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DRIVING TOOLS * USA - More truckers steer by GPS to save on fuel, time
Commercial truckers who have used GPS for years to track loads or predetermine routes now say they use it as real-time, turn-by-turn navigation to make themselves safer and more efficient
Cincinnati,OH,USA -The Fort Mill Times, by KANTELE FRANKO -September 13, 2008: -- Chuck Kraft ignores the feminine voice enunciating objections as he steers his orange and white tractor-trailer into a diesel fueling station, away from the span of Interstate 71 he's supposed to be traveling... "Recalculating," she says. "Turn Left. Recalculating" ... His guide sounds obstinate, smart and occasionally like a pain in the neck. But she also can be terribly helpful, and the 48-year-old truck driver - like an increasing number of his colleagues - has become dependent on the voice that emanates from a satellite navigation screen on his dashboard... Trucking and navigation industry representatives say the market for global positioning systems in trucks is climbing as drivers work to trim miles to beat high fuel prices and tighter shipping demands. Commercial truckers who have used GPS for years to track loads or predetermine routes now say they use it as real-time, turn-by-turn navigation to make themselves safer and more efficient... Trucking companies are also eyeing the devices for mass implementation... Schneider International, one of the largest U.S. commercial trucking fleets, hopes to equip its fleet with truck-specific GPS during the next few years, spokeswoman Erin Elliott said. She said many Schneider truckers already buy their own GPS units... That's happening more frequently with the development of less expensive technology and truck-specific products, said Jim Tipka, vice president of engineering for the American Trucking Associations, a trade federation. Satellite navigation units range from $150 to $1,000 or more, depending on the type of software and the hardware used to run it...
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