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Originally Posted by Fredog
in my humble opinion, the new Garmin with truck routing is the best
now here comes all the old-timers to tell you how a gps is no good and all you need is a map
map wont find the nearest repair shop,nearest truck stop, nearest motel, gps will
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we've been using a gps for 6 years (not a trucking version). and company gps (truck version) for 2 years
the truck version has told us to go down roads that have sign's NO TRUCKS have had it tell me to turn right when i could see the sign 12' 9"...! so no matter what the gps tells you to do it's still up to YOU to keep your eyes open and look and i still cross check it with a MCA.
with that said the old-timers will say you don't need a gps and you realy don't but it helps so much to have one. the MCA has alot of info in it but it doesn't have a street map of the whole USA & CANADA like my laptop gps does. no one has a phone book for the USA in their truck but my GPS does. like Fredog said i can search for stores (walmart. etc) and it will show ware thay are , how far, how long, & the phone #.
a gps is a tool just like the MCA is if used properly it's an asset if used umproperly it will run you into a low bridge, wrong road, or a lake...! btw the ONLY laptop based truck gps is co-pilot $200 with out gps & $300 with gps