Modern trucks need to be fully equipped as they travel long distances to transport items. One option is truck navigation. It allows you to set the right routes, detect speed tracking points in time, and identify new roads for safe shortcuts. To this end, select a quality navigator with different software that performs the required functions.

Main functions and features of the navigator for trucks
There are five functions, which a navigator for trucks should have. In modern devices, it is important to have each of them in order to maintain safety when choosing a route.

The screen of the navigator
The interior in the truck is large, requiring the placement of a large screen, which has a display size of at least 7 inches. This provides the following features:

The driver doesn’t need to constantly review the route, as it’s already visible on the display;
you can see nearby buildings, roads, medical facilities, cafes, and hotels at a glance;
the screen does not need to be adjusted.

It is important not only to choose a volumetric screen, but also to observe a high level of resolution quality.

Description and importance of truck navigators
Large monitor is important
Route Planner

The following options should be provided when planning your route of travel:

construction of different routes, which the user can choose on their own, depending on the time on the road, convenience of passing;
Detection of accuracy of passing highways, taking into account traffic signs when constructing a route.

During the construction of the route some types of navigators also indicate the presence of the tracking camera.

Updating the route and traffic
The best devices update the route on their own. In other devices, the user must perform the downloading himself once every 3-6 months.

Data on service points
Since trucks can travel the highways for many days or months, it’s important that the maps provide basic data on service points. This includes cafes, restaurants, gas stations, and hotels. It is required to accurately indicate the location of medical facilities.

Description and importance of truck navigators
Finding service points
Logging and additional information
The following information is recorded in the logbook:

distances traveled and residual distances;
Average driving speed;
Total gasoline, diesel, or gas consumption;
uninterrupted travel time with a signal to stop;
warning of changes in temperature, terrain, poor road or climatic conditions, uphill and downhill gradients.

If a company owns the truck, it can review the data after the route to monitor the driver. But in most cases, it is the driver who needs this information, he can regulate his movements.

Description and importance of truck navigators
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Navigator software for trucks
There is a mass of software for the navigation system of trucks, each software has different functionality.