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GPS * USA - Use of car units steering some truckers into trouble
GPS devices map don't identify approved truck routes or places where there are weight, height or materials restrictions
(Photo by Sean Stipp/Tribune-Review - Howard Miller of Sandy Point, Maine, checks his route on his GPS device Friday at the Flying J truck stop on Route 70 in Smithton. Miller says that for every trip he takes, he gets directions from company dispatchers, confirms them with customers, double-checks them on his GPS device, then refers to traditional trucking maps in his cab to make sure he won't wind up on any restricted routes)Pittsburgh,PA,USA -The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, by Tom Fontaine -March 22, 2010: -- New Sewickley officials say truckers are increasingly using a narrow, winding and crumbling road through the township as a shortcut between Cranberry and the Beaver Valley because Global Positioning System devices meant for personal vehicles are directing them there... The so-called car GPS devices map out the quickest and shortest routes, but they don't identify approved truck routes or places where there are weight, height or materials restrictions. Specialized trucking-industry GPS devices do, Leindecker said, but they can cost three to four times as much...
(Photo by Sean Stipp/Tribune-Review - Ralston Forbes of Conyers, Ga., makes a stop Friday at the Flying J truck stop on Route 70 in Smithton. Forbes says he uses a GPS and laptop in his cab to navigate the roads. Some truckers rely solely on car GPS devices, but those devices don't identify weight-restricted roads or pinpoint areas where height might be a concern for truckers)
At the bustling Flying J truck stop on Interstate 70 near Smithton in Westmoreland County, truckers who spoke with the Trib were not using specialized trucking GPS devices, and they said few bought them on their own because of the cost, which can be $500 or more. Some didn't use GPS devices at all, relying instead on pre-planning, conventional maps and directions from their companies' dispatchers and customers... Leindecker said several near-misses have occurred on Freedom-Crider Road, located between Route 65 near Beaver County's Conway Yard and Cranberry, a thriving commercial center linked to Route 19, Interstate 79 and the turnpike. On a several occasions, trailers have swung into the oncoming lane and hit cars. No serious injuries have been reported...
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