What Sat-Nav System do you use? what features would be useful? and what should i avoid?.. a good truckers road map recommendation would also come in handy. 
I’ve looked at:
TomTom Pro 7150 Truck (It seems basic from what i can read about it)
Rand McNally Intelliroute TND-720 Truck GPS (It’s bigger than my Telly! 
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Magellan RoadMate 9270T-LM Truck GPS (Ditto)
Garmin dezl 560-LMT Trucking Navigator (Expensive!)
The rand McNally one is very popular. Apparently a bit slow to load. I used a truck with a cobra truck one was ok but quite complicated.
Rand mc nally atlas seems to be the one evertone uses. Not a patch on a European road atlas.
I used a normal car Garmin 520? plus Rand mcnally truck atlas,found no need for expensive truck one ,just use your head plus Rand mcnally backroad maps that have most canadian large towns/cities .
The backroad maps were a godsend when on multi drop milk runs across western canada.iirc 2 maps for BC, ab,sk,1 for mb.
never came across the usa equivelant.
jimmy.
Michelin USA/Canada atlas is by far the best map book and is exactly like a European Atlas
Rand Mcnally is useful for the regulations section for the different States but I don’t like the actual maps.
I got the 5" rand mcnally cost me $270 i find in the US its great but no so good in Canada. Really useful for points of interest from somewhere to eat and park to getting work done on the truck also use a map as back up and confirm my route on there for fuel stops
Where did you get your Michelin map from Mark. I’d like to get one.
I bought US/Canada map SD card for my Garmin before I went over (about £49) and also used a Rand McNally map, because I got it for nowt. Mainly used my Sat Nav for watching distance and time, but it was useful when on permit routes.
JIMBO47:
I used a normal car Garmin 520? plus Rand mcnally truck atlas,found no need for expensive truck one ,just use your head plus Rand mcnally backroad maps that have most canadian large towns/cities .
The backroad maps were a godsend when on multi drop milk runs across western canada.iirc 2 maps for BC, ab,sk,1 for mb.
never came across the usa equivelant.
jimmy.
There are equivalent in USA, I used a Texas backroads map for finding oilfileds.
wire:
Michelin USA/Canada atlas is by far the best map book and is exactly like a European Atlas
Rand Mcnally is useful for the regulations section for the different States but I don’t like the actual maps.
Well said … stick the SATNAV rubbish. All you need is a good road atlas and the phone number of wherever you are delivering.
I have navigation free on my Droid phone thingy, I have used it about 4 times at the most in the past year. If you need to rely on satnavs give up and take a local dey job.
Google maps are good to use even get a street veiw.
aye gps is good for miles and time but for rural roads picks and drops jeessss…they cant pick up correction lines and that causes probs in northern ab,sk and southern mb.,good for pointing in right direction.
mick can you mind who does the usa backroad map.
jimmy
JIMBO47:
aye gps is good for miles and time but for rural roads picks and drops jeessss…they cant pick up correction lines and that causes probs in northern ab,sk and southern mb.,good for pointing in right direction.
mick can you mind who does the usa backroad map.
jimmy
Sorry mate, can’t remember, but they were on sale in truckstops and showed all farm roads.
I use a TomTom 9300 or something like that. Has all of Europe + Canada and the USA. I’ve always liked the simple layout of the TomTom so continued to use one over here and its been fine. You can get all sorts of special truckers ones here but I’ve yet to meet a British/Irish driver here who’s liked the one they forked out on and not wanted to place it under the front wheel of the truck before driving over it, then reverting back to a tomtom. Maybe they’ve improved, I dont know. All I know is that my Tomtom has been a trusty friend here without incedent for the past three and a half years.
Tom Tom is very user friendly. I have one but I’m trying to just used it when I get to the town I need as I think if you route plan out of a map you remember it where as with sat nav you just listen to it.
Same as in England though a bit of thought goes a long way look at the road before you turn in.
If you have either a ‘Droid’ or ‘iphone’ over here it should come with a ‘map’ app which on mine is supplied by Google, yu don’t even need the navigator to use that. If you just enter an address in search the map takes you straight to it, you can zoom in and out and plan the route, if you select ‘Traffic’ it also shows any delays as red lines … but I’m sure most of you already knew that :wink
Mine shows all of North America and Europe but watch your phone plan, data when you are actually in another country is expensive unless yu have it in the plan you pay for, for instance ;- When I drive into Canada I stop and check the map first, write down my route right to the door ten turn off all data before crossing the border.
kr79:
Tom Tom is very user friendly. I have one but I’m trying to just used it when I get to the town I need as I think if you route plan out of a map you remember it where as with sat nav you just listen to it.
Same as in England though a bit of thought goes a long way look at the road before you turn in.
Exactly. Any satnav is only as good as the person using it.
I’ve done that with the iPad in the past.
Some of the Husky’s used to have the Michelin, Kev but I haven’t seen it anywhere for a bit. I need a new one. Mine’s about worn out.
wire:
Some of the Husky’s used to have the Michelin, Kev but I haven’t seen it anywhere for a bit. I need a new one. Mine’s about worn out.
I didn’t know I could get a reguar Michelin road atlas for U.S & Canada till you mentioned it earlier Wire. Amazon uk have the 2013 spiral bound Mexico, Usa, Canada edition for 11 quid and I Checked out Amazon canada for you’s over there.
amazon.ca/gp/aw/d/2067175424 … -1&pi=SL75
$14 or there abouts.
I use an old basic Tomtom for Uk & Europe work… I like using it more for junction exits( is it worth overtaking, or shall i wait cos my junction will be here soon type of stuff on unfamiliar roads) and also showing the curves of the roads at night or in the fog, distance left to travel etc.
I also find…as many of you probably do, that before sat-nav i could spend as much time in the area looking for the actual place when you are within 1 mile of it, driving round in circles, wasting diesel and taking the time to find it as it took me to drive all the way there… especially at night!
So I might go for that Rand Mcnally one that taffytrucker recommended… i looked a it on youtube and i like the places of interest bits and scales info stuff… I also like wasting my money pointless gadgets… lol, if its too frustrating… i will also revert back to Tomtom I’ve also just got good phone now with Google maps and navigation… so will use that also… cheers for your suggestions.