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By Greg Grisolano, Land Line staff writer Georgia authorities recovered a stolen trailer loaded with $2 million in pharmaceutical narcotics thanks to GPS monitoring devices in the tractor and trailer. Authorities with the Bartow County Sheriff’s Office said they are still looking for the...

Hi, My name is Tom and I'm a newbie on here. I've never joined a forum of any kind and I hope I'm doing this right. Here's the story...I'm looking to get a Truck GPS unit as I am back to driving a 28 foot straight truck. I will be carrying a heavy load and I am concerned about weight...

All I can say is wow......... http://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/ORDOT/bulletins/a0fc2a#.UuFJUDP3zD8.facebook Be sure to click on the picture.....

By Greg Grisolano, Land Line staff writer A truck driver nearly took a spill down the banks of a canyon outside the Greater Salt Lake area, after his GPS led him into a series of switchbacks. Police and county workers had to use a front-end loader to lift the trailer in order for the truck to...

1) Can i get a list of ALL truck GPS systems out there and pricing? i had a Magellan RoadMate 1700 which i loved but it got stolen because i slip-seat ALOT and with different companies; Like i've said before, the government isn't the enemy---it's quite often other drivers/co-workers and quite...

The company I work for just installed the XATA Turnpike GPS in our trucks. It's nice that they're providing us with nice smartphones to use the app with. Was wondering if anyone could give me some feedback on how the program works and what kind of problems you've had with it.

Thinking about getting a new truck GPS unit because mine took a crap. Any ideas? Good brands? I normally use Rand McNally.

I'm just curious if anyone other then myself loads up current GPS points of interest for all the truck stops, weigh stations, rest areas, Walmart Super Centers, Speedco and Blue Beacon? Do people actually know that they can do this? I can punch in what's around my current route and it will...

ARLINGTON, Va. — The use of global positioning systems within the commercial vehicle market has doubled since 2009, a survey released recently by the American Transportation Research Institute revealed. ATRI is the not-for-profit research arm of the American Trucking Associations. The increase...

I was looking at buying one of the truckers GPS apps for my smartphone. The trucking version of CoPilot is a $150! Smarttruck route is a subscription starting at $20/mo. or $50/year Any of these worth the $ ?

We would like to introduce our recently released application (currently available for Android OS) that helps with tracking business. It's free to use and there are no obligations. The application is web and mobile based that is capable of: - GPS positioning. Coordinates of your vehicle are...

Been having a problem getting warranty on my Rand McNalley GPS unit. Their phone people were no help and so far they haven't answered e-mail with any help other than be patient. All I have is a line of dead pixels across the screen and need a new one. They told me to run the battery down...

By David Tanner, Land Line associate editor Truck and bus operators who navigate by GPS should choose systems that show low overpasses and other route restrictions, officials said as part of a safety campaign tied to a future mandate for entry level driver training standards. The Federal Motor...

Any feedback on the PC Miler 750

I'am thinking about buying a nice GPS. These 2 are highly recommended having a hard time picking one.

Please share your thouhts on the best brand of GPS to get. I would like to get my father one.

Im looking to buy a Gps unit there's so many out there world nav 7400, Garmins 560Lt, rand mcnally intelliRoute Tnd 720...

To whom it may concern. I just did a cleaning of my pc, disc clean, defrag, etc,etc. Then i did a look at my installed programs, because my available disc space on my "C Drive" is getting smaller. Well low and behold, my Rand McNally TND 510 docking station program/updater, is taking up (as...

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Ok, I had bought a Rand McNally TND 510 GPS. Really nice unit, I got it from Amazon. To this day, believe it or not, I am still learning the things it can do. (I have had it since late November '11) However, the darned DC power cord. It seems to have "broken" at the rubber piece at the charging...