TomTom WORK has launched a truck navigation system that includes specialist route information for lorry drivers, including height and weight restrictions. Drivers can enter vehicle measurements, axle weight and total weight to allow the system to come up with a safe route. Using this information, the system also allows lorry drivers to avoid narrow residential roads where possible.
Typical HGV speeds are taken into account so drivers can also get a more accurate estimated time of arrival. Thomas Becher, commercial director of TomTom, says:
“We are committed to the development of truck navigation and we look forward to bringing additional TomTom technology and mapping to drivers in the near future.”
The HGV navigation software comes on an SD card that works in the TomTom GO x30 series, and comes with maps of Central and Western Europe, is available in the UK, Germany, Austria, and the Switzerland and is priced at £119.
Wed, Dec 3, 2008
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