MIcrosoft Streets And Trips? Other Methods Of Confirming Company Directions?

Anybody have experience w/ Microsoft's Streets and Trips? Was thinking about this program for my laptop, along w/ a newer Rand McNally map. Not sure how much redundancy there is between Google Earth and Maps w/ Micro's Streets and Trips. Basically, just want to make sure I have more than one way of verifying company directions to shippers / receivers. Suggestions?

That was the original software I used back in the day. I loved having the big laptop screen instead of what seemed like a calculator screen the dedicated GPS devices had at the time. As much as I loathe Microsoft, the software did a pretty excellent job. Of course I had to travel the country for a number of years without any sort of GPS so almost anything was a monumental leap forward to me.

Unfortunately that was quite a number of years ago. But I'm sure it's still a viable product worth considering.

I always used Google Maps to verify things also.

I use trip and streets back in the day. Microsoft produced and excellent mapping program which basically looked like what is on our GPS units today. Later on they added in satellite imagery once Google Earth became a thing. Google Earth is the easiest, and cheapest since it's free, and you get to see a satellite image also and can be done right on your phone.

Most satellite tracking programs like the program you are talking about use snap shots from Google Earth and it's no more up to day and resent than Google Earth is at any given time.

Thanks guys, appreciate it

I've been using CoPilot GPS (non trucking) on IPad and IPhone for a few years. Made by the same company that makes PCMiler - ALK Technologies (which is one of the "so-called" standard apps in the industry - and they make a Trucking Version.

http://copilotgps.com/us/store/truck.asp

While kinda pricey (at $150), the regular map updates, NavTraffic and other features are pretty good. Comes in Droid, Idevice, WinPhone and PC versions.

If the trucking version is anything like the regular version I've been using for years now - it's likely worth the $$.

That being said - you should never depend TOTALLY on any software.

I've been using CoPilot GPS (non trucking) on IPad and IPhone for a few years. Made by the same company that makes PCMiler - ALK Technologies (which is one of the "so-called" standard apps in the industry - and they make a Trucking Version.

http://copilotgps.com/us/store/truck.asp

While kinda pricey (at $150), the regular map updates, NavTraffic and other features are pretty good. Comes in Droid, Idevice, WinPhone and PC versions.

If the trucking version is anything like the regular version I've been using for years now - it's likely worth the $$.

That being said - you should never depend TOTALLY on any software.

My company uses CoPilot Fleet but I have CoPilot Trucking and its very detailed. More detailed than McNally but I wouldn't say its better but it does a great job for me. Cool to see that someone else uses it.

Anybody have experience w/ Microsoft's Streets and Trips? Was thinking about this program for my laptop, along w/ a newer Rand McNally map. Not sure how much redundancy there is between Google Earth and Maps w/ Micro's Streets and Trips. Basically, just want to make sure I have more than one way of verifying company directions to shippers / receivers. Suggestions?

I believe google maps is more accurate, I see them cars driving around all the time and sometimes they are out in the middle of no where with me. Lol!

Unless it's somewhere I've been a few times and know my way in and out of, every time I get a shipper or receiver address the first thing I do is pull it up on Google Maps. I zoom in and look for truck traffic on the streets to verify that I'm being sent on truck routes, I double check street names and highway exit numbers, and I get a good look at the layout of where I'm going, just to get an idea of how to get in and out and what kind of maneuvering room I'm going to have when I get there. I also look to see if they have an area that might be used for overnight parking on site, or if there appear to be trucks parked on side streets or dirt lots nearby, just in case.