No matter if you’re over the road, local, night time or day time, GPS devices can come in handy. Especially when you’re looking for alternate routes, toll free roads, or a way to bypass all that construction you hit on your dedicated run.
It’s time to put that smart phone app away and invest in a hands free, easy to control, GPS device.
Below are some of the GPS devices I have found will best help you out:
Garmin dēzl 770LMTHD 7-Inch GPS Navigator – $399.99
- Best of the best
- Provides weather and traffic information
- Durable
- Provides multiple route options
- Provides places to sleep, eat, and fuel
- Tracks your hours, fuel usage, and maintenance schedule
- Cannot search by zipcode
- Is not bluetooth headset compatible (But does have bluetooth)
Rand McNally TND730 IntelliRoute GPS Truck Navigator – $287.21
- Best for the money
- Provides places to eat, fuel stations, truck stops, and hotel locations
- Can plug in truck dimensions for added safety (Informs of low bridges, construction, and road closures)
- Commercial routing option
- Toll cost notification
- Back up camera compatible
Garmin Nuvi 57LM GPS Navigator System – $197.91
- Simple and affordable
- Back up camera compatible
- Easy to use for those who have never had a navigation system
- School zone warning
- Cans search for locations
- Lane assist functionability
- Does not have amenity search option
Rand McNally TND740 LM IntelliRoute 7″ GPS Truck Navigator Lifetime Map Updates – $399.99
- Toll cost calculation
- Can connect sound to truck speakers for spoken directions
- Lane assist
- WiFi compatible
- Traffic reporting
- Can search for truck stops, places to eat, and fuel stations
- Back up camera compatible
- Needs an upgrade package for full truck assistance (Fuel mileage, maintenance schedule, hour tracking)
Garmin DezlCam LMTHD 6-Inch Truck Navigator – $468.14
- Built in dash cam (Which can be highly useful for many different instances on the road)
- Lane assist
- Forward collision warnings
- Can take still pictures
- Custom truck routing for size and weight of your truck
- Route warnings for bridge heights, weight limits, sharp curves and more
- Truck locations and services
