[brucet84]

I am sick and tired of my little Garman GPS taking me down little side streets and missing routes because the technology is 10 years old and it doesn't show many newer and often better roads. I have heard there are newer units out now that are more geared to the OTR trucker and show routes that are more efficient and appropriate for trucks. What are the names/brands of these units and what are the advantages and cost? Also , I am not interested in a unit that has to be tied into a laptop. Not enough room in the cab now.

Any info would be appreciated. Thanks Bruce

[allan5oh]

Garmin has a new unit out this past week, the 465T. It is truck specific, has lane guidance, spoken street names, truck service, truck stops, FREE real time traffic alerts, etc...

I know one person that has one, Jackie Wormley off of KevinOnXM and she loves it so far.

There are other truck specific units out there, but everyone hates them. World nav and pc miler come to mind, I think there's one more. Buggy software, slow tracking, etc.. etc..

Wait a good month until we know for sure the 465T is good, and get that one.

[skrissel]

Originally Posted by allan5oh

Garmin has a new unit out this past week, the 465T. It is truck specific, has lane guidance, spoken street names, truck service, truck stops, FREE real time traffic alerts, etc...

I know one person that has one, Jackie Wormley off of KevinOnXM and she loves it so far.

There are other truck specific units out there, but everyone hates them. World nav and pc miler come to mind, I think there's one more. Buggy software, slow tracking, etc.. etc..

Wait a good month until we know for sure the 465T is good, and get that one.

I just picked up a 465T, so far I'm very impressed with it. I hope the trend continues. It has some great features. It even tells you where the scale houses are about 5 miles before you get to one.

I'll report back as I get more time on it.

-scott

[solo379]

Originally Posted by skrissel

I'll report back as I get more time on it.

Please do! Cause, tho I'm an "old school", I'm considering the one.

[devildice]

I have an old Garmin C330 (or is it a C320? I can't remember...lol). It has been discontinued but I am still able to download their map updates. It actually has a truck route in it and is fairly accurate. I use it mostly for time and distance but it has also served me well in finding a customer when I was not able to get a hold of a live person for directions.

I had been looking at those stand alone units made by PC Miller for a while and eventually found one on sale at a Loves and went ahead and bought it. I ran it side by side with my Garmin and all I can say is that it was a waste of some $250 as it is nothing but a piece of crap!

[BobBski]

Originally Posted by skrissel

I just picked up a 465T, so far I'm very impressed with it. I hope the trend continues. It has some great features. It even tells you where the scale houses are about 5 miles before you get to one.

I'll report back as I get more time on it.

-scott

Where'd you get it??? I've gone to the Garmin site and to Best Buy....both say "not yet available but can pre-order."

[BobBski]

My bad...it'd been a week or so since I last checked...they are now available.

[skrissel]

Originally Posted by BobBski

Where'd you get it??? I've gone to the Garmin site and to Best Buy....both say "not yet available but can pre-order."

Tiger GPS - Dealer for Garmin GPS, Magellan GPS, TomTom GPS, Lowrance GPS

[BobBski]

Bought a 465T today at a Pilot in Oregon. Same price Garmin, BestBuy and Amazon are selling for...but, no sales tax or shipping. Been using a Garmin for awhile...not disappointed with this one at all. Some cool features it revealed today...."warning weigh station ahead." about 5 mile warning along with exit number it's closest too. "warning steep downgrade ahead", I was travelling the mountains on I 5, kinda cool. Also, "warning, sharp curve ahead watch your speed." Another feature I liked was that it shows the "truck" speed limit you're in not the car as my other Garmin does...also calculates "arrival time" based on truck speed limits. Anywho...installation was quick as it fits in the same mount as my 255w...just has a different power cord. Took me all of 15 minutes to take it out of the box, swap it over with the other one, power on, gain satellites and put in my destination address. Really happy with what I see so far. Oh, it also has a "pop up" of how much "traffic delay time" you have between you and your destination and keeps updating it. They were working on a section of hi-way by a rest area today and it told me there would be a 3 min delay well before I got there.

[sidman82]

That's hot stuff! When I start making money again someday, I'll replace mine with this one.

I always shut the voice off. Can't stand listening to the voice. I use it as a time reference and visual guide. I also use it for speed.