Qualcomm Vs Rand McNally GPS

So I'm about to go solo tomorrow. My company uses gps through the qualcomm (navigo), but during training, I found it to be inconsistent and confusing. Would it be worth it to get the Rand McNally gps, or would it be the same as the qualcomm?

Garmin. Trucker Path.

I am a new driver (three months solo) and was going to forego a gps initially as I feared I'd get reliant on it. But I got a Garmin and am glad I have a gps (I'm not pushing one brand over another, that's just what I found best for what I wanted).

It is useful for me in seeing how soon the street I need is coming up. It tells me when a weigh station is coming up so if I was going to pass someone, I wait and stay in the right lane so I can enter if it's open. It tells me what the speed limit is, especially useful when the limit drops, in case I miss a sign. Not 100% accurate but it helps.

I'm very glad to have it for those reasons. I just personally don't use it for trip-planning, and if it tells me to deviate from the route I planned, I ignore it and stay on the path I verified will work.

And as Big Scott said, Trucker Path. Great resource for finding parking I never would've thought to look, as well as trends to see how early or late a place usually fills up.

Good luck on starting your solo adventure!

Garmin. Trucker Path.

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Now I can respond better. I have had 2 or 3 RM GPS, didn't last long. RM dash cam died in less than a year. RM headset started malfunctioning within a couple of months. The only Rand McNally product I can recommend is the Atlas, it always seems to work and is inexpensive to upgrade.

I have two Garmin GPSs, one is a few years old and the other I have had for about a year now. They work.

Every GPS will eventually stear you wrong. This is why you always need to know where you're going. When, your GPS says turn here and for whatever reason you are not turning there, you need to figure out what to do. The easiest thing is to keep going until you find a better way. For example, one of my Garmins likes to tell me a road is closed ahead and it's switching to an alternate route. I know I'm on an interstate and if they close it there are signs and a detour. I keep going. Usually the road is closed, but they moved traffic to the other side.

You have to use your noggin as well.

Trucker Path, like your GPS, is a great tool. It's best to download load it now and play with it. You do not have to buy a subscription. I do, so I can have the prediction option. Trucker Path is always open on my phone.

I hope this helps better.

This is the best navigation aid for general use. Every new driver should have one and learn to use it. Not just maps, but tons of other useful information.

Plus, it’s cordless and never runs out of battery power.

I use a Garmin and the past few months been running the hammer app at the same time. The app is probably the best one I’ve come across that so far has been free. I also use google earth. Use that to check the surrounding area and you can take a look at the street view with it as well.

As Bird One said, I forgot to mention free apps like Hammer. I tried it for a while. I didn't like having it talk over my conversations. The app takes some playing with.

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Garmin. Trucker Path.

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Garmin. Trucker Path.

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And another on that as well