Re: Upload addresses to GPS

["sjl" <sjl_abc@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Saving time, miles, and gas is good, but more importantly, the GPS should 
possibly help to avoid this:
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/3499820/slow_truck_hits_the_bridge/

- sjl


Mike wrote:
This is along the lines of my thinking. There are GPS units that can
calculate the best route for a truck. Load the points and it should map out
a route that saves the most time and miles.


Jim wrote:
> Garmin makes a GPS specifically for trucks with the truck routes
> identified.  I believe there are states were the use of a truck enabled
> GPS is written into law for commercial vehicles, ( New York comes to
> mind right away due to the bridges etc. )
>
> It is a higher cost unit but not significantly so.


Jeff wrote:
> > Thanks, David.
> > It's a fixed set of 258 addresses.  The deliveries will vary by day and
> > week (ie, not a set "route").  Our idea is a 1-time upload to the GPS.
> >   During the actual delivering, if the driver needs directions to the
> > next delivery location, simply bring it up and away we go.  After a 
> > couple of
> > months it probably won't be needed.
> > That bring up another question.  Can a GPS be set to follow truck 
> > routes?
> >   A quick google seems to say yes.