I get a lot of emails asking for a GPS specifically designed for truck drivers. Until now there haven't been many options for those riding on multiple axles. TeleType's WorldNav system lets you enter your truck's height, weight, and length, knows about commercial truck restrictions on certain roads, and a host of other large-vehicle specific features (even Hazmat routing). Available in 3.5 and 7-inch versions. Read on for all the details.
The WorldNav system lets you input the length, weight, and height of your oversized vehicle. Taking the size of your vehicle into account, the GPS calculates the best route for your vehicle. The system also incorporates commercial truck restrictions, bridge heights, and load limits. It can also let you tweak the chosen route to avoid dangerous left-hand turns, or even specify if you're carrying a hazmat load.
WorldNav comes in 3.5 and 7-inch sizes, has U.S. and Canadian maps preloaded, a whopping 12 million POIs (including truck stops and weigh stations). Priced at $399 and $599 respectively, Here's all the technical details:
3.5-inch TeleType WorldNav 3300
| Processor: | Centrality Atlas III 372 MHz |
| Operating System: | Windows CE 5.0 Embedded |
| Display Screen: | 3.5" Touch Screen LCD |
| Expansion Slot: | SD Slot for program and map storage |
| Music playback: | Built-in Speaker, support WMA9, MP3 upto 320kbps and WAV |
| Video playback: | support WMV9, Divx 5.0, 4.0, 3.11, Xvid and MPEG 2 upto 320*240 resolution |
| Photo viewing: | support JPG, GIF, BMP and PNG |
| E-book reader: | support TXT file |
| External Ports | Mini USB port |
| Power Supply: | 12~24V / 2A |
| Dimension | Slim Housing Design 94 x 87 x 22 mm |
| Weight | 163 g |
| Operating Temperatures | Optimal: -4 F to 158 F (-20 C to 70 C) |
| Maximum: | 176 F (80 C) |
| GPS Chipset | 20 Channel SiRF III |
| Battery | Built-in Rechargeable 1000mAh Li-ion Battery |
| Battery Life | 2-4 hours depending upon screen brightness |
| Price: | $399 |
And the 7-inch, TeleType 7100:
| Processor: | SAMSUNG S3C2440A-40 400 MHZ |
| Operating System: | Microsoft Windows CE.NET 4.2 |
| Display Screen: | 7 inch color TFT touch screen |
| Expansion Slot: | SD Slot for program, map, picture, video, music storage |
| Audio: | Built-in Speaker (1w) Stereo Headphone Jack |
| External Antenna: | External Antenna jack |
| Antenna bulit in: | Active antenna |
| Precision: | 10m, 2D RMS 5m, 2D RMS, WAAS enable |
| Dimension | 200mm*110mm*25mm |
| Operating Temperatures | Optimal: -4 F to 158 F (-20 C to 70 C) Maximum: 176 F (80 C) |
| GPS Chipset | 20 Channel SiRF III |
| Battery Life | Mp4 up to 3.5Hours |
| Supported video codecs | DivX, XviD, MPEG4-SP (plus B-frame support), MPEG1,M-JPEG |
| Price: | $599 |
