I started driving for Schneider National. I need to find the program for trucks only showing all truck routes and maps that trucks can take with no low clearences and no route restrictions. Can someone find out for me or tell me where on the internet i can find it at. THX[/b]

 

buy a trucking rand mcnally map lamented

 

http://www.dieselboss.com/.

Copilot 9 For Truckers, excellent program, Still carry the book form.....I hate to rely to heavy on technology.

 

all the info you need will be here posted by state. 8)

 

Do you run Copilot 9? I have read some very negative comments from others here about that program.

I was originally considering it. but, due to the price and the negative comments, I got talked right out of it.

 

Still the best way. It's good to know you can figure everything out with just a good quality atlas before you start relying on technology like laptops and GPS.

 

I got a copy of CoPilot at the Gateway TS outside St Louis for $15 and definitely am going to save up for a legal copy.

It has its shortcomings. Occasionally it will freak out and tell me to make a turn that I know to be wrong, but it quickly corrects itself.

I've found it to be dead nuts on regarding ETA. Its POI database seems to be a little lacking, but it allows for imports of waypoints and the major TSs have waypoint files they continually update.

I don't like the way it handles the short strokes - the critical part between the highway and my destination, but I don't rely on my laptop for that. I put that part into my PDA which is mounted on the dash so I don't have to take my eyes off the road.

I've heard good things about DeLorme, but I've not had an opportunity to evaluate it.

I also use Mapquest. Not for the routing (although I foolishly did when I first started out), but to get a good visual of the streets surrounding my destination. I also study the aerial photo before I go in. It is true that the satellite photos photos are not always current, but I've found that if the satellite photo is showing an empty field, I'm going to a new facility that generally will have ample room to move around.

For me, it really reduces the pucker factor to have a picture in my mind of what I'm going to face when I'm at my destination. I generally am going to be able to determine if I'm going into a crowded urban setting, or a well designed and marked place.

Your mileage may vary. I just never felt comfortable driving down skinny roads clutching a wrinkled up piece of paper.