Rand McNally Intelliroute TND 720 LM And Qaullcom Directions.

I heard somewhere that it was possible to enter the quallcom route plan directly into the gps. Anyone have any insight on this ?

I heard somewhere that it was possible to enter the quallcom route plan directly into the gps. Anyone have any insight on this ?

I have a Rand McNally 720, never heard of that before now. Unless you find way points that match up, really don't know of any other way to do that.

Ernie

I generally take the route the QUALCOMM gives me and add intersections or truck/fuel stops until the routes match. Do this before you start rolling on a new load assignment and it will save you some grief along the way. After you've done it a few times it gets very easy to do.

I heard somewhere that it was possible to enter the quallcom route plan directly into the gps. Anyone have any insight on this ?

I have a 720 and it's awesome. The hint I got was to enter in your fuel stops from the quallcom and just route from fuel stop to fuel stop instead of entering in the entire route. Enter the first fuel stop and once your get there plug in the next one on your route etc..

Six

Does not work like that all the time. A lot of my trips are around 1000 to 1200 miles long and I only do one fuel stop and most times I do it at the end of the trip so I am near full for the next trip.

Thank god I get to plan my own routing and my own fuel stops a long that route. Yeah Werner allows their drivers to be big boys and girls and plan their own routes as long as its within reason.

Can't leave New York and head towards Florida via California.

While it is true, that not all companies TELL you where to fuel on your route, they DO tell you the companies...like TA, Petro,Flyin'J, etc...that you are allowed to fuel at. So if you are making a run from VA to CA, you can plan your route, and plan your fuel stops at the truckstops that your company allows you to fuel at. Most companies get a fuel discount if they buy fuel the majority of the time at a few given truckstops. So you won't be able to get fuel at some mom and pop stop, unless its an emergency. Being Owner Operators, we could fuel where we wanted to. But we usually chose to fuel where the company got the best price for fuel, because that discount was passed on to us. Having seen trucks sitting along the side of the road, out of fuel, I don't think I'd like to be told the exact place I HAD to fuel..theres alot of variables when it comes to fuel mileage. But rules are rules, and all companies have them.

While it is true, that not all companies TELL you where to fuel on your route, they DO tell you the companies...like TA, Petro,Flyin'J, etc...that you are allowed to fuel at. So if you are making a run from VA to CA, you can plan your route, and plan your fuel stops at the truckstops that your company allows you to fuel at. Most companies get a fuel discount if they buy fuel the majority of the time at a few given truckstops. So you won't be able to get fuel at some mom and pop stop, unless its an emergency. Being Owner Operators, we could fuel where we wanted to. But we usually chose to fuel where the company got the best price for fuel, because that discount was passed on to us. Having seen trucks sitting along the side of the road, out of fuel, I don't think I'd like to be told the exact place I HAD to fuel..theres alot of variables when it comes to fuel mileage. But rules are rules, and all companies have them.

I have the same GPS and it doesnt' have the option to key in the route my company gives me. However, if the GPS gives me a different route than the company does, I'll compare the routes in my atlas and if it's not too far out of route I'll run the route the GPS gives unless I have a fuel stop somewhere along the road that the GPS isn't taking me on.

I just pick truck stops and/or intersections along the way, then delete them as I get close if I don't need them. They don't have to be actual fuel stops.

Works quite well for me.