on, but being Bluetooth capable, it also makes my cell phone a hands free device now as well.
I just added a 2 GB SD memory card...which now is chalked full of MP3's to listen to on the road.
I bought an FM transmitter off Ebay for a few $$, and it allows the MP3 songs to play through the vehicle speakers as well.

Technology it seems, is going to make trucking at least a little nicer for those on the road!

What kind of GPS receivers are the most popular in use these days? Oh...I especially chose this Garmin 660 for it's size, as I can easily pop it in my pocket when I leave my truck.

Dale

[Sealord]

None. You can get 'em anywhere, for nothing. BOL

I have the same model in my truck and if it broke today I would buy another one in a second!!!

[Double R]

The same one that I have been using for the last eight years of driving. A (company provided)cell phone and a truckers atlas

[Roadhog]

The Technology you purchased is already obsolete.
Whatever you buy today is crap tomorrow...
that is why we have decided to come to
Sector-Zero-Zero-One.... as Liberator's.

Dale of Canadia ....you are doing excellent...
we are please with your assimilation!...Locutus of Borg


If you require any further guidance...
upload the latest version of nano-probes,
which will prepare you for your implants and
position within the Collective Consciousness.

Resistance is Futile.

The Technology you purchased is already obsolete.
Whatever you buy today is crap tomorrow...
that is why we have decided to come to
Sector-Zero-Zero-One.... as Liberator's.

Dale of Canadia ....you are doing excellent...
we are please with your assimilation!...Locutus of Borg


If you require any further guidance...
upload the latest version of nano-probes,
which will prepare you for your implants and
position within the Collective Consciousness.

Resistance is Futile.

Oh crap, now I'm freaked out. I didn't understand most of those words but they sound really scary.

[Malaki86]

I use 2 programs on my laptop - CoPilot Truck 9 and Microsoft Streets & Trips 2007. I only use S & T now for time planning and for locating addresses that CoPilot doesn't have. It's been great so far, but I won't rely on either of them 100% (I always verify my route with the atlas if I'm going through an area I don't know).

[evertruckerr]

If anyone wants a GPS system but doesn't want to pay big money for it, check out FINEDRIVE 400. Mine was $199 after $100 rebate. It doesn't have all the bells and whistles like the other ones but I use it along with Streets & Trips and I sure makes life much easier. Especially finding streets when it's dark or when dealing with bad weather. You don't have to worry about reading little street signs.

I had planned on getting a nicer unit but made the mistake of telling the wife I was thinking about getting one. Well along comes Christmas and I end up with the economy model.

Even with this being a so so model, I will NEVER drive without one again. The greatest tool out there for drivers.

[mowman]

I haven't taken out the atlas for about a month now.

I have an HP iPAQ PDA (with integrated GPS) and I use Mapopolis on that. It's mounted on my dash and serves as a Heads up display. Does voice prompts, turn-by-turn and auto-reroutes.

I pick up its GPS data via Bluetooth on my notebook and run CoPilot there.

Instead of using an Atlas, I'll drill down into CoPilot, or look at a map service on the 'net.

[choperbob]

:? GPS? I have had no problem planning my route and getting to shippers and recvrs using just the simplest of tools. If you can't read a map and use a compass to start with, well, I hope your gpssy has the best directions. really the motor carriers atlas and local maps and a small compas will work everytime even if you ain't got no power. learn the basic tools first. only reason they been around so long is they work.

[jnk2001]

:? GPS? I have had no problem planning my route and getting to shippers and recvrs using just the simplest of tools. If you can't read a map and use a compass to start with, well, I hope your gpssy has the best directions. really the motor carriers atlas and local maps and a small compas will work everytime even if you ain't got no power. learn the basic tools first. only reason they been around so long is they work.

Only reason they have been around so long is because that's all there have been.

Remember, they were just bicycles before they were motorcycles...

