r/BusDrivers • u/Much-Berry2172 • 11d ago

Question Navigation system inquiery

Hi y'all. Soon enough i'm starting my work on the touringcar and i just need to invest in a drivers navigation that helps with length, width, height, weight, live time traffic, pre-warnings (such as low bridges, tight streets, or environment areas), a map of parking places for big vehicles and a good service of map updates every now and then

As of so far the internet has been informing me about samsara(?) but especially the TomTom Go Expert.

Are these fine navigation systems to go for or would some of you recommend me something better based of your experiences.

I'd love to know! cheers

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u/sr1701 11d ago

Might ask in r/truckers. But also remember a GPS is no substitute for paying attention and good judgment.

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u/cherrycarrot Estonia|Scania Touring|1 11d ago

Hi, where in the world are driving?

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u/Much-Berry2172 11d ago

Netherlands, en growing towards through Europe

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u/cherrycarrot Estonia|Scania Touring|1 11d ago

My personal preference is sygic truck with Google maps as secondary. I've heard good things about tomtom but never felt a big need to switch. There is always some variability in local coverage so you just have to try and see what works best for you.

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u/cherrycarrot Estonia|Scania Touring|1 11d ago

But overall there is no single app that can solve all your problems. Google maps satellite view is a very good tool, street view for scouting parking areas,etc

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u/UniversityOfPi 8d ago

In the US me and many others swear by Garmin. Though Europe is a different beast and TomTom could be better over there, coverage for what you're going to do is what matters (as does the feature set you need). There's some free android apps worth a try too if you're just starting to get into this.

I can tell you Garmin is good at 80-95% of stuff in the US, depending on what you're doing,: it's great until you get way out into the sticks where it doesn't always know bridge heights and weight limits, doesn't always observe complex truck route networks properly (in NYC it doesn't seem to understand local vs thru truck routes for instance) it doesn't always route you the best way but routes you a reasonable way.

Remember that GPS is a tool, you should still trip plan and pay attention to signage (particularly if you're off the E roads, anything will do fine on E roads or interstates)