Truck Driving Jobs

belpre122 · #21 09-07-2009, 12:48 AM

About 3 months ago Radio Shack had a Sanyo Easy Street model marked down to $99 from around $300.00.

I used it more or less as a toy running local around Indy. I didn't know at the time that I would be making the trip to Alaska.

I programmed in my new Alaska address. Departed Greenwood, Indiana. I didn't have to look at a map one time. Not one wrong turn. Just kick back, drive and enjoy the scenery. Almost unbelievable!

3880 miles and 6 days later I pulled into my new address in Valdez. Hell, I might as well have been driving around the block in Indiana it was so easy.

The darn thing works great up here in Alaska also. Go figure? $99 well spent for sure. Amazing amount of technology for the price.

Malaki86 · #22 09-07-2009, 01:30 AM

Another nice thing about with a GPS is when you get dispatched to a small town that flat out does not exist in the MCRA. I've went to many towns in PA, WV & KY that aren't listed in the road atlas, but in the GPS, I punch in the address and it shows me exactly where they are, as well as what truck stops, truck parking & rest areas are near.

Also, as for following shippers/receivers directions always doesn't work either (which I mentioned earlier). A few years ago I had a pickup in Louisville, KY. I called for directions directly from the shipper and she gave them to me. The problem was that when I got off the interstate at the exit she told me and turned the direction she told me, I was instantly confronted with a 11' 6" bridge. I had to call the police to assist me in getting backed up so that I could get back onto the interstate.

GMAN · #23 09-07-2009, 01:47 AM

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Originally Posted by JewelsnTools

I'm more prone to use the directions other drivers have sent in to the QC, using the GPS to name off the streets as I come to them! That's invaluable in pitch dark blackness in areas that don't seem to have discovered the value of street signs!

It can be difficult to see street signs when it is really dark, especially when there are no street lights. That is why I keep a 2MM candle power light in my truck. I can see for 2 miles. Having a good light really does help. I can see the benefit in having the GPS name off the streets as you get closer to a turn, but I think that it could also be distracting.

Rev.Vassago · #24 09-07-2009, 03:12 AM

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Originally Posted by GMAN

I can see the benefit in having the GPS name off the streets as you get closer to a turn, but I think that it could also be distracting.

Have you never been in a vehicle where someone gave you directions while you drove?

BIG JEEP on 44's · #25 09-07-2009, 03:42 AM

Side walk sissies use GPS ...Real-MEN...Use the CB to hopelessly shout out for poor directions after getting lost , and then have 20 people try to talk at one time giving back bad directions as they all key up at one time on their cobra 19's ,25's ...And 29's attempting to give directions before he gets out out of their 5-7 mile range ...lol

terrylamar · #26 09-07-2009, 04:19 AM

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Originally Posted by GMAN

It can be difficult to see street signs when it is really dark, especially when there are no street lights. That is why I keep a 2MM candle power light in my truck. I can see for 2 miles. Having a good light really does help. I can see the benefit in having the GPS name off the streets as you get closer to a turn, but I think that it could also be distracting.

Unlike a wife riding along, a GPS has a volume control.

mike3fan · #27 09-07-2009, 04:30 AM

I haven't carried a Atlas in my truck for 3 or 4 years now, only problem is when the laptop dies in the middle of a run. GPS are great for knowing exactly how close to a intersection(turn) you are, saved me many premature turns following directions.

I used to run S&T all the time but now just use the stand alone and S&T/Google maps for checking proper routing for places I haven't really been much to.

The GPS is no more distracting than the radio/cb sometimes I forget it's even there. I like at a quick glance to know how far I have to go, helps in planning stops and breaks.