Drivers, if you’re in the market for a navigation system, you need to check out the smartphone app CoPilot Truck HD.
CoPilot Truck HD for the U.S. and Canada is the best smartphone navigation system designed specifically for truck drivers. The app features voice-guided navigation, features maps of the USA and Canada and will calculate routes based on your vehicle size, weight, width and load type to avoid restricted roads, and it also provides up to the minute traffic information and all manner of other truck service tips and directions like parking, oil changes, CAT scales, speed cams and truck washes.
The app is available for iPhones and iPads for $149.00 and can be downloaded through the App Store. If you’re an Android phone user, the app is available to you too! It can be downloaded on Google Play .
*The app is now available for the UK and Ireland! It can be downloaded here for $158.00 for Android phones and here for iPhone and iPad users for $239.99.
From the app’s developers:
CoPilot Truck is a fully on-board solution that takes into account truck-restricted and prohibited roads to provide driver’s safe and reliable navigation on truck-legal roads. Using customizable truck dimensions for height, length, width and weight/axle weight, drivers can calculate the optimal route that is both safe and legal, to avoid costly fines and vehicle damage.
★TRUCK-SPECIFIC NAVIGATION FEATURES
✔ Safe, accurate, turn-by-turn directions with Text-to-Speech technology to pronounce full street names (Turn right on Main Street)
✔The latest industry standard PC*MILER routing and truck-specific attributes
✔Customizable dimensions (height, length, width, axle and weight) for optimal routing
✔Load specific routing including 30 different hazmat classes and categories
✔Generate routes based on Practical, Shortest, 53’/102”Trailer or Twins, National Network and Toll Avoidance
✔Millions of useful Points of Interest including truck specific categories: truck services, truck stops, rest areas, weigh stations and Cat Scales
✔Fast, automatic re-route calculation, if you miss a turn or go off route
★PREMIUM OFFLINE MAPS WITH FREE UPDATES
✔Exclusive ALK MapSure™ service provides free monthly in-app map improvements and full quarterly map updates
★ADVANCED NAVIGATION FEATURES
✔Alternate Routes: Choice of 3 alternate routes to a destination
✔Ability to drag the route to fully customize the exact route you want
✔Lane indicator arrows, real exit sign info and realistic ClearTurnTM view for clear guidance at highway exits and complex interchanges
✔ Speed limit display and audible alerts if you exceed it on major interstates
✔Clear 3D, 2D and Directions-only driver safety guidance views
✔Major Roads Preview: A list of only the highways and interstates of the planned route for quick verifications
✔Connection to real-time live services* – ActiveTraffic™ and Fuel Prices (Optional Services)
Fans of the app have said:
“This new version brings big improvements but some features such as ‘nearest town and current road display’ is no longer available and the trip preview no longer shows the entire route unless stop-offs are set as waypoints. The app is not perfect but its easy enough to work around its minor downfalls. Still the best truck routing option available.”
“Found all my picks and drops. No regrets of purchasing this product. Been close to 2 years of use and no problem. Thanks copilot! HTC EVO.”
Excellent !!!
“I have always Copilot’s features and outline were Wonderful and couldn’t get any better. But I was wrong! They Have Made the Best Yet. A Must Have for Truckers !!!”
Great alternative
“This product is definitely worth the money…its cheaper than a stand alone unit and works great on my motor Xoom…..and it calculates routes fast too thanks to the huge processor…….yeah the maps were a bit big to download..but worth the wait…. because my tab is wifi only and can’t run Google maps in the middle of no where with out a data connection…”