[serbie]

:? GPS? I have had no problem planning my route and getting to shippers and recvrs using just the simplest of tools. If you can't read a map and use a compass to start with, well, I hope your gpssy has the best directions. really the motor carriers atlas and local maps and a small compas will work everytime even if you ain't got no power. learn the basic tools first. only reason they been around so long is they work.

Only reason they have been around so long is because that's all there have been.

Remember, they were just bicycles before they were motorcycles...

Horses before cars. Choperbob has a point... Map and map reading skills should be all we need. Should know how to use these tools before we pick up the laptop, pda etc etc. I keep the atlas and phone handy at all times. Who knows when my laptop takes a crap on me, rendering my GPS useless. here is what I use..



Holux GR 213 Sirf Star III mini GPS Receiver
Connects via USB.

[Powerstroke2000]

No need to worry there, I have more than enough maps with me, but I find maps too time consuming now. My GPS tells me exactly where to turn long in advance..then reminds me again as I get to the corner. When I get to my destination I'm then told which side of the street the address is on....can't get much better than that!

Technology definitely has it's place....and for now, I'm just amazed at how simple they've become for basically anyone to understand and operate them.
Sure works well for me!

[Malaki86]

I love all the anti-gps arguments... Come on people, this is the 21st century. Accept it - technology has arrived.

As far as relying soley on maps & the shipper/reciever directions, I won't do that either. I've picked up loads late Friday that had to be delivered to a small consignee on early Monday. The drive is 900 miles. Ok, wait, when I called the receiver for directions, they're already closed and won't open until I'm due there. Hmmm, they didn't give directions to my company/broker. Oh crap - their town isn't even in the MCA. Now what?

Well, 1st thing I check between the 2 mapping programs I've got on the computer. Can't find it there? Ok, let's jump on the internet and see what the maps there have.

All said and done, the load will be at the consignee's door when they arrive on monday morning.

And, yes, there are small towns that do not appear in the MCA. Before you say 'get a local state map for them', what if you're in North Dakota and heading for a delivery in Texas. You won't find a Texas map until you reach Texas. The town isn't listed, so which part of the state do you head for?

I'm sorry, if there's something that'll make this job a little easier, I'll take it.

[Jackrabbit379]

The Technology you purchased is already obsolete.
Whatever you buy today is crap tomorrow...
that is why we have decided to come to
Sector-Zero-Zero-One.... as Liberator's.

Dale of Canadia ....you are doing excellent...
we are please with your assimilation!...Locutus of Borg


If you require any further guidance...
upload the latest version of nano-probes,
which will prepare you for your implants and
position within the Collective Consciousness.

Resistance is Futile.

Bunch of big words,dont have the foggiest idee what they mean,but sound advice,roadhog,sound advice. :P

[mowman]

Yea... the world used to be flat, too.

[rcpilot]

I have a Garmin GPS V that I had bought for 4 wheeling... it can be mounted on the dash or any where for that matter... all the highways and gas stations/resturants along the highways are pre loaded and updatable, the local streets can be loaded through my lap top.

Question is should I just use it or get Microsoft S&T and a gps antenna for my lap top.

[Splitter]

I just ordered a Garmin C530

[rcpilot]

I just ordered a Garmin C530

I have a friend who just bought that model after having a GPS V. He loves it, don't have to upload the maps and he likes the display better than the GPS V's little screen.

[flood]

I use 2 programs on my laptop - CoPilot Truck 9 and Microsoft Streets & Trips 2007. I only use S & T now for time planning and for locating addresses that CoPilot doesn't have. It's been great so far, but I won't rely on either of them 100% (I always verify my route with the atlas if I'm going through an area I don't know).

i too have two on my laptop i have S & T but i don't like the way the interface is setup on it the one i use all the time is DeLorme 2007+ it works great and the usb-gps will work with all gps programs ( it will work with up to 3 at the sametime. the 2007+ has the yellow, white, and blue page phone book for the usa so you can find a shipper by the phone number as well as find things like walmart or someplace to eat
"don't leave home withot it